Also included in the 2017 calendar is the Hopman Cup, which is organized by the ITF and does not distribute ranking points.

[1] This is the complete schedule of events on the 2017 calendar, with player progression documented from the quarterfinals stage.

For the first time since the 2001 season, at the age of 37, Venus Williams topped the money list with $5,468,741.

Martina Hingis and Yung-Jan Chan each made over $1.4 million by playing exclusively in doubles tournaments.

Following is a list of notable players (winners of a main tour title, and/or part of the WTA rankings top 100 (singles) or (doubles) for at least one week) who 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: