The 2017 Serena Williams tennis season officially began on 5 January with the start of the 2017 ASB Classic. Williams entered the season as the number two ranked player.

On January 28, 2017, Williams set a record for the most slams in the Open Era when she claimed her 23rd slam at the 2017 Australian Open. On April 19, she announced that she was pregnant with her first child and would not participate in any further tournaments for the rest of the year.Christopher Clarey (April 19, 2017), "Serena Williams Confirms She's Pregnant After A Day of Speculation". New York Times. Retrieved April 19, 2017.

Singles matches

Tournament Match Round Opponent Rank Result Score Auckland Open Auckland, New ZealandWTA InternationalHard 2–8 January 2017 905 1R Pauline Parmentier #69 Win 6–3, 6–4 906 2R Madison Brengle #72 Loss 4–6, 7–6(7–3), 4–6 Australian Open Melbourne, AustraliaGrand SlamHard, outdoor16–29 January 2017 907 1R Belinda Bencic #59 Win 6–4, 6–3 908 2R Lucie Šafářová #61 Win 6–3, 6–4 909 3R Nicole Gibbs #92 Win 6–1, 6–3 910 4R Barbora Strýcová #16 Win 7–5, 6–4 911 QF Johanna Konta #9 Win 6–2, 6–3 912 SF Mirjana Lučić-Baroni #79 Win 6–2, 6–1 913 F Venus Williams #17 Win(1) 6–4, 6–4

Tournament schedule

Singles schedule

Williams' 2017 singles tournament schedule is as follows: DateChampionshipLocationCategorySurface2016 result2016 points2017 pointsOutcome 2 January – 8 January Auckland Open Auckland WTA International Hard N/A 0 30 Second round lost to Madison Brengle, 4–6, 7-6(7-3), 4–6 16 January –29 January Australian Open Melbourne Grand Slam Hard F 1300 2000 Winnerdefeated Venus Williams, 6–4, 6–4Total year-end points

Yearly records

Head-to-head matchups Ordered by percentage of wins

Belinda Bencic 1–0 Nicole Gibbs 1–0 Johanna Konta 1–0 Mirjana Lučić-Baroni 1–0 Pauline Parmentier 1–0 Lucie Šafářová 1–0 Barbora Strýcová 1–0 Venus Williams 1–0 Madison Brengle 0–1

Finals

Singles LegendGrand Slams (1–0)WTA Tour Championships (0–0)WTA Premier Mandatory (0–0)WTA Premier 5 (0–0)WTA Premier (0–0)WTA International (0–0)Finals by surfaceHard (1-0)Clay (0–0)Grass (0–0)Finals by venueOutdoors (1–0)Indoors (0–0)

OutcomeNo.DateChampionshipSurfaceOpponent in the finalScore in the finalWinner72.January 28, 2017Australian Open, Melbourne, Australia Hard Venus Williams 6–4, 6–4

Earnings

# Event Prize money Year-to-date 1 Auckland Open $3,310 $3,310 2 Australian Open A$3,700,000 $2,704,680 $2,707,990

See also 2017 WTA Tour Serena Williams career statistics

References