2017 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix
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| 2017 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix | |
|---|---|
| Date | 24–30 April |
| Edition | 40th |
| Category | Premier |
| Draw | 28S / 16D |
| Prize money | $710,900 |
| Surface | Clay (indoor) |
| Location | Stuttgart, Germany |
| Venue | Porsche-Arena |
| Champions | |
| Singles | |
 Laura Siegemund | |
| Doubles | |
 Raquel Atawo /  Jeļena Ostapenko | |
The 2017 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor clay courts. It was the 40th edition of the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix, and part of the Premier tournaments of the 2017 WTA Tour. It took place at the Porsche Arena in Stuttgart, Germany, from 24 to 30 April 2017.
Besides the prize money, the singles champion won a Porsche 911 Carrera GTS Cabriolet sports car.[1]
Maria Sharapova made her return to competitive tennis at the tournament, following her 15-month suspension for taking the banned substance meldonium at the 2016 Australian Open.[2]
Singles
Laura Siegemund defeated 
Kristina Mladenovic, 6–1, 2–6, 7–6(7–5)
Doubles
Raquel Atawo / 
Jeļena Ostapenko defeated Abigail Spears / 
Katarina Srebotnik, 6-4, 6–4
Points and prize money
Point distribution
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Q | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles | 470 | 305 | 185 | 100 | 55 | 1 | 25 | 18 | 13 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doubles | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Prize money
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles | €107,036 | €57,157 | €30,536 | €16,411 | €8,798 | €5,585 | €2,508 | €1,333 | €742 |
| Doubles * | €33,482 | €17,885 | €9,774 | €4,974 | €2,702 | — | — | — | — |
* per team
Singles main draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Rank1 | Seed | |
|---|---|---|---|
| GER |
Angelique Kerber | 1 | 1 |
 CZE |
Karolína Plíšková | 3 | 2 |
 SVK |
|||
 ROU |
Simona Halep | 5 | 4 |
 ESP |
Garbiñe Muguruza | 6 | 5 |
 GBR |
Johanna Konta | 7 | 6 |
 POL |
Agnieszka Radwańska | 8 | 7 |
 RUS |
Svetlana Kuznetsova | 9 | 8 |
- 1 Rankings are as of April 17, 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
Dominika Cibulková →replaced by Jennifer Brady- Caroline Garcia →replaced by
Zhang Shuai - Madison Keys →replaced by
Daria Kasatkina
