The 2017

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. It was the sixteenth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2017 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in

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between 15 and 21 May 2017.

Singles main-draw entrants

Seeds

* ¹ Rankings as of May 8, 2017.

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: *

Chung Hong Chung Hong ( ko, 정홍; born 16 May 1993) is a South Korean tennis player. On the junior tour, Chung has a career high ITF junior ranking of 64 achieved in January 2011. Chung has a career high ATP singles ranking of 632 achieved on 2 Janua ...

Hong Seong-chan Hong Seong-chan (born 30 June 1997) is a South Korean tennis player. Hong has a career high ATP singles ranking of 343 achieved on 24 October 2016. Hong reached the final of the 2015 Australian Open junior championships, falling to top see ...

* Oh Chan-yeong *

Wu Tung-lin Wu Tung-lin (; born 12 May 1998), also known as Tony Wu, is a Taiwanese tennis player. Wu has a career high ATP singles ranking of World No. 158, achieved on 3 April 2023. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of World No. 246, achiev ...

The following player received entry into the singles main draw using a protected ranking: *

Alexander Ward Alexander Ward (born 30 April 1990) is a retired British tennis player. Early life Ward was born on 30 April 1990 in Northampton, Northamptonshire, England. He was educated at Northampton School for Boys. Tennis career Ward has a career high ...

The following player received entry into the singles main draw as an alternate: *

Sekou Bangoura Sekou Bangoura Jr. (born November 18, 1991) is an American professional tennis player. Bangoura partnered with Nathan Pasha to win the 2010 Kalamazoo Boys' Junior National Tennis Championship, defeating Jack Sock and Matthew Kandath 7–5, 6� ...

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: *

Liam Broady Liam Tarquin Broady (born 4 January 1994) is a tennis player and current British No. 6. In 2010, he won the Boys' Doubles at Wimbledon with Tom Farquharson, and the Boys' Doubles at the Australian Open with Joshua Ward-Hibbert, as well as reach ...

Edward Corrie Edward Lyall Corrie (January 1848 - 1931) was an English rower who won Silver Goblets at Henley Royal Regatta three times. Corrie was born in Liverpool, the son of Edgar Corrie, a merchant, and his wife Helen. Corrie moved to London where he ...

Austin Krajicek Austin Krajicek (born June 16, 1990) is an American professional tennis player. He has a career-high ATP ranking in doubles of World No. 9 achieved on 7 November 2022 and in singles of World No. 94 achieved on October 26, 2015. He is a distant co ...

Raymond Sarmiento Raymond Sarmiento (born July 24, 1992) is an American professional tennis player. Sarmiento has a career high ATP singles ranking of 287 achieved on September 11, 2017. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of 386 achieved on March 7, ...

Champions

Singles

Vasek Pospisil Vasek Pospisil ( ; cs, Vašek Pospíšil, ; known in born June 23, 1990) is a Canadian professional tennis player. Pospisil has a career-high world singles ranking of No. 25, and No. 4 in doubles. Along with partner Jack Sock, he won the 2014 ...

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Go Soeda is a former professional Japanese tennis player. He started playing tennis at the age of four and turned professional in April 2003. He has won 18 singles titles on the ATP Challenger Tour, and achieved a career-high singles ranking of w ...

6–1, 6–2.

Doubles

Hsieh Cheng-peng Hsieh Cheng-peng (; born 22 September 1991) is an inactive tennis player from Taiwan. Alongside Yang Tsung-hua he won the 2008 Wimbledon Championships – Boys' doubles title. He won the 2009 US Open – Boys' doubles with Márton Fuc ...

Peng Hsien-yin Peng Hsien-yin (; born 22 December 1989) is a Taiwanese professional tennis player and competes mainly on the ATP Challenger Tour and ITF Futures, both in singles and doubles. Peng reached his highest ATP singles ranking, No. 956 o ...

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Sanchai Ratiwatana Sanchai Ratiwatana ( th, สรรค์ชัย รติวัฒน์, ), nicknamed Tong (, ; born January 23, 1982 in Bangkok), is a professional tennis player from Thailand. He turned professional in 2004. In 2007, Sanchai and his twin br ...

Sonchat Ratiwatana Sonchat Ratiwatana ( th, สนฉัตร รติวัฒน์, ), nicknamed Ton (, ; born January 23, 1982 in Bangkok) is a professional tennis player from Thailand. In 2007, Sonchat and his twin brother Sanchai Ratiwatana won their first ...

7–5, 4–6, 0–8

References

External links

Official Website
{{2017 ATP Challenger Tour

Busan Open May 2017 sports events in South Korea