2017 Malaysian Open – Singles

Elina Svitolina was the defending champion but withdrew before her second round match.

Singles
2017 Malaysian Open
Champion	Ashleigh Barty
Runner-up	Nao Hibino
Score	6–3, 6–2
Draw	32
Seeds	8

Main article: 2017 Malaysian Open

Ashleigh Barty won her first WTA title, defeating Nao Hibino in the final, 6–3, 6–2.^[1]

Seeds

1. Elina Svitolina (second round, withdrew)
2. Carla Suárez Navarro (first round)
3. Caroline Garcia (first round)
4. Peng Shuai (second round, retired)
5. Duan Yingying (quarterfinals)
6. Wang Qiang (quarterfinals)
7. Elise Mertens (first round)
8. Çağla Büyükakçay (first round)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• ITF = ITF entry
• PR = Protected ranking
• SR = Special ranking
• SE = Special exempt
• JE = Junior exempt
• JR = Junior Accelerator Programme entrant
• CO = College Accelerator Programme entrant
• NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
		Nao Hibino	2	6	6
		Magda Linette	6	4	4
									Nao Hibino	3	2
								Q	Ashleigh Barty	6	6
		Han Xinyun	3	5
	Q	Ashleigh Barty	6	7

Top half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	1	E Svitolina	6	6
	Q	S-j Jang	2	3				1	E Svitolina
		N Hibino	7	4	6				N Hibino	w/o
		M Zanevska	5	6	2											N Hibino	77	6
	Q	S Sharipova	7	5	6										Q	L Kerkhove	64	3
		S-w Hsieh	5	7	1			Q	S Sharipova	4	4
	Q	L Kerkhove	6	77				Q	L Kerkhove	6	6
	7	E Mertens	4	64																			N Hibino	2	6	6
	4	S Peng	6	6																			M Linette	6	4	4
		K-c Chang	1	4				4	S Peng	2r
		M Linette	6	3	6				M Linette	5
	WC	K Zavatska	1	6	3											M Linette	77	4	6
		S Soler Espinosa	3	62											5	Y Duan	63	6	1
		S Sorribes Tormo	6	77					S Sorribes Tormo	0	6	5
	WC	Z Diyas	5	3				5	Y Duan	6	4	7
	5	Y Duan	7	6

Bottom half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	6	Q Wang	6	6
		N Stojanović	1	3				6	Q Wang	6	6
	WC	S Zheng	77	2	6			WC	S Zheng	1	1
		L Zhu	65	6	3										6	Q Wang	77	2	4
		A Krunić	5	1												X Han	64	6	6
		X Han	7	6					X Han	6	6
	Q	A Kalinskaya	7	6				Q	A Kalinskaya	3	0
	3	C Garcia	5	2																			X Han	3	5
	8	Ç Büyükakçay	2	6	4																	Q	A Barty	6	7
		R Ozaki	6	3	6				R Ozaki	2	4
		K Kozlova	68	2					K Zhang	6	6
		K Zhang	710	6												K Zhang	0	62
		I Falconi	3	7	0										Q	A Barty	6	77
	Q	A Barty	6	5	6			Q	A Barty	6	6
	Q	M Kato	2	6	6			Q	M Kato	0	3
	2	C Suárez Navarro	6	1	3

Qualifying

Seeds

1. Liu Fangzhou (first round)
2. Sabina Sharipova (qualified)
3. Aryna Sabalenka (first round)
4. Dalila Jakupović (qualifying competition)
5. Ivana Jorović (first round)
6. Jang Su-jeong (qualified)
7. Ashleigh Barty (qualified)
8. Barbara Haas (qualifying competition)
9. Cindy Burger (qualifying competition)
10. İpek Soylu (qualifying competition)
11. Tereza Martincová (qualifying competition)
12. Anna Kalinskaya (qualified)

Qualifiers

1. Lesley Kerkhove
2. Sabina Sharipova
3. Miyu Kato
4. Anna Kalinskaya
5. Ashleigh Barty
6. Jang Su-jeong

Draw

First qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	1	Liu Fangzhou	6	1	5
		Lesley Kerkhove	4	6	7
									Lesley Kerkhove	6	6
								8	Barbara Haas	1	1
		Shuko Aoyama	2	1
	8	Barbara Haas	6	6

Second qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	2	Sabina Sharipova	6	6
	WC	Theiviya Selvarajoo	1	2
								2	Sabina Sharipova	4	77	78
								9	Cindy Burger	6	64	66
	WC	Ma Yexin	0	0
	9	Cindy Burger	6	6

Third qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	3	Aryna Sabalenka	5	6	65
		Miyu Kato	7	2	77
									Miyu Kato	7	77
								10	İpek Soylu	5	64
		Paula Kania	3	1
	10	İpek Soylu	6	6

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	4	Dalila Jakupović	6	4	6
		Lizette Cabrera	3	6	1
								4	Dalila Jakupović	1	5
								12	Anna Kalinskaya	6	7
		Ksenia Lykina	1	4
	12	Anna Kalinskaya	6	6

Fifth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	5	Ivana Jorović	1	63
		Urszula Radwańska	6	77
									Urszula Radwańska	0	1
								7	Ashleigh Barty	6	6
	Alt	Varatchaya Wongteanchai	3	4
	7	Ashleigh Barty	6	6

Sixth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	6	Jang Su-jeong	6	6
	WC	Zhang Ling	3	3
								6	Jang Su-jeong	6	5	6
								11	Tereza Martincová	2	7	3
	WC	Jawairiah Noordin	4	1
	11	Tereza Martincová	6	6