2017 Zhuhai Open – Women's doubles

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Women's doubles
2017 Zhuhai Open
Champions Flag of the Netherlands.svg Lesley Kerkhove
Flag of Belarus.svg Lidziya Marozava
Runners-up Flag of Ukraine.svg Lyudmyla Kichenok
Flag of Ukraine.svg Nadiia Kichenok
Final score6–4, 6–2
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
  2016  · Zhuhai Open ·  2018  

Ankita Raina and Emily Webley-Smith were the defending champions, but both players chose not to participate.

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Lesley Kerkhove and Lidziya Marozava won the title, defeating Lyudmyla and Nadiia Kichenok 6–4, 6–2 in the final.

Seeds

  1. Flag of Ukraine.svg Lyudmyla Kichenok / Flag of Ukraine.svg Nadiia Kichenok (final)
  2. Flag of the Netherlands.svg Lesley Kerkhove / Flag of Belarus.svg Lidziya Marozava (champions)
  3. Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jessica Moore / Flag of Serbia.svg Nina Stojanović (quarterfinals)
  4. Flag of Israel.svg Julia Glushko / Flag of Japan.svg Eri Hozumi (first round)

Draw

Key

First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 Flag of Ukraine.svg L Kichenok
Flag of Ukraine.svg N Kichenok
66
  Flag of the Netherlands.svg A Rus
Flag of Switzerland.svg A Sadiković
4 2 1 Flag of Ukraine.svg L Kichenok
Flag of Ukraine.svg N Kichenok
w/o
  Flag of Poland.svg K Piter
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg M Zanevska
636[8]   Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg K-c Chang
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg K Zhang
  Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg K-c Chang
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg K Zhang
774 [10]1 Flag of Ukraine.svg L Kichenok
Flag of Ukraine.svg N Kichenok
66
4 Flag of Israel.svg J Glushko
Flag of Japan.svg E Hozumi
654   Flag of Turkey.svg İ Soylu
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg B Štefková
4 3
  Flag of Russia.svg K Lykina
Flag of Japan.svg R Sawayanagi
776  Flag of Russia.svg K Lykina
Flag of Japan.svg R Sawayanagi
62 [9]
  Flag of Turkey.svg İ Soylu
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg B Štefková
66  Flag of Turkey.svg İ Soylu
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg B Štefková
4 6[11]
  Flag of Australia (converted).svg L Cabrera
Flag of Russia.svg A Kalinskaya
3 3 1 Flag of Ukraine.svg L Kichenok
Flag of Ukraine.svg N Kichenok
4 2
WC Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg S Chen
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Q Tang
2 5 2 Flag of the Netherlands.svg L Kerkhove
Flag of Belarus.svg L Marozava
66
WC Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg X Han
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Q Ye
67WC Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg X Han
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Q Ye
776
  Flag of Japan.svg H Kuwata
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg L Zhu
3 4 3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg J Moore
Flag of Serbia.svg N Stojanović
634
3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg J Moore
Flag of Serbia.svg N Stojanović
66WC Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg X Han
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Q Ye
61 [8]
WC Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg X Gao
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg F Xun
3 7[10]2 Flag of the Netherlands.svg L Kerkhove
Flag of Belarus.svg L Marozava
4 6[10]
  Flag of Russia.svg V Kudermetova
Flag of Russia.svg V Savinykh
65 [4] WC Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg X Gao
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg F Xun
3 1
  Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg C-w Chan
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg J Lu
771 [4] 2 Flag of the Netherlands.svg L Kerkhove
Flag of Belarus.svg L Marozava
66
2 Flag of the Netherlands.svg L Kerkhove
Flag of Belarus.svg L Marozava
656[10]

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