# 2017 Sarasota Open – Singles

Mischa Zverev was the defending champion but chose not to defend his title.
Frances Tiafoe won the title after defeating Tennys Sandgren 6–3, 6–4 in the final.
In a viral moment, Frances Tiafoe's first-round match against Mitchell Krueger was repeatedly interrupted by the sounds of sexual intercourse.

## Seeds

* Jared Donaldson (quarterfinals)
* Horacio Zeballos (quarterfinals, retired)
* Frances Tiafoe (champion)
* Adam Pavlásek (second round)
* Gerald Melzer (first round)
* Darian King (first round)
* Henri Laaksonen (quarterfinals)
* Guido Andreozzi (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 | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| | Vincent Millot | 4 | 1 | | | | | |
| | Tennys Sandgren | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Tennys Sandgren | 6 | 6 | | | Tennys Sandgren | 3 | 4 |
| | | | | | 3 | Frances Tiafoe | 6 | 6 |
| 3 | Frances Tiafoe | 6 | 6$^5$ | 7$^7$ | 3 | Frances Tiafoe | 6 | 6 |
| | Jürgen Melzer | 4 | 7$^7$ | 6$^5$ | | | | |

### 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 | J Donaldson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Novikov | 2 | 4 | | 1 | J Donaldson | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| WC | S Korda | 1 | 2 | | Q | B Rola | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| Q | B Rola | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 1 | J Donaldson | 4 | 5 | | | |
| | M González | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | V Millot | 6 | 7 | | | |
| | M Arévalo | 3 | 4 | | | M González | 6 | 5 | 0 | | | | | | | |
| | V Millot | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | V Millot | 2 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 8 | G Andreozzi | 6$^3$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | V Millot | 4 | 1 |
| 4 | A Pavlásek | 1 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | T Sandgren | 6 | 6 |
| | L Mayer | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | A Pavlásek | 2 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | T Sandgren | 6 | 6$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | T Sandgren | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | R Opelka | 4 | 7$^9$ | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | T Sandgren | w/o | | | | |
| WC | S Bangoura | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | D Kudla | | | | | |
| | J McGee | 6 | 6 | | | J McGee | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | D Kudla | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | D Kudla | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | G Melzer | 6$^0$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Semifinals |
| 7 | H Laaksonen | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Smyczek | 2 | 1 | | 7 | H Laaksonen | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| SE | M Kecmanović | 6 | 6 | | SE | M Kecmanović | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | M McDonald | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | 7 | H Laaksonen | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| Q | JP Sorgi | 6$^5$ | 6 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | 3 | F Tiafoe | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| SE | A Arnaboldi | 7$^7$ | 1 | 7$^7$ | SE | A Arnaboldi | 4 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Krueger | 3 | 2 | | 3 | F Tiafoe | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | F Tiafoe | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | F Tiafoe | 6 | 6$^5$ | 7$^7$ |
| 6 | D King | 2 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | J Melzer | 4 | 7$^7$ | 6$^5$ |
| | J Melzer | 6 | 2 | 6 | | J Melzer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | F Argüello | 4 | 6 | 7$^7$ | Q | F Argüello | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | C Harrison | 6 | 1 | 6$^3$ | | | | | | | J Melzer | 7$^7$ | 4 | | | | | |
| LL | S Kozlov | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 2 | H Zeballos | 6$^4$ | 1$^r$ | | | | | |
| | P Polansky | 4 | 4 | | LL | S Kozlov | 1 | 6$^3$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | DE Galán | 5 | 1 | | 2 | H Zeballos | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | H Zeballos | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |