# 2017 Zhengzhou Women's Tennis Open – Singles

Anastasia Pivovarova was the defending champion, but chose not to participate.
Wang Qiang won the title after her opponent Peng Shuai retired in the final, with the score at 3–6, 7–6$^{(7–3)}$, 1–1.

## Seeds

* Peng Shuai (final, retired)
* Wang Qiang (champion)
* Duan Yingying (semifinals)
* Nao Hibino (quarterfinals)
* Zheng Saisai (semifinals)
* Kurumi Nara (second round, retired)
* Han Xinyun (first round)
* Liu Fangzhou (quarterfinals)

## 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 |
| 1/WC | Peng Shuai | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | | | | |
| 5 | Zheng Saisai | 6$^2$ | 6$^5$ | | | | | |
| 5 | Zheng Saisai | 6$^2$ | 6$^5$ | 1/WC | Peng Shuai | 6 | 6$^3$ | 1$^r$ |
| | | | | 2 | Wang Qiang | 3 | 7$^7$ | 1 |
| 3 | Duan Yingying | 6$^{11}$ | 2 | 2 | Wang Qiang | 3 | 7$^7$ | 1 |
| 2 | Wang Qiang | 7$^{13}$ | 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/WC | S Peng | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Aoyama | 1 | 1 | | 1/WC | S Peng | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Kato | 6$^4$ | 0 | | | R Sawayanagi | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Sawayanagi | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | 1/WC | S Peng | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | M Hibi | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | Z Diyas | 3 | 3 | | | | |
| | S Akita | 6 | 6 | | S Akita | S Akita | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Z Diyas | 6 | 6 | | Z Diyas | Z Diyas | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | X Han | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 1/WC | S Peng | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ |
| 4 | N Hibino | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | S Zheng | 6$^2$ | 6$^5$ |
| | A Omae | 1 | 2 | | 4 | N Hibino | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Hozumi | 6 | 6 | | | E Hozumi | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | H Guo | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | 4 | N Hibino | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| Q | J Kang | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | 5 | S Zheng | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | S Sharipova | 6 | 3 | 6 | | S Sharipova | 2 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | J Lu | 2 | 2 | | 5 | S Zheng | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | S Zheng | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| 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 |
| 6 | K Nara | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Zhu | 4 | 5 | 6 | K Nara | 5 | 0$^r$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | N-l Han | 4 | 1 | | S-j Jang | 7 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S-j Jang | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | S-j Jang | 4 | 5 | | | | |
| WC | C Liu | 6$^2$ | 6$^4$ | | | | | | 3 | Y Duan | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | Ar Rodionova | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | Ar Rodionova | 6 | 4 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Pe Plipuech | 1 | 1 | 3 | Y Duan | 4 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Y Duan | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Y Duan | 6$^{11}$ | 2 |
| 8 | F Liu | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Q Wang | 7$^{13}$ | 6 |
| Q | Vara Wongteanchai | 6$^4$ | 2 | 8 | F Liu | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Z Yang | 6 | 6 | WC | Z Yang | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | H Tang | 1 | 2 | | | | | | 8 | F Liu | 2 | 3 | | | | |
| | V Grammatikopoulou | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 2 | Q Wang | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | Y Xu | 1 | 3 | | V Grammatikopoulou | 6 | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | H Kuwata | 1 | 1 | 2 | Q Wang | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Q Wang | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Preliminary match

| Preliminary match | Preliminary match | Preliminary match | Preliminary match | Preliminary match |
| Jana Fett | Jana Fett | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| Shiho Akita | Shiho Akita | 2 | 7 | 6 |
* Due to the WTA mistakenly accepting too many players into the main draw, the two lowest ranked players in the draw, Jana Fett and Shiho Akita, were forced to play a preliminary match for a spot in the main draw. The winner of the match received a spot in the main draw, whereas the loser will receive one ranking point and first round prize money.

## Qualifying
### Seeds

* Julia Glushko (qualifying competition)
* Jacqueline Cako (qualifying competition)
* Kyōka Okamura (qualifying competition)
* Peangtarn Plipuech (qualified)
* Varatchaya Wongteanchai (qualified)
* Gao Xinyu (qualifying competition)
* Xun Fangying (first round)
* Guo Hanyu (qualified)

### Qualifiers

* Varatchaya Wongteanchai
* Guo Hanyu
* Kang Jiaqi
* Peangtarn Plipuech

### Qualifying draw
#### First qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 1 | Julia Glushko | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Miharu Imanishi | 6 | 2 | 1 | | | | | |
| | Miharu Imanishi | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | Julia Glushko | 6 | 6$^2$ | 1 |
| | | | | | 5 | Varatchaya Wongteanchai | 4 | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| | Zhang Yuxuan | 5 | 4 | | 5 | Varatchaya Wongteanchai | 4 | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| 5 | Varatchaya Wongteanchai | 7 | 6 | | | | | | |

#### Second qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 2 | Jacqueline Cako | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | Stefanie Tan | 3 | 6 | 1 | | | | | |
| WC | Stefanie Tan | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | Jacqueline Cako | 4 | 6 | 4 |
| | | | | | 8 | Guo Hanyu | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| | Lu Jiaxi | 7 | 6$^6$ | 3 | 8 | Guo Hanyu | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| 8 | Guo Hanyu | 5 | 7$^8$ | 6 | | | | | |

#### Third qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 3 | Kyōka Okamura | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | Valeria Savinykh | 5 | 2 | | | | |
| | Valeria Savinykh | 5 | 2 | 3 | Kyōka Okamura | 3 | 2 |
| | | | | | Kang Jiaqi | 6 | 6 |
| | Kang Jiaqi | 7 | 6 | | Kang Jiaqi | 6 | 6 |
| 7 | Xun Fangying | 5 | 4 | | | | |

#### Fourth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 4 | Peangtarn Plipuech | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | Wang Xiyu | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | |
| WC | Wang Xiyu | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | Peangtarn Plipuech | 6 | 2 | 6 |
| | | | | | 6 | Gao Xinyu | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| | Sun Xuliu | 6$^5$ | 2 | | 6 | Gao Xinyu | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| 6 | Gao Xinyu | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | |