title: 2017 Dunlop World Challenge – Women's singles
text: # 2017 Dunlop World Challenge – Women's singles
  
  Aryna Sabalenka was the defending champion, but chose to participate in Taipei instead.
  
  Mihaela Buzărnescu won the title, defeating Tamara Zidanšek in the final, 6–0, 6–1.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  * Mihaela Buzărnescu (champion)
  * Dalma Gálfi (quarterfinals)
  * Tamara Zidanšek (final)
  * Georgia Brescia (first round; retired)
  * Lu Jiajing (semifinals)
  * Miharu Imanishi (quarterfinals)
  * Mayo Hibi (first round)
  * Junri Namigata (semifinals)
  
  ## 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
  
  | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Mihaela Buzărnescu | 6 | 7 | | | | |
  | 5 | Lu Jiajing | 1 | 5 | | | | |
  | 5 | Lu Jiajing | 1 | 5 | 1 | Mihaela Buzărnescu | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | 3 | Tamara Zidanšek | 0 | 1 |
  | 3 | Tamara Zidanšek | 6 | 6 | 3 | Tamara Zidanšek | 0 | 1 |
  | 8 | Junri Namigata | 1 | 1 | | | | |
  
  ### Top half
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | M Buzărnescu | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | E Bektas | 5 | 2 | | 1 | M Buzărnescu | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | K Okamura | $6^2$ | 5 | | | R Sawayanagi | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | R Sawayanagi | $7^7$ | 7 | | | | | | 1 | M Buzărnescu | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | H Kaji | 3 | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | H Kaji | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
  | | A Lim | 6 | 3 | $6^2$ | | H Kaji | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | R Fujiwara | 6 | 6 | | Q | R Fujiwara | $6^1$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 7 | M Hibi | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | M Buzărnescu | 6 | 7 |
  | 4 | G Brescia | 1 | $0^r$ | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Jia Lu | 1 | 5 |
  | | K Dunne | 6 | 0 | | | K Dunne | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | L Robson | 6 | 6 | | | L Robson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | Y Tanaka | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | L Robson | 1 | $7^7$ | 4 | | | | |
  | | A Shimizu | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 5 | Jia Lu | 6 | $6^3$ | 6 | | | | |
  | | Vara Wongteanchai | 2 | 3 | | | A Shimizu | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | A Yoshitomi | 1 | 5 | | 5 | Jia Lu | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 5 | Jia Lu | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Bottom half
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 6 | M Imanishi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | S Aoyama | 1 | 2 | | 6 | M Imanishi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Raina | 2 | 6 | 6 | | A Raina | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | M Nishimoto | 6 | 1 | 1 | | | | | 6 | M Imanishi | 3 | 2 | | | | | |
  | | P Plipuech | 6 | 1 | 1 | | | | | 3 | T Zidanšek | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | E Sema | 3 | 6 | 6 | | E Sema | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | Y Hosoki | 3 | 0 | | 3 | T Zidanšek | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 3 | T Zidanšek | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | T Zidanšek | 6 | 6 |
  | 8 | J Namigata | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | J Namigata | 1 | 1 |
  | | M Minokoshi | 0 | 0 | | 8 | J Namigata | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Á Bukta | 1 | 5 | | WC | M Kobori | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | M Kobori | 6 | 7 | | | | | | 8 | J Namigata | 4 | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | |
  | | K Lykina | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 2 | D Gálfi | 6 | $6^1$ | 3 | | | | |
  | | D Radanović | 3 | 2 | | | K Lykina | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | U Radwańska | 4 | $7^7$ | 2 | 2 | D Gálfi | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 2 | D Gálfi | 6 | $6^1$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  