2017 WTA Shenzhen Open

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2017 WTA Shenzhen Open
Date1–7 January 2017
Edition5th
Category WTA International
Draw32S / 16D
Prize money$750,000
Surface Hard
Location Shenzhen, China
Venue Shenzhen Longgang Sports Center
Champions
Singles
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Kateřina Siniaková
Doubles
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Andrea Hlaváčková / Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Peng Shuai
  2016  · WTA Shenzhen Open ·  2018  

The 2017 Shenzhen Open (known as 2017 Shenzhen Gemdale Open for sponsorship reason) was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the fifth edition of the Shenzhen Open, and part of the WTA International tournaments of the 2017 WTA Tour. It took place at the Shenzhen Longgang Sports Center in Shenzhen, China, from 1 January to 7 January 2017. Unseeded Kateřina Siniaková won the singles title.

Contents

Finals

Singles

Doubles

Points and prize money

Point distribution

EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32QQ2Q1
Singles2801801106030118121
Doubles1

Prize money

EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 321Q2Q1
Singles$163,260$81,251$43,663$13,121$7,238$4,698$2,720$1,588
Doubles *$26,031$13,544$7,271$3,852$2,031

1 Qualifiers prize money is also the Round of 32 prize money
* per team

Singles main draw entrants

Seeds

CountryPlayerRank1Seed
Flag of Poland.svg  POL Agnieszka Radwańska 31
Flag of Romania.svg  ROU Simona Halep 42
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  GBR Johanna Konta 103
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   SUI Timea Bacsinszky 154
Flag of Hungary.svg  HUN Tímea Babos 285
Flag of Latvia.svg  LAT Anastasija Sevastova 346
Flag of Romania.svg  ROU Monica Niculescu 387
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Alison Riske 398

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

The following players received entry using a protected ranking:

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

The following players received entry as a Lucky loser:

Withdrawals

Before the tournament

Doubles main draw entrants

Seeds

CountryPlayerCountryPlayerRank1Seed
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Raquel Atawo Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  CHN Xu Yifan 411
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  CZE Andrea Hlaváčková Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  CHN Peng Shuai 522
Flag of Romania.svg  ROU Raluca Olaru Flag of Ukraine.svg  UKR Olga Savchuk 1373
Flag of Romania.svg  ROU Simona Halep Flag of Romania.svg  ROU Monica Niculescu 1434

Other entrants

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

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