# 2017 Suzhou Ladies Open – Singles

Chang Kai-chen was the defending champion, but chose not to participate.
Sara Errani won the title, defeating Guo Hanyu in the final, 6–1, 6–0.

## Seeds

* Nao Hibino (quarterfinals)
* Kurumi Nara (semifinals)
* Zhu Lin (second round)
* Miyu Kato (first round)
* Lizette Cabrera (quarterfinals)
* İpek Soylu (first round)
* Eri Hozumi (first round)
* Lu Jingjing (quarterfinals)

## 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 | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| | Guo Hanyu | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Nina Stojanović | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| | Nina Stojanović | 3 | 4 | | Guo Hanyu | 1 | 0 |
| | | | | | Sara Errani | 6 | 6 |
| | Sara Errani | 3 | 6 | 6 | Sara Errani | 6 | 6 |
| 2 | Kurumi Nara | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | |

### 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 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 1 | N Hibino | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Kang | 1 | 2 | | 1 | N Hibino | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Z Wei | 4 | 7$^7$ | 3 | Q | L Zhang | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | L Zhang | 6 | 6$^5$ | 6 | | | | | | 1 | N Hibino | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | |
| | A Raina | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | H Guo | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | H Guo | 6 | 6 | | | H Guo | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Y Yuan | 6 | 7$^9$ | | WC | Y Yuan | 1$^r$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | İ Soylu | 4 | 6$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | H Guo | 6 | 6 |
| 3 | L Zhu | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | N Stojanović | 3 | 4 |
| | D Jakupović | 4 | 4 | | 3 | L Zhu | 4 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | N Stojanović | 6 | 6 | | | N Stojanović | 6 | 1 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | X Sun | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | N Stojanović | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | |
| | X Gao | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | 5 | L Cabrera | 4 | 6$^2$ | | | | |
| Q | X You | 7 | 6 | | Q | X You | 6$^5$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Hon | 1 | 1 | | 5 | L Cabrera | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | L Cabrera | 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 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 7 | E Hozumi | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Glushko | 6 | 6 | | | J Glushko | 2 | 7$^7$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Errani | 6 | 6 | | | S Errani | 6 | 6$^5$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Elie | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | S Errani | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| Q | Q Ye | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | WC | Y Zhang | 2 | 1 | | | | | | |
| | J Cako | 6 | 3 | 2 | Q | Q Ye | 7 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Y Zhang | 6 | 1 | 7$^7$ | WC | Y Zhang | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | M Kato | 4 | 6 | 6$^2$ | | | | | | | | | | | | S Errani | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| 8 | Jin Lu | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | K Nara | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| | K Zhang | 4 | 1 | | 8 | Jin Lu | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Sawayanagi | 3 | 6 | 7 | | R Sawayanagi | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Robson | 6 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | 8 | Jin Lu | 6 | 5 | 2 | | | | | |
| Q | K Juvan | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 2 | K Nara | 2 | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | H Kuwata | 2 | 1 | | Q | K Juvan | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Xun | 3 | 2 | | 2 | K Nara | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | K Nara | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |