2017 Hua Hin Championships – Women's singles

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Women's singles
2017 Hua Hin Championships
Champion Flag of Switzerland.svg Belinda Bencic
Runner-up Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Hsieh Su-wei
Final score6–3, 6–4
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
  2015  · Hua Hin Championships ·  2019  

Yaroslava Shvedova was the defending champion from 2015, when the event was last held, but did not participate this year due to injury.

Contents

Belinda Bencic won the title, defeating Hsieh Su-wei 6–3, 6–4 in the final.

Seeds

  1. Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wang Qiang (first round)
  2. Flag of Russia.svg Evgeniya Rodina (second round)
  3. Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Duan Yingying (quarterfinals)
  4. Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Hsieh Su-wei (final)
  5. Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Yanina Wickmayer (second round)
  6. Flag of Romania.svg Ana Bogdan (semifinals)
  7. Flag of Japan.svg Misaki Doi (first round)
  8. Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Naomi Broady (first round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
Flag of Switzerland.svg Belinda Bencic 776
6 Flag of Romania.svg Ana Bogdan 634
  Flag of Switzerland.svg Belinda Bencic 66
4 Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Hsieh Su-wei 3 4
4 Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Hsieh Su-wei 677
Flag of Switzerland.svg Viktorija Golubic 3 64

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1/WC Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Q Wang 5 64
Flag of Russia.svg K Lykina 73 6 Flag of Russia.svg K Lykina 2 4
Flag of Switzerland.svg B Bencic 66 Flag of Switzerland.svg B Bencic 66
Q Flag of Mexico.svg G Olmos 2 1 Flag of Switzerland.svg B Bencic 0 66
Flag of Russia.svg V Diatchenko 66 Flag of Russia.svg V Diatchenko 64 2
Flag of Poland.svg M Fręch 4 2 Flag of Russia.svg V Diatchenko 76
Flag of Russia.svg I Khromacheva 66 Flag of Russia.svg I Khromacheva 5 3
7 Flag of Japan.svg M Doi 4 2 Flag of Switzerland.svg B Bencic 776
3 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Y Duan 666 Flag of Romania.svg A Bogdan 634
Q Flag of the United States.svg E Bektas 1 1 3 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Y Duan 3 66
WC Flag of Thailand.svg Vara Wongteanchai 79676WC Flag of Thailand.svg Vara Wongteanchai 64 4
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg X Gao 67792 3 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Y Duan 1 3
Q Flag of Russia.svg V Kudermetova 666 Flag of Romania.svg A Bogdan 66
Flag of Italy.svg J Paolini 1 4 Q Flag of Russia.svg V Kudermetova 3 1
WC Flag of Thailand.svg C Jandakate 1 2 6 Flag of Romania.svg A Bogdan 66
6 Flag of Romania.svg A Bogdan 66

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
8 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg N Broady 4 5
Flag of Turkey.svg İ Soylu 67 Flag of Turkey.svg İ Soylu 772 4
Flag of Austria.svg B Haas 66 Flag of Austria.svg B Haas 6566
WC Flag of Thailand.svg P Plipuech 4 2 Flag of Austria.svg B Haas 1 5
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg M Bouzková 4 71264 Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg S-w Hsieh 67
Flag of the Netherlands.svg A Rus 66103 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg M Bouzková 4 1
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Y Wang 5 3 4 Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg S-w Hsieh 66
4 Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg S-w Hsieh 764 Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg S-w Hsieh 677
5 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Y Wickmayer 776 Flag of Switzerland.svg V Golubic 3 64
Flag of Russia.svg V Zvonareva 643 5 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Y Wickmayer 2 663
Flag of Thailand.svg L Kumkhum 66 Flag of Thailand.svg L Kumkhum 64 77
Q Flag of Hungary.svg F Stollár 1 4 Flag of Thailand.svg L Kumkhum 620
WC Flag of Thailand.svg Yanin Wisitwarapron 0 0 Flag of Switzerland.svg V Golubic 776
Flag of Switzerland.svg V Golubic 66 Flag of Switzerland.svg V Golubic 66
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg S Sharipova 4 63 2 Flag of Russia.svg E Rodina 1 1
2 Flag of Russia.svg E Rodina 63 6

Qualifying

Seeds

  1. Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhang Kailin (first round)
  2. Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Lu Jiajing (first round)
  3. Flag of Hungary.svg Fanny Stollár (qualified)
  4. Flag of Slovenia.svg Dalila Jakupović (first round)
  5. Flag of Russia.svg Victoria Kamenskaya (qualifying competition)
  6. Flag of the United States.svg Emina Bektas (qualified)
  7. Flag of Russia.svg Veronika Kudermetova (qualified)
  8. Flag of Japan.svg Hiroko Kuwata (first round)

Qualifiers

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
1 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhang Kailin 4 65
  Flag of Thailand.svg Nudnida Luangnam 677
  Flag of Thailand.svg Nudnida Luangnam 0 1
6 Flag of the United States.svg Emina Bektas 66
  Flag of Germany.svg Vivian Heisen 4 4
6 Flag of the United States.svg Emina Bektas 66

Second qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
2 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Lu Jiajing 4 4
  Flag of the United States.svg Sabrina Santamaria 66
  Flag of the United States.svg Sabrina Santamaria 2 3
7 Flag of Russia.svg Veronika Kudermetova 66
  Flag of Thailand.svg Patcharin Cheapchandej 3 1
7 Flag of Russia.svg Veronika Kudermetova 66

Third qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
3 Flag of Hungary.svg Fanny Stollár 66
WC Flag of Thailand.svg Plobrung Plipuech 1 1
3 Flag of Hungary.svg Fanny Stollár 66
5 Flag of Russia.svg Victoria Kamenskaya 2 2
WC Flag of Hong Kong.svg Ng Kwan-yau 1 2
5 Flag of Russia.svg Victoria Kamenskaya 66

Fourth qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
4 Flag of Slovenia.svg Dalila Jakupović 7642
  Flag of Thailand.svg Nicha Lertpitaksinchai 5 776
  Flag of Thailand.svg Nicha Lertpitaksinchai 4 4
  Flag of Mexico.svg Giuliana Olmos 66
  Flag of Mexico.svg Giuliana Olmos 66
8 Flag of Japan.svg Hiroko Kuwata 3 2

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