2017 Tianjin Open – Singles

Maria Sharapova defeated Aryna Sabalenka in the final, 7–5, 7–6 to win the singles tennis title at the 2017 Tianjin Open. It was Sharapova's first title since serving a suspension for a doping offense, and her final career title before retiring in 2020.

Peng Shuai was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Sharapova.

Seeds

Caroline Garcia (withdrew)
Petra Kvitová (first round)
Peng Shuai (semifinals)
Donna Vekić (first round)
Yulia Putintseva (second round)
Maria Sakkari (second round)
Lesia Tsurenko (first round)
Alison Riske (first round)
Irina-Camelia Begu (first round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals				Final

WC	Maria Sharapova	6	6

3	Peng Shuai	3	1
				WC	Maria Sharapova	7	7

					Aryna Sabalenka	5	6
Q	Sara Errani	1	3

	Aryna Sabalenka	6	6

Top half

First round					Second round					Quarterfinals				Semifinals

9	I-C Begu	4	2
WC	M Sharapova	6	6		WC	M Sharapova	7	6
	M Linette	3	6	7		M Linette	5	3
	K Bondarenko	6	3	5						WC	M Sharapova	6	6
Q	S Vögele	6	6							Q	S Vögele	3	1
	K Ahn	3	3		Q	S Vögele	6	6
Q	L Davis	6	6	2	5	Y Putintseva	2	3
5	Y Putintseva	7	4	6										WC	M Sharapova	6	6
3	S Peng	6	7											3	S Peng	3	1
Q	H Guo	2	6		3	S Peng	6	6
WC	X Wang	6	7		WC	X Wang	2	2
	D Kovinić	3	6							3	S Peng	6	6
Q	Ar Rodionova	2	7	4							S Sorribes Tormo	0	1
	S Sorribes Tormo	6	6	6		S Sorribes Tormo	6	2	6
	Y Wang	6	6			Y Wang	4	6	3
8	A Riske	3	3

Bottom half

First round					Second round					Quarterfinals					Semifinals

6	M Sakkari	6	6
WC	F Liu	2	1		6	M Sakkari	0	4
	C McHale	6	6			C McHale	6	6
	N Hibino	3	3								C McHale	7	6	1
Q	S Errani	6	6							Q	S Errani	5	7	6
	K Kozlova	2	1		Q	S Errani	6	4	6
	B Haddad Maia	6	6	6		B Haddad Maia	4	6	3
4	D Vekić	7	4	2											Q	S Errani	1	3
7	L Tsurenko	4	6													A Sabalenka	6	6
	Y Duan	6	7			Y Duan	3	3
	A Sabalenka	6	6			A Sabalenka	6	6
LL	X Han	3	3								A Sabalenka	6	6
	S-w Hsieh	6	6								L Zhu	3	4
Q	Jin Lu	2	2			S-w Hsieh	3	1
	L Zhu	6	5	6		L Zhu	6	6
2	P Kvitová	4	7	4

Qualifying

Seeds

Lauren Davis (qualified)
Arina Rodionova (qualified)
Han Xinyun (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
Lu Jingjing (qualified)
Nina Stojanović (qualifying competition)
Stefanie Vögele (qualified)
Zhang Kailin (qualifying competition)
Gao Xinyu (first round)
Dalila Jakupović (first round)
Hiroko Kuwata (qualifying competition)
Gabriela Dabrowski (first round)
Sara Errani (qualified)

Qualifiers

Lucky loser

Han Xinyun

Draw

First qualifier

First round					Qualifying competition

1	Lauren Davis	3	6	7

	Kyōka Okamura	6	3	6
					1	Lauren Davis	6	6

						Sun Xuliu	2	2
	Sun Xuliu	4	6	6

8	Gao Xinyu	6	4	4

Second qualifier

First round				Qualifying competition

2	Arina Rodionova	6	6

WC	Zheng Wushuang	2	3
				2	Arina Rodionova	6	6

				10	Hiroko Kuwata	1	4
	Alla Kudryavtseva	3	3

10	Hiroko Kuwata	6	6

Third qualifier

First round					Qualifying competition

3	Han Xinyun	6	4	6

WC	Liu Yanni	0	6	0
					3	Han Xinyun	3	2

					12	Sara Errani	6	6
	You Xiaodi	2	1

12	Sara Errani	6	6

Fourth qualifier

First round					Qualifying competition

4	Lu Jingjing	4	6	6

	Olivia Tjandramulia	6	3	4
					4	Lu Jingjing	4	6	6

					WC	Zhang Yuxuan	6	3	3
WC	Zhang Yuxuan	6	6

11	Gabriela Dabrowski	4	4

Fifth qualifier

First round					Qualifying competition

5	Nina Stojanović	6	6

	Xu Shilin	4	3
					5	Nina Stojanović	1	6

						Guo Hanyu	6	7
	Guo Hanyu	2	7	6

9	Dalila Jakupović	6	6	3

Sixth qualifier

First round					Qualifying competition

6	Stefanie Vögele	5	6	6

	Kang Jiaqi	7	1	1
					6	Stefanie Vögele	6	6

					7	Zhang Kailin	0	3
	Xun Fangying	1	0

7	Zhang Kailin	6	6

References

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WTA Premier Mandatory tournaments	Indian Wells (S, D) Miami (S, D) Madrid (S, D) Beijing (S, D)
WTA Premier 5 tournaments	Dubai (S, D) Rome (S, D) Toronto (S, D) Cincinnati (S, D) Wuhan (S, D)
WTA Premier tournaments	Brisbane (S, D) Sydney (S, D) St. Petersburg (S, D) Doha (S, D) Charleston (S, D) Stuttgart (S, D) Birmingham (S, D) Eastbourne (S, D) Stanford (S, D) New Haven (S, D) Tokyo (S, D) Moscow (S, D)
WTA International tournaments	Auckland (S, D) Shenzhen (S, D) Hobart (S, D) Taiwan (S, D) Budapest (S, D) Acapulco (S, D) Kuala Lumpur (S, D) Monterrey (S, D) Biel (S, D) Bogotá (S, D) Istanbul (S, D) Rabat (S, D) Prague (S, D) Strasbourg (S, D) Nuremberg (S, D) Nottingham (S, D) 's-Hertogenbosch (S, D) Mallorca (S, D) Bucharest (S, D) Gstaad (S, D) Båstad (S, D) Washington D.C. (S, D) Nanchang (S, D) Quebec City (S, D) Tokyo (S, D) Seoul (S, D) Guangzhou (S, D) Tashkent (S, D) Linz (S, D) Hong Kong (S, D) Tianjin (S, D) Luxembourg City (S, D)
Team events	Fed Cup World Group I + World Group II WG I play-offs WG II play-offs Americas Asia/Oceania Europe/Africa
WTA Finals, Singapore (S, D) WTA Elite Trophy, Zhuhai (S, D)

Maria Sharapova

39 WTA Tour-Level Titles: 36 SGL & 3 DBL

Entourage

Yuri Sharapov (father & former coach)
Riccardo Piatti (coach; Jul 2019—Jan 2020)
Sven Groeneveld (coach; Nov 2013—Mar 2018)
Jimmy Connors (coach; Jul—Aug 2013)
Thomas Högstedt (coach; Jan 2011—Jul 2013, Mar 2018—Jul 2019)
Michael Joyce (coach; Sep 2005—Jan 2011)
Mauricio Hadad (coach; Mar 2004—Sep 2005)
Robert Lansdorp (coach; Sep 1998—Sep 2005)
Yuri Yudkin (coach; Nov 1991—May 1994)
Max Eisenbud (former agent)

Boyfriends
- Alexander Gilkes (since 2018; fiancé: since 2020)
- Grigor Dimitrov (2012—2015)
- Sasha Vujačić (2009—2012; fiancé: 2010—2012)

Title-winning doubles partners
- Tamarine Tanasugarn
- Maria Kirilenko

Career

Rivalries

Rivalry with Serena Williams

Seasons

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016

Year-end No.1

Grand Slam titles

Australian Open	SGL 2008
French Open	SGL 2012 2014
Wimbledon	SGL 2004
US Open	SGL 2006

WTA Tour titles

WTA Finals

SGL
2004 Los Angeles

WTA 1000 &
analogues

Qatar Open	SGL 2008
Indian Wells Open	SGL 2006 2013
Miami Open	Nil
Madrid Open	SGL 2014
Italian Open	SGL 2011 2012 2015
Canadian Open	Nil
San Diego Open → Cincinnati Open	SGL 2006 (SD) 2007 (SD) 2011 (CI)
Tokyo Open	SGL 2005 2009
Zurich Open & China Open	SGL 2006 (Z) 2014 (C)