2017 Dubai Tennis Championships – Women's singles

Women's singles
2017 Dubai Tennis Championships
Champion	Elina Svitolina
Runner-up	Caroline Wozniacki
Score	6–4, 6–2
Draw	56
Seeds	16

Main article: 2017 Dubai Tennis Championships

Sara Errani was the defending 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 Elina Svitolina.

Svitolina went on to win the title, defeating Caroline Wozniacki in the final, 6–4, 6–2.

Seeds

The top eight seeds received a bye into the second round.

1. Angelique Kerber (semifinals)
2. Karolína Plíšková (second round)
3. Dominika Cibulková (second round)
4. Agnieszka Radwańska (third round)
5. Garbiñe Muguruza (second round, retired)
6. Johanna Konta (withdrew)
7. Elina Svitolina (champion)
8. Elena Vesnina (third round)
9. Barbora Strýcová (second round)
10. Caroline Wozniacki (final)
11. CoCo Vandeweghe (first round)
12. Samantha Stosur (second round)
13. Kiki Bertens (first round)
14. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (first round)
15. Caroline Garcia (second round)
16. Roberta Vinci (first round)
17. Yulia Putintseva (first round)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Angelique Kerber	6	6
		Ana Konjuh	3	2
								1	Angelique Kerber	3	63
								7	Elina Svitolina	6	77
		Lauren Davis	0	4
	7	Elina Svitolina	6	6
															7	Elina Svitolina	6	6
															10	Caroline Wozniacki	4	2
	10	Caroline Wozniacki	6	6
		Catherine Bellis	3	2
								10	Caroline Wozniacki	6	6
									Anastasija Sevastova	3	4
		Anastasija Sevastova	6	7
		Wang Qiang	4	5

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								1	A Kerber	6	6
		J Janković	1	3				WC	M Barthel	4	3
	WC	M Barthel	6	6											1	A Kerber	6	6
		Y Shvedova	3	6	4											M Puig	2	3
		M Puig	6	4	6				M Puig	6	4	6
		J Larsson	3	3				15	C Garcia	1	6	2
	15	C Garcia	6	6																		1	A Kerber	6	6
	12	S Stosur	6	6																			A Konjuh	3	2
	Q	K Zhang	3	3				12	S Stosur	4	3
		S Zhang	0	1					A Konjuh	6	6
		A Konjuh	6	6												A Konjuh	3	6	77
		M Brengle	2	77	3										8	E Vesnina	6	4	64
		M Doi	6	64	6				M Doi	2	5
								8	E Vesnina	6	7

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								3	D Cibulková	2	6	2
		E Makarova	6	6					E Makarova	6	4	6
	Q	L Zhu	3	1												E Makarova	6	1	3
		L Davis	2	6	6											L Davis	4	6	6
	LL	M Minella	6	2	1				L Davis	1	6	6
		Kr Plíšková	3	7	6				Kr Plíšková	6	1	3
	16	R Vinci	6	5	3																		L Davis	0	4
	13	K Bertens	77	3	4																	7	E Svitolina	6	6
		C McHale	65	6	6				C McHale	6	6
	Q	K-c Chang	2	4					N Osaka	3	4
		N Osaka	6	6												C McHale	6	4	3
	Q	S Zheng	6	3	6										7	E Svitolina	4	6	6
		L Arruabarrena	4	6	3			Q	S Zheng	5	1
								7	E Svitolina	7	6

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								5	G Muguruza	1r
		K Bondarenko	4	6	6				K Bondarenko	4
	Q	A Sabalenka	6	4	3											K Bondarenko	6	2	3
	WC	Ç Büyükakçay	77	3	2										10	C Wozniacki	3	6	6
		V Golubic	64	6	6				V Golubic	4	2
		D Kasatkina	2	5				10	C Wozniacki	6	6
	10	C Wozniacki	6	7																		10	C Wozniacki	6	6
	17	Y Putintseva	1	5																			C Bellis	3	2
		C Bellis	6	7					C Bellis	7	77
		L Siegemund	64	6	77				L Siegemund	5	63
	Q	S Soler Espinosa	77	4	63											C Bellis	6	2	6
		T Pironkova	3	2											4	A Radwańska	4	6	2
	Q	E Mertens	6	6				Q	E Mertens	3	2
								4	A Radwańska	6	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								9	B Strýcová	3	2
	WC	S Peng	6	6				WC	S Peng	6	6
		L Tsurenko	1	1											WC	S Peng	4	3
		I-C Begu	1	5												A Sevastova	6	6
		A Sevastova	6	7					A Sevastova	6	63	6
		A Riske	6	6					A Riske	4	77	2
	11	C Vandeweghe	4	4																			A Sevastova	6	7
	14	A Pavlyuchenkova	66	6	4																		Q Wang	4	5
	Q	O Jabeur	78	2	6			Q	O Jabeur	3	1
		Q Wang	77	6					Q Wang	6	6
		J Ostapenko	61	2												Q Wang	6	6
		K Mladenovic	6	6												K Mladenovic	1	4
		K Siniaková	3	3					K Mladenovic	6	6
								2	Ka Plíšková	2	4

Qualifying

Seeds

1. Duan Yingying (first round)
2. Mandy Minella (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
3. Elise Mertens (qualified)
4. Natalia Vikhlyantseva (qualifying competition)
5. Risa Ozaki (qualifying competition)
6. Zheng Saisai (qualified)
7. Nao Hibino (first round)
8. Julia Boserup (qualifying competition)
9. Patricia Maria Țig (qualifying competition)
10. Zhu Lin (qualified)
11. Chang Kai-chen (qualified)
12. Sílvia Soler Espinosa (qualified)
13. Zhang Kailin (qualified)
14. Aryna Sabalenka (qualified)
15. Lucie Hradecká (first round)
16. Paula Cristina Gonçalves (first round)

Qualifiers

1. Aryna Sabalenka
2. Zhu Lin
3. Elise Mertens
4. Zhang Kailin
5. Sílvia Soler Espinosa
6. Zheng Saisai
7. Ons Jabeur
8. Chang Kai-chen

Lucky loser

1. Mandy Minella

Draw

First qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	1	Duan Yingying	3	3
		Aleksandrina Naydenova	6	6
									Aleksandrina Naydenova	2	2
								14	Aryna Sabalenka	6	6
	WC	Lyudmyla Kichenok	5	0
	14	Aryna Sabalenka	7	6

Second qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	2	Mandy Minella	7	6
		Amra Sadiković	5	2
								2	Mandy Minella	1	5
								10	Zhu Lin	6	7
		Michaela Hončová	1	4
	10	Zhu Lin	6	6

Third qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	3	Elise Mertens	6	6
		Andrea Hlaváčková	1	3
								3	Elise Mertens	63	6	6
								9	Patricia Maria Țig	77	3	4
	PR	Ayumi Morita	0r
	9	Patricia Maria Țig	3

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	4	Natalia Vikhlyantseva	6	6
		Darija Jurak	3	2
								4	Natalia Vikhlyantseva	3	0
								13	Zhang Kailin	6	6
		Alicja Rosolska	3	3
	13	Zhang Kailin	6	6

Fifth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	5	Risa Ozaki	6	6
	WC	Nadiia Kichenok	3	4
								5	Risa Ozaki	4	3
								12	Sílvia Soler Espinosa	6	6
		Olga Savchuk
	12	Sílvia Soler Espinosa	w/o

Sixth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	6	Zheng Saisai	7	6
		Andreja Klepač	5	4
								6	Zheng Saisai	6	6
									María José Martínez Sánchez	3	2
		María José Martínez Sánchez	6	6
	15	Lucie Hradecká	3	4

Seventh qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	7	Nao Hibino	66	6	69
		Gabriela Dabrowski	78	4	711
									Gabriela Dabrowski	6	65	1
									Ons Jabeur	4	77	6
		Ons Jabeur	6	6
	16	Paula Cristina Gonçalves	3	3

Eighth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	8	Julia Boserup	1	7	77
		Anastasia Rodionova	6	5	61
								8	Julia Boserup	2	4
								11	Chang Kai-chen	6	6
	WC	Fatma Al-Nabhani	0	1
	11	Chang Kai-chen	6	6

External links

• Main draw
• Qualifying draw