| Date: | July 24–30 |
| Edition: | 4th |
| Category: | WTA International |
| Draw: | 32S / 16D |
| Surface: | Hard / outdoor |
| Prize Money: | $250,000 |
| Location: | Nanchang, China |
| Champs: |  Peng Shuai |
| Champd: | Jiang Xinyu / Tang Qianhui |
The 2017 Jiangxi International Women's Tennis Open was a professional women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 4th edition of the tournament, and part of the International category of the 2017 WTA Tour. It took place in Nanchang, China, from July 24 through July 30, 2017. Second-seeded Peng Shuai won the singles title.
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | width=85 | Q | width=85 | Q2 | width=85 | Q1 |
| Singles | 280 | 180 | 110 | 60 | 30 | 1 | 18 | 12 | 1 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doubles | 1 |
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | width=85 | Q2 | width=85 | Q1 |
| style=background:#f4f4f4 | Singles | $43,000 | $21,400 | $11,500 | $6,175 | $3,400 | $2,100 | $1,020 | $600 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| style=background:#f4f4f4 | Doubles | $12,300 | $6,400 | $3,435 | $1,820 | $960 |
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| China | Zhang Shuai | 28 | 1 | |
| China | Peng Shuai | 30 | 2 | |
 Czech Republic | Kristýna Plíšková | 41 | 3 | |
| China | Wang Qiang | 51 | 4 | |
| China | Duan Yingying | 63 | 5 | |
 Serbia | Jelena Janković | 70 | 6 | |
| China | Zheng Saisai | 71 | 7 | |
 Japan | Risa Ozaki | 77 | 8 |
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
The following player received entry as a lucky loser:
Ana Bogdan →replaced by 
Peangtarn Plipuech
Kristína Kučová →replaced by 
Alla Kudryavtseva| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | Nao Hibino | Japan | Miyu Kato | 82 | 1 | |
| Japan | Shuko Aoyama | Chang Kai-chen | 149 | 2 | ||
| Japan | Makoto Ninomiya | Japan | Kotomi Takahata | 169 | 3 | |
| Russian Federation | Alla Kudryavtseva |  Australia | Arina Rodionova | 182 | 4 |
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
See main article: 2017 Jiangxi International Women's Tennis Open – Singles.
Peng Shuai defeated Nao Hibino, 6–3, 6–2See main article: 2017 Jiangxi International Women's Tennis Open – Doubles.
Jiang Xinyu / Tang Qianhui defeated Alla Kudryavtseva / Arina Rodionova, 6–3, 6–2