# 2017 Malaysian Open – Singles

Elina Svitolina was the defending champion but withdrew before her second round match.
Ashleigh Barty won her first WTA title, defeating Nao Hibino in the final, 6–3, 6–2.

## Seeds

* Elina Svitolina (second round, withdrew)
* Carla Suárez Navarro (first round)
* Caroline Garcia (first round)
* Peng Shuai (second round, retired)
* Duan Yingying (quarterfinals)
* Wang Qiang (quarterfinals)
* Elise Mertens (first round)
* Çağla Büyükakçay (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 |
| | Nao Hibino | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Magda Linette | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | |
| | Magda Linette | 6 | 4 | 4 | | Nao Hibino | 3 | 2 |
| | | | | | Q | Ashleigh Barty | 6 | 6 |
| | Han Xinyun | 3 | 5 | | Q | Ashleigh Barty | 6 | 6 |
| Q | Ashleigh Barty | 6 | 7 | | | | | |

### 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 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 1 | E Svitolina | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S-j Jang | 2 | 3 | | 1 | E Svitolina | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Hibino | 7 | 4 | 6 | | N Hibino | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Zanevska | 5 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | N Hibino | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | S Sharipova | 7 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | Q | L Kerkhove | 6$^4$ | 3 | | | | | |
| | S-w Hsieh | 5 | 7 | 1 | Q | S Sharipova | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | L Kerkhove | 6 | 7$^7$ | | Q | L Kerkhove | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | E Mertens | 4 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | | | | | N Hibino | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| 4 | S Peng | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | M Linette | 6 | 4 | 4 |
| | K-c Chang | 1 | 4 | | 4 | S Peng | 2$^r$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Linette | 6 | 3 | 6 | | M Linette | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | K Zavatska | 1 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | M Linette | 7$^7$ | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| | S Soler Espinosa | 3 | 6$^2$ | | | | | | | 5 | Y Duan | 6$^3$ | 6 | 1 | | | | |
| | S Sorribes Tormo | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | S Sorribes Tormo | 0 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Z Diyas | 5 | 3 | | 5 | Y Duan | 6 | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Y Duan | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 6 | Q Wang | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Stojanović | 1 | 3 | | 6 | Q Wang | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | S Zheng | 7$^7$ | 2 | 6 | WC | S Zheng | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Zhu | 6$^5$ | 6 | 3 | | | | | 6 | Q Wang | 7$^7$ | 2 | 4 | | | | |
| | A Krunić | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | X Han | 6$^4$ | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | X Han | 7 | 6 | | | X Han | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Kalinskaya | 7 | 6 | | Q | A Kalinskaya | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | C Garcia | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | X Han | 3 | 5 |
| 8 | Ç Büyükakçay | 2 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | Q | A Barty | 6 | 7 |
| | R Ozaki | 6 | 3 | 6 | | R Ozaki | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Kozlova | 6$^8$ | 2 | | | K Zhang | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Zhang | 7$^{10}$ | 6 | | | | | | | K Zhang | 0 | 6$^2$ | | | | | |
| | I Falconi | 3 | 7 | 0 | | | | | Q | A Barty | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | |
| Q | A Barty | 6 | 5 | 6 | Q | A Barty | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Kato | 2 | 6 | 6 | Q | M Kato | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | C Suárez Navarro | 6 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying
### Seeds

* Liu Fangzhou (first round)
* Sabina Sharipova (qualified)
* Aryna Sabalenka (first round)
* Dalila Jakupović (qualifying competition)
* Ivana Jorović (first round)
* Jang Su-jeong (qualified)
* Ashleigh Barty (qualified)
* Barbara Haas (qualifying competition)
* Cindy Burger (qualifying competition)
* İpek Soylu (qualifying competition)
* Tereza Martincová (qualifying competition)
* Anna Kalinskaya (qualified)

### Qualifiers

* Lesley Kerkhove
* Sabina Sharipova
* Miyu Kato
* Anna Kalinskaya
* Ashleigh Barty
* Jang Su-jeong

### Draw
#### First qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 1 | Liu Fangzhou | 6 | 1 | 5 | | | | |
| | Lesley Kerkhove | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | Lesley Kerkhove | 4 | 6 | 7 | | Lesley Kerkhove | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 8 | Barbara Haas | 1 | 1 |
| | Shuko Aoyama | 2 | 1 | | 8 | Barbara Haas | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | Barbara Haas | 6 | 6 | | | | | |

#### Second qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 2 | Sabina Sharipova | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | Theiviya Selvarajoo | 1 | 2 | | | | | |
| WC | Theiviya Selvarajoo | 1 | 2 | 2 | Sabina Sharipova | 4 | 7$^7$ | 7$^8$ |
| | | | | 9 | Cindy Burger | 6 | 6$^4$ | 6$^6$ |
| WC | Ma Yexin | 0 | 0 | 9 | Cindy Burger | 6 | 6$^4$ | 6$^6$ |
| 9 | Cindy Burger | 6 | 6 | | | | | |

#### Third qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 3 | Aryna Sabalenka | 5 | 6 | 6$^5$ | | | | |
| | Miyu Kato | 7 | 2 | 7$^7$ | | | | |
| | Miyu Kato | 7 | 2 | 7$^7$ | | Miyu Kato | 7 | 7$^7$ |
| | | | | | 10 | İpek Soylu | 5 | 6$^4$ |
| | Paula Kania | 3 | 1 | | 10 | İpek Soylu | 5 | 6$^4$ |
| 10 | İpek Soylu | 6 | 6 | | | | | |

#### Fourth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 4 | Dalila Jakupović | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| | Lizette Cabrera | 3 | 6 | 1 | | | | |
| | Lizette Cabrera | 3 | 6 | 1 | 4 | Dalila Jakupović | 1 | 5 |
| | | | | | 12 | Anna Kalinskaya | 6 | 7 |
| | Ksenia Lykina | 1 | 4 | | 12 | Anna Kalinskaya | 6 | 7 |
| 12 | Anna Kalinskaya | 6 | 6 | | | | | |

#### Fifth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 5 | Ivana Jorović | 1 | 6$^3$ | | | | |
| | Urszula Radwańska | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | |
| | Urszula Radwańska | 6 | 7$^7$ | | Urszula Radwańska | 0 | 1 |
| | | | | 7 | Ashleigh Barty | 6 | 6 |
| Alt | Varatchaya Wongteanchai | 3 | 4 | 7 | Ashleigh Barty | 6 | 6 |
| 7 | Ashleigh Barty | 6 | 6 | | | | |

#### Sixth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 6 | Jang Su-jeong | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | Zhang Ling | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
| WC | Zhang Ling | 3 | 3 | 6 | Jang Su-jeong | 6 | 5 | 6 |
| | | | | 11 | Tereza Martincová | 2 | 7 | 3 |
| WC | Jawairiah Noordin | 4 | 1 | 11 | Tereza Martincová | 2 | 7 | 3 |
| 11 | Tereza Martincová | 6 | 6 | | | | | |