The 2017 Guangzhou International Women's Open was a women's

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tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 14th edition of the Guangzhou International Women's Open, and part of the

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of the 2017 WTA Tour. It took place in

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, China, from September 18 through September 23, 2017.

Points and prize money

Prize money

_{¹ Qualifiers prize money is also the Round of 32 prize money}
_{* per team}

Singles main-draw entrants

Seeds

* ¹ Rankings are as of September 11, 2017.

Other entrants

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

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* You Xiaodi *

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The following player received entry using a protected ranking: * Rebecca Peterson The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: * Lizette Cabrera * Gao Xinyu * Lesley Kerkhove * Lu Jingjing *

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* Zhang Kailin

Withdrawals

;Before the tournament * Ana Bogdan → replaced by Rebecca Peterson * Sabine Lisicki → replaced by Jana Fett * Zheng Saisai → replaced by Jasmine Paolini * Zhu Lin → replaced by

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Retirements

* Patricia Maria Tig

Doubles main-draw entrants

Seeds

* ¹ Rankings are as of September 11, 2017.

Other entrants

The following pair received a wildcard into the doubles main draw: * Guo Meiqi / Sun Xuliu

Champions

Singles

def. Aleksandra Krunić, 6–2, 3–6, 6–2

Doubles

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/ Demi Schuurs def. Monique Adamczak / Storm Sanders, 6–2, 6–3

References

External links

Official website
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