# 2017 China Open – Women's singles

Caroline Garcia defeated Simona Halep in the final, 6–4, 7–6$^{(7–3)}$ to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2017 China Open. As of 2023, Garcia is the only player to win singles titles in both Wuhan and Beijing in the same year.
Agnieszka Radwańska was the defending champion, but lost in the third round to Daria Kasatkina.
As a result of Garbiñe Muguruza's retirement in the first round, Halep attained the WTA no. 1 singles ranking for the first time at the end of the tournament by defeating Jeļena Ostapenko in the semifinals.

## Seeds

    01. Garbiñe Muguruza (first round, retired)
    02. Simona Halep (final)
    03. Elina Svitolina (quarterfinals)
    04. Karolína Plíšková (third round)
    05. Caroline Wozniacki (third round)
    06. Johanna Konta (first round)
    07. Svetlana Kuznetsova (first round)
    08. Dominika Cibulková (first round)
    09. Jeļena Ostapenko (semifinals)
    10. Angelique Kerber (second round)
    11. Agnieszka Radwańska (third round)
    12. Petra Kvitová (semifinals)
    13. Kristina Mladenovic (first round)
    14. CoCo Vandeweghe (second round, retired)
    15. Sloane Stephens (first round)
    16. Anastasija Sevastova (first round)
Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.
The three Wuhan semifinalists who were accepted into the main draw received a bye into the second round. They were as follows:
* Ashleigh Barty
* Caroline Garcia
* Jeļena Ostapenko
Maria Sakkari, the fourth Wuhan semifinalist, did not have a ranking that qualified her for the main draw. Sakkari withdrew from the qualifying draw as she was still competing in Wuhan.

## 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

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| | Barbora Strýcová | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Petra Kvitová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Petra Kvitová | 6 | 6 | | 12 | Petra Kvitová | 3 | 5 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Caroline Garcia | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| 3 | Elina Svitolina | 7$^7$ | 5 | 6$^6$ | | Caroline Garcia | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | Caroline Garcia | 6$^5$ | 7 | 7$^8$ | | | | | | | | |
| | Caroline Garcia | 6$^5$ | 7 | 7$^8$ | | | | | | Caroline Garcia | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| | | | | | | | | | 2 | Simona Halep | 4 | 6$^3$ |
| 9 | Jeļena Ostapenko | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Simona Halep | 4 | 6$^3$ |
| | Sorana Cîrstea | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Sorana Cîrstea | 4 | 4 | | 9 | Jeļena Ostapenko | 2 | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Simona Halep | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Daria Kasatkina | 2 | 1 | | 2 | Simona Halep | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 2 | Simona Halep | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 1 | G Muguruza | 1 | 0$^r$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Strýcová | 6 | 2 | | | B Strýcová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Brengle | 4 | 3 | | | J Görges | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | J Görges | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | B Strýcová | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | D Gavrilova | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | D Gavrilova | 0 | 4 | | | | |
| | A Kontaveit | 5 | 5 | | | D Gavrilova | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | D Vekić | 2 | 2 | | 14 | C Vandeweghe | 3 | 0$^r$ | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | C Vandeweghe | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | B Strýcová | 3 | 4 |
| 12 | P Kvitová | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | 12 | P Kvitová | 6 | 6 |
| | Kr Plíšková | 3 | 5 | | 12 | P Kvitová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | V Lepchenko | 5 | 6 | 6 | Q | V Lepchenko | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | L Tsurenko | 7 | 4 | 2 | | | | | 12 | P Kvitová | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | A Pavlyuchenkova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 5 | C Wozniacki | 1 | 4 | | | | |
| | L Davis | 1 | 1 | | | A Pavlyuchenkova | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | Q Wang | 1 | 7$^7$ | 1 | 5 | C Wozniacki | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | C Wozniacki | 6 | 6$^4$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | E Svitolina | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | L Zhu | 3 | 2 | 3 | E Svitolina | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | A Barty | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 3 | E Svitolina | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | E Vesnina | 6 | 0 | | | | | | E Vesnina | 2 | 5 | | | | | |
| Q | M Linette | 0 | 0$^r$ | | E Vesnina | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Y Duan | 7 | 6 | WC | Y Duan | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | K Mladenovic | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | 3 | E Svitolina | 7$^7$ | 5 | 6$^6$ |
| 10 | A Kerber | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | C Garcia | 6$^5$ | 7 | 7$^8$ |
| | N Osaka | 2 | 5 | 10 | A Kerber | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Y Wang | 3 | 5 | | A Cornet | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Cornet | 6 | 7 | | | | | | A Cornet | 2 | 1 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | C Garcia | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | C Garcia | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Mertens | 7$^7$ | 6 | | E Mertens | 6$^4$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | D Cibulková | 6$^4$ | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 3

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 6 | J Konta | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Niculescu | 6 | 6 | | | M Niculescu | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | S Rogers | 6$^3$ | 6 | 5 | | S Peng | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | S Peng | 7$^7$ | 3 | 7 | | | | | | S Peng | 0$^r$ | | | | | |
| | K Siniaková | 3 | 2 | | | | | | 9 | J Ostapenko | 3 | | | | | |
| | S Stosur | 6 | 6 | | | S Stosur | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 9 | J Ostapenko | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | J Ostapenko | 6 | 6 |
| 15/PR | S Stephens | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | S Cîrstea | 4 | 4 |
| Q | C McHale | 6 | 6 | | Q | C McHale | 6$^4$ | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Barthel | 6$^4$ | 1 | | | S Cîrstea | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | S Cîrstea | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | S Cîrstea | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| Q | A Petkovic | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 4 | Ka Plíšková | 1 | 5 | | | | |
| | K Bertens | 4 | 0 | | Q | A Petkovic | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | C Suárez Navarro | 3 | 4 | | 4 | Ka Plíšková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Ka Plíšková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 7 | S Kuznetsova | 7$^7$ | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | L Arruabarrena | 6$^2$ | 7 | 6 | Q | L Arruabarrena | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Vikhlyantseva | 6$^5$ | 1 | | | D Kasatkina | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Kasatkina | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | D Kasatkina | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | S Zhang | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 11 | A Radwańska | 6 | 5 | 2 | | | | |
| | Y Putintseva | 4 | 4 | | | S Zhang | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | C Witthöft | 5 | 3 | | 11 | A Radwańska | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | A Radwańska | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | D Kasatkina | 2 | 1 |
| 16 | A Sevastova | 6$^3$ | 7 | 6$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | S Halep | 6 | 6 |
| WC | M Sharapova | 7$^7$ | 5 | 7$^9$ | WC | M Sharapova | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J Brady | 3 | 3 | | | E Makarova | 4 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Makarova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | WC | M Sharapova | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
| | M Rybáriková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 2 | S Halep | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | E Bouchard | 4 | 3 | | | M Rybáriková | 1 | 1$^r$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Riske | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | S Halep | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | S Halep | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying
### Seeds

* Shelby Rogers (moved to main draw)
* Beatriz Haddad Maia (first round)
* Zarina Diyas (qualifying competition)
* Natalia Vikhlyantseva (moved to main draw)
* Jennifer Brady (qualified)
* Carina Witthöft (qualified)
* Heather Watson (first round)
* Verónica Cepede Royg (first round)
* Varvara Lepchenko (qualified)
* Monica Puig (qualifying competition)
* Christina McHale (qualified)
* Maria Sakkari (withdrew, still competing in Wuhan)
* Madison Brengle (qualified)
* Magda Linette (qualified)
* Ons Jabeur (qualifying competition)
* Lara Arruabarrena (qualified)
* Sara Sorribes Tormo (qualifying competition)
* Hsieh Su-wei (qualifying competition)
* Aliaksandra Sasnovich (qualifying competition)

### Qualifiers

* Varvara Lepchenko
* Andrea Petkovic
* Lara Arruabarrena
* Madison Brengle
* Jennifer Brady
* Carina Witthöft
* Christina McHale
* Magda Linette

### Draw
#### First qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 19 | Aliaksandra Sasnovich | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| PR | Alla Kudryavtseva | 3 | 0 | | | | | | |
| PR | Alla Kudryavtseva | 3 | 0 | | 19 | Aliaksandra Sasnovich | 6 | 3 | 4 |
| | | | | | 9 | Varvara Lepchenko | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| | Liu Fangzhou | 6 | 4 | 4 | 9 | Varvara Lepchenko | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 9 | Varvara Lepchenko | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |

#### Second qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 2 | Beatriz Haddad Maia | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
| | Andrea Petkovic | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Andrea Petkovic | 6 | 6 | | | Andrea Petkovic | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 17 | Sara Sorribes Tormo | 0 | 4 |
| | Kristie Ahn | 7$^7$ | 4 | 5 | 17 | Sara Sorribes Tormo | 0 | 4 |
| 17 | Sara Sorribes Tormo | 6$^3$ | 6 | 7 | | | | |

#### Third qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 3 | Zarina Diyas | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Alt | Gabriela Dabrowski | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
| Alt | Gabriela Dabrowski | 2 | 2 | 3 | Zarina Diyas | 6 | 3 | 5 |
| | | | | 16 | Lara Arruabarrena | 3 | 6 | 7 |
| WC | Liu Yanni | 1 | 1 | 16 | Lara Arruabarrena | 3 | 6 | 7 |
| 16 | Lara Arruabarrena | 6 | 6 | | | | | |

#### Fourth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 18 | Hsieh Su-wei | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Alt | Lu Jiajing | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | |
| Alt | Lu Jiajing | 6 | 3 | 3 | 18 | Hsieh Su-wei | 3 | 2 |
| | | | | | 13 | Madison Brengle | 6 | 6 |
| | Han Xinyun | 4 | 1 | | 13 | Madison Brengle | 6 | 6 |
| 13 | Madison Brengle | 6 | 6 | | | | | |

#### Fifth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 5 | Jennifer Brady | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Danka Kovinić | 4 | 1 | | | | |
| | Danka Kovinić | 4 | 1 | 5 | Jennifer Brady | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | 10 | Monica Puig | 4 | 4 |
| WC | Jil Teichmann | 4 | 1 | 10 | Monica Puig | 4 | 4 |
| 10 | Monica Puig | 6 | 6 | | | | |

#### Sixth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 6 | Carina Witthöft | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Lizette Cabrera | 0 | 2 | | | | |
| | Lizette Cabrera | 0 | 2 | 6 | Carina Witthöft | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | 15 | Ons Jabeur | 4 | 1 |
| Alt | Xun Fangying | 3 | 2 | 15 | Ons Jabeur | 4 | 1 |
| 15 | Ons Jabeur | 6 | 6 | | | | |

#### Seventh qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 7 | Heather Watson | 7$^7$ | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
| | Nicole Gibbs | 6$^3$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Nicole Gibbs | 6$^3$ | 6 | 6 | | Nicole Gibbs | 4 | 6 | 4 |
| | | | | | 11 | Christina McHale | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| | Aryna Sabalenka | 6 | 1 | 4 | 11 | Christina McHale | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| 11 | Christina McHale | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |

#### Eighth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 8 | Verónica Cepede Royg | 4 | 6 | 1 | | | | | |
| WC | Gao Xinyu | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | Gao Xinyu | 6 | 2 | 6 | WC | Gao Xinyu | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| | | | | | 14 | Magda Linette | 6 | 2 | 6 |
| | Chang Kai-chen | 2 | 2 | | 14 | Magda Linette | 6 | 2 | 6 |
| 14 | Magda Linette | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |