2017 Zhengzhou Women's Tennis Open – Singles

Anastasia Pivovarova was the defending champion, but chose not to participate.

Wang Qiang won the title after her opponent Peng Shuai retired in the final, with the score at 3–6, 7–6(7–3), 1–1.

Seeds
• # 🇨🇳 Peng Shuai (final, retired)

• # 🇨🇳 Wang Qiang (champion)

• # 🇨🇳 Duan Yingying (semifinals)

• # 🇯🇵 Nao Hibino (quarterfinals)

• # 🇨🇳 Zheng Saisai (semifinals)

• # 🇯🇵 Kurumi Nara (second round, retired)

• # 🇨🇳 Han Xinyun (first round)

• # 🇨🇳 Liu Fangzhou (quarterfinals)

Preliminary match

 * Due to the WTA mistakenly accepting too many players into the main draw, the two lowest ranked players in the draw, Jana Fett and Shiho Akita, were forced to play a preliminary match for a spot in the main draw. The winner of the match received a spot in the main draw, whereas the loser will receive one ranking point and first round prize money.

Seeds
• # 🇮🇱 Julia Glushko (qualifying competition)

• # 🇺🇸 Jacqueline Cako (qualifying competition)

• # 🇯🇵 Kyōka Okamura (qualifying competition)

• # 🇹🇭 Peangtarn Plipuech (qualified)

• # 🇹🇭 Varatchaya Wongteanchai (qualified)

• # 🇨🇳 Gao Xinyu (qualifying competition)

• # 🇨🇳 Xun Fangying (first round)

• # 🇨🇳 Guo Hanyu (qualified)

Qualifiers
• # 🇹🇭 Varatchaya Wongteanchai

• # 🇨🇳 Guo Hanyu

• # 🇨🇳 Kang Jiaqi

• # 🇹🇭 Peangtarn Plipuech