| Singles | ||||
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| 2017 WTA Finals | ||||
| Final | ||||
| Champion |  Caroline Wozniacki | |||
| Runner-up |  Venus Williams | |||
| Score | 6–4, 6–4 | |||
| Details | ||||
| Draw | 8 (RR + elimination) | |||
| Seeds | 8 | |||
| Events | ||||
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Caroline Wozniacki defeatedVenus Williams in the final, 6–4, 6–4 to win the singles tennis title at the 2017 WTA Finals. Williams became the oldest player to reach the final at 37 years, 4 months and 12 days old.[1][2] Wozniacki also ended a seven-match losing streak to Williams with the win.
Dominika Cibulková was the defending champion, but failed to qualify this year.
The top seven seeds all had the chance to attain theyear-end world No. 1 ranking. Newly crowned No. 1Simona Halep secured the position afterKarolína Plíšková lost in the semifinals.
Caroline Garcia,Jeļena Ostapenko, andElina Svitolina made their debuts in the event.
Simona Halep(round robin)
Garbiñe Muguruza(round robin)
Karolína Plíšková(semifinals)
Elina Svitolina(round robin)Venus Williams(final)Caroline Wozniacki(champion)
Jeļena Ostapenko(round robin)
Caroline Garcia(semifinals)Notes:
Serena Williams had qualified but withdrew due to pregnancy and the birth of her daughter.Kristina Mladenovic(Did not play)
Svetlana Kuznetsova(Did not play)| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Caroline Garcia | 77 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||
| 5 | Venus Williams | 63 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||
| 5 | Venus Williams | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 6 | Caroline Wozniacki | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 3 | Karolína Plíšková | 69 | 3 | ||||||||||
| 6 | Caroline Wozniacki | 711 | 6 | ||||||||||
| Halep | Svitolina | Wozniacki | Garcia | RR W–L | Set W–L | Game W–L | Standings | ||
| 1 | Simona Halep | 3–6, 4–6 | 0–6, 2–6 | 6–4, 6–2 | 1–2 | 2–4 (33%) | 21–30 (41%) | 4 | |
| 4 | Elina Svitolina | 6–3, 6–4 | 2–6, 0–6 | 7–6(9–7), 3–6, 5–7 | 1–2 | 3–4 (42%) | 29–38 (43%) | 3 | |
| 6 | Caroline Wozniacki | 6–0, 6–2 | 6–2, 6–0 | 6–0, 3–6, 5–7 | 2–1 | 5–2 (71%) | 38–17 (69%) | 2 | |
| 8 | Caroline Garcia | 4–6, 2–6 | 6–7(7–9), 6–3, 7–5 | 0–6, 6–3, 7–5 | 2–1 | 4–4 (50%) | 38–41 (48%) | 1 |
| Muguruza | Plíšková | Williams | Ostapenko | RR W–L | Set W–L | Game W–L | Standings | ||
| 2 | Garbiñe Muguruza | 2–6, 2–6 | 5–7, 4–6 | 6–3, 6–4 | 1–2 | 2–4 (33%) | 25–32 (44%) | 3 | |
| 3 | Karolína Plíšková | 6–2, 6–2 | 6–2, 6–2 | 3–6, 1–6 | 2–1 | 4–2 (67%) | 28–20 (58%) | 1 | |
| 5 | Venus Williams | 7–5, 6–4 | 2–6, 2–6 | 7–5, 6–7(3–7), 7–5 | 2–1 | 4–3 (57%) | 37–38 (49%) | 2 | |
| 7 | Jeļena Ostapenko | 3–6, 4–6 | 6–3, 6–1 | 5–7, 7–6(7–3), 5–7 | 1–2 | 3–4 (43%) | 36–36 (50%) | 4 |
Standings are determined by: 1. number of wins; 2. number of matches; 3. in two-player ties, head-to-head records; 4. in three-player ties, (a) percentage of sets won (head-to-head records if two players remain tied), then (b) percentage of games won (head-to-head records if two players remain tied), then (c) WTA rankings.