title: 2017 Dubai Tennis Championships – Women's singles
text: # 2017 Dubai Tennis Championships – Women's singles
  
  Elina Svitolina defeated Caroline Wozniacki in the final, 6–4, 6–2 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2017 Dubai Tennis Championships.
  
  Sara Errani was the reigning champion, but withdrew before the tournament due to an adductor problem.
  
  Angelique Kerber was in contention to regain the world No. 1 ranking by winning the title, but lost in the semifinals to Svitolina.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  The top eight seeds received a bye into the second round.
  
  * Angelique Kerber (semifinals)
  * Karolína Plíšková (second round)
  * Dominika Cibulková (second round)
  * Agnieszka Radwańska (third round)
  * Garbiñe Muguruza (second round, retired)
  * Johanna Konta (withdrew)
  * Elina Svitolina (champion)
  * Elena Vesnina (third round)
  * Barbora Strýcová (second round)
  * Caroline Wozniacki (final)
  * CoCo Vandeweghe (first round)
  * Samantha Stosur (second round)
  * Kiki Bertens (first round)
  * Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (first round)
  * Caroline Garcia (second round)
  * Roberta Vinci (first round)
  * Yulia Putintseva (first round)
  
  ## Draw
  
  ### Key
  
  * Q = Qualifier
  * WC = Wild card
  * LL = Lucky loser
  * Alt = Alternate
  * SE = Special exempt
  * PR = Protected ranking
  * ITF = ITF entry
  * JE = Junior exempt
  * w/o = Walkover
  * r = Retired
  * d = Defaulted
  * SR = Special ranking
  
  ### Finals
  
  | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Angelique Kerber | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | Ana Konjuh | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
  | | Ana Konjuh | 3 | 2 | 1 | Angelique Kerber | 3 | $6^3$ | | | | |
  | | | | | 7 | Elina Svitolina | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | |
  | | Lauren Davis | 0 | 4 | 7 | Elina Svitolina | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | |
  | 7 | Elina Svitolina | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | 7 | Elina Svitolina | 6 | 6 | | | | | 7 | Elina Svitolina | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | | | | | 10 | Caroline Wozniacki | 4 | 2 |
  | 10 | Caroline Wozniacki | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 10 | Caroline Wozniacki | 4 | 2 |
  | | Catherine Bellis | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
  | | Catherine Bellis | 3 | 2 | 10 | Caroline Wozniacki | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | | | | | Anastasija Sevastova | 3 | 4 | | | | |
  | | Anastasija Sevastova | 6 | 7 | | Anastasija Sevastova | 3 | 4 | | | | |
  | | Wang Qiang | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Top half
  
  **Section 1**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | | 1 | A Kerber | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | J Janković | 1 | 3 | | WC | M Barthel | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | M Barthel | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 1 | A Kerber | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | Y Shvedova | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | M Puig | 2 | 3 | | | | | |
  | | M Puig | 6 | 4 | 6 | | M Puig | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | J Larsson | 3 | 3 | | 15 | C Garcia | 1 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 15 | C Garcia | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | A Kerber | 6 | 6 |
  | 12 | S Stosur | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | A Konjuh | 3 | 2 |
  | Q | K Zhang | 3 | 3 | | 12 | S Stosur | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | S Zhang | 0 | 1 | | | A Konjuh | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Konjuh | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | A Konjuh | 3 | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | |
  | | M Brengle | 2 | $7^7$ | 3 | | | | | | 8 | E Vesnina | 6 | 4 | $6^4$ | | | | |
  | | M Doi | 6 | $6^4$ | 6 | | M Doi | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 8 | E Vesnina | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  **Section 2**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | | 3 | D Cibulková | 2 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | E Makarova | 6 | 6 | | | E Makarova | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | L Zhu | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | E Makarova | 6 | 1 | 3 | | | | |
  | | L Davis | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | L Davis | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | LL | M Minella | 6 | 2 | 1 | | L Davis | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Kr Plíšková | 3 | 7 | 6 | | Kr Plíšková | 6 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 16 | R Vinci | 6 | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | L Davis | 0 | 4 |
  | 13 | K Bertens | $7^7$ | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | E Svitolina | 6 | 6 |
  | | C McHale | $6^5$ | 6 | 6 | | C McHale | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | K-c Chang | 2 | 4 | | | N Osaka | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | N Osaka | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | C McHale | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | |
  | Q | S Zheng | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | 7 | E Svitolina | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | L Arruabarrena | 4 | 6 | 3 | Q | S Zheng | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 7 | E Svitolina | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Bottom half
  
  **Section 3**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | | 5 | G Muguruza | $1^r$ | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | K Bondarenko | 4 | 6 | 6 | | K Bondarenko | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | A Sabalenka | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | K Bondarenko | 6 | 2 | 3 | | | | |
  | WC | Ç Büyükakçay | $7^7$ | 3 | 2 | | | | | 10 | C Wozniacki | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | V Golubic | $6^4$ | 6 | 6 | | V Golubic | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | D Kasatkina | 2 | 5 | | 10 | C Wozniacki | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 10 | C Wozniacki | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | C Wozniacki | 6 | 6 |
  | 17 | Y Putintseva | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | C Bellis | 3 | 2 |
  | | C Bellis | 6 | 7 | | | C Bellis | 7 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
  | | L Siegemund | $6^4$ | 6 | $7^7$ | | L Siegemund | 5 | $6^3$ | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | S Soler Espinosa | $7^7$ | 4 | $6^3$ | | | | | | C Bellis | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | |
  | | T Pironkova | 3 | 2 | | | | | | 4 | A Radwańska | 4 | 6 | 2 | | | | |
  | Q | E Mertens | 6 | 6 | | Q | E Mertens | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 4 | A Radwańska | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  
  **Section 4**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | | 9 | B Strýcová | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | S Peng | 6 | 6 | | WC | S Peng | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | L Tsurenko | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | WC | S Peng | 4 | 3 | | | |
  | | I-C Begu | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | A Sevastova | 6 | 6 | | | |
  | | A Sevastova | 6 | 7 | | | A Sevastova | 6 | $6^3$ | 6 | | | | | | | |
  | | A Riske | 6 | 6 | | | A Riske | 4 | $7^7$ | 2 | | | | | | | |
  | 11 | C Vandeweghe | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | A Sevastova | 6 | 7 |
  | 14 | A Pavlyuchenkova | $6^6$ | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | Q Wang | 4 | 5 |
  | Q | O Jabeur | $7^8$ | 2 | 6 | Q | O Jabeur | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
  | | Q Wang | $7^7$ | 6 | | | Q Wang | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | J Ostapenko | $6^1$ | 2 | | | | | | | | Q Wang | 6 | 6 | | | |
  | | K Mladenovic | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | K Mladenovic | 1 | 4 | | | |
  | | K Siniaková | 3 | 3 | | | K Mladenovic | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 2 | Ka Plíšková | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
  
  ## Qualifying
  
  ### Seeds
  
  * Duan Yingying (first round)
  * Mandy Minella (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  * Elise Mertens (qualified)
  * Natalia Vikhlyantseva (qualifying competition)
  * Risa Ozaki (qualifying competition)
  * Zheng Saisai (qualified)
  * Nao Hibino (first round)
  * Julia Boserup (qualifying competition)
  * Patricia Maria Țig (qualifying competition)
  * Zhu Lin (qualified)
  * Chang Kai-chen (qualified)
  * Sílvia Soler Espinosa (qualified)
  * Zhang Kailin (qualified)
  * Aryna Sabalenka (qualified)
  * Lucie Hradecká (first round)
  * Paula Cristina Gonçalves (first round)
  
  ### Qualifiers
  
  * Aryna Sabalenka
  * Zhu Lin
  * Elise Mertens
  * Zhang Kailin
  * Sílvia Soler Espinosa
  * Zheng Saisai
  * Ons Jabeur
  * Chang Kai-chen
  
  ### Lucky loser
  
  * Mandy Minella
  
  ### Draw
  
  **First qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Duan Yingying | 3 | 3 | | | | |
  | | Aleksandrina Naydenova | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | Aleksandrina Naydenova | 6 | 6 | | Aleksandrina Naydenova | 2 | 2 |
  | | | | | 14 | Aryna Sabalenka | 6 | 6 |
  | WC | Lyudmyla Kichenok | 5 | 0 | 14 | Aryna Sabalenka | 6 | 6 |
  | 14 | Aryna Sabalenka | 7 | 6 | | | | |
  
  **Second qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 2 | Mandy Minella | 7 | 6 | | | | |
  | | Amra Sadiković | 5 | 2 | | | | |
  | | Amra Sadiković | 5 | 2 | 2 | Mandy Minella | 1 | 5 |
  | | | | | 10 | Zhu Lin | 6 | 7 |
  | | Michaela Hončová | 1 | 4 | 10 | Zhu Lin | 6 | 7 |
  | 10 | Zhu Lin | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  
  **Third qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 3 | Elise Mertens | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | Andrea Hlaváčková | 1 | 3 | | | | | |
  | | Andrea Hlaváčková | 1 | 3 | 3 | Elise Mertens | $6^3$ | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | 9 | Patricia Maria Țig | $7^7$ | 3 | 4 |
  | PR | Ayumi Morita | $0^r$ | | 9 | Patricia Maria Țig | $7^7$ | 3 | 4 |
  | 9 | Patricia Maria Țig | 3 | | | | | | |
  
  **Fourth qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 4 | Natalia Vikhlyantseva | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | Darija Jurak | 3 | 2 | | | | |
  | | Darija Jurak | 3 | 2 | 4 | Natalia Vikhlyantseva | 3 | 0 |
  | | | | | 13 | Zhang Kailin | 6 | 6 |
  | | Alicja Rosolska | 3 | 3 | 13 | Zhang Kailin | 6 | 6 |
  | 13 | Zhang Kailin | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  
  **Fifth qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 5 | Risa Ozaki | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | WC | Nadiia Kichenok | 3 | 4 | | | | |
  | WC | Nadiia Kichenok | 3 | 4 | 5 | Risa Ozaki | 4 | 3 |
  | | | | | 12 | Sílvia Soler Espinosa | 6 | 6 |
  | | Olga Savchuk | | | 12 | Sílvia Soler Espinosa | 6 | 6 |
  | 12 | Sílvia Soler Espinosa | w/o | | | | | |
  
  **Sixth qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 6 | Zheng Saisai | 7 | 6 | | | | |
  | | Andreja Klepač | 5 | 4 | | | | |
  | | Andreja Klepač | 5 | 4 | 6 | Zheng Saisai | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | | María José Martínez Sánchez | 3 | 2 |
  | | María José Martínez Sánchez | 6 | 6 | | María José Martínez Sánchez | 3 | 2 |
  | 15 | Lucie Hradecká | 3 | 4 | | | | |
  
  **Seventh qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 7 | Nao Hibino | $6^6$ | 6 | $6^9$ | | | | |
  | | Gabriela Dabrowski | $7^8$ | 4 | $7^{11}$ | | | | |
  | | Gabriela Dabrowski | $7^8$ | 4 | $7^{11}$ | Gabriela Dabrowski | 6 | $6^5$ | 1 |
  | | | | | | Ons Jabeur | 4 | $7^7$ | 6 |
  | | Ons Jabeur | 6 | 6 | | Ons Jabeur | 4 | $7^7$ | 6 |
  | 16 | Paula Cristina Gonçalves | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
  
  **Eighth qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 8 | Julia Boserup | 1 | 7 | $7^7$ | | | | |
  | | Anastasia Rodionova | 6 | 5 | $6^1$ | | | | |
  | | Anastasia Rodionova | 6 | 5 | $6^1$ | 8 | Julia Boserup | 2 | 4 |
  | | | | | | 11 | Chang Kai-chen | 6 | 6 |
  | WC | Fatma Al-Nabhani | 0 | 1 | | 11 | Chang Kai-chen | 6 | 6 |
  | 11 | Chang Kai-chen | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  