The 2017 Shenzhen Open (known as 2017 Shenzhen Gemdale Open for sponsorship reason) was a 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 to 7 January 2017.
| 2017 WTA Shenzhen Open | |
|---|---|
| Date | 1–7 January 2017 |
| Edition | 5th |
| Category | WTA International |
| Draw | 32S / 16D |
| Prize money | $750,000 |
| Surface | Hard |
| Location | Shenzhen, China |
| Venue | Shenzhen Longgang Sports Center |
| Champions | |
| Singles | |
 Kateřina Siniaková | |
| Doubles | |
Andrea Hlaváčková /  Peng Shuai | |
Points and prize money edit
Point distribution edit
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Q | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles | 280 | 180 | 110 | 60 | 30 | 1 | 18 | 12 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doubles | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Prize money edit
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 321 | Q2 | Q1 |
| 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 edit
Seeds edit
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
 POL
|
Agnieszka Radwańska | 3 | 1 |
 ROU
|
Simona Halep | 4 | 2 |
 GBR
|
Johanna Konta | 10 | 3 |
 SUI
|
Timea Bacsinszky | 15 | 4 |
 HUN
|
Tímea Babos | 28 | 5 |
 LAT
|
Anastasija Sevastova | 34 | 6 |
| ROU
|
Monica Niculescu | 38 | 7 |
 USA
|
Alison Riske | 39 | 8 |
- 1 Rankings as of December 26, 2016.
Other entrants edit
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 edit
- Before the tournament
Anna-Lena Friedsam → replaced by 
Maria Sakkari
Yaroslava Shvedova → replaced by 
Liu Fangzhou
Timea Bacsinszky → replaced by 
Ana Bogdan
Doubles main draw entrants edit
Seeds edit
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA
|
Raquel Atawo | CHN
|
Xu Yifan | 41 | 1 |
| CZE
|
Andrea Hlaváčková | CHN
|
Peng Shuai | 52 | 2 |
| ROU
|
Raluca Olaru |  UKR
|
Olga Savchuk | 137 | 3 |
| ROU
|
Simona Halep | ROU
|
Monica Niculescu | 143 | 4 |
- 1 Rankings as of December 26, 2016.
Other entrants edit
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
Champions edit
Singles edit
Kateřina Siniaková def. 
Alison Riske, 6–3, 6–4
Doubles edit
- Andrea Hlaváčková / Peng Shuai def. Raluca Olaru /
Olga Savchuk, 6–1, 7–5