title: 2017 Kurume U.S.E Cup
text: # 2017 Kurume U.S.E Cup
  
  The 2017 Kurume U.S.E Cup was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor carpet courts. It was the thirteenth edition of the tournament and part of the 2017 ITF Women's Circuit, offering a total of $60,000 in prize money. It took place in Kurume, Japan, from 15–21 May 2017.
  
  ## Point distribution
  
  | Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Q | Q2 | Q3 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Singles | 80 | 48 | 29 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
  | Doubles | 80 | 48 | 29 | 15 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
  
  ## Singles main draw entrants
  
  ### Seeds
  
  | Country | Player | $Rank^1$ | Seed |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | RUS | Ksenia Lykina | 185 | 1 |
  | JPN | Riko Sawayanagi | 217 | 2 |
  | JPN | Shiho Akita | 221 | 3 |
  | GBR | Laura Robson | 225 | 4 |
  | JPN | Junri Namigata | 243 | 5 |
  | JPN | Kyōka Okamura | 252 | 6 |
  | JPN | Hiroko Kuwata | 260 | 7 |
  | GBR | Katy Dunne | 291 | 8 |
  
  * $^1$ Rankings as of 8 May 2017
  
  ### Other entrants
  
  The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
  
  * Sari Baba
  * Mihoki Miyahara
  * Haine Ogata
  * Suzuho Oshino
  
  The following players received entry into the singles main draw by a protected ranking:
  
  * Kimberly Birrell
  
  The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
  
  * Rika Fujiwara
  * Erina Hayashi
  * Ayumi Miyamoto
  * Nagi Hanatani
  
  ## Champions
  
  ### Singles
  
  * Laura Robson def. Katie Boulter, 6–3, 6–4
  
  ### Doubles
  
  * Katy Dunne / Tammi Patterson def. Erina Hayashi / Robu Kajitani, $6–7^{(3–7)},$ 6–2, [10–4]
  