Janković would retire from tennis five years later.Ġ 1. 1 Jelena Janković, who lost to Petra Kvitová in the first round. This was also the final Grand Slam tournament of former World No. Qualifier Kaia Kanepi became the lowest-ranked player ever to reach the quarterfinals of a Grand Slam event, having been ranked No. Kaia Kanepi became the first qualifier to reach the quarterfinals since Barbara Gerken in 1981. Venus Williams became the first player in history to reach the semifinals of the US Open 10 years apart and then do so another 10 years apart ( 1997, 2007, and 2017). She was awarded a wildcard into the main draw, and was defeated by Anastasija Sevastova in the fourth round. This was Maria Sharapova's first major since the 2016 Australian Open, following a suspension for violating anti-doping rules. Eight of the top nine seeds (with the exception of Kerber) were in contention for the top ranking. 1 despite losing in the fourth round, after Karolína Plíšková failed to defend her finalist points. Garbiñe Muguruza became the new world No. Kerber became the second US Open defending champion to lose in the first round, after Svetlana Kuznetsova in 2005. Īngelique Kerber was the defending champion, but was defeated in the first round by Naomi Osaka. For the first time at a major since the 1985 Wimbledon Championships, all four semifinalists were American, and all from the same country overall. It was the first all-American final at the US Open since 2002. Stephens became the second unseeded woman in the Open Era to win the title after Kim Clijsters in 2009.

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