Roger Federer defeated Rafael Nadal in the final, 6–4, 3–6, 6–1, 3–6, 6–3 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2017 Australian Open.[1] It was his fifth Australian Open title and record-extending 18th major title overall. It was Federer's first major title since the 2012 Wimbledon Championships. Federer was the oldest men's singles major champion since Ken Rosewall at the 1972 Australian Open. It was Nadal and Federer's ninth and last meeting in a major final. Nadal was attempting to become the first man in the Open Era to achieve a double career Grand Slam (he would achieve the feat five years later).[2]
Novak Djokovic was the two-time defending champion, but lost in the second round to Denis Istomin.[3] It was the first time since the 2008 Wimbledon Championships that Djokovic failed to reach the third round of a major, and the first time since 2006 that he failed to do so at the Australian Open. With top seed Andy Murray losing in the fourth round, this marked the first time since the 2004 French Open that the top two seeds both failed to reach the quarterfinals of a men's singles major.[4]
This marked the first major tournament for future world No. 1 and US Open champion Daniil Medvedev; he lost in the first round to Ernesto Escobedo.
Seeds
Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.
Draw
Key
Finals
Top half
Section 1
Section 2
Section 3
Section 4
Bottom half
Section 5
Section 6
Section 7
Section 8
Seeded players
The following are the seeded players and notable players who withdrew from the event. Seeding are arranged according to rankings on 9 January 2017,[5] while ranking and points before are as of 16 January 2017.[6]
| Seed
 | 
Rank
 | 
Player
 | 
Points before
 | 
Points defending
 | 
Points won
 | 
Points after
 | 
Status
 | 
| 1
 | 
1
 | 
  Andy Murray
 | 
12,560
 | 
1,200
 | 
180
 | 
11,540
 | 
Fourth round lost to   Mischa Zverev
 | 
| 2
 | 
2
 | 
  Novak Djokovic
 | 
11,780
 | 
2,000
 | 
45
 | 
9,825
 | 
Second round lost to   Denis Istomin [WC]
 | 
| 3
 | 
3
 | 
  Milos Raonic
 | 
5,290
 | 
720
 | 
360
 | 
4,930
 | 
Quarter-finals lost to   Rafael Nadal [9]
 | 
| 4
 | 
4
 | 
  Stan Wawrinka
 | 
5,155
 | 
180
 | 
720
 | 
5,695
 | 
Semi-finals lost to   Roger Federer [17]
 | 
| 5
 | 
5
 | 
  Kei Nishikori
 | 
5,010
 | 
360
 | 
180
 | 
4,830
 | 
Fourth round lost to   Roger Federer [17]
 | 
| 6
 | 
6
 | 
  Gaël Monfils
 | 
3,625
 | 
360
 | 
180
 | 
3,445 
 | 
Fourth round lost to   Rafael Nadal [9]
 | 
| 7
 | 
7
 | 
  Marin Čilić
 | 
3,605
 | 
90
 | 
45
 | 
3,560
 | 
Second round lost to   Daniel Evans
 | 
| 8
 | 
8
 | 
  Dominic Thiem
 | 
3,415
 | 
90
 | 
180
 | 
3,505
 | 
Fourth round lost to   David Goffin [11]
 | 
| 9
 | 
9
 | 
  Rafael Nadal
 | 
3,195
 | 
10
 | 
1,200
 | 
4,385
 | 
Runner-up, lost to   Roger Federer [17]
 | 
| 10
 | 
10
 | 
  Tomáš Berdych
 | 
3,060
 | 
360
 | 
90
 | 
2,790
 | 
Third round lost to   Roger Federer [17]
 | 
| 11
 | 
11
 | 
  David Goffin
 | 
2,750
 | 
180
 | 
360
 | 
2,930
 | 
Quarter-finals lost to   Grigor Dimitrov [15]
 | 
| 12
 | 
12
 | 
  Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
 | 
2,505
 | 
180
 | 
360
 | 
2,685
 | 
Quarter-finals lost to   Stan Wawrinka [4]
 | 
| 13
 | 
14
 | 
  Roberto Bautista Agut
 | 
2,350
 | 
180
 | 
180
 | 
2,350
 | 
Fourth round lost to   Milos Raonic [3]
 | 
| 14
 | 
13
 | 
  Nick Kyrgios
 | 
2,460
 | 
90
 | 
45
 | 
2,415
 | 
Second round lost to   Andreas Seppi
 | 
| 15
 | 
15
 | 
  Grigor Dimitrov
 | 
2,135
 | 
90
 | 
720
 | 
2,765
 | 
Semi-finals lost to   Rafael Nadal [9]
 | 
| 16
 | 
16
 | 
  Lucas Pouille
 | 
2,131
 | 
10
 | 
10
 | 
2,131 
 | 
First round lost to   Alexander Bublik [Q]
 | 
| 17
 | 
17
 | 
  Roger Federer
 | 
1,980
 | 
720
 | 
2,000
 | 
3,260
 | 
Champion, defeated   Rafael Nadal [9]
 | 
| 18
 | 
18
 | 
  Richard Gasquet
 | 
1,885
 | 
0
 | 
90
 | 
1,975 
 | 
Third round lost to   Grigor Dimitrov [15]
 | 
| 19
 | 
19
 | 
  John Isner
 | 
1,850
 | 
180
 | 
45
 | 
1,715
 | 
Second round lost to   Mischa Zverev
 | 
| 20
 | 
21
 | 
  Ivo Karlović
 | 
1,795
 | 
10
 | 
90
 | 
1,875
 | 
Third round lost to   David Goffin [11]
 | 
| 21
 | 
23
 | 
  David Ferrer
 | 
1,740
 | 
360
 | 
90
 | 
1,470
 | 
Third round lost to   Roberto Bautista Agut [13]
 | 
| 22
 | 
22
 | 
  Pablo Cuevas
 | 
1,780
 | 
45
 | 
10
 | 
1,745
 | 
First round lost to   Diego Schwartzman
 | 
| 23
 | 
20
 | 
  Jack Sock
 | 
1,810
 | 
45
 | 
90
 | 
1,855
 | 
Third round lost to   Jo-Wilfried Tsonga [12]
 | 
| 24
 | 
24
 | 
  Alexander Zverev
 | 
1,655
 | 
10
 | 
90
 | 
1,735 
 | 
Third round lost to   Rafael Nadal [9]
 | 
| 25
 | 
25
 | 
  Gilles Simon
 | 
1,585
 | 
180
 | 
90
 | 
1,495
 | 
Third round lost to   Milos Raonic [3]
 | 
| 26
 | 
26
 | 
  Albert Ramos Viñolas
 | 
1,435
 | 
45
 | 
10
 | 
1,400
 | 
First round lost to   Lukáš Lacko [Q]
 | 
| 27
 | 
27
 | 
  Bernard Tomic
 | 
1,420
 | 
180
 | 
90
 | 
1,330
 | 
Third round lost to   Daniel Evans
 | 
| 28
 | 
29
 | 
  Feliciano López
 | 
1,410
 | 
90
 | 
10
 | 
1,330
 | 
First round lost to   Fabio Fognini
 | 
| 29
 | 
35
 | 
  Viktor Troicki
 | 
1,225
 | 
90
 | 
90
 | 
1,225
 | 
Third round lost to   Stan Wawrinka [4]
 | 
| 30
 | 
31
 | 
  Pablo Carreño Busta
 | 
1,370
 | 
10
 | 
90
 | 
1,450
 | 
Third round lost to   Denis Istomin [WC]
 | 
| 31
 | 
32
 | 
  Sam Querrey
 | 
1,355
 | 
10
 | 
90
 | 
1,435 
 | 
Third round lost to   Andy Murray [1]
 | 
| 32
 | 
33
 | 
  Philipp Kohlschreiber
 | 
1,325
 | 
10
 | 
90
 | 
1,405
 | 
Third round lost to   Gaël Monfils [6]
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@ – withdrew from entry list after qualifying began
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