# 2017 İstanbul Cup – Singles

Çağla Büyükakçay was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Elise Mertens.
Elina Svitolina won the title, defeating Mertens in the final, 6–2, 6–4.

## Seeds

* Elina Svitolina (champion)
* Tímea Babos (second round)
* Irina-Camelia Begu (semifinals)
* Eugenie Bouchard (first round)
* Sorana Cîrstea (quarterfinals)
* Elise Mertens (final)
* Tsvetana Pironkova (first round)
* Andrea Petkovic (first 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 |
| 1 | Elina Svitolina | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Jana Čepelová | 2 | 3 | | | | |
| | Jana Čepelová | 2 | 3 | 1 | Elina Svitolina | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | 6 | Elise Mertens | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | Irina-Camelia Begu | 1 | 1 | 6 | Elise Mertens | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | Elise Mertens | 6 | 6 | | | | |

### Top half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 1 | E Svitolina | 6 | 0 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | V Kamenskaya | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | E Svitolina | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Cadanțu | 2 | 6 | 6 | Q | A Cadanțu | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Hibino | 6 | 0 | 3 | | | | | 1 | E Svitolina | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | D Kovinić | 6$^3$ | 3 | | | | | | 5 | S Cîrstea | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
| | M Sakkari | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | M Sakkari | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | F Ferro | 3 | 1 | | 5 | S Cîrstea | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | S Cîrstea | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | E Svitolina | 6 | 6 |
| 4 | E Bouchard | 0 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | J Čepelová | 2 | 3 |
| | J Čepelová | 6 | 6 | | | J Čepelová | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Sorribes Tormo | 6 | 7 | | | S Sorribes Tormo | 4 | 6$^3$ | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | İ Soylu | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | J Čepelová | 2 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | |
| | K-c Chang | 1 | 3 | | | | | | WC | D Yastremska | 6 | 6$^4$ | 4 | | | | |
| LL | A Kalinskaya | 6 | 6 | | LL | A Kalinskaya | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | D Yastremska | 3 | 6 | 6 | WC | D Yastremska | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | A Petkovic | 6 | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 7 | T Pironkova | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | B Eraydın | 6 | 6 | | Q | B Eraydın | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | E Kulichkova | 5 | 1 | | WC | A Aksu | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | A Aksu | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | Q | B Eraydın | 6 | 6$^5$ | 1 | | | | |
| | K Kučová | 0 | 0$^r$ | | | | | | | 3 | I-C Begu | 2 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | |
| | K Flipkens | 6 | 1 | | | K Flipkens | 1 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Maria | 6 | 1 | 5 | 3 | I-C Begu | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | I-C Begu | 1 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | I-C Begu | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | E Mertens | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | E Mertens | 6 | 6 |
| | K Kozlova | 4 | 1 | | 6 | E Mertens | 7$^7$ | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Errani | 6 | 6 | | | S Errani | 6$^3$ | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S-w Hsieh | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | 6 | E Mertens | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| | Ç Büyükakçay | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | Ç Büyükakçay | 4 | 6 | 2 | | | | |
| | M Zanevska | 2 | 1 | | | Ç Büyükakçay | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | C Perrin | 3 | 2 | | 2 | T Babos | 4 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | T Babos | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying
### Seeds

* Dalila Jakupović (first round)
* Sabina Sharipova (first round)
* Anna Kalinskaya (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
* Tereza Martincová (first round)
* Tara Moore (first round)
* Alla Kudryavtseva (qualifying competition)
* Viktória Kužmová (first round)
* Tereza Smitková (first round)
* Nadia Podoroska (qualifying competition)
* Anastasiya Komardina (qualifying competition)
* Akiko Omae (first round)
* Veronika Kudermetova (qualifying competition)

### Qualifiers

* Alexandra Cadanțu
* Conny Perrin
* Victoria Kamenskaya
* Fiona Ferro
* Elizaveta Kulichkova
* Başak Eraydın

### Lucky losers

* Anna Kalinskaya

### Draw
#### First qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 1 | Dalila Jakupović | 1 | 4 | | | | | | |
| | Alexandra Cadanțu | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | Alexandra Cadanțu | 6 | 6 | | | Alexandra Cadanțu | 6 | 4 | 6 |
| | | | | | 9 | Nadia Podoroska | 2 | 6 | 3 |
| WC | Melis Sezer | 6 | 4 | 5 | 9 | Nadia Podoroska | 2 | 6 | 3 |
| 9 | Nadia Podoroska | 2 | 6 | 7 | | | | | |

#### Second qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 2 | Sabina Sharipova | 0 | 3 | | | | |
| | Conny Perrin | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Conny Perrin | 6 | 6 | | Conny Perrin | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| | | | | 12 | Veronika Kudermetova | 2 | 6$^5$ |
| | Sofia Shapatava | 4 | 2 | 12 | Veronika Kudermetova | 2 | 6$^5$ |
| 12 | Veronika Kudermetova | 6 | 6 | | | | |

#### Third qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 3 | Anna Kalinskaya | 6 | 4 | 7 | | | | |
| WC | İpek Öz | 3 | 6 | 5 | | | | |
| WC | İpek Öz | 3 | 6 | 5 | 3 | Anna Kalinskaya | 2 | 4 |
| | | | | | | Viktoria Kamenskaya | 6 | 6 |
| | Viktoria Kamenskaya | 6 | 6 | | | Viktoria Kamenskaya | 6 | 6 |
| 11 | Akiko Omae | 0 | 0 | | | | | |

#### Fourth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 4 | Tereza Martincová | 4 | 2 | | | | | |
| | Fiona Ferro | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Fiona Ferro | 6 | 6 | | | Fiona Ferro | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 10 | Anastasiya Komardina | 4 | 3 |
| WC | Berfu Cengiz | 4 | 6 | 2 | 10 | Anastasiya Komardina | 4 | 3 |
| 10 | Anastasiya Komardina | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | |

#### Fifth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 5 | Tara Moore | 0 | 6 | 6$^1$ | | | | |
| | Teliana Pereira | 6 | 4 | 7$^7$ | | | | |
| | Teliana Pereira | 6 | 4 | 7$^7$ | Teliana Pereira | 6 | 5 | 4 |
| | | | | | Elizaveta Kulichkova | 3 | 7 | 6 |
| | Elizaveta Kulichkova | 6 | 4 | 6 | Elizaveta Kulichkova | 3 | 7 | 6 |
| 7 | Viktória Kužmová | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | |

#### Sixth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 6 | Alla Kudryavtseva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | Andreea Mitu | 3 | 2 | | | | | | |
| | Andreea Mitu | 3 | 2 | | 6 | Alla Kudryavtseva | 4 | 6 | 2 |
| | | | | | WC | Başak Eraydın | 6 | 4 | 6 |
| WC | Başak Eraydın | 4 | 6 | 7$^7$ | WC | Başak Eraydın | 6 | 4 | 6 |
| 8 | Tereza Smitková | 6 | 2 | 6$^3$ | | | | | |