Daniela Hantuchová successfully defended her title beating Maria Kirilenko 6–7(4–7), 6–3, 6–3 in the final.
Makoto Ninomiya and Riko Sawayanagi were the defending champions, but lost in the first round to Miki Miyamura and Varatchaya Wongteanchai.
Hsieh Su-wei was the defending champion, having won the event in 2012, but decided not to participate in 2013.
Jessica Pegula and Zheng Saisai were the defending champions, having won the event in 2012, but Pegula chose not to participate. Zheng paired up with Xu Yifan, but they lost in the quarterfinals.
Casey Dellacqua was the defending champion, having won the event in 2012, but decided not to defend her title the year after.
Monique Adamczak and Stephanie Bengson were the defending champions, having won the event in 2012, but both players chose not to defend their titles the year after.
Ashleigh Barty and Sally Peers were the defending champions, having won the event in 2012, but Barty chose to participate in the 2013 Birmingham Classic during that week and Peers chose not to participate.
Erika Sema and Zheng Saisai were the defending champions, having won the event in 2012, but both players decided not to participate in 2013.
Ashleigh Barty and Sally Peers were the defending champions, having won the event in 2012, but Barty decided not to participate this year. Peers partnered up with Stephanie Bengson, but lost in the first round.
Monique Adamczak and Olivia Rogowska were the defending champions, however both players chose not to participate.
The women's singles tennis event at the 2015 Summer Universiade was held from July 4 to 12 at the Jawol International Tennis Court in Gwangju, South Korea.
Liang Chen and Wang Yafan were the defending champions, but lost in the final to Varatchaya Wongteanchai and Yang Zhaoxuan, 4–6, 6–4, [10–7].
Xu Yifan and Zheng Saisai were the defending champions, but both players chose to participate in Madrid instead.
Jelena Janković was the defending champion, but chose to participate in Florianópolis instead.
Agnieszka Radwańska was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Caroline Wozniacki.
Varatchaya Wongteanchai and Yang Zhaoxuan were the defending champions, but chose not to participate together. Wongteanchai played alongside Nao Hibino, but lost in the quarterfinals to Ashleigh Barty and Casey Dellacqua. Yang teamed up with Shuko Aoyama, but lost in the quarterfinals to Elise Mertens and İpek Soylu.
Anastasia Pivovarova was the defending champion, but chose not to participate.
Jessica Moore and Varatchaya Wongteanchai were the defending champions, but chose not to compete together. Moore played alongside Prarthana Thombare, but lost in the quarterfinals to Irina-Camelia Begu and Raluca Olaru. Wongteanchai teamed up with Alona Fomina, but lost in the first round to Jaqueline Cristian and Cristina Dinu.
The women's doubles tennis event at the 2017 Summer Universiade was held from August 22 to 28 at the Taipei Tennis Center in Taipei, Taiwan.
Lara Arruabarrena was the defending champion, but lost in the first round to Ekaterina Alexandrova.
Jessica Moore 
