2017 Malaysian Open

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).

2017 Malaysian Open
Date	27 February – 5 March
Edition	8th
Category	WTA International tournaments
Draw	32S / 16D
Prize money	$250,000
Surface	Hard
Location	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Venue	Kuala Lumpur Golf & Country Club (KLGCC)
Champions
Singles
Ashleigh Barty
Doubles
Ashleigh Barty / Casey Dellacqua

Finals

Singles

Main article: 2017 Malaysian Open – Singles

• Ashleigh Barty defeated Nao Hibino, 6–3, 6–2^[1]

Doubles

Main article: 2017 Malaysian Open – Doubles

• Ashleigh Barty / Casey Dellacqua defeated Nicole Melichar / 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	—	—	—	—	—

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	—	—	—

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:

• Zarina Diyas
• Katarina Zavatska
• Zheng Saisai

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

• Ashleigh Barty
• Jang Su-jeong
• Anna Kalinskaya
• Miyu Kato
• Lesley Kerkhove
• Sabina Sharipova

Withdrawals

Before the tournament

• Sorana Cîrstea →replaced by Zhu Lin
• Vania King →replaced by Sílvia Soler Espinosa
• Karin Knapp →replaced by Sara Sorribes Tormo
• Kurumi Nara →replaced by Nina Stojanović
• Yulia Putintseva →replaced by Maryna Zanevska
• Evgeniya Rodina →replaced by Aleksandra Krunić
• Maria Sakkari →replaced by Zhang Kailin

During the tournament

• Elina Svitolina (left lower leg injury)

Retirements

• Peng Shuai

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:

• Beatrice Gumulya / Theiviya Selvarajoo
• Jawairiah Noordin / Jessy Rompies