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2017 Australian Open Series

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In tennis, the 2017 Australian Open Series, (sometimes known as the 'Australian Summer of Tennis' which includes a group of hard court tournaments that starts on January 1, 2017 and concludes with the men's singles final at the Australian Open on January 29, 2017.

Tournament Schedule

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Legend
Grand Slam Event
Hopman Cup
ATP World Tour 500 and WTA Premier
ATP World Tour 250 and WTA International
Week Date Men's Events Women's Events
1 January 1 – January 8 2017 Hopman Cup
2017 Champion: France France (Richard Gasquet & Kristina Mladenovic)
2017 Brisbane International
2017 Champion: Bulgaria Grigor Dimitrov
2017 Brisbane International
2017 Champion: United States Karolína Plíšková
2 January 9 – January 15 2017 Apia International Sydney
2017 Champion: Luxembourg Gilles Müller
2017 Apia International Sydney
2017 Champion: United Kingdom Jo Konta
2017 Hobart International
2017 Champion: Belgium Elise Mertens
3–4 January 16 – January 29 Melbourne
Australian Open
2017 Champion: Switzerland Roger Federer
Melbourne
Australian Open
2017 Champion: United States Serena Williams

Week 1

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Hopman Cup

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Final

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France vs. United States


France
2
Perth Arena, Perth
7 January 2017, 16:00
Hard (i)

United States
1
1 2 3
1 France
United States
Richard Gasquet
Jack Sock
6
3
5
7
78
66
 
2 France
United States
Kristina Mladenovic
Coco Vandeweghe
4
6
5
7
   
3 France
United States
Kristina Mladenovic / Richard Gasquet
Coco Vandeweghe / Jack Sock
4
1
45
30
   
2017 Hopman Cup Champions
France
France
Second title

ATP – Brisbane International

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Finals

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Semifinals Final
          
1 Canada Milos Raonic 67 2
7 Bulgaria Grigor Dimitrov 79 6
7 Bulgaria Grigor Dimitrov 6 2 6
3 Japan Kei Nishikori 2 6 3
3 Japan Kei Nishikori 77 6
2 Switzerland Stan Wawrinka 63 3

WTA – Brisbane International

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Victoria Azarenka was the defending champion, but did not participate due to pregnancy.

Finals

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Semifinals Final
          
6 Ukraine Elina Svitolina 2 4
3 Czech Republic Karolína Plíšková 6 6
3 Czech Republic Karolína Plíšková 6 6
France Alizé Cornet 0 3
4 Spain Garbiñe Muguruza 1r
France Alizé Cornet 4

Week 2

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ATP – Apia International (Sydney)

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Viktor Troicki was the two-time defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Gilles Müller.

Müller went on to win his first ATP title, defeating Daniel Evans in the final, 7–6(7–5), 6–2.

Finals

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Semifinals Final
          
  United Kingdom Daniel Evans 6 3 6
Russia Andrey Kuznetsov 2 6 3
United Kingdom Daniel Evans 65 2
6 Luxembourg Gilles Müller 77 6
3 Serbia Viktor Troicki 3 66
6 Luxembourg Gilles Müller 6 78

WTA – Apia International (Sydney)

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Main Draw Finals

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Semifinals Final
          
6 United Kingdom Johanna Konta 6 6
WC Canada Eugenie Bouchard 2 2
6 United Kingdom Johanna Konta 6 6
2 Poland Agnieszka Radwańska 4 2
Czech Republic Barbora Strýcová 1 2
2 Poland Agnieszka Radwańska 6 6

WTA – Hobart International

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Alizé Cornet was the defending champion, but withdrew before the tournament began due to a back injury.

Elise Mertens won her first WTA singles title, defeating Monica Niculescu in the final, 6–3, 6–1. Mertens had come through the qualifying tournament and thus became only the third qualifier to win the Hobart International, following Mona Barthel in 2012 and Garbiñe Muguruza in 2014.

Finals

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Semifinals Final
          
Q Belgium Elise Mertens 6 6  
Q Croatia Jana Fett 4 0  
Q Belgium Elise Mertens 6 6
3 Romania Monica Niculescu 3 1
3 Romania Monica Niculescu w/o
Ukraine Lesia Tsurenko

Week 3-4

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ATP – Australian Open (Melbourne)

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Novak Djokovic was the two-time defending champion, but lost in the second round to the 117th ranked Denis Istomin from Uzbekistan.[1]

Roger Federer won his fifth Australian Open title, and 18th Major title overall, defeating Rafael Nadal in the final in five sets. With the win, Federer became the first male player to win at least five titles at three Grand Slam tournaments (five at the Australian Open, seven at Wimbledon and five at the US Open).

This was the first Grand Slam tournament in which Andy Murray started as World No. 1 and top seed. Murray retained the top ranking despite losing to Mischa Zverev in the fourth round.

Main Draw Finals

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Finals

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
Germany Mischa Zverev 1 5 2
17 Switzerland Roger Federer 6 7 6
17 Switzerland Roger Federer 7 6 1 4 6
4 Switzerland Stan Wawrinka 5 3 6 6 3
4 Switzerland Stan Wawrinka 77 6 6
12 France Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 62 4 3
17 Switzerland Roger Federer (details) 6 3 6 3 6
9 Spain Rafael Nadal 4 6 1 6 3
9 Spain Rafael Nadal 6 79 6
3 Canada Milos Raonic 4 67 4
9 Spain Rafael Nadal 6 5 77 64 6
15 Bulgaria Grigor Dimitrov 3 7 65 77 4
11 Belgium David Goffin 3 2 4
15 Bulgaria Grigor Dimitrov 6 6 6

WTA – Australian Open (Melbourne)

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Angelique Kerber was the defending champion, but lost in the fourth round to Coco Vandeweghe.

Serena Williams won the title, her 7th Australian title overall and first Australian Open where she did not lose a set during the tournament. She also regained the No. 1 ranking, defeating her sister Venus Williams in the final, 6–4, 6–4. This marks the first time the Williams sisters met in a Grand Slam final since the 2009 Wimbledon Championships and the first time they met in the Australian Open final since 2003.[2]

Serena's victory was her 23rd Grand Slam title in singles, surpassing Steffi Graf as the all-time leader in Grand Slam titles in the Open era.[3]

Main Draw Finals

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Finals

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
United States Coco Vandeweghe 6 6
7 Spain Garbiñe Muguruza 4 0
United States Coco Vandeweghe 77 2 3
13 United States Venus Williams 63 6 6
13 United States Venus Williams 6 77
24 Russia Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 4 63
13 United States Venus Williams 4 4
2 United States Serena Williams 6 6
5 Czech Republic Karolína Plíšková 4 6 4
Croatia Mirjana Lučić-Baroni 6 3 6
Croatia Mirjana Lučić-Baroni 2 1
2 United States Serena Williams 6 6
9 United Kingdom Johanna Konta 2 3
2 United States Serena Williams 6 6

References

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  1. ^ "Novak Djokovic says 'there was not much I could do' after shock defeat". Guardian. 19 January 2017. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
  2. ^ "Australian Open: Serena Williams beats sister Venus for record 23rd slam title". Guardian. 28 January 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
  3. ^ "Australian Open 2017: Serena Williams beats Venus Williams to set Grand Slam record". BBC Sport. 28 January 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2017.