The 2017 Volvo Car Open was a women's tennis event on the 2017 WTA Tour. It took place between April 3 – 9, 2017 and was the 45th edition of the Charleston Open tournament and a Premier level tournament. The event took place at the Family Circle Tennis Center, on Daniel Island, Charleston, United States. It was the only event of the clay court season played on green clay. Unseeded Daria Kasatkina won the singles title.
| 2017 Volvo Car Open | |
|---|---|
| Date | April 3–9 |
| Edition | 45th |
| Category | WTA Premier |
| Draw | 56S / 16D |
| Prize money | $776,000 |
| Surface | Clay / outdoor |
| Location | Charleston, United States |
| Venue | Family Circle Tennis Center |
| Champions | |
| Singles | |
 Daria Kasatkina | |
| Doubles | |
 Bethanie Mattek-Sands /  Lucie Šafářová | |
Finals
editSingles
edit Daria Kasatkina defeated 
Jeļena Ostapenko, 6–3, 6–1
- It was Kasatkina's only singles title of the year and the 1st of her career.
Doubles
edit Bethanie Mattek-Sands / Lucie Šafářová defeated Lucie Hradecká / Kateřina Siniaková, 6–1, 4–6, [10–7]
Points and prize money
editPoint distribution
edit| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 | Q | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles | 470 | 305 | 185 | 100 | 55 | 30 | 1 | 25 | 13 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doubles | 1 | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a |
Prize money
edit| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles | $132,380 | $70,460 | $34,723 | $17,858 | $9,254 | $4,738 | $2,434 | $1,106 | $661 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doubles | $41,650 | $22,055 | $12,133 | $6,175 | $3,354 | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a |
Singles main draw entrants
editSeeds
edit| Country | Player | Ranking1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| USA |
Madison Keys | 9 | 1 |
 GBR |
|||
| USA |
Venus Williams | 12 | 3 |
| RUS |
Elena Vesnina | 13 | 4 |
 DEN |
Caroline Wozniacki | 14 | 5 |
 AUS |
Samantha Stosur | 19 | 6 |
 NED |
Kiki Bertens | 21 | 7 |
| LAT |
Anastasija Sevastova | 25 | 8 |
| AUS |
Daria Gavrilova | 26 | 9 |
 ROU |
Irina-Camelia Begu | 28 | 10 |
 CRO |
Mirjana Lučić-Baroni | 29 | 11 |
 KAZ |
Yulia Putintseva | 32 | 12 |
 CHN |
Zhang Shuai | 33 | 13 |
| USA |
Lauren Davis | 34 | 14 |
| CZE |
Lucie Šafářová | 36 | 15 |
| CZE |
Kateřina Siniaková | 37 | 16 |
- 1 Rankings as of March 20, 2017.
Other entrants
editThe following players received wildcards into the main draw:
-
Hayley Carter(Withdrew due to death of a family) - Kayla Day
- Bethanie Mattek-Sands
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
- Ana Bogdan
Verónica Cepede Royg- Sofia Kenin
Aleksandra Krunić- Asia Muhammad
- Anastasia Rodionova
Sílvia Soler Espinosa
Fanny Stollár
The following players received entry as lucky losers
Withdrawals
edit- Before the tournament
- Alisa Kleybanova →replaced by Varvara Lepchenko
- Ana Konjuh →replaced by
Maria Sakkari - Johanna Konta →replaced by Grace Min
- Peng Shuai →replaced by
Magda Linette - Yaroslava Shvedova →replaced by
Mona Barthel - Natalia Vikhlyantseva →replaced by
Sara Errani
Retirements
editDoubles main draw entrants
editSeeds
edit| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA |
Bethanie Mattek-Sands | CZE |
Lucie Šafářová | 3 | 1 |
| CZE |
Andrea Hlaváčková |  IND |
Sania Mirza | 16 | 2 |
 TPE |
Chan Hao-ching | TPE |
Chan Yung-jan | 29 | 3 |
| CZE |
Lucie Hradecká | CZE |
Kateřina Siniaková | 35 | 4 |
- 1 Rankings as of March 20, 2017.
Other entrants
editThe following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
- Elizabeth Halbauer / Sofia Kenin
- Jelena Janković / Andrea Petkovic
The following pair received entry as alternates:
Withdrawals
edit- Before the tournament