# 2017 Canberra Challenger – Singles

Paolo Lorenzi was the defending champion but chose not to defend his title.
Dudi Sela won the title after defeating Jan-Lennard Struff 3–6, 6–4, 6–3 in the final.

## Seeds

* Jan-Lennard Struff (final)
* Gerald Melzer (second round)
* Pierre-Hugues Herbert (second round)
* Renzo Olivo (second round)
* Konstantin Kravchuk (quarterfinals)
* Steve Darcis (semifinals)
* Carlos Berlocq (quarterfinals)
* Dudi Sela (champion)

## 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 | Final |
| 1 | Jan-Lennard Struff | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | |
| 6 | Steve Darcis | 6$^5$ | 3 | | | | | | |
| 6 | Steve Darcis | 6$^5$ | 3 | | 1 | Jan-Lennard Struff | 6 | 4 | 3 |
| | | | | | 8 | Dudi Sela | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| | Alejandro Falla | 4 | 6 | 1 | 8 | Dudi Sela | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| 8 | Dudi Sela | 6 | 2 | 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 |
| 1 | J-L Struff | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | B Walkin | 4 | 4 | | 1 | J-L Struff | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | A Harris | 7$^7$ | 6 | | WC | A Harris | 1 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Fancutt | 6$^3$ | 4 | | | | | | | 1 | J-L Struff | 6 | 6$^6$ | 6 | | | | |
| Q | J Frawley | 7$^7$ | 2 | 2 | | | | | | 5 | K Kravchuk | 4 | 7$^8$ | 3 | | | | |
| | A Vukic | 6$^4$ | 6 | 6 | | A Vukic | 4 | 6$^1$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | N Pasha | 6$^5$ | 3 | | 5 | K Kravchuk | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | K Kravchuk | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | J-L Struff | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| 3 | P-H Herbert | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | S Darcis | 6$^5$ | 3 |
| WC | A Popyrin | 6$^2$ | 4 | | 3 | P-H Herbert | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Yu Watanuki | 7$^9$ | 4 | 4 | | D Shapovalov | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Shapovalov | 6$^7$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | D Shapovalov | 0 | 6$^4$ | | | | | |
| | H Podlipnik | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 6 | S Darcis | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | |
| WC | C Puttergill | 3 | 3 | | | H Podlipnik | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Moutet | 1 | 1 | | 6 | S Darcis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | S Darcis | 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 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 7 | C Berlocq | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S de Waard | 3 | 3 | | 7 | C Berlocq | 7$^8$ | 6$^0$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Albot | 1 | 4 | | | Q Halys | 6$^6$ | 7$^7$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Q Halys | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 7 | C Berlocq | 2 | 5 | | | | | |
| | D Kelly | 6$^6$ | 2 | | | | | | | | A Falla | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | A Falla | 7$^8$ | 6 | | | A Falla | 6 | 6$^4$ | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | J Delaney | 2 | 7 | 5 | 4 | R Olivo | 1 | 7$^7$ | 6$^3$ | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | R Olivo | 6 | 5 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | A Falla | 4 | 6 | 1 |
| 8 | D Sela | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | D Sela | 6 | 2 | 6 |
| Q | L Margaroli | 1 | 1 | | 8 | D Sela | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Moraing | 6 | 6 | | | M Moraing | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Molteni | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | 8 | D Sela | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
| | VS Prashanth | 7$^7$ | 6$^8$ | 3 | | | | | | | S Groth | 6$^5$ | 2 | | | | | |
| | S Groth | 6$^1$ | 7$^{10}$ | 6 | | S Groth | 4 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | Daniel Nolan | 6 | 5 | 6$^6$ | 2 | G Melzer | 6 | 4 | 6$^2$ | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | G Melzer | 4 | 7 | 7$^8$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |