2017 Guangzhou International Women's Open

The 2017 Guangzhou International Women's Open was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 14th edition of the Guangzhou International Women's Open, and part of the WTA International tournaments of the 2017 WTA Tour. It took place in Guangzhou, China, from September 18 through September 23, 2017.

2017 Guangzhou International Women's Open
Date	September 18–23
Edition	14th
Category	WTA International
Draw	32S / 16D
Prize money	$250,000
Surface	Hard
Location	Guangzhou, China
Venue	Guangzhou International Tennis Center
Champions
Singles
Zhang Shuai
Doubles
Elise Mertens / Demi Schuurs

Points and prize money

Event	W	F	SF	QF	Round of 16	Round of 32	Q	Q2	Q1
Singles	280	180	110	60	30	1	18	12	1
Doubles					1	—	—	—	—

Prize money

Event	W	F	SF	QF	Round of 16	Round of 321	Q2	Q1
Singles	$43,000	$21,400	$11,500	$6,175	$3,400	$2,100	$1,020	$600
Doubles *	$12,300	$6,400	$3,435	$1,820	$960	—	—	—

<sub>¹ Qualifiers prize money is also the Round of 32 prize money
* per team</sub>

Singles main-draw entrants

Seeds

Country	Player	Rank1	Seed
CHN	Peng Shuai	24	1
CHN	Zhang Shuai	28	2
EST	Anett Kontaveit	30	3
UKR	Lesia Tsurenko	39	4
BEL	Elise Mertens	41	5
FRA	Alizé Cornet	45	6
AUS	Samantha Stosur	49	7
USA	Alison Riske	50	8

• ¹ Rankings are as of September 11, 2017.

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

• Peng Shuai
• You Xiaodi
• Zhang Shuai

The following player received entry using a protected ranking:

• Rebecca Peterson

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

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

Withdrawals

Before the tournament

• Ana Bogdan → replaced by Rebecca Peterson
• Sabine Lisicki → replaced by Jana Fett
• Zheng Saisai → replaced by Jasmine Paolini
• Zhu Lin → replaced by Arina Rodionova

Retirements

• Patricia Maria Tig

Doubles main-draw entrants

Seeds

Country	Player	Country	Player	Rank1	Seed
BEL	Elise Mertens	NED	Demi Schuurs	96	1
AUS	Monique Adamczak	AUS	Storm Sanders	165	2
NED	Lesley Kerkhove	BLR	Lidziya Marozava	206	3
USA	Jacqueline Cako	BUL	Aleksandrina Naydenova	210	4

• ¹ Rankings are as of September 11, 2017.

Other entrants

The following pair received a wildcard into the doubles main draw:

• Guo Meiqi / Sun Xuliu

Champions

Singles

Main article: 2017 Guangzhou International Women's Open – Singles

• Zhang Shuai def. Aleksandra Krunić, 6–2, 3–6, 6–2

Doubles

Main article: 2017 Guangzhou International Women's Open – Doubles

• Elise Mertens / Demi Schuurs def. Monique Adamczak / Storm Sanders, 6–2, 6–3

External links

• Official website