The 2017 Hong Kong Tennis Open (also known as the Prudential Hong Kong Tennis Open for sponsorship reasons) was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the eighth edition of the tournament, and part of the 2017 WTA Tour. It took place in Victoria Park, Hong Kong, from October 9 to 15.
| 2017 Hong Kong Tennis Open | |
|---|---|
| Date | October 9–15 |
| Edition | 8th |
| Category | WTA International |
| Draw | 32S / 16D |
| Prize money | $250,000 |
| Surface | Hard |
| Location | Hong Kong |
| Venue | Victoria Park Tennis Stadium |
| Champions | |
| Singles | |
 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova | |
| Doubles | |
 Chan Hao-ching / Chan Yung-jan | |
Points and prize money
editPoint distribution
edit| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Q | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles | 280 | 180 | 110 | 60 | 30 | 1 | 18 | 12 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doubles | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Prize money
edit| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 321 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles | $43,000 | $21,400 | $11,500 | $6,175 | $3,400 | $2,100 | $1,020 | $600 |
| Doubles * | $12,300 | $6,400 | $3,435 | $1,820 | $960 | — | — | — |
1 Qualifiers prize money is also the Round of 32 prize money
* per team
Singles main-draw entrants
editSeeds
edit| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
 UKR
|
Elina Svitolina | 3 | 1 |
 USA
|
Venus Williams | 5 | 2 |
 DEN
|
Caroline Wozniacki | 6 | 3 |
 POL
|
Agnieszka Radwańska | 11 | 4 |
| RUS
|
Elena Vesnina | 20 | 5 |
| RUS
|
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova | 21 | 6 |
 AUS
|
Daria Gavrilova | 22 | 7 |
 CHN
|
Zhang Shuai | 26 | 8 |
- 1 Rankings are as of October 2, 2017
Other entrants
editThe following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry using a protected ranking into the main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Withdrawals
edit- Before the tournament
Catherine Bellis →replaced by 
Chang Kai-chen
Johanna Konta →replaced by 
Zarina Diyas
Aleksandra Krunić →replaced by 
Luksika Kumkhum
Kristina Mladenovic →replaced by 
Risa Ozaki
Kristýna Plíšková →replaced by Nicole Gibbs- Sloane Stephens →replaced by Misa Eguchi
- Heather Watson →replaced by
Lizette Cabrera 
Zheng Saisai →replaced by Kurumi Nara
- During the tournament
Doubles main-draw entrants
editSeeds
edit| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TPE
|
Chan Hao-ching | TPE
|
Chan Yung-jan | 16 | 1 |
 JPN
|
Shuko Aoyama | CHN
|
Yang Zhaoxuan | 61 | 2 |
| JPN
|
Makoto Ninomiya |  CZE
|
Renata Voráčová | 73 | 3 |
| JPN
|
Eri Hozumi | JPN
|
Miyu Kato | 82 | 4 |
1 Rankings are as of October 2, 2017
Other entrants
editThe following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
Champions
editSingles
edit
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova def. Daria Gavrilova, 5–7, 6–3, 7–6(7–3)
Doubles
edit- Chan Hao-ching / Chan Yung-jan def. Lu Jiajing / Wang Qiang, 6–1, 6–1