# 2017 Zhuhai Open – Women's singles

Olga Govortsova was the defending champion, but chose not to participate.
Denisa Allertová won the title, defeating Zheng Saisai 6–3, 2–6, 6–4 in the final.

## Seeds

* Hsieh Su-wei (quarterfinals)
* Ekaterina Alexandrova (second round)
* Zhu Lin (first round)
* Zheng Saisai (final)
* Chang Kai-chen (quarterfinals)
* Denisa Allertová (champion)
* Maryna Zanevska (semifinals)
* Nina Stojanović (first round)

## Main 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 |
| 7 | Maryna Zanevska | 5 | 3 | | | | | |
| 6 | Denisa Allertová | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| 6 | Denisa Allertová | 7 | 6 | 6 | Denisa Allertová | 6 | 2 | 6 |
| | | | | 4 | Zheng Saisai | 3 | 6 | 4 |
| 4 | Zheng Saisai | 6 | 6 | 4 | Zheng Saisai | 3 | 6 | 4 |
| | Ons Jabeur | 1 | 2 | | | | | |

### 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 | S-w Hsieh | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | İ Soylu | 3 | 2 | | 1 | S-w Hsieh | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | T Moore | 7 | 1 | 6 | | T Moore | 6 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | H Tang | 5 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | 1 | S-w Hsieh | 2 | 4 | | | | |
| | A Kalinskaya | 6$^2$ | 3 | | | | | | | 7 | M Zanevska | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | P Schnyder | 7$^7$ | 6 | | Q | P Schnyder | 7 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | X Han | 2 | 7 | 5 | 7 | M Zanevska | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | M Zanevska | 6 | 5 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | 7 | M Zanevska | 5 | 3 |
| 3 | L Zhu | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | D Allertová | 7 | 6 |
| | A Rus | 6 | 6 | | | A Rus | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Liu | 6 | 2 | 6 | | F Liu | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | J Lu | 4 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | A Rus | 4 | 3 | | | | |
| | L Cabrera | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | 6 | D Allertová | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | D Jakupović | 6 | 7 | | | D Jakupović | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Z Diyas | 4 | 3 | | 6 | D Allertová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | D Allertová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Semifinals |
| 8 | N Stojanović | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | X Gao | 6 | 6 | | WC | X Gao | 7$^7$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | L Kerkhove | 7 | 2 | 2 | | A Sadiković | 6$^2$ | 0$^r$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Sadiković | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | WC | X Gao | 2 | 1 | | | | |
| WC | Y Zhang | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | 4 | S Zheng | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | N-l Han | 6 | 6 | | Q | N-l Han | 6$^9$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Sabalenka | 5 | 3 | | 4 | S Zheng | 7$^{11}$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | S Zheng | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | S Zheng | 6 | 6 |
| 5 | K-c Chang | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | O Jabeur | 1 | 2 |
| WC | F Xun | 2 | 2 | | 5 | K-c Chang | 4 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | K Zhang | 3 | 6 | 6 | | K Zhang | 6 | 2 | 0$^r$ | | | | | | | | |
| | S-j Jang | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | 5 | K-c Chang | 4 | 5 | | | | |
| | B Štefková | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | O Jabeur | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | O Jabeur | 7 | 6 | | | O Jabeur | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | D Gálfi | 6$^{10}$ | 4 | | 2 | E Alexandrova | 1 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | E Alexandrova | 7$^{12}$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |