2017 WTA WUHAN OPEN

World-class in Wuhan
Wuhan Open concludes in Optics Valley
Li Na shows tennis skills to young players during 2017 WTA Wuhan Open
Wuhan Open to take place in Optics Valley

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The 2017 WTA Wuhan Open was held at Optics Valley International Tennis Center from Sept 22-30 in Wuhan, central China’s Hubei province.

The Wuhan Open, together with the China Open and Shanghai Masters, are top tennis competitions in China. The 2017 WTA Wuhan Open is a women's tennis tournament played on hard courts, and is a part of the WTA Premier 5 tournaments of the 2017 WTA Tour.

From 2014 to 2028, the Wuhan Open will be held annually each September.

Famous tennis players including Petra Kvitova, Garbine Muguruza, Angelique Kerber, Peng Shuai and Sloane Stephens attended this year’s Wuhan Open.

Peng Shuai
Wang Qiang
Caroline Garcia
Petra Kvitova
Garbine Muguruza
Karolina Pliskova
Angelique Kerber
Sloane Stephens

Peng Shuai

Peng Shuai (born on Jan 8, 1986) is a Chinese professional female tennis player. She reached a career-high ranking of world No 1 in doubles by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) on Feb 17, 2014. This made her the first Chinese professional tennis player (male or female, in singles or doubles) to reach world No 1. At the 2013 Wimbledon Championships, Peng won her first ladies' doubles title with Hsieh Su-wei of Taiwan. The pair won again at the 2014 French Open.
Wang Qiang

Wang Qiang (born on Jan 14, 1992) is a Chinese tennis player who has won 13 singles and one doubles title on the International Tennis Federation (ITF) circuit. On July 24, 2017, she reached her best singles ranking of 48. She was crowned as the winner of the women’s singles final at the 13th National Games of China in Tianjin.
Caroline Garcia

Caroline Garcia (born on Oct 16, 1993) is a French professional player, who has won five singles and six doubles titles on the WTA tour, and one singles and four doubles titles on the ITF circuit. On Oct 24, 2016, she peaked at No 2 in the WTA doubles rankings, and on Oct 9, 2017, she reached her best WTA singles ranking of No 9. She won the singles titles at both this year’s WTA Wuhan Open and China Open.
Petra Kvitova

Petra Kvitova (born on March 8, 1990) is a Czech tennis player known for her powerful left-handed groundstrokes and variety. Kvitova turned professional in 2006 and has won 20 career singles titles, including two Grand Slam titles, at Wimbledon in 2011 and 2014. She is also an Olympic medalist, winning bronze at the 2016 Rio Games. She reached her career-high ranking of world No 2 on Oct 31, 2011, and was ranked No 17 by the WTA on Oct 2, 2017.
Garbine Muguruza

Garbine Muguruza (born on Oct 8, 1993) is a Spanish-Venezuelan tennis player who is equipped with powerful groundstrokes and an aggressive game style. She began playing tennis at the age of 3 and is currently ranked No 2 (data on Oct 11, 2017) in singles by the WTA. Since turning professional in 2012, she has won five singles titles, including two Grand Slam titles, at the 2016 French Open and the 2017 Wimbledon Championships.
Karolina Pliskova

Karolina Pliskova (born on March 21, 1992) is a Czech player who is a former world No 1 and is currently ranked No 3 by the WTA (data on Oct 11, 2017). Pliskova has won nine singles and five doubles titles on the WTA tour, as well as 10 singles and six doubles titles on the ITF circuit. On Oct 31, 2016, she peaked at No 11 in the world doubles rankings. She reached her first Grand Slam final at the 2016 US Open.
Angelique Kerber

Angelique Kerber (born on Jan 18, 1988) is a German former world No 1. Having made her professional debut in 2003, Kerber rose to prominence by reaching the semi-finals of the 2011 US Open as the No 92 ranked player in the world. Kerber has won two singles titles, at the 2016 Australian Open and the 2016 US Open. She also won an Olympic silver medal at the 2016 Rio Games.
Sloane Stephens

Sloane Stephens (born on March 20, 1993) is a US tennis player who has won five singles titles, including her first Grand Slam title at the 2017 US Open. With that victory, she became the lowest-ranked player to win the women's singles title and the first US woman outside the Williams sisters to win a Grand Slam since Jennifer Capriati in 2002. She also reached the semi-finals of the 2013 Australian Open, defeating Serena Williams in the quarter-finals. Stephens holds a career-high singles ranking of world No 11.