2017 Al Habtoor Tennis Challenge

The 2017 Al Habtoor Tennis Challenge was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the twentieth edition of the tournament and was part of the 2017 ITF Women's Circuit. It took place in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on 11–17 December 2017.

Seeds

 * 1 Rankings as of 4 December 2017.

Other entrants
The following players received a wildcard into the singles main draw:
 * 🇭🇺 Dalma Gálfi
 * 🇸🇪 Cornelia Lister
 * 🇯🇵 Ayumi Morita
 * 🇷🇺 Anastasia Potapova

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
 * 🇫🇷 Fiona Ferro
 * Dalila Jakupović
 * Michaëlla Krajicek
 * 🇭🇺 Fanny Stollár

Singles

 * Belinda Bencic def. Ajla Tomljanović, 6–4, 0–0 ret.

Doubles

 * 🇷🇴 Mihaela Buzărnescu / 🇷🇺 Alena Fomina def. Lesley Kerkhove / 🇧🇾 Lidziya Marozava, 6–4, 6–3