2017 Tianjin Open

The 2017 Tianjin Open was a women's professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the 4th edition of the tournament, and part of the 2017 WTA Tour. It took place at the Tuanbo International Tennis Centre in Tianjin, China between 9 and 15 October 2017.

Prize money
1 Qualifiers prize money is also the Round of 32 prize money
 * per team

Seeds

 * 1 Rankings are as of October 2, 2017

Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
 * 🇨🇳 Liu Fangzhou
 * 🇷🇺 Maria Sharapova
 * 🇨🇳 Wang Xiyu

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
 * 🇺🇸 Lauren Davis
 * 🇮🇹 Sara Errani
 * 🇨🇳 Guo Hanyu
 * 🇨🇳 Lu Jingjing
 * 🇦🇺 Arina Rodionova
 * Stefanie Vögele

The following player received entry as lucky loser:
 * 🇨🇳 Han Xinyun

Withdrawals

 * Before the tournament
 * 🇯🇵 Misaki Doi →replaced by 🇺🇸 Kristie Ahn
 * 🇫🇷 Caroline Garcia →replaced by 🇨🇳 Han Xinyun
 * 🇩🇪 Sabine Lisicki →replaced by 🇨🇳 Zhu Lin
 * 🇷🇺 Evgeniya Rodina →replaced by 🇧🇾 Aryna Sabalenka

Seeds

 * 1 Rankings are as of October 2, 2017

Singles

 * 🇷🇺 Maria Sharapova def. 🇧🇾 Aryna Sabalenka, 7–5, 7–6 (10–8)

Doubles

 * 🇷🇴 Irina-Camelia Begu / 🇮🇹 Sara Errani def. Dalila Jakupović / 🇷🇸 Nina Stojanović, 6–4, 6–3