The 2017 Guangzhou International Women's Open was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 14th edition of the Guangzhou International Women's Open, and part of the WTA International tournaments of the 2017 WTA Tour. It took place in Guangzhou, China, from September 18 through September 23, 2017.
Points and prize money EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32QQ2Q1 Singles2801801106030118121Doubles1
Prize money EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 321Q2Q1Singles$43,000$21,400$11,500$6,175$3,400$2,100$1,020$600Doubles *$12,300$6,400$3,435$1,820$960 1 Qualifiers prize money is also the Round of 32 prize money * per team
Singles main-draw entrants
Seeds Country Player Rank1 SeedPeng Shuai241Zhang Shuai282Anett Kontaveit303Lesia Tsurenko394Elise Mertens415Alizé Cornet456Samantha Stosur497Alison Riske508 1 Rankings are as of September 11, 2017.
Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: Peng Shuai You Xiaodi Zhang Shuai
The following player received entry using a protected ranking: Rebecca Peterson
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Lizette Cabrera Gao Xinyu Lesley Kerkhove Lu Jingjing İpek Soylu Zhang Kailin
Withdrawals Before the tournament Ana Bogdan → replaced by Rebecca Peterson Sabine Lisicki → replaced by Jana Fett Zheng Saisai → replaced by Jasmine Paolini Zhu Lin → replaced by Arina Rodionova
Retirements Patricia Maria Tig
Doubles main-draw entrants
Seeds Country Player Country Player Rank1 SeedElise MertensDemi Schuurs961Monique AdamczakStorm Sanders1652Lesley KerkhoveLidziya Marozava2063Jacqueline CakoAleksandrina Naydenova2104 1 Rankings are as of September 11, 2017.
Other entrants The following pair received a wildcard into the doubles main draw: Guo Meiqi / Sun Xuliu
Champions Singles
Zhang Shuai def. Aleksandra Krunić, 6–2, 3–6, 6–2
Doubles
Elise Mertens / Demi Schuurs def. Monique Adamczak / Storm Sanders, 6–2, 6–3
References
External links Official website