2017 Ladies Open Biel Bienne
Tennis tournament
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The 2017 Ladies Open Biel Bienne was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the first edition of the Ladies Open Biel Bienne and part of the International category of the 2017 WTA Tour. It took place at the Swiss Tennis Center in Roger Federer Allee, Biel/Bienne, Switzerland, from 10 April through 16 April 2017.[1]
| 2017 Ladies Open Biel Bienne | |
|---|---|
| Date | 10 – 16 April |
| Edition | 1st |
| Category | WTA International tournaments |
| Draw | 32S / 16D |
| Prize money | $250,000 |
| Surface | Hard (i) |
| Location | Biel/Bienne, Switzerland |
| Venue | Swiss Tennis Center |
| Champions | |
| Singles | |
 Markéta Vondroušová | |
| Doubles | |
 Hsieh Su-wei /  Monica Niculescu | |
Points and prize money
Point distribution
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Q | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Women's singles | 280 | 180 | 110 | 60 | 30 | 1 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's doubles | 1 | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a |
Prize money
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Women's singles | $43,000 | $21,400 | $11,500 | $6,175 | $3,400 | $2,100 | $1,020 | $600 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's doubles | $12,300 | $6,400 | $3,435 | $1,820 | $960 | N/a | N/a | N/a |
Singles main draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| CZE |
Barbora Strýcová | 18 | 1 |
 ESP |
Carla Suárez Navarro | 25 | 2 |
 HUN |
Tímea Babos | 30 | 3 |
 ITA |
Roberta Vinci | 34 | 4 |
 GER |
Laura Siegemund | 37 | 5 |
 FRA |
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| GER |
Julia Görges | 46 | 7 |
| ROU |
Monica Niculescu | 47 | 8 |
- 1 Rankings are as of 3 April 2017.
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
The following player received entry as a lucky loser:
Withdrawals
- Before the tournament
Alizé Cornet →replaced by 
Lina Gjorcheska
Kirsten Flipkens →replaced by 
Mona Barthel- Kristina Mladenovic →replaced by
Julia Boserup 
Tsvetana Pironkova →replaced by 
Hsieh Su-wei
Yaroslava Shvedova →replaced by 
Jana Čepelová
Doubles main draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 SUI |
Xenia Knoll |  NED |
Demi Schuurs | 99 | 1 |
| TPE |
Hsieh Su-wei | ROU |
Monica Niculescu | 102 | 2 |
| ROU |
Raluca Olaru |  UKR |
Olga Savchuk | 104 | 3 |
 BEL |
 GBR |
- 1 Rankings are as of 3 April 2017.
Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the main draw:
Champions
Singles
Markéta Vondroušová def. 
Anett Kontaveit, 6–4, 7–6(8–6)
Doubles
- Hsieh Su-wei /
Monica Niculescu def. 
Timea Bacsinszky / Martina Hingis, 5–7, 6–3, [10–7]