2017 Dunlop World Challenge – Women's singles

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Women's singles
2017 Dunlop World Challenge
Final
Champion Flag of Romania.svg Mihaela Buzărnescu
Runner-up Flag of Slovenia.svg Tamara Zidanšek
Score6–0, 6–1
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
  2016  · Dunlop World Challenge

Aryna Sabalenka was the defending champion, but chose to participate in Taipei instead.

Contents

Mihaela Buzărnescu won the title, defeating Tamara Zidanšek in the final, 6–0, 6–1.

Seeds

  1. Flag of Romania.svg Mihaela Buzărnescu (champion)
  2. Flag of Hungary.svg Dalma Gálfi (quarterfinals)
  3. Flag of Slovenia.svg Tamara Zidanšek (final)
  4. Flag of Italy.svg Georgia Brescia (first round; retired)
  5. Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Lu Jiajing (semifinals)
  6. Flag of Japan.svg Miharu Imanishi (quarterfinals)
  7. Flag of Japan.svg Mayo Hibi (first round)
  8. Flag of Japan.svg Junri Namigata (semifinals)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
1 Flag of Romania.svg Mihaela Buzărnescu 67
5 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Lu Jiajing 1 5
1 Flag of Romania.svg Mihaela Buzărnescu 66
3 Flag of Slovenia.svg Tamara Zidanšek 0 1
3 Flag of Slovenia.svg Tamara Zidanšek 66
8 Flag of Japan.svg Junri Namigata 1 1

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Flag of Romania.svg M Buzărnescu 76
  Flag of the United States.svg E Bektas 5 2 1 Flag of Romania.svg M Buzărnescu 66
Q Flag of Japan.svg K Okamura 625 Flag of Japan.svg R Sawayanagi 2 1
  Flag of Japan.svg R Sawayanagi 7771 Flag of Romania.svg M Buzărnescu 66
  Flag of Japan.svg H Kaji 3 677 Flag of Japan.svg H Kaji 3 3
  Flag of France.svg A Lim 63 62 Flag of Japan.svg H Kaji 776
Q Flag of Japan.svg R Fujiwara 66Q Flag of Japan.svg R Fujiwara 612
7 Flag of Japan.svg M Hibi 0 2 1 Flag of Romania.svg M Buzărnescu 67
4 Flag of Italy.svg G Brescia 1 0r5 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Jia Lu 1 5
  Flag of the United Kingdom.svg K Dunne 60 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg K Dunne 1 3
  Flag of the United Kingdom.svg L Robson 66 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg L Robson 66
WC Flag of Japan.svg Y Tanaka 3 1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg L Robson 1 774
  Flag of Japan.svg A Shimizu 665 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Jia Lu 6636
  Flag of Thailand.svg Vara Wongteanchai 2 3 Flag of Japan.svg A Shimizu 4 4
Q Flag of Japan.svg A Yoshitomi 1 5 5 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Jia Lu 66
5 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Jia Lu 67

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
6 Flag of Japan.svg M Imanishi 66
  Flag of Japan.svg S Aoyama 1 2 6 Flag of Japan.svg M Imanishi 66
  Flag of India.svg A Raina 2 66 Flag of India.svg A Raina 3 2
Q Flag of Japan.svg M Nishimoto 61 1 6 Flag of Japan.svg M Imanishi 3 2
  Flag of Thailand.svg P Plipuech 61 1 3 Flag of Slovenia.svg T Zidanšek 66
  Flag of Japan.svg E Sema 3 66 Flag of Japan.svg E Sema 5 3
WC Flag of Japan.svg Y Hosoki 3 0 3 Flag of Slovenia.svg T Zidanšek 76
3 Flag of Slovenia.svg T Zidanšek 663 Flag of Slovenia.svg T Zidanšek 66
8 Flag of Japan.svg J Namigata 668 Flag of Japan.svg J Namigata 1 1
  Flag of Japan.svg M Minokoshi 0 0 8 Flag of Japan.svg J Namigata 66
  Flag of Hungary.svg Á Bukta 1 5 WC Flag of Japan.svg M Kobori 4 3
WC Flag of Japan.svg M Kobori 678 Flag of Japan.svg J Namigata 4 776
  Flag of Russia.svg K Lykina 662 Flag of Hungary.svg D Gálfi 6613
  Flag of Serbia.svg D Radanović 3 2 Flag of Russia.svg K Lykina 5 3
WC Flag of Poland.svg U Radwańska 4 772 2 Flag of Hungary.svg D Gálfi 76
2 Flag of Hungary.svg D Gálfi 6616

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