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The 2017 ATP World Tour was the global elite men's professional
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circuit organized by the
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(ATP) for the 2017 tennis season. The 2017 ATP World Tour calendar comprised the Grand Slam tournaments (supervised by the International Tennis Federation (ITF)), the ATP World Tour Masters 1000, the
ATP Finals The ATP Finals is the season-ending championship of the ATP Tour. It is the most significant tennis event in the men's annual calendar after the four majors, as it features the top eight singles players and top eight doubles teams based on their ...
, the
ATP World Tour 500 series The ATP 500 tournaments (previously known as the ''ATP World Tour 500'' tournaments, ''ATP International Series Gold'', and ''ATP Championship Series'') are the fourth highest tier of annual men's tennis tournament after the four Grand Slam (tenni ...
, the
ATP World Tour 250 series The ATP 250 tournaments (previously known as the ''ATP World Tour 250'' tournaments, ''ATP International Series'', and ''ATP World Series'') are the lowest tier of annual men's tennis tournaments on the main ATP Tour, after the four Grand Slam (t ...
and the
Davis Cup The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in men's tennis. It is organised by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and contested annually between teams from over 150 competing countries, making it the world's largest annual ...
(organized by the ITF). Also included in the 2017 calendar are the Hopman Cup and the Next Gen ATP Finals, which do not distribute ranking points.


Schedule

This is the complete schedule of events on the 2017 calendar.


January


February


March


April


May


June


July


August


September


October


November


Statistical information

These tables present the number of singles (S), doubles (D), and mixed doubles (X) titles won by each player and each nation during the season, within all the tournament categories of the 2017 ATP World Tour: the Grand Slam tournaments, the
ATP Finals The ATP Finals is the season-ending championship of the ATP Tour. It is the most significant tennis event in the men's annual calendar after the four majors, as it features the top eight singles players and top eight doubles teams based on their ...
, the ATP World Tour Masters 1000, the
ATP World Tour 500 series The ATP 500 tournaments (previously known as the ''ATP World Tour 500'' tournaments, ''ATP International Series Gold'', and ''ATP Championship Series'') are the fourth highest tier of annual men's tennis tournament after the four Grand Slam (tenni ...
, and the
ATP World Tour 250 series The ATP 250 tournaments (previously known as the ''ATP World Tour 250'' tournaments, ''ATP International Series'', and ''ATP World Series'') are the lowest tier of annual men's tennis tournaments on the main ATP Tour, after the four Grand Slam (t ...
. The players/nations are sorted by: # Total number of titles (a doubles title won by two players representing the same nation counts as only one win for the nation); # Cumulated importance of those titles (one Grand Slam win equalling two Masters 1000 wins, one undefeated ATP Finals win equalling one-and-a-half Masters 1000 win, one Masters 1000 win equalling two 500 events wins, one 500 event win equalling two 250 events wins); # A singles > doubles > mixed doubles hierarchy; # Alphabetical order (by family names for players).


Titles won by player


Titles won by nation


Titles information

The following players won their first main circuit title in singles, doubles or mixed doubles: ;Singles *
Gilles Müller Gilles Müller (; born 9 May 1983) is a Luxembourgish former professional tennis player. He is a two-time major singles quarterfinalist, making him by far the most successful male tennis player in Luxembourgish history. Müller won two titles on ...
Sydney Sydney is the capital city of the States and territories of Australia, state of New South Wales and the List of cities in Australia by population, most populous city in Australia. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Syd ...
''( draw)'' * Ryan HarrisonMemphis ''( draw)'' * Borna Ćorić
Marrakesh Marrakesh or Marrakech (; , ) is the fourth-largest city in Morocco. It is one of the four imperial cities of Morocco and is the capital of the Marrakesh–Safi Regions of Morocco, region. The city lies west of the foothills of the Atlas Mounta ...
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Yūichi Sugita is a Japanese former professional tennis player. He has won one ATP singles title, and achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 36 on 9 October 2017. Career Juniors As a junior Sugita compiled a win–loss record of 34–19 (and 26 ...
Antalya Antalya is the fifth-most populous city in Turkey and the capital of Antalya Province. Recognized as the "capital of tourism" in Turkey and a pivotal part of the Turkish Riviera, Antalya sits on Anatolia's southwest coast, flanked by the Tau ...
''( draw)'' * Andrey RublevUmag ''( draw)'' * Peter Gojowczyk
Metz Metz ( , , , then ) is a city in northeast France located at the confluence of the Moselle (river), Moselle and the Seille (Moselle), Seille rivers. Metz is the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Moselle (department), Moselle Departments ...
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Damir Džumhur Damir Džumhur ( ; born 20 May 1992) is a Bosnian professional tennis player. His career-best singles ATP ranking of World No. 23, achieved on 2 July 2018, makes him the highest-ranked tennis player from Bosnia and Herzegovina. He is currently Bos ...
St. Petersburg ''( draw)'' ;Doubles * Thanasi Kokkinakis
Brisbane Brisbane ( ; ) is the List of Australian capital cities, capital and largest city of the States and territories of Australia, state of Queensland and the list of cities in Australia by population, third-most populous city in Australia, with a ...
''( draw)'' * Jordan Thompson
Brisbane Brisbane ( ; ) is the List of Australian capital cities, capital and largest city of the States and territories of Australia, state of Queensland and the list of cities in Australia by population, third-most populous city in Australia, with a ...
''( draw)'' * Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan
Chennai Chennai, also known as Madras (List of renamed places in India#Tamil Nadu, its official name until 1996), is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Tamil Nadu by population, largest city of Tamil Nadu, the southernmost states and ...
''( draw)'' * Alexander Zverev
Montpellier Montpellier (; ) is a city in southern France near the Mediterranean Sea. One of the largest urban centres in the region of Occitania (administrative region), Occitania, Montpellier is the prefecture of the Departments of France, department of ...
''( draw)'' * Brian BakerMemphis ''( draw)'' * Nikola MektićMemphis ''( draw)'' * Rogério Dutra Silva
São Paulo São Paulo (; ; Portuguese for 'Paul the Apostle, Saint Paul') is the capital of the São Paulo (state), state of São Paulo, as well as the List of cities in Brazil by population, most populous city in Brazil, the List of largest cities in the ...
''( draw)'' * Roman Jebavý
Istanbul Istanbul is the List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, largest city in Turkey, constituting the country's economic, cultural, and historical heart. With Demographics of Istanbul, a population over , it is home to 18% of the Demographics ...
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Ben McLachlan Ben McLachlan ( ; マクラクラン 勉, ''Makurakuran Ben''; born 10 May 1992) is a Japanese former professional tennis player who previously represented New Zealand. He is a doubles specialist with a career-high ATP ranking of world No. 18, ...
Tokyo Tokyo, officially the Tokyo Metropolis, is the capital of Japan, capital and List of cities in Japan, most populous city in Japan. With a population of over 14 million in the city proper in 2023, it is List of largest cities, one of the most ...
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Yasutaka Uchiyama is a Japanese tennis player playing on the ATP Challenger Tour. He achieved a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 78 on 4 November 2019 and doubles ranking of No. 102 on 20 August 2018. He is currently the No. 5 player from Japan. C ...
Tokyo Tokyo, officially the Tokyo Metropolis, is the capital of Japan, capital and List of cities in Japan, most populous city in Japan. With a population of over 14 million in the city proper in 2023, it is List of largest cities, one of the most ...
''( draw)'' ;Mixed doubles *
Juan Sebastián Cabal Juan Sebastián Cabal Valdés (; born 25 April 1986) is a Colombian former professional tennis player. A world No. 1 in doubles, he also reached a career-high singles ranking of No. 184 in February 2011. Cabal is a three-time Grand Slam cham ...
Australian Open The Australian Open (stylized ΛO) is a tennis tournament organised by Tennis Australia annually at Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Victoria (state), Victoria, Australia. It is chronologically the first of the four Grand Slam (tennis), Grand Sl ...
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Rohan Bopanna Rohan Machanda Bopanna ( ; born 4 March 1980) is an Indian professional tennis player who specializes in doubles. He attained the List of ATP number 1 ranked doubles tennis players, world No. 1 ranking after winning his first Grand Slam (tenni ...
French Open The French Open (), also known as Roland-Garros (), is a tennis tournament organized by the French Tennis Federation annually at Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France. It is chronologically the second of the four Grand Slam (tennis), Grand Slam ...
('' draw'') The following players defended a main circuit title in singles, doubles, or mixed doubles: ;Singles *
Novak Djokovic Novak Djokovic ( sr-Cyrl-Latn, Новак Ђоковић, Novak Đoković, separator=" / ", ; born 22 May 1987) is a Serbian professional tennis player. He has been ranked as the List of ATP number 1 ranked singles tennis players#Weeks at N ...
Doha Doha ( ) is the capital city and main financial hub of Qatar. Located on the Persian Gulf coast in the east of the country, north of Al Wakrah and south of Al Khor (city), Al Khor and Lusail, it is home to most of the country's population. It ...
''( draw)'' * Víctor Estrella Burgos
Quito Quito (; ), officially San Francisco de Quito, is the capital city, capital and second-largest city of Ecuador, with an estimated population of 2.8 million in its metropolitan area. It is also the capital of the province of Pichincha Province, P ...
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Pablo Cuevas Pablo Gabriel Cuevas Urroz (; born January 1, 1986) is a Uruguayan tennis coach and a former professional player. Cuevas won the 2008 French Open – Men's doubles, 2008 French Open men's doubles title with Luis Horna, and was especially noted t ...
São Paulo São Paulo (; ; Portuguese for 'Paul the Apostle, Saint Paul') is the capital of the São Paulo (state), state of São Paulo, as well as the List of cities in Brazil by population, most populous city in Brazil, the List of largest cities in the ...
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Rafael Nadal Rafael Nadal Parera (born 3 June 1986) is a Spanish former professional tennis player. He was ranked as the List of ATP number 1 ranked singles tennis players, world No. 1 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) for ...
Monte Carlo Monte Carlo ( ; ; or colloquially ; , ; ) is an official administrative area of Monaco, specifically the Ward (country subdivision), ward of Monte Carlo/Spélugues, where the Monte Carlo Casino is located. Informally, the name also refers to ...
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Barcelona Barcelona ( ; ; ) is a city on the northeastern coast of Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second-most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.6 million within c ...
''( draw)'' * Stan Wawrinka
Geneva Geneva ( , ; ) ; ; . is the List of cities in Switzerland, second-most populous city in Switzerland and the most populous in French-speaking Romandy. Situated in the southwest of the country, where the Rhône exits Lake Geneva, it is the ca ...
''( draw)'' * Juan Martín del Potro
Stockholm Stockholm (; ) is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in Sweden by population, most populous city of Sweden, as well as the List of urban areas in the Nordic countries, largest urban area in the Nordic countries. Approximately ...
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Juan Sebastián Cabal Juan Sebastián Cabal Valdés (; born 25 April 1986) is a Colombian former professional tennis player. A world No. 1 in doubles, he also reached a career-high singles ranking of No. 184 in February 2011. Cabal is a three-time Grand Slam cham ...
Buenos Aires Buenos Aires, controlled by the government of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Argentina. It is located on the southwest of the Río de la Plata. Buenos Aires is classified as an Alpha− glob ...
''( draw)'' * Robert Farah
Buenos Aires Buenos Aires, controlled by the government of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Argentina. It is located on the southwest of the Río de la Plata. Buenos Aires is classified as an Alpha− glob ...
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Henri Kontinen Henri Kontinen (; born 19 June 1990) is a Finnish former professional tennis player who is a former world No. 1 in doubles. After being forced to end his singles career at a young age due to injuries, having reached a career-high ranking of No ...
ATP Finals The ATP Finals is the season-ending championship of the ATP Tour. It is the most significant tennis event in the men's annual calendar after the four majors, as it features the top eight singles players and top eight doubles teams based on their ...
('' draw'') *
John Peers John William Peers (born 25 July 1988) is an Australian professional tennis player who specializes in doubles. He reached a career-high ATP doubles ranking of world No. 2 on 3 April 2017, and a singles ranking of No. 456 in June 2012. He has ...
ATP Finals The ATP Finals is the season-ending championship of the ATP Tour. It is the most significant tennis event in the men's annual calendar after the four majors, as it features the top eight singles players and top eight doubles teams based on their ...
('' draw'')


Top Ten entry

The following players entered the Top Ten for the first time in their careers: ;Singles *
David Goffin David Goffin (; born 7 December 1990) is a Belgian professional tennis player. He reached a career-high singles ATP rankings, ranking of world No. 7, making him the highest ranked male player from Belgium in tennis history. He is also the first ...
(entered at No. 10 on 20 February) * Alexander Zverev (entered at No. 10 on 22 May) * Pablo Carreño Busta (entered at No. 10 on 11 September) * Jack Sock (entered at No. 9 on 6 November)


ATP rankings

These are the
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and yearly ATP Race rankings of the top 20 singles players, doubles players and doubles teams at the end of the 2017 season.


Singles


No. 1 ranking


Doubles


No. 1 ranking


Prize money leaders


Best matches by ATPWorldTour.com


Best 5 Grand Slam matches


Best 5 ATP World Tour matches


Point distribution


Retirements

* Martín Alund ''(born 26 December 1985, in Mendoza, Argentina)'' joined the professional tour in 2004, and reached his career-high singles ranking of no. 84 in 2013. Alund played mostly on the secondary
ATP Challenger Tour The ATP Challenger Tour (known until the end of 2008 as the ATP Challenger Series) is a series of international men's professional tennis tournaments. It was founded in 1976 as a replacement for the ILTF Satellite Circuit (founded in 1971) as ...
and the ITF Men's Circuit, retiring in January after a year of injury. * Somdev Devvarman ''(born 13 February 1985, in Agartala, India)'' joined the professional tour in 2008, and reached a career-high singles ranking of no. 62 in 2011. Studying in the United States, Devvarman won two consecutive NCAA Men's Tennis Championships (2007–08), collecting an unprecedented win–loss record of 44–1 in 2008. He made two ATP finals, but found his largest success outside the main tour, clinching gold medals at the
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and
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in 2010. He announced his retirement in January after not playing for a year. * Colin Fleming ''(born 13 August 1984, in Broxburn, United Kingdom)'' joined the professional tour in 2003 and reached a career-high doubles ranking of world no. 17, winning a Commonwealth Games gold medal in mixed doubles in 2010. He announced his retirement on 16 January 2017. * Giovanni Lapentti ''(born 25 January 1983, in
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,
Ecuador Ecuador, officially the Republic of Ecuador, is a country in northwestern South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and the Pacific Ocean on the west. It also includes the Galápagos Province which contain ...
)'' joined the professional tour in 2002 and reached a career-high singles ranking of no. 110 in 2005. He never won any singles and doubles titles in ATP tournaments, having played mostly on the ATP Challenger Tour. He announced that he would retire after the Ecuador Open. *
Juan Mónaco Juan Mónaco (; born 29 March 1984), nicknamed "Pico", is an Argentine former professional tennis player. He won nine singles titles, reached the semifinals of the 2010 Shanghai Rolex Masters – Singles, 2010 Shanghai Masters and the 2012 Sony ...
''(born 29 March 1984, in
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, Argentina)'' joined the professional tour in 2002, won nine ATP titles, reaching his career-high singles ranking of no. 10 in 2012 as well as also becoming a Davis Cup Champion in 2016. He announced his retirement in May. *
Albert Montañés Albert Montañés Roca (, ; born 26 November 1980) is a Spanish former professional tennis player. He first entered the top 100 in 2001, achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 22 in 2010, and has won six singles titles and two doubl ...
''(born 26 November 1980, in Sant Carles de la Ràpita, Spain)'' joined the professional tour in 1999, won six ATP 250 titles, and had a career-high singles ranking of 22, achieved in 2010. He announced that the Barcelona Open would be his final tournament. * Grega Žemlja ''(born 29 September 1986, in
Kranj Kranj (, ) is the List of cities and towns in Slovenia, fourth-largest city in Slovenia and the largest urban center of the traditional region of Upper Carniola (northwestern Slovenia) and the Slovene Alps. It is located approximately northwest o ...
,
Slovenia Slovenia, officially the Republic of Slovenia, is a country in Central Europe. It borders Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the south and southeast, and a short (46.6 km) coastline within the Adriati ...
)'' joined the professional tour in 2009 and reached a career-high singles ranking of no. 43 in 2013. He was runner-up at the 2012 Erste Bank Open. He announced that the Tilia Slovenia Open would be his final tournament. * Benjamin Becker ''(born 16 June 1981, in Merzig, Germany)'' joined the professional tour in 2004, and reached his career-high singles ranking of no. 35 in 2014. Becker won one singles title in 2009 in Ordina Open in
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and recorded six top 10 wins in his career. He is also known for being the last player to play and beat
Andre Agassi Andre Kirk Agassi ( ; born April 29, 1970) is an American former professional tennis player. He was ranked as the List of ATP number 1 ranked singles players, world No. 1 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) for 101 ...
in the latter's final US Open in 2006 in the third round. Becker announced his retirement and intent to return to studies at
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in September 2017. *
Mariusz Fyrstenberg Mariusz Stanisław Fyrstenberg (born 8 July 1980) is a retired Polish tennis Tennis is a List of racket sports, racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent (singles (tennis), singles) or between two teams of ...
''(born 8 July 1980, in
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, Poland)'' joined the professional tour in 2001, won eighteen doubles titles and reached a career-high doubles ranking of world no. 6 in 2012. He was runner-up at the 2011 US Open and 2011 ATP World Tour Finals, alongside fellow Pole
Marcin Matkowski Marcin Matkowski (; born 15 January 1981) is a Polish former professional tennis player whose speciality is in doubles. He played college tennis at UCLA, where Jean-Julien Rojer Jean-Julien Rojer ( "John Julian" , ; born 25 August 1981) is a ...
. He announced his retirement after the finish of the Pekao Szczecin Open. *
Marco Chiudinelli Marco Chiudinelli (born 10 September 1981) is a retired tennis player from Switzerland. A member of Switzerland's winning 2014 Davis Cup squad, he reached his highest singles ranking of 52 in February 2010 during a career that was often hindered ...
''(born 10 September 1981, in
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, Switzerland)'' joined the professional tour in 2000, and reached a career-high singles of no. 52. In 2009, he won the Allianz Suisse Open Gstaad doubles title with partner
Michael Lammer Michael Lammer (born 25 March 1982) is a retired Swiss professional tennis player. At the 2009 Allianz Suisse Open in Gstaad, he won the doubles tournament with compatriot Marco Chiudinelli. It was his only ATP tour title.< ...
and later became a Davis Cup Champion in 2014. He announced his retirement after the conclusion of Swiss Indoors where, also in 2009, he managed to reach the semi-finals in singles. *
Paul-Henri Mathieu Paul-Henri Mathieu (; born 12 January 1982) is a French former professional tennis player. He won four singles titles on the ATP Tour. His best singles performance in an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 tournament was reaching the semifinals of the 2 ...
''(born 12 January 1982, in
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, France)'' joined the professional tour in 1999 and reached a career-high singles ranking of no. 12. In 2002, Mathieu won his first two ATP Tour titles in back-to-back weeks. Mathieu won in
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, beating world no. 4
Marat Safin Marat Mubinovich Safin ( rus, Мара́т Муби́нович Са́фин, , mɐˈrat ˈsafʲɪn, Ru-Marat-Safin.ogg; ; born 27 January 1980) is a Russian former professional tennis player and former politician. He was ranked as the List of ...
in the semi-finals en route, before he then headed to
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, where he beat Brazilian
Gustavo Kuerten Gustavo "Guga" Kuerten (; born 10 September 1976) is a Brazilian former professional tennis player. He was ranked as the list of ATP number 1 ranked singles tennis players, world No. 1 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals f ...
for the title. By the end of his career, he would have 4 career titles to his name. He announced his retirement after his singles qualifying match at the 2017 Rolex Paris Masters. * Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo ''(born 6 January 1978 in
Alicante Alicante (, , ; ; ; officially: ''/'' ) is a city and municipalities of Spain, municipality in the Valencian Community, Spain. It is the capital of the province of Alicante and a historic Mediterranean Sea, Mediterranean port. The population ...
,
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)'' joined the professional tour in 1998 and reached a career-high of no. 50 in singles. He retired from professional tennis after the end of the 2017 season. *
Radek Štěpánek Radek Štěpánek (; born 27 November 1978) is a Czech former professional tennis player. His career-high singles ranking was world No. 8 and best doubles ranking was world No. 4. Štěpánek's biggest achievements are reaching two Masters 1000 ...
''(born 27 November 1978, in
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,
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)'' joined the professional tour in 1996 and reached a career-high singles ranking of no. 8 and a career-high doubles ranking of no. 4. He won 5 singles titles and 18 doubles titles, including the 2012 Australian Open and 2013 US Open doubles titles with
Leander Paes Leander Adrian Paes ( ; born 17 June 1973) is an Indian former professional tennis player and the first Asian man to be inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame. He is regarded as one of the greatest doubles tennis players of all-tim ...
. Along with
Lucie Hradecká Lucie Hradecká (; born 21 May 1985) is a Czech former professional tennis player. A three-time Grand Slam doubles champion and 26-time WTA Tour doubles titlist, she reached her career-high doubles ranking of world No. 4 in October 2012. She w ...
, he also won the bronze medal at the 2016 Olympic Games in the mixed doubles event as well, having previously won consecutive
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s with the Czech Republic in 2012 and 2013. He announced his retirement due to an injury in November of this year. *
Dmitry Tursunov Dmitry Igorevich Tursunov (; born 12 December 1982) is a Russian tennis coach and former player. At age 12, he moved to the United States to train and further his prospects of becoming a professional player. His career-high singles ranking is w ...
''(born 12 December 1982, in Moscow, Soviet Union)'' joined the professional tour in 2000 and reached a career-high singles ranking of no. 20. He won 7 singles titles.


Comebacks

Following is a list of notable players (winners of a main tour title, and/or part of the ATP rankings top 100
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or top 50 oublesfor at least one week) who returned from retirement, announced their retirement from professional tennis, became inactive (after not playing for more than 52 weeks), or were permanently banned from playing, during the 2017 season: * Nicolás Lapentti ''(born 13 August 1976, in
Guayaquil Guayaquil (), officially Santiago de Guayaquil, is the largest city in Ecuador and also the nation's economic capital and main port. The city is the capital (political), capital of Guayas Province and the seat of Guayaquil Canton. The city is ...
,
Ecuador Ecuador, officially the Republic of Ecuador, is a country in northwestern South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and the Pacific Ocean on the west. It also includes the Galápagos Province which contain ...
)'' joined the professional tour in 1995 and reached a career-high singles ranking of world no. 6. Initially retiring in 2011, Lapentti returned for the final event of his brother Giovanni's career, partnering him in the doubles draw. *
Juan Carlos Ferrero Juan Carlos Ferrero Donat (; born 12 February 1980) is a Spanish former professional tennis player and current coach. He was ranked as the List of ATP number 1 ranked singles players, world No. 1 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Pro ...
''(born 12 February 1980, in Ontinyent, Spain)'' joined the professional tour in 1998 and reached a career-high singles ranking of world no. 1 in 2003, also winning the French Open in that very same year. Initially retiring in 2012, Ferrero made a comeback at the Barcelona Open, partnering Pablo Carreño Busta in the doubles draw.


See also

* 2017 WTA Tour * 2017 ATP Challenger Tour *
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* International Tennis Federation


References


External links


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