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2017 Nürnberger Versicherungscup

The 2017 Nürnberger Versicherungscup was a professional women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 5th edition of the tournament, and part of the WTA International series of the 2017 WTA Tour. It took place in Nuremberg, Germany from 22 May until 28 May 2017. First-seeded Kiki Bertens won her second consecutive singles title at the event.[1][2]

2017 Nürnberger Versicherungscup
Date22 – 28 May
Edition5th
CategoryWTA International
Draw32S / 16D
Prize money$250,000
SurfaceClay / outdoor
LocationNuremberg, Germany
VenueTennis-Club 1. FC Nürnberg
Champions
Singles
Netherlands Kiki Bertens
Doubles
United States Nicole Melichar / United Kingdom Anna Smith

Finals

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Singles

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Netherlands Kiki Bertens defeated Czech Republic Barbora Krejčíková, 6–2, 6–1

  • It was Bertens' 1st singles title of the year and the 3rd of her career.

Doubles

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United States Nicole Melichar / United Kingdom Anna Smith defeated Belgium Kirsten Flipkens / Sweden Johanna Larsson, 3–6, 6–3, [11–9]

  • It was Melichar's only doubles title of the year and the 1st of her career. It was Smith's only doubles title of her career.

Points and prize money

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Point distribution

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Event W F SF QF Round of 16 Round of 32 Q Q2 Q1
Singles 280 180 110 60 30 1 18 12 1
Doubles 1 N/a N/a N/a N/a

Prize money

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Event W F SF QF Round of 16 Round of 32 Q2 Q1
Singles €34,677 €17,258 €9,274 €4,980 €2,742 €1,694 €823 €484
Doubles €9,919 €5,161 €2,770 €1,468 €774 N/a N/a N/a

Singles main draw entrants

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Seeds

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Country Player Rank1 Seed
NED Kiki Bertens 20 1
KAZ Yulia Putintseva 29 2
CHN Zhang Shuai 31 3
GER Laura Siegemund 32 4
USA Alison Riske 36 5
GER Julia Görges 45 6
KAZ Yaroslava Shvedova 47 7
ROU Monica Niculescu 48 8
  • 1 Rankings as of May 15, 2017.

Other entrants

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The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

The following players received entry using a protected ranking:

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

The following player received entry as a lucky loser:

Withdrawals

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Before the tournament

Retirements

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Doubles main draw entrants

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Seeds

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Other entrants

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The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

The following pair received entry as alternates:

Withdrawals

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Before the tournament
During the tournament

References

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