# 2017 Qatar Total Open – Singles

Karolína Plíšková defeated Caroline Wozniacki in the final, 6–3 6–4 to win the singles tennis title at the 2017 WTA Qatar Open.
Carla Suárez Navarro was the reigning champion, but withdrew before the tournament due to a right shoulder injury.

## Seeds

The top four seeds received a bye into the second round.
* Angelique Kerber (second round)
* Karolína Plíšková (champion)
* Dominika Cibulková (semifinals)
* Agnieszka Radwańska (second round)
* Garbiñe Muguruza (second round)
* Elena Vesnina (second round)
* Timea Bacsinszky (first round, retired)
* Barbora Strýcová (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 | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| | Monica Puig | 1 | 2 | | | | | |
| | Caroline Wozniacki | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Caroline Wozniacki | 6 | 6 | | | Caroline Wozniacki | 3 | 4 |
| | | | | | 2 | Karolína Plíšková | 6 | 6 |
| 3 | Dominika Cibulková | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | Karolína Plíšková | 6 | 6 |
| 2 | Karolína Plíšková | 6 | 4 | 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 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| | | | | | 1 | A Kerber | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | I-C Begu | 6 | 1 | 5 | | D Kasatkina | 6 | 0 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | D Kasatkina | 3 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | D Kasatkina | 6 | 5 | 4 | | | |
| | L Siegemund | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | M Puig | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | |
| | M Puig | 6 | 6 | | | M Puig | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | Y Putintseva | 6 | 0 | | | Y Putintseva | 2 | 6 | 1$^r$ | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | T Bacsinszky | 1 | 0$^r$ | | | | | | | | | | | | M Puig | 1 | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | C Wozniacki | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 4 | A Radwańska | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Wozniacki | 6 | 6 | | | C Wozniacki | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Bertens | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | C Wozniacki | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | R Vinci | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | Q | L Davis | 5 | 1 | | | | |
| Q | L Davis | 6 | 6 | | Q | L Davis | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | C McHale | 7 | 3 | 6$^7$ | 6 | E Vesnina | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | E Vesnina | 5 | 6 | 7$^9$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 |
| 8 | B Strýcová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | F Al-Nabhani | 3 | 0 | | 8 | B Strýcová | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Sevastova | 5 | 4 | | | S Stosur | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Stosur | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | S Stosur | 5 | 4 | | | | | |
| Q | J Janković | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | 3 | D Cibulková | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | A Pavlyuchenkova | 6 | 6 | | | A Pavlyuchenkova | 5 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | D Cibulková | 7 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | D Cibulková | 4 | 6 | 3 |
| 5 | G Muguruza | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Ka Plíšková | 6 | 4 | 6 |
| WC | Ç Büyükakçay | 3 | 2 | | 5 | G Muguruza | 6$^3$ | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Zhang | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | S Zhang | 7$^7$ | 3 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Babos | 6$^4$ | 3 | | | | | | | | S Zhang | 2 | 0 | | | | | |
| Q | M Brengle | 2 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | 2 | Ka Plíšková | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | C Garcia | 6 | 4 | 6 | | C Garcia | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Ka Plíšková | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying
### Seeds

* Christina McHale (qualified)
* Jelena Janković (qualified)
* Lauren Davis (qualified)
* Kristýna Plíšková (second round)
* Peng Shuai (first round)
* Johanna Larsson (qualifying competition)
* Annika Beck (second round)
* Tsvetana Pironkova (qualifying competition)

### Qualifiers

* Christina McHale
* Jelena Janković
* Lauren Davis
* Madison Brengle

### Draw
#### First qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 1 | Christina McHale | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Ons Jabeur | 4 | 6$^3$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Ons Jabeur | 4 | 6$^3$ | | 1 | Christina McHale | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Kateryna Bondarenko | 5 | 1 | | | | | |
| | Kateryna Bondarenko | 6 | 6 | | | Kateryna Bondarenko | 5 | 1 | | | | | |
| WC | Mubaraka Al-Naimi | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Mubaraka Al-Naimi | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | 1 | Christina McHale | 7 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Johanna Larsson | 6$^4$ | 4 |
| | Kateryna Kozlova | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Johanna Larsson | 6$^4$ | 4 |
| | Ekaterina Alexandrova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ekaterina Alexandrova | 6 | 6 | | | Ekaterina Alexandrova | 2 | 6 | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | Johanna Larsson | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | |
| | Sílvia Soler Espinosa | 3 | 6 | 1 | 6 | Johanna Larsson | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | |
| 6 | Johanna Larsson | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

#### Second qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 2/WC | Jelena Janković | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Nao Hibino | 5 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Nao Hibino | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2/WC | Jelena Janković | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Risa Ozaki | 4 | 3 | | | | | |
| | Paula Cristina Gonçalves | 1 | 1 | | | Risa Ozaki | 4 | 3 | | | | | |
| | Risa Ozaki | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Risa Ozaki | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 2/WC | Jelena Janković | 6 | 6$^6$ | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | 8 | Tsvetana Pironkova | 1 | 7$^8$ | 4 |
| | Evgeniya Rodina | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Tsvetana Pironkova | 1 | 7$^8$ | 4 |
| | Océane Dodin | 5 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Océane Dodin | 5 | 6 | 1 | | Evgeniya Rodina | 5 | 3 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 8 | Tsvetana Pironkova | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Vania King | 3 | 3 | | 8 | Tsvetana Pironkova | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| 8 | Tsvetana Pironkova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Third qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 3 | Lauren Davis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Julia Boserup | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Julia Boserup | 2 | 2 | | 3 | Lauren Davis | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Wang Qiang | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
| | Anastasia Pivovarova | 4 | 2 | | | Wang Qiang | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
| | Wang Qiang | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Wang Qiang | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 3 | Lauren Davis | 5 | 5 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | Camila Giorgi | 7 | 2$^r$ |
| | Irina Khromacheva | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | Camila Giorgi | 7 | 2$^r$ |
| | Camila Giorgi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Camila Giorgi | 6 | 6 | | | Camila Giorgi | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | Annika Beck | 2 | 6 | 3 | | | | |
| | Naomi Broady | 6 | 5 | 2 | 7 | Annika Beck | 2 | 6 | 3 | | | | |
| 7 | Annika Beck | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

#### Fourth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 4 | Kristýna Plíšková | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Mona Barthel | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Mona Barthel | 6 | 3 | 2 | 4 | Kristýna Plíšková | 6 | 1 | 3 | | | |
| | | | | | | Madison Brengle | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | Madison Brengle | 6 | 6 | | | Madison Brengle | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | Danka Kovinić | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Danka Kovinić | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | Madison Brengle | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | Zheng Saisai | 2 | 1 |
| | Zheng Saisai | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | Zheng Saisai | 2 | 1 |
| | Kurumi Nara | 2 | 0$^r$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | Kurumi Nara | 2 | 0$^r$ | | | Zheng Saisai | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | |
| | | | | | | Catherine Bellis | 2 | 7 | 2 | | | |
| | Catherine Bellis | 6 | 6 | | | Catherine Bellis | 2 | 7 | 2 | | | |
| 5 | Peng Shuai | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |