Elina Svitolina defeated Caroline Wozniacki in the final, 6–4, 6–2 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2017 Dubai Tennis Championships.
Sara Errani was the reigning champion, but withdrew before the tournament due to an adductor problem.
Angelique Kerber was in contention to regain the world No. 1 ranking by winning the title, but lost in the semifinals to Svitolina. This event marked the WTA Tour debut of future world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka; she lost in the first round to Kateryna Volodko.
Seeds The top eight seeds received a bye into the second round.
Draw
Finals
Top half
Section 1
Section 2
Bottom half
Section 3
Section 4
Qualifying
Seeds
Qualifiers
Lucky loser Mandy Minella
Draw
First qualifier
Second qualifier
Third qualifier
Fourth qualifier
Fifth qualifier
Sixth qualifier
Seventh qualifier
Eighth qualifier
References
External links Main draw Qualifying draw