2017 Empire Slovak Open

2017 Empire Slovak Open
Date	15–21 May
Edition	9th
Category	ITF Women's Circuit
Prize money	$100,000
Surface	Clay
Location	Trnava, Slovakia
Champions
Singles
Markéta Vondroušová
Doubles
Naomi Broady / Heather Watson
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The 2017 Empire Slovak Open was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the ninth edition of the tournament and part of the 2017 ITF Women's Circuit, offering a total of $100,000 in prize money. It took place in Trnava, Slovakia, from 15–21 May 2017.

Point distribution[]

Singles main draw entrants[]

Seeds[]

Country	Player	Rank1	Seed
BEL	Yanina Wickmayer	73	1
RUS	Evgeniya Rodina	76	2
RUS	Ekaterina Alexandrova	88	3
JPN	Kurumi Nara	93	4
PAR	Verónica Cepede Royg	103	5
CZE	Markéta Vondroušová	107	6
GBR	Heather Watson	108	7
MNE	Danka Kovinić	109	8

• ¹ Rankings as of 8 May 2017

Other entrants[]

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

• 
• Viktória Kužmová
• Tereza Mihalíková
• Anna Karolína Schmiedlová

The following players received entry into the singles main draw by a protected ranking:

• Alexa Glatch

The following players received entry into the singles main draw by a junior exempt:

• Anastasia Potapova

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

• Viktoria Kamenskaya
• 
• Antonia Lottner
• Nicole Melichar

Champions[]

Singles[]

• Markéta Vondroušová def. Verónica Cepede Royg, 7–5, 7–6^(7–3)

Doubles[]

• Naomi Broady / Heather Watson def. Chuang Chia-jung / Renata Voráčová, 6–3, 6–2

External links[]

• 2017 Empire Slovak Open at ITFtennis.com
• Official website