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WORLD NO. 1 AND 2016 US OPEN FINALIST KAROLINA PLISKOVA NAMED 2017 US OPEN WOMEN’S TOP SEED ! 

Six Grand Slam Champions Among 32 Seeded Players….

NEW YORK (SMI-WIRE, 08.24.17)– The USTA today announced that world No. 1 and 2016 US Open finalist Karolina Pliskova has been named the top seed in women’s singles at the 2017 US Open, while world No. 2 and 2016 French Open finalist Simona Halep is seeded No. 2. 2017 Wimbledon champion Garbiñe Muguruza is seeded third, and 22-year old world No. 4 Elina Svitolina is seeded fourth. The 2017 US Open will be played Aug. 28-Sept. 10 at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing, N.Y. The US Open Women’s Singles Championship is presented by J.P. Morgan.  

 

The Top 10 women’s seeds at the US Open mirror the current Top 10 of the WTA rankings. Following the top four are No. 5 Caroline Wozniacki, of Denmark, a two-time US Open finalist; No. 6 Angelique Kerber, of Germany, the defending US Open champion; No. 7 Johanna Konta, of Great Britain, a 2017 Wimbledon semifinalist; No. 8 and 2004 US Open champion Svetlana Kuznetsova, of Russia; No. 9 Venus Williams, a two-time US Open champion, and No. 10 Agnieszka Radwanska, of Poland.

 

In last year’s US Open final, Kerberwon her second Grand Slam singles title at the US Open, defeating Pliskovain the final, and becoming the No. 1-ranked player in the world.

 

Four American women are seeded at this year’s US Open — No. 9 Venus Williams, No. 15 Madison Keys, No. 20 Coco Vandeweghe, and No. 32 Lauren Davis.

 

Eight-time US Open champion and former world No. 1 Serena Williams, who is currently ranked No. 15, will not be competing in this year’s US Open after announcing her pregnancy. Victoria Azarenka, who would have entered with a protected ranking of No. 6, withdrew because of a personal issue. World No. 28 Timea Bacsinszky, of Switzerland, will not be competing due to a left leg and right hand injury. 2011 US Open champion Samantha Stosur, of Australia, withdrew due to a right hand injury.

 

The US Open followed the WTA rankings released Monday, August 21, to determine the women’s singles seeds. This is the 17th consecutive year that the US Open seeded 32 players in both singles events.

 

The singles draws for the 2017 US Open will be revealed live during an official draw ceremony, which will be open to the public for the first time, on Friday, August 25, at 12 noon ET at the US Open Experience at the historic Seaport District NYC.  The ceremony will conclude with an appearance by defending women’s singles champion Angelique Kerberand 2014 US Open champion Marin Cilic, as well as other special guests.

2017 US Open Women’s Singles Seeds

 

1.     Karolina Pliskova, Czech Republic

2.    Simona Halep, Romania

3.    Garbiñe Muguruza, Spain

4.    Elina Svitolina, Ukraine

5.    Caroline Wozniacki, Denmark

6.    Angelique Kerber, Germany

7.    Johanna Konta, Great Britain

8.    Svetlana Kuznetsova, Russia

9.    Venus Williams, United States

10.  Agnieszka Radwanska, Poland

11.  Dominika Cibulkova, Slovakia

12.  Jelena Ostapenko, Latvia

13.  Petra Kvitova, Czech Republic

14.  Kristina Mladenovic, France

15.  Madison Keys, United States

16.  Anastasija Sevastova, Latvia

17.  Elena Vesnina, Russia

18.  Caroline Garcia, France

19.  Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, Russia

20.  Coco Vandeweghe, United States

21.  Ana Konjuh, Croatia

22.  Shuai Peng, China

23.  Barbora Strycova, Czech Republic

24.  Kiki Bertens, Netherlands

25.  Daria Gavrilova, Australia

26.  Anett Kontaveit, Estonia

27.  Shuai Zhang, China

28.  Lesia Tsurenko, Ukraine

29.  Mirjana Lucic-Baroni, Croatia

30.  Julia Goerges, Germany

31.  Magdalena Rybarikova, Slovakia

32.  Lauren Davis, United States

 

The USTA is the national governing body for the sport of tennis in the U.S. and the leader in promoting and developing the growth of tennis at every level -- from local communities to the highest level of the professional game. A not-for-profit organization with more than 715,000 members, it invests 100% of its proceeds in growing the game. It owns and operates the US Open, one of the highest-attended annual sporting events in the world, and launched the US Open Series, linking seven  WTA and ATP World Tour tournaments to the US Open. In addition, it owns approximately 90 Pro Circuit events throughout the U.S. and selects the teams for the Davis Cup, Fed Cup, Olympic and Paralympic Games. The USTA’s philanthropic entity, the USTA Foundation, provides grants and scholarships in addition to supporting tennis and education programs nationwide to benefit under-resourced youth through the National Junior Tennis & Learning (NJTL) network.

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