2017 Wuhan Open
The 2017 Wuhan Open was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts between September 24–30, 2017. It was the 4th edition of the Wuhan Open, and part of the WTA Premier 5 tournaments of the 2017 WTA Tour. The tournament was held at the Optics Valley International Tennis Center in Wuhan, China.Point distribution
Prize money
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles | $471,700 | $235,520 | $117,770 | $54,230 | $26,900 | $13,790 | $7,090 | $3,955 | $2,040 |
| Doubles | $135,000 | $68,200 | $33,635 | $16,990 | $8,600 | $4,255 | | | |
Seeds
The following players received wild cards 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 singles qualifying draw:
;Before the tournament
Seeds
- Rankings are as of September 18, 2017
Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
The following pair received entry as alternates:
;Before the tournament
;During the tournament
Singles
- Caroline Garcia def. Ashleigh Barty, 6–7, 7–6, 6–2
Doubles
- Chan Yung-jan / Martina Hingis def. Shuko Aoyama / Yang Zhaoxuan, 7–6, 3–6,
