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January 19, 2017

Best of the 2017 clay-court season

Take a look back on this year's clay-court swing with our gallery of the best snaps from around the circuit.

01 /15
Jelena Ostapenko kisses the French Open trophy (Getty)
02 /15
Timea Bacsinszky makes a heart sign to the French crowd (Getty)
03 /15
Joy and relief for Caroline Garcia at the French Open as she makes the second week of a Slam for the first time (Getty)
04 /15
Ons Jabeur makes history at Roland Garros by becoming the first Arab woman to make the third round of a Slam (Getty)
05 /15
Petra Kvitova enjoyed the perfect return to the sport at Roland Garros (Getty)
06 /15
Svetlana Kuznetsova is silhouetted on the clay as she serves to Océane Dodin at Roland Garros (Getty)
07 /15
Hsieh Su-Wei's delight contrasts with Johanna Konta's distress after Hsieh upsets the No.6 seed at Roland Garros (Getty)
08 /15
Elina Svitolina stretches for a forehand en route to the Rome title (Getty)
09 /15
Garbiñe Muguruza's quarterfinal against Venus Williams in Rome was one of the clay season's best matches (Getty)
10 /15
Simona Halep celebrates her victory in Madrid (Getty)
11 /15
Anastasija Sevastova broke the Top 20 after her Madrid semifinal run - the first but not the last Latvian milestone of the clay season (Getty)
12 /15
Eugenie Bouchard's win over Maria Sharapova was one of the clay swing's most riveting encounters (Getty)
13 /15
Laura Siegemund was a giant-killer in Stüttgart for the second straight year - and this time she came away with the title (Getty)
14 /15
Kristina Mladenovic's celebration of pointing at her head after a win was one of the clay season's most familiar sights from Stüttgart to Paris (Getty)
15 /15
Maria Sharapova's delight at winning her first comeback match in Stüttgart was plain to see (Getty)

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