2017 Guangzhou International Women's Open – Singles

Lesia Tsurenko was the defending champion, but lost in the first round to Aleksandra Krunić.

Zhang Shuai won the title for a second time, defeating Krunić in the final, 6–2, 3–6, 6–2.

Seeds
• #🇨🇳 Peng Shuai (second round)

• #🇨🇳 Zhang Shuai (champion)

• #🇪🇪 Anett Kontaveit (second round)

• #🇺🇦 Lesia Tsurenko (first round)

• #🇧🇪 Elise Mertens (first round)

• #🇫🇷 Alizé Cornet (quarterfinals)

• #🇦🇺 Samantha Stosur (first round)

• #🇺🇸 Alison Riske (first round)

Seeds
• #🇦🇺 Lizette Cabrera (qualified)

• # Lesley Kerkhove (qualified)

• #🇹🇷 İpek Soylu (qualified)

• #🇨🇳 Gao Xinyu (qualified)

• #🇨🇳 Lu Jingjing (qualified)

• #🇺🇸 Jacqueline Cako (qualifying competition)

• #🇯🇵 Junri Namigata (qualifying competition)

• #🇯🇵 Riko Sawayanagi (qualifying competition)

• #🇨🇳 Zhang Kailin (qualified)

• #🇨🇳 Lu Jiajing (qualifying competition)

• #🇯🇵 Hiroko Kuwata (first round)

• #🇨🇳 Xun Fangying (first round)

Qualifiers
• #🇦🇺 Lizette Cabrera

• # Lesley Kerkhove

• #🇹🇷 İpek Soylu

• #🇨🇳 Gao Xinyu

• #🇨🇳 Lu Jingjing

• #🇨🇳 Zhang Kailin