Garbiñe Muguruza defeated Venus Williams in the final, 7–5, 6–0 to win the ladies' singles tennis title at the 2017 Wimbledon Championships.[1] It was her first Wimbledon title, and second and last major singles title overall.[2][3] She dropped just one set during the tournament, to Angelique Kerber in the fourth round.
Serena Williams was the two-time reigning champion, but did not participate due to pregnancy.[4]
Venus Williams was the oldest player to reach the final since Martina Navratilova in 1994, and played her 100th Wimbledon singles match in the quarterfinals; it was her first Wimbledon final since 2009 and (by virtue of her run to that year's earlier Australian Open final) marked the first time she reached multiple major finals in a calendar year since 2003.[5]Johanna Konta became the first Briton to reach the semifinals since Virginia Wade in 1978,[6] and Magdaléna Rybáriková became the first Slovak to reach the semifinals.[7] The tournament was the 17th consecutive women's singles major to feature a first-time semifinalist (Rybáriková), dating back to 2013 Wimbledon.[8][9]
Seeds are based on the WTA rankings as of 26 June 2017.
Rank and points before are as of 3 July 2017. Because the tournament takes place one week later than in 2016, points defending includes results from both the 2016 Wimbledon Championships and the tournaments from the week of 11 July 2016 (Bucharest and Gstaad).
The qualifying competitions take place in Bank of England Sports Centre, Roehampton started from 26 June 2017 and to be scheduled to end on 29 June 2017. However, due to heavy rain on the second day, it has now extended to 30 June 2017.
^The next two players, Han Xinyun (110) and Maryna Zanevska (111) were directly entered into the final spots after the last two wild card slots went unused. Zanevska was the last direct player to accept entry.