# 2017 Al Habtoor Tennis Challenge – Singles

Hsieh Su-wei was the defending champion, but lost in the second round to Stefanie Vögele.
Belinda Bencic won the title after Ajla Tomljanović retired in the final at 6–4, 0–0.

## Seeds

* Tímea Babos (first round)
* Mihaela Buzărnescu (quarterfinals)
* Hsieh Su-wei (second round)
* Kateryna Kozlova (second round, retired)
* Belinda Bencic (champion)
* Jana Čepelová (first round)
* Ajla Tomljanović (final, retired)
* Vera Lapko (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 | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 7 | Ajla Tomljanović | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Stefanie Vögele | 2 | 3 | | | | |
| | Stefanie Vögele | 2 | 3 | 7 | Ajla Tomljanović | 4 | 0$^r$ |
| | | | | 5 | Belinda Bencic | 6 | 0 |
| | Sara Errani | 1 | 4 | 5 | Belinda Bencic | 6 | 0 |
| 5 | Belinda Bencic | 6 | 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 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 1 | T Babos | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Monova | 7 | 6 | | | P Monova | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Fręch | 7$^8$ | 6 | | | M Fręch | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Schnyder | 6$^6$ | 1 | | | | | | | | M Fręch | 5 | 5 | | | | |
| | I Jorović | 5 | 7$^7$ | 4 | | | | | | 7 | A Tomljanović | 7 | 7 | | | | |
| | V Ivakhnenko | 7 | 6$^4$ | 6 | | V Ivakhnenko | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | F Ferro | 0 | 0 | | 7 | A Tomljanović | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | A Tomljanović | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | A Tomljanović | 6 | 6 |
| 3 | S-w Hsieh | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | S Vögele | 2 | 3 |
| WC | A Potapova | 3 | 1 | | 3 | S-w Hsieh | 1 | 7 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | S Vögele | 6 | 6 | | | S Vögele | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Ç Büyükakçay | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | S Vögele | 5 | | | | | |
| WC | C Lister | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | Q | D Jakupović | 1$^r$ | | | | | |
| Q | D Jakupović | 6 | 6 | | Q | D Jakupović | 7 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | F Stollár | 6 | 6 | | Q | F Stollár | 5 | 7 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | J Čepelová | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 8 | V Lapko | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Yastremska | 5 | 5 | | 8 | V Lapko | 4 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Cadanțu | 2 | 1 | | | S Errani | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Errani | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | S Errani | 2 | 7 | 7 | | | | |
| | L Kerkhove | 6 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | V Tomova | 6 | 5 | 5 | | | | |
| | V Tomova | 3 | 6 | 6 | | V Tomova | 7$^8$ | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Sharipova | 6 | 5 | 6$^3$ | 4 | K Kozlova | 6$^6$ | 4$^r$ | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | K Kozlova | 2 | 7 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | S Errani | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | B Bencic | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | B Bencic | 6 | 6 |
| | V Diatchenko | 4 | 4 | | 5 | B Bencic | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Martincová | 6 | 6 | | | T Martincová | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Zidanšek | 4 | 4 | | | | | | 5 | B Bencic | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | D Gálfi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 2 | M Buzărnescu | 6$^4$ | 2 | | | | | |
| Q | M Krajicek | 0 | 3 | | WC | D Gálfi | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | A Morita | 0 | 1 | | 2 | M Buzărnescu | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | M Buzărnescu | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |