# 2017 Shenzhen Longhua Open – Women's singles

Peng Shuai was the defending champion, but chose not to participate.
Carol Zhao won the title, defeating Liu Fangzhou in the final, 7–5, 6–2.

## Seeds

* Zhu Lin (semifinals)
* Han Xinyun (first round)
* Jil Teichmann (first round)
* Liu Fangzhou (final)
* Lu Jingjing (quarterfinals)
* Jacqueline Cako (second round)
* Anna Zaja (first round; retired)
* Katie Boulter (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 | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Zhu Lin | 6$^5$ | 6 | 5 | | | | |
| 4 | Liu Fangzhou | 7$^7$ | 1 | 7 | | | | |
| 4 | Liu Fangzhou | 7$^7$ | 1 | 7 | 4 | Liu Fangzhou | 5 | 2 |
| | | | | | | Carol Zhao | 7 | 6 |
| | Zhang Yuxuan | 4 | 6 | 3 | | Carol Zhao | 7 | 6 |
| | Carol Zhao | 6 | 3 | 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 | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 1 | L Zhu | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | S Cao | 2 | 0 | | 1 | L Zhu | 6 | 2 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N-l Han | 6 | 6 | | | N-l Han | 3 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Pivovarova | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | 1 | L Zhu | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | S Aoyama | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | S Aoyama | 7 | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| Q | A Gai | 2 | 2 | | | S Aoyama | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Y Xu | 1 | 5 | | 6 | J Cako | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | J Cako | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | L Zhu | 6$^5$ | 6 | 5 |
| 4 | F Liu | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | F Liu | 7$^7$ | 1 | 7 |
| Q | Z Sun | 3 | 4 | | 4 | F Liu | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Z Yang | 4 | 1 | | | A Gasanova | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Gasanova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 4 | F Liu | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | N Stojanović | 4 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | 5 | Jin Lu | 3 | 3 | | | | | | |
| Q | I Neel | 6 | 6$^5$ | 1 | | N Stojanović | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Kostić | 0 | 2 | | 5 | Jin Lu | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Jin Lu | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| 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 | K Boulter | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Yu Zhang | 6 | 6 | | Yu Zhang | 2 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | |
| | A Raina | 3 | 4 | | F Xun | 6 | 2 | 6$^3$ | | | | | | | | |
| | F Xun | 6 | 6 | | | | | | Yu Zhang | 6$^6$ | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | K Dunne | 6 | 6 | | | | | | K Dunne | 7$^8$ | 3 | 5 | | | | |
| | H Guo | 1 | 4 | | K Dunne | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | X You | 6 | 6 | | X You | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | J Teichmann | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | Yu Zhang | 4 | 6 | 3 |
| 7 | A Zaja | 4 | 0$^r$ | | | | | | | | | | C Zhao | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| | C Zhao | 6 | 0 | | C Zhao | 6 | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Yi Zhang | 4 | 1 | | L Robson | 1 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | L Robson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | C Zhao | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | X Sun | 6 | 6 | | | | | | X Sun | 5 | 4 | | | | | |
| Q | Q Ye | 2 | 2 | | X Sun | w/o | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Xin Wang | 6 | 6 | WC | Xin Wang | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | X Han | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |