# 2017 Waco Showdown – Singles

Beatriz Haddad Maia was the defending champion, but chose not to participate.
Taylor Townsend won the title, defeating Ajla Tomljanović in the final, 6–3, 2–6, 6–2.

## Seeds

* Taylor Townsend (champion)
* Nicole Gibbs (second round)
* Sofia Kenin (semifinals)
* Kristie Ahn (first round, retired)
* Anna Karolína Schmiedlová (quarterfinals)
* Irina Falconi (second round)
* Julia Boserup (first round)
* Jamie Loeb (second round)

## Draw
### Key

* Q = Qualifier
* WC = Wild card
* LL = Lucky loser
* Alt = Alternate
* SE = Special exempt
* PR = Protected ranking
* ITF = ITF entry
* JE = Junior exempt
* w/o = Walkover
* r = Retired
* d = Defaulted
* SR = Special ranking

### Finals

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Taylor Townsend | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 3 | Sofia Kenin | 1 | 4 | | | | | |
| 3 | Sofia Kenin | 1 | 4 | 1 | Taylor Townsend | 6 | 2 | 6 |
| | | | | | Ajla Tomljanović | 3 | 6 | 2 |
| | Rebecca Peterson | 3 | 3 | | Ajla Tomljanović | 3 | 6 | 2 |
| | Ajla Tomljanović | 6 | 6 | | | | | |

### Top half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 1 | T Townsend | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | T van Zyl | 0 | 0 | | 1 | T Townsend | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | UM Arconada | 6 | 1 | 6 | | UM Arconada | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| PR | J Pegula | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | 1 | T Townsend | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Ç Büyükakçay | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 5 | AK Schmiedlová | 1 | 0 | | | | |
| Q | V Duval | 4 | 4 | | | Ç Büyükakçay | 3 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | M Mateas | 2 | 5 | | 5 | AK Schmiedlová | 6 | 2 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | AK Schmiedlová | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | T Townsend | 6 | 6 |
| 3 | S Kenin | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | S Kenin | 1 | 4 |
| | S Karatantcheva | 5 | 0 | | 3 | S Kenin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | K Stewart | 4 | 6 | 7 | Q | K Stewart | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | S Marand | 6 | 0 | 5 | | | | | | 3 | S Kenin | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | G Min | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | D Lao | 4 | 3 | | | | |
| | D Lao | 6 | 6 | | | D Lao | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | A Komardina | 3 | 1 | | 8 | J Loeb | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | J Loeb | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 6 | I Falconi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Sebov | 2 | 0 | | 6 | I Falconi | 2 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | |
| | M Erakovic | 3 | 1 | | Q | U Eikeri | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | |
| Q | U Eikeri | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | Q | U Eikeri | 1 | 4 | | | |
| | R Peterson | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | R Peterson | 6 | 6 | | | |
| WC | M Sanchez | 4 | 6$^4$ | | | R Peterson | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A-S Mestach | 0 | | | Q | A-S Mestach | 1 | 0$^r$ | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | K Ahn | 5$^r$ | | | | | | | | | | | | R Peterson | 3 | 3 |
| 7 | J Boserup | 6$^7$ | 7$^7$ | 1 | | | | | | | | | | A Tomljanović | 6 | 6 |
| | S Vögele | 7$^9$ | 6$^1$ | 6 | | S Vögele | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | K Day | 6 | 5 | 6 | | K Day | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | V Rodríguez | 0 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | | K Day | 4 | 2 | | | |
| | A Tomljanović | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | A Tomljanović | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | A Anisimova | 2 | 2 | | | A Tomljanović | 6$^5$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | E Kostova | 2 | 5 | | 2 | N Gibbs | 7$^7$ | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| 2 | N Gibbs | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |