2017 Brisbane International – Women's singles

Victoria Azarenka was the defending champion, but could not compete after announcing her pregnancy in July 2016.

Karolína Plíšková won the title, defeating Alizé Cornet in the final, 6–0, 6–3.

Seeds
The top two seeds received a bye into the second round. • # 🇩🇪 Angelique Kerber (quarterfinals)

• # 🇸🇰 Dominika Cibulková (quarterfinals)

• # 🇨🇿 Karolína Plíšková (champion)

• # 🇪🇸 Garbiñe Muguruza (semifinals, retired)

• # 🇷🇺 Svetlana Kuznetsova (quarterfinals)

• # 🇺🇦 Elina Svitolina (semifinals)

• # 🇷🇺 Elena Vesnina (first round)

• # 🇮🇹 Roberta Vinci (quarterfinals)

Seeds
• # 🇺🇦 Kateryna Bondarenko (qualifying competition, lucky loser)

• # 🇫🇷 Océane Dodin (first round)

• # Hsieh Su-wei (first round)

• # 🇩🇪 Carina Witthöft (qualifying competition)

• # 🇺🇸 Irina Falconi (first round)

• # 🇺🇦 Kateryna Kozlova (qualifying competition)

• # 🇮🇹 Francesca Schiavone (qualifying competition)

• # 🇺🇸 Samantha Crawford (first round)

Qualifiers
• # 🇺🇸 Asia Muhammad

• # 🇷🇸 Aleksandra Krunić

• # 🇺🇸 Bethanie Mattek-Sands

• # 🇦🇺 Destanee Aiava

Lucky losers

 * 1) 🇺🇦 Kateryna Bondarenko