2017 China Open – Men's singles

Rafael Nadal defeated Nick Kyrgios in the final, 6–2, 6–1 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2017 China Open. Nadal saved two match points en route to the title, in his first-round match against Lucas Pouille.

Andy Murray was the reigning champion, but withdrew with a hip injury before the tournament.

Seeds
• #🇪🇸 Rafael Nadal (champion)

• #🇩🇪 Alexander Zverev (semifinals)

• #🇧🇬 Grigor Dimitrov (semifinals)

• #🇪🇸 Pablo Carreño Busta (first round)

• #🇪🇸 Roberto Bautista Agut (quarterfinals)

• #🇺🇸 John Isner (quarterfinals)

• #🇨🇿 Tomáš Berdych (second round)

• #🇦🇺 Nick Kyrgios (final)

Seeds
• # Borna Ćorić (qualifying competition)

• # 🇧🇷 Rogério Dutra Silva (qualifying competition)

• # 🇧🇪 Steve Darcis (qualified)

• # 🇹🇳 Malek Jaziri (qualified)

• # 🇷🇸 Dušan Lajović (qualified)

• # 🇫🇷 Jérémy Chardy (first round)

• # 🇺🇦 Sergiy Stakhovsky (qualifying competition)

• # 🇨🇦 Peter Polansky (qualifying competition)

Qualifiers
• # 🇪🇸 Marcel Granollers

• # 🇷🇸 Dušan Lajović

• # 🇧🇪 Steve Darcis

• # 🇹🇳 Malek Jaziri