2017 Wuhan Open – Doubles
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Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Lucie Šafářová were the defending champions, but neither player could participate this year due to injury.
Chan Yung-jan and Martina Hingis won the title, defeating Shuko Aoyama and Yang Zhaoxuan in the final, 7–6(7–5), 3–6, [10–4].
As a result of Šafářová's withdrawal, Hingis regained the WTA no. 1 doubles ranking at the conclusion of the tournament.
Seeds
The top four seeds received a bye into the second round.
- Chinese Taipei Chan Yung-jan / Switzerland Martina Hingis (champions)
- Russia Ekaterina Makarova / Russia Elena Vesnina (quarterfinals, retired)
- India Sania Mirza / China Peng Shuai (semifinals)
- Australia Ashleigh Barty / Australia Casey Dellacqua (semifinals, withdrew)
- Canada Gabriela Dabrowski / China Xu Yifan (quarterfinals)
- Germany Anna-Lena Grönefeld / Czech Republic Květa Peschke (quarterfinals)
- Poland Alicja Rosolska / United States Abigail Spears (quarterfinals)
- France Kristina Mladenovic / Russia Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (withdrew)
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