The 2017 Jiangxi International Women's Tennis Open was a professional women's

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tournament played on outdoor

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s. It was the 4th edition of the

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, and part of the International category of the

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. It took place in

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, China, from July 24 through July 30, 2017. Second-seeded

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won the singles title.

Points and prize money

Point distribution

Prize money

Singles main draw entrants

Seeds

* Rankings are as of July 17, 2017

Other entrants

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

Wang Yafan Wang Yafan (; ; born 30 April 1994) is a Chinese professional tennis player. On 7 October 2019, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 47. She peaked at No. 49 in the doubles rankings on 15 February 2016. In her career, she has won ...

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Zheng Wushuang Zheng Wushuang (; ; born 29 November 1998) is a Chinese professional tennis player. She has a career-high singles ranking by the WTA of 241, achieved on 24 May 2025. On 7 April 2025, she peaked at No. 137 in the WTA doubles rankings. On the ...

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: *

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Eri Hozumi is a Japanese tennis player. On 10 November 2014, she reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 144. On 27 May 2019, she peaked at No. 28 in the WTA doubles rankings. Partnering with Makoto Ninomiya, she reached the final of the 2018 ...

Kang Jiaqi Kang Jiaqi (; ; born 19 July 1997) is a female former tennis player from China. In her career, she won one singles title and two doubles titles in tournaments of the ITF Circuit. On 26 November 2018, she achieved her best doubles rankings of ...

Lu Jingjing Lu Jingjing (; ; born 5 May 1989) is a Chinese tennis player. On 15 January 2018, she reached her best singles ranking of No. 159 by the WTA. On 21 September 2009, she peaked at No. 105 in doubles. Jingjing has won one doubles title on the W ...

Xun Fangying Xun Fangying (; ; born 14 January 1995) is a Chinese tennis player. On 24 February 2020, she reached her career-high singles ranking of world No. 167. On 8 April 2019, she peaked at No. 176 in the WTA doubles rankings. Xun made her WTA Tour ...

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The following player received entry as a lucky loser: *

Peangtarn Plipuech Peangtarn "Earth" Plipuech (; born 15 November 1992) is a Thai tennis player. She has a career-high singles ranking by the WTA of world No. 175, achieved on 31 July 2017. On 9 September 2024, she peaked at No. 99 in doubles. Plipuech has won ...

Withdrawals

;Before the tournament *

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→replaced by

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→replaced by

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Retirements

Tereza Martincová Tereza Martincová (; born 24 October 1994) is a Czech professional tennis player. Martincová has won one doubles title on the WTA Tour and four singles titles on the ITF Circuit. On 14 February 2022, she reached her best WTA singles ranking ...

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Doubles main draw entrants

Seeds

* Rankings are as of July 17, 2017

Other entrants

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw: *

Sun Xuliu Sun Xuliu (; ; born 7 March 1994) is a former professional Chinese tennis player. On 14 May 2018, she achieved her career-high singles ranking of world No. 384. On 1 May 2017, she peaked at No. 268 in the doubles rankings. Sun made her WTA Tou ...

Finals

Singles

defeated

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, 6–3, 6–2

Doubles

Jiang Xinyu Jiang Xinyu ( zh, s=蒋欣玗, p=Jiǎng Xīnyú; ; born 3 March 1999) is a Chinese professional tennis player who specializes in doubles. On 31 March 2025, she achieved a career-high doubles WTA ranking of world No. 29. Jiang has won five doubl ...

Tang Qianhui Tang Qianhui (; ; born 10 September 2000) is a Chinese tennis player. She has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 617, achieved on 24 June 2019. She peaked at No. 76 in the doubles rankings on 10 February 2025. Tang has won three doubles ...

defeated

Arina Rodionova Arina Ivanovna Rodionova (; born 15 December 1989) is a Russian-born Australian professional tennis player. On 5 February 2024, she reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 97. On 27 July 2015, she peaked at No. 41 in the doubles ra ...

, 6–3, 6–2

References

Official website
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