# 2017 Brisbane International – Women's singles

Victoria Azarenka was the defending champion, but could not compete after announcing her pregnancy in July 2016.
Karolína Plíšková won the title, defeating Alizé Cornet in the final, 6–0, 6–3.

## Seeds

The top two seeds received a bye into the second round.
* Angelique Kerber (quarterfinals)
* Dominika Cibulková (quarterfinals)
* Karolína Plíšková (champion)
* Garbiñe Muguruza (semifinals, retired)
* Svetlana Kuznetsova (quarterfinals)
* Elina Svitolina (semifinals)
* Elena Vesnina (first round)
* Roberta Vinci (quarterfinals)

## Draw
### Finals

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 6 | Elina Svitolina | 2 | 4 | | | | |
| 3 | Karolína Plíšková | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 3 | Karolína Plíšková | 6 | 6 | 3 | Karolína Plíšková | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | Alizé Cornet | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Garbiñe Muguruza | 1$^r$ | | | Alizé Cornet | 0 | 3 |
| | Alizé Cornet | 4 | | | | | |

### 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 | A Kerber | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Krunić | 2 | 2 | | WC | A Barty | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | A Barty | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 1 | A Kerber | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | |
| | S Rogers | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | 6 | E Svitolina | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | |
| | E Bouchard | 2 | 6 | 1 | | S Rogers | 5 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Puig | 3 | 3 | | 6 | E Svitolina | 7 | 2 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | E Svitolina | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | E Svitolina | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | Ka Plíšková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Ka Plíšková | 6 | 6 |
| | Y Putintseva | 3 | 1 | | 3 | Ka Plíšková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Muhammad | 7$^7$ | 6 | | Q | A Muhammad | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | D Vekić | 6$^5$ | 1 | | | | | | | 3 | Ka Plíšková | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | E Makarova | 6$^1$ | 4 | | | | | | | 8 | R Vinci | 6 | 2 | 2 | | | | |
| | M Doi | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | M Doi | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | K Bondarenko | 6$^4$ | 7$^7$ | 6$^5$ | 8 | R Vinci | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | R Vinci | 7$^7$ | 6$^4$ | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 |
| 5 | S Kuznetsova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Chirico | 2 | 4 | | 5 | S Kuznetsova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | D Aiava | 2 | 6 | 6 | Q | D Aiava | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | B Mattek-Sands | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | 5 | S Kuznetsova | 5 | 4 | | | |
| | I-C Begu | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | 4 | G Muguruza | 7 | 6 | | | |
| | D Kasatkina | 6 | 6 | | | D Kasatkina | 5 | 6 | 6$^7$ | | | | | | | |
| | S Stosur | 5 | 7$^7$ | 5 | 4 | G Muguruza | 7 | 3 | 7$^9$ | | | | | | | |
| 4 | G Muguruza | 7 | 6$^2$ | 7 | | | | | | | | | | 4 | G Muguruza | 1$^r$ |
| 7 | E Vesnina | 6 | 4 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | | | | A Cornet | 4 |
| | A Cornet | 3 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | A Cornet | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | C McHale | 6 | 6 | | | C McHale | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | S Errani | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | A Cornet | 6 | 7 | | | |
| | L Siegemund | 6 | 6$^3$ | 3 | | | | | | 2 | D Cibulková | 3 | 5 | | | |
| | S Zhang | 4 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | S Zhang | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | D Cibulková | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying
### Seeds

* Kateryna Bondarenko (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
* Océane Dodin (first round)
* Hsieh Su-wei (first round)
* Carina Witthöft (qualifying competition)
* Irina Falconi (first round)
* Kateryna Kozlova (qualifying competition)
* Francesca Schiavone (qualifying competition)
* Samantha Crawford (first round)

### Qualifiers

* Asia Muhammad
* Aleksandra Krunić
* Bethanie Mattek-Sands
* Destanee Aiava

### Lucky losers

* Kateryna Bondarenko

### Qualifying draw
#### First 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 |
| 1 | Kateryna Bondarenko | 7 | 4 | 7$^8$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | Rebecca Šramková | 5 | 6 | 6$^6$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | Rebecca Šramková | 5 | 6 | 6$^6$ | 1 | Kateryna Bondarenko | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Elitsa Kostova | 1 | 5 | | | | | |
| | Viktoriya Tomova | 1 | 6 | 4 | | Elitsa Kostova | 1 | 5 | | | | | |
| | Elitsa Kostova | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Elitsa Kostova | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | 1 | Kateryna Bondarenko | 4 | 6 | 1 |
| | | | | | | | | | | Asia Muhammad | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| WC | Jaimee Fourlis | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | Asia Muhammad | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| | Asia Muhammad | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Asia Muhammad | 6 | 6 | | | Asia Muhammad | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Aliaksandra Sasnovich | 3 | 6$^5$ | | | | | |
| | Aliaksandra Sasnovich | 7 | 6 | | | Aliaksandra Sasnovich | 3 | 6$^5$ | | | | | |
| 5 | Irina Falconi | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Second 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 |
| 2 | Océane Dodin | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Aleksandra Krunić | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Aleksandra Krunić | 7 | 7 | | | Aleksandra Krunić | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Lizette Cabrera | 4 | 5 | | | | | |
| | Lizette Cabrera | 4 | 6 | 6 | | Lizette Cabrera | 4 | 5 | | | | | |
| | Julia Boserup | 6 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Julia Boserup | 6 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | Aleksandra Krunić | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Francesca Schiavone | 1 | 2 |
| | Jennifer Brady | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Francesca Schiavone | 1 | 2 |
| | Elise Mertens | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Elise Mertens | 2 | 3 | | | Jennifer Brady | 4 | 7$^8$ | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | Francesca Schiavone | 6 | 6$^6$ | 6 | | | | |
| PR | Ayumi Morita | 6$^5$ | 0$^r$ | | 7 | Francesca Schiavone | 6 | 6$^6$ | 6 | | | | |
| 7 | Francesca Schiavone | 7$^7$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Third 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 |
| 3 | Hsieh Su-wei | 3 | 7 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Barbara Haas | 6 | 5 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Barbara Haas | 6 | 5 | 7 | | Barbara Haas | 3 | 2 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Bethanie Mattek-Sands | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Bethanie Mattek-Sands | 6 | 6 | | | Bethanie Mattek-Sands | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Jang Su-jeong | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jang Su-jeong | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | Bethanie Mattek-Sands | 6 | 4 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | 6 | Kateryna Kozlova | 3 | 6 | 2 |
| PR | Ksenia Pervak | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Kateryna Kozlova | 3 | 6 | 2 |
| | Sachia Vickery | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Sachia Vickery | 2 | 6 | 6 | | Sachia Vickery | 3 | 1 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | Kateryna Kozlova | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | Sara Tomic | 4 | 4 | | 6 | Kateryna Kozlova | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 6 | Kateryna Kozlova | 6 | 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 | Qualifying competition |
| 4 | Carina Witthöft | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| PR | Jana Fett | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| PR | Jana Fett | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | Carina Witthöft | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Anastasia Rodionova | 6 | 1 | 0$^r$ | | | | |
| WC | Naiktha Bains | 6$^4$ | 3 | | | Anastasia Rodionova | 6 | 1 | 0$^r$ | | | | |
| | Anastasia Rodionova | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Anastasia Rodionova | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | 4 | Carina Witthöft | 1 | 1 |
| | | | | | | | | | | WC | Destanee Aiava | 6 | 6 |
| | Zuzana Zlochová | 3 | 7 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | WC | Destanee Aiava | 6 | 6 |
| | María José Martínez Sánchez | 6 | 5 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | María José Martínez Sánchez | 6 | 5 | 7 | | María José Martínez Sánchez | 2 | 0 | | | | | |
| | | | | | WC | Destanee Aiava | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | Destanee Aiava | 6 | 6 | | WC | Destanee Aiava | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 8 | Samantha Crawford | 0 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |