# 2017 Kunming Open – Women's singles

Zhang Kailin was the defending champion, but lost in the first round to Xun Fangying.
Zheng Saisai won the title, defeating Zarina Diyas in the final, 7–5, 6–4.

## Seeds

* Peng Shuai (withdrew)
* Zheng Saisai (champion)
* Kurumi Nara (second round)
* Zhang Kailin (first round)
* Han Xinyun (quarterfinals)
* Zhu Lin (first round)
* Hiroko Kuwata (first round)
* Valentini Grammatikopoulou (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 | Final |
| | Arina Rodionova | 2 | 3 | | | | | |
| | Zarina Diyas | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Zarina Diyas | 6 | 6 | | | Zarina Diyas | 5 | 4 |
| | | | | | 2 | Zheng Saisai | 7 | 6 |
| WC | Yang Zhaoxuan | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | Zheng Saisai | 7 | 6 |
| 2 | Zheng Saisai | 7 | 2 | 6 | | | | |

### Top half

| 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 |
| LL | A Gai | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | X Sun | 3 | 5 | LL | A Gai | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Akita | 4 | 1 | | Ar Rodionova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ar Rodionova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | Ar Rodionova | 7$^7$ | 1 | 6 | | | |
| | P Plipuech | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | J Fett | 6$^5$ | 6 | 4 | | | |
| WC | J Kang | 3 | 6$^2$ | | P Plipuech | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Fett | 6 | 6 | | J Fett | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | L Zhu | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | Ar Rodionova | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | K Zhang | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | Z Diyas | 6 | 6 |
| | F Xun | 6 | 6 | | F Xun | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Z Diyas | 6 | 7 | | Z Diyas | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Wongteanchai | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | Z Diyas | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | J Lu | 3 | 4 | | | | | | 8 | V Grammatikopoulou | 3 | 1 | | | | |
| | J Cako | 6 | 6 | | J Cako | 4 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | R Sawayanagi | 2 | 0$^r$ | 8 | V Grammatikopoulou | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | V Grammatikopoulou | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Semifinals |
| 5 | X Han | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Tan | 2 | 4 | | 5 | X Han | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J Moore | 6 | 6$^5$ | 6 | Q | J Moore | 1 | 6$^3$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Okamura | 1 | 7$^7$ | 2 | | | | | | 5 | X Han | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
| WC | Z Yang | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | WC | Z Yang | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | T Pei | 3 | 0 | | WC | Z Yang | 7 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Y Zhang | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | K Nara | 5 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | K Nara | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | WC | Z Yang | 5 | 6 | 2 |
| 7 | H Kuwata | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | S Zheng | 7 | 2 | 6 |
| | M Kato | 6 | 6 | | | M Kato | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | X Gao | 6 | 7 | | | X Gao | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Glushko | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | X Gao | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| Q | M Ayukawa | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | 2 | S Zheng | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | E Hozumi | 6 | 6 | | | E Hozumi | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | N Hanatani | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | S Zheng | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | S Zheng | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |