Tennis tournament
The 2017 China Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 19th edition of the China Open for the men (21st for the women). It was part of ATP World Tour 500 series on the 2017 ATP World Tour, and the last WTA Premier Mandatory tournament of the 2017 WTA Tour. Both the men's and the women's events were held at the National Tennis Center in Beijing, China, from October 2 to October 8, 2017.
ATP singles main-draw entrants
Seeds
- 1 Rankings are as of September 25, 2017
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following player received entry as a special exempt:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Withdrawals
- Before the tournament
Retirements
ATP doubles main-draw entrants
Seeds
- Rankings are as of September 25, 2017
Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
The following pair received entry from the qualifying draw:
WTA singles main-draw entrants
Seeds
The following are the seeded players. Seedings are based on WTA rankings as of 25 September 2017. Rankings and points before are as of 2 October 2017.
| Seed
|
Rank
|
Player
|
Points before
|
Points defending
|
Points won
|
Points after
|
Status
|
| 1
|
1
|
 Garbiñe Muguruza
|
6,245
|
120
|
10
|
6,135
|
First round retired against  Barbora Strýcová
|
| 2
|
2
|
 Simona Halep
|
5,645
|
120
|
650
|
6,175
|
Runner-up, lost to  Caroline Garcia
|
| 3
|
3
|
 Elina Svitolina
|
5,640
|
390
|
215
|
5,465
|
Quarterfinals lost to Caroline Garcia
|
| 4
|
4
|
Karolína Plíšková
|
5,605
|
120
|
120
|
5,605
|
Third round lost to Sorana Cîrstea
|
| 5
|
6
|
 Caroline Wozniacki
|
4,640
|
120
|
120
|
4,640
|
Third round lost to Petra Kvitová [12]
|
| 6
|
7
|
 Johanna Konta
|
4,435
|
650
|
10
|
3,795
|
First round lost to Monica Niculescu
|
| 7
|
9
|
 Svetlana Kuznetsova
|
4,115
|
120
|
10
|
4,005
|
First round lost to Lara Arruabarrena [Q]
|
| 8
|
10
|
 Dominika Cibulková
|
3,330
|
10
|
10
|
3,330
|
First round lost to  Elise Mertens
|
| 9
|
8
|
 Jeļena Ostapenko
|
4,130
|
10
|
390
|
4,510
|
Semifinals lost to Simona Halep [2]
|
| 10
|
12
|
 Angelique Kerber
|
3,236
|
120
|
65
|
3,181
|
Second round lost to Alizé Cornet
|
| 11
|
11
|
 Agnieszka Radwańska
|
3,250
|
1,000
|
120
|
2,370
|
Third round lost to Daria Kasatkina
|
| 12
|
18
|
Petra Kvitová
|
2,357
|
215
|
390
|
2,532
|
Semifinals lost to Caroline Garcia
|
| 13
|
14
|
Kristina Mladenovic
|
3,090
|
65
|
10
|
2,981
|
First round lost to  Duan Yingying [WC]
|
| 14
|
16
|
 CoCo Vandeweghe
|
2,764
|
10
|
10
|
2,764
|
First round retired against  Daria Gavrilova
|
| 15
|
17
|
Sloane Stephens
|
2,712
|
0
|
10
|
2,722
|
First round lost to Christina McHale [Q]
|
| 16
|
19
|
Anastasija Sevastova
|
2,295
|
10
|
10
|
2,295
|
First round lost to Maria Sharapova [WC]
|
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry using a protected ranking into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Withdrawals
- Before the tournament
Retirements
WTA doubles main-draw entrants
Seeds
- 1 Rankings are as of September 25, 2017
Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
The following pair received entry as alternates:
Withdrawals
- Before the tournament
Henri Kontinen / 
Chan Yung-jan / 
Martina Hingis
