title: 2017 Dunlop World Challenge – Men's singles
text: # 2017 Dunlop World Challenge – Men's singles
  
  James Duckworth was the defending champion but chose not to defend his title.
  
  Matthew Ebden won the title after defeating Calvin Hemery $7–6^{(7–3)},$ 6–3 in the final.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  * Taro Daniel (first round)
  * Matthew Ebden (champion)
  * Tatsuma Ito (quarterfinals, retired)
  * Go Soeda (second round)
  * John Millman (semifinals)
  * Kwon Soon-woo (second round)
  * Calvin Hemery (final)
  * Lee Duck-hee (quarterfinals)
  
  ## 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 | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 7 | Calvin Hemery | $7^7$ | $6^4$ | 6 | | | | |
  | 5 | John Millman | $6^4$ | $7^7$ | 2 | | | | |
  | 5 | John Millman | $6^4$ | $7^7$ | 2 | 7 | Calvin Hemery | $6^3$ | 3 |
  | | | | | | 2 | Matthew Ebden | $7^7$ | 6 |
  | | Hubert Hurkacz | 6 | 4 | $6^2$ | 2 | Matthew Ebden | $7^7$ | 6 |
  | 2 | Matthew Ebden | 4 | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | |
  
  ### Top half
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | T Daniel | 3 | $6^4$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | Shintaro Imai | 6 | $7^7$ | | WC | S Imai | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Whittington | 6 | 6 | | | A Whittington | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | H Moriya | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | A Whittington | 6 | 3 | 5 | | | | | |
  | | O Jasika | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | 7 | C Hemery | 3 | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
  | | B Mousley | 4 | 6 | 6 | | B Mousley | $6^3$ | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Bolt | 4 | $6^4$ | | 7 | C Hemery | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 7 | C Hemery | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | C Hemery | $7^7$ | $6^4$ | 6 |
  | 4 | G Soeda | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | J Millman | $6^4$ | $7^7$ | 2 |
  | | E Leshem | $6^1$ | 4 | | 4 | G Soeda | 2 | $6^6$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | J Jung | 4 | 6 | 2 | | M Purcell | 6 | $7^8$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Purcell | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | M Purcell | 5 | 2 | | | | | | |
  | | Yo Watanuki | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | 5 | J Millman | 7 | 6 | | | | | | |
  | | Y Uchiyama | 6 | 6 | | | Y Uchiyama | $6^5$ | $7^{13}$ | $6^9$ | | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | Yuga Tashiro | 3 | 2 | | 5 | J Millman | $7^7$ | $6^{11}$ | $7^{11}$ | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 5 | J Millman | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Bottom half
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 6 | S-w Kwon | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Krajicek | $6^1$ | 4 | | 6 | S-w Kwon | $7^7$ | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | H Hurkacz | 6 | 6 | | | H Hurkacz | $6^5$ | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | K Uesugi | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | H Hurkacz | 6 | 4 | | | | | |
  | Q | K Takeuchi | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | 3 | T Ito | 0 | $0^r$ | | | | | |
  | Q | Hiroyasu Ehara | 6 | 6 | | Q | H Ehara | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | S Robert | 3 | 7 | 2 | 3 | T Ito | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 3 | T Ito | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | H Hurkacz | 6 | 4 | $6^2$ |
  | 8 | D-h Lee | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | M Ebden | 4 | 6 | $7^7$ |
  | Q | Yuya Kibi | 3 | 4 | | 8 | D-h Lee | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Z Li | 7 | 6 | | | Z Li | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | T Gabashvili | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | 8 | D-h Lee | 3 | 0 | | | | | |
  | WC | Jumpei Yamasaki | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | 2 | M Ebden | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | WC | Y Shimizu | 6 | 6 | | WC | Y Shimizu | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Y Takahashi | 1 | $6^6$ | | 2 | M Ebden | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 2 | M Ebden | 6 | $7^8$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  