2017 Malaysian Open
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The 2017 Alya Malaysian Open was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 8th edition of the Malaysian Open and an International tournament on the 2017 WTA Tour. The tournament took place from 27 February to 5 March 2017 at the Kuala Lumpur Golf & Country Club (KLGCC).
Finals
Singles
- Australia Ashleigh Barty defeated Japan Nao Hibino, 6–3, 6–2
Doubles
- Australia Ashleigh Barty / Australia Casey Dellacqua defeated United States Nicole Melichar / Japan Makoto Ninomiya, 7–6(7–5), 6–3
Points and prize money distribution
Points distribution
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Q | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles | 280 | 180 | 110 | 60 | 30 | 1 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 1 |
| Doubles | 1 | —N/a | —N/a | —N/a | —N/a | —N/a |
Prize money
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | 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 | —N/a | —N/a | —N/a |
Singles main-draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Ranking1 | Seeds |
|---|---|---|---|
| UKR | Elina Svitolina | 13 | 1 |
| ESP | Carla Suárez Navarro | 14 | 2 |
| FRA | Caroline Garcia | 24 | 3 |
| CHN | Peng Shuai | 57 | 4 |
| CHN | Duan Yingying | 68 | 5 |
| CHN | Wang Qiang | 76 | 6 |
| BEL | Elise Mertens | 80 | 7 |
| TUR | Çağla Büyükakçay | 81 | 8 |
- 1 Rankings as of February 20, 2017.
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
- Australia Ashleigh Barty
- South Korea Jang Su-jeong
- Russia Anna Kalinskaya
- Japan Miyu Kato
- Netherlands Lesley Kerkhove
- Uzbekistan Sabina Sharipova
Withdrawals
Before the tournament
- Romania Sorana Cîrstea →replaced by China Zhu Lin
- United States Vania King →replaced by Spain Sílvia Soler Espinosa
- Italy Karin Knapp →replaced by Spain Sara Sorribes Tormo
- Japan Kurumi Nara →replaced by Serbia Nina Stojanović
- Kazakhstan Yulia Putintseva →replaced by Belgium Maryna Zanevska
- Russia Evgeniya Rodina →replaced by Serbia Aleksandra Krunić
- Greece Maria Sakkari →replaced by China Zhang Kailin
During the tournament
- Ukraine Elina Svitolina (left lower leg injury)
Retirements
Doubles main-draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHN | Liang Chen | CHN | Zheng Saisai | 92 | 1 |
| JPN | Shuko Aoyama | CHN | Yang Zhaoxuan | 103 | 2 |
| ARG | María Irigoyen | POL | Paula Kania | 139 | 3 |
| USA | Nicole Melichar | JPN | Makoto Ninomiya | 148 | 4 |
- Rankings as of February 20, 2017.
Other entrants
The following pair received wildcard into the doubles main draw:
- Indonesia Beatrice Gumulya / Malaysia Theiviya Selvarajoo
- Malaysia Jawairiah Noordin / Indonesia Jessy Rompies