# 2017 Guangzhou International Women's Open – Singles

Lesia Tsurenko was the defending champion, but lost in the first round to Aleksandra Krunić.
Zhang Shuai won the title for a second time, defeating Krunić in the final, 6–2, 3–6, 6–2.

## Seeds

* Peng Shuai (second round)
* Zhang Shuai (champion)
* Anett Kontaveit (second round)
* Lesia Tsurenko (first round)
* Elise Mertens (first round)
* Alizé Cornet (quarterfinals)
* Samantha Stosur (first round)
* Alison Riske (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 | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| | Yanina Wickmayer | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
| | Aleksandra Krunić | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Aleksandra Krunić | 6 | 6 | | Aleksandra Krunić | 2 | 6 | 2 |
| | | | | 2/WC | Zhang Shuai | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| | Evgeniya Rodina | 6$^7$ | 3 | 2/WC | Zhang Shuai | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| 2/WC | Zhang Shuai | 7$^9$ | 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 |
| 1/WC | S Peng | 7$^7$ | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | O Jabeur | 6$^4$ | 6 | 3 | 1/WC | S Peng | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | L Kerkhove | 6$^1$ | 6$^4$ | | | Y Wickmayer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Y Wickmayer | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | Y Wickmayer | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | |
| | PM Țig | 2 | 2$^r$ | | | | | | | 6 | A Cornet | 1 | 6$^5$ | | | |
| | D Kovinić | 6 | 4 | | | D Kovinić | 6$^4$ | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | B Pera | 6 | 2 | 2 | 6 | A Cornet | 7$^7$ | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 6 | A Cornet | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | Y Wickmayer | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | L Tsurenko | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | A Krunić | 6 | 6 |
| | A Krunić | 6 | 6 | | | A Krunić | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Barthel | 6 | 4 | 6 | | M Barthel | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Jin Lu | 0 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | A Krunić | 6 | 6 | | | |
| Q | K Zhang | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | PR | R Peterson | 1 | 1 | | | |
| | J Fett | 6 | 1 | 3 | Q | K Zhang | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| PR | R Peterson | 6 | 6 | | PR | R Peterson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | A Riske | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 5 | E Mertens | 2 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Y Wang | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | Y Wang | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | Ar Rodionova | 6$^3$ | 6 | 0 | | E Rodina | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | E Rodina | 7$^7$ | 3 | 6 | | | | | | E Rodina | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | |
| Q | L Cabrera | 6 | 7 | | | | | | Q | L Cabrera | 1 | 6$^4$ | | | | |
| Q | X Gao | 3 | 5 | | Q | L Cabrera | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | J Paolini | 0 | 2 | | 3 | A Kontaveit | 0 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | A Kontaveit | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | E Rodina | 6$^7$ | 3 |
| 7 | S Stosur | 7$^8$ | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | 2/WC | S Zhang | 7$^9$ | 6 |
| | X Han | 6$^6$ | 6 | 7 | | X Han | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | K Kozlova | 7 | 6 | | | K Kozlova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | F Liu | 5 | 0 | | | | | | | K Kozlova | 1 | 1 | | | | |
| | M Sakkari | 0 | 3 | | | | | | 2/WC | S Zhang | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | İ Soylu | 6 | 6 | | Q | İ Soylu | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | X You | 1 | 0 | | 2/WC | S Zhang | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 2/WC | S Zhang | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying
### Seeds

* Lizette Cabrera (qualified)
* Lesley Kerkhove (qualified)
* İpek Soylu (qualified)
* Gao Xinyu (qualified)
* Lu Jingjing (qualified)
* Jacqueline Cako (qualifying competition)
* Junri Namigata (qualifying competition)
* Riko Sawayanagi (qualifying competition)
* Zhang Kailin (qualified)
* Lu Jiajing (qualifying competition)
* Hiroko Kuwata (first round)
* Xun Fangying (first round)

### Qualifiers

* Lizette Cabrera
* Lesley Kerkhove
* İpek Soylu
* Gao Xinyu
* Lu Jingjing
* Zhang Kailin

### Qualifying draw
#### First qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 1 | Lizette Cabrera | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
| | Aleksandrina Naydenova | 6$^1$ | 4 | | | | | |
| | Aleksandrina Naydenova | 6$^1$ | 4 | 1 | Lizette Cabrera | 6 | 4 | 6 |
| | | | | | Pemra Özgen | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| | Pemra Özgen | 7 | 6 | | Pemra Özgen | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| 12 | Xun Fangying | 5 | 1 | | | | | |

#### Second qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 2 | Lesley Kerkhove | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Alexandra Panova | 4 | 4 | | | | |
| | Alexandra Panova | 4 | 4 | 2 | Lesley Kerkhove | 6 | 7 |
| | | | | 8 | Riko Sawayanagi | 1 | 5 |
| WC | Sun Xuliu | 3 | 4 | 8 | Riko Sawayanagi | 1 | 5 |
| 8 | Riko Sawayanagi | 6 | 6 | | | | |

#### Third qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 3 | İpek Soylu | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | Guo Meiqi | 2 | 1 | | | | |
| WC | Guo Meiqi | 2 | 1 | 3 | İpek Soylu | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| | | | | | Kyōka Okamura | 6$^5$ | 3 |
| | Kyōka Okamura | 6 | 7$^7$ | | Kyōka Okamura | 6$^5$ | 3 |
| 11 | Hiroko Kuwata | 4 | 6$^4$ | | | | |

#### Fourth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 4 | Gao Xinyu | 2 | 6 | 7$^9$ | | | | | |
| | Guo Hanyu | 6 | 4 | 6$^7$ | | | | | |
| | Guo Hanyu | 6 | 4 | 6$^7$ | 4 | Gao Xinyu | 6 | 2 | 6 |
| | | | | | 10 | Lu Jiajing | 4 | 6 | 3 |
| | Shiho Akita | 3 | 1 | | 10 | Lu Jiajing | 4 | 6 | 3 |
| 10 | Lu Jiajing | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |

#### Fifth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 5 | Lu Jingjing | 4 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | |
| | Miyabi Inoue | 6 | 1 | 6$^2$ | | | | | |
| | Miyabi Inoue | 6 | 1 | 6$^2$ | 5 | Lu Jingjing | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 7 | Junri Namigata | 7 | 1 | 3 |
| WC | Zheng Wushuang | 5 | 1 | | 7 | Junri Namigata | 7 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Junri Namigata | 7 | 6 | | | | | | |

#### Sixth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 6 | Jacqueline Cako | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| | Anastasia Pivovarova | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | |
| | Anastasia Pivovarova | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 | Jacqueline Cako | 2 | 4 |
| | | | | | 9 | Zhang Kailin | 6 | 6 |
| WC | Ye Qiuyu | 6$^8$ | 6 | 3 | 9 | Zhang Kailin | 6 | 6 |
| 9 | Zhang Kailin | 7$^{10}$ | 4 | 6 | | | | |