# 2017 Dalian Women's Tennis Open – Singles

Kristýna Plíšková was the defending champion, but chose not to participate.
Kateryna Kozlova won the title after defeating Vera Zvonareva 6–4, 6–2 in the final.

## Seeds

* Duan Yingying (quarterfinals)
* Danka Kovinić (second round)
* Zarina Diyas (semifinals)
* Chang Kai-chen (first round)
* Kateryna Kozlova (champion)
* Han Xinyun (quarterfinals)
* Yanina Wickmayer (withdrew)
* Jana Fett (second round)
* Arina Rodionova (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 |
| 5 | Kateryna Kozlova | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| 3 | Zarina Diyas | 4 | 5 | | | | |
| 3 | Zarina Diyas | 4 | 5 | 5 | Kateryna Kozlova | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | PR | Vera Zvonareva | 4 | 2 |
| PR | Vera Zvonareva | 6 | 6 | PR | Vera Zvonareva | 4 | 2 |
| PR | Vitalia Diatchenko | 4 | 2 | | | | |

### 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 | Y Duan | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | B Gumulya | 3 | 2 | | 1 | Y Duan | 5 | 7$^{10}$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | F Liu | 6 | 6 | | | F Liu | 7 | 6$^8$ | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| LL | H Kuwata | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | 1 | Y Duan | 2 | 1 | | | | |
| WC | Jia Lu | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 5 | K Kozlova | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | X You | 2 | 4 | | WC | Jia Lu | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Pe Plipuech | 3 | 2 | | 5 | K Kozlova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | K Kozlova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | K Kozlova | 6 | 7 |
| 3 | Z Diyas | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Z Diyas | 4 | 5 |
| WC | Y Yuan | 4 | 6 | 2 | 3 | Z Diyas | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Wang | 7$^7$ | 7 | | Q | M Wang | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Xun | 6$^3$ | 5 | | | | | | | 3 | Z Diyas | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | |
| | D Collins | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | 6 | X Han | 2 | 6$^3$ | | | | |
| | Jin Lu | 7 | 6 | | | Jin Lu | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | N-l Han | 6 | 6$^4$ | 4 | 6 | X Han | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | X Han | 2 | 7$^7$ | 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 | Semifinals |
| 8 | J Fett | 6 | 7$^{10}$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Y Zhang | 1 | 6$^8$ | | 8 | J Fett | 4 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | W Zheng | 1 | 6 | 5 | | S Sharipova | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | S Sharipova | 6 | 3 | 7 | | | | | | | S Sharipova | 3 | 2 | | | | |
| | X Gao | 7$^8$ | 6 | | | | | | | PR | V Zvonareva | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| PR | R Peterson | 6$^6$ | 4 | | | X Gao | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| PR | V Zvonareva | 6 | 6$^5$ | 6 | PR | V Zvonareva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | K-c Chang | 3 | 7$^7$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | PR | V Zvonareva | 6 | 6 |
| 9 | Ar Rodionova | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | PR | V Diatchenko | 4 | 2 |
| | S-j Jang | 4 | 6$^3$ | | 9 | Ar Rodionova | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | K Zhang | 7 | 6 | | WC | K Zhang | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | E Sema | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | WC | K Zhang | 3 | 5 | | | | |
| | R Sawayanagi | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | PR | V Diatchenko | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| PR | V Diatchenko | 6 | 6 | | PR | V Diatchenko | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | D Jakupović | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | D Kovinić | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | D Kovinić | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying
### Seeds

* Hiroko Kuwata (qualifying competition; lucky loser)
* Guo Hanyu (first round)
* Erika Sema (qualifying competition; lucky loser)
* Kang Jiaqi (qualifying competition)
* Nicha Lertpitaksinchai (first round)
* You Xiaodi (qualified)
* Alison Bai (first round)
* Zhang Yuxuan (qualified)

### Qualifiers

* Zhang Yuxuan
* Wang Meiling
* Beatrice Gumulya
* You Xiaodi

### Lucky losers

* Hiroko Kuwata
* Erika Sema

### Qualifying draw
#### First qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 1 | Hiroko Kuwata | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Kotomi Takahata | 2 | 0 | | | | | |
| | Kotomi Takahata | 2 | 0 | | 1 | Hiroko Kuwata | 3 | 1 |
| | | | | | 8 | Zhang Yuxuan | 6 | 6 |
| WC | Wang Jue | 7$^7$ | 2 | 0 | 8 | Zhang Yuxuan | 6 | 6 |
| 8 | Zhang Yuxuan | 6$^5$ | 6 | 6 | | | | |

#### Second qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 2/WC | Guo Hanyu | 6 | 1 | 3 | | | | |
| WC | Jiang Xinyu | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | Jiang Xinyu | 1 | 6 | 6 | WC | Jiang Xinyu | 2 | 4 |
| | | | | | WC | Wang Meiling | 6 | 6 |
| WC | Wang Meiling | 6 | 6 | | WC | Wang Meiling | 6 | 6 |
| 7 | Alison Bai | 3 | 4 | | | | | |

#### Third qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 3 | Erika Sema | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | Meng Ran | 3 | 0 | | | | | |
| WC | Meng Ran | 3 | 0 | 3 | Erika Sema | 1 | 6 | 5 |
| | | | | WC | Beatrice Gumulya | 6 | 0 | 7 |
| WC | Beatrice Gumulya | 7$^{10}$ | 6 | WC | Beatrice Gumulya | 6 | 0 | 7 |
| 5 | Nicha Lertpitaksinchai | 6$^8$ | 2 | | | | | |

#### Fourth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 4 | Kang Jiaqi | 6 | 2 | 7$^7$ | | | | |
| | Storm Sanders | 4 | 6 | 6$^5$ | | | | |
| | Storm Sanders | 4 | 6 | 6$^5$ | 4 | Kang Jiaqi | 4 | 3 |
| | | | | | 6 | You Xiaodi | 6 | 6 |
| | Ye Qiuyu | 2 | 2 | | 6 | You Xiaodi | 6 | 6 |
| 6 | You Xiaodi | 6 | 6 | | | | | |