The 2017 Shanghai Challenger was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the seventh edition of the tournament which was part of the 2017 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Shanghai, China between 11 and 17 September 2017.
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lu Yen-hsun | 63 | 1 | ||
 Canada | Peter Polansky | 128 | 2 | |
 Korea, Republic of | Lee Duck-hee | 163 | 3 | |
 Japan | Tatsuma Ito | 172 | 4 | |
| Japan | Hiroki Moriya | 213 | 5 | |
 Egypt | Mohamed Safwat | 219 | 6 | |
 China | Wu Di | 221 | 7 | |
 Australia | Marc Polmans | 236 | 8 |
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following player received entry into the singles main draw using a protected ranking:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Yuya Kibi Bradley Mousley Kento Takeuchi Xia ZihaoSee main article: 2017 Shanghai Challenger – Singles.
Wu Yibing def. Lu Yen-hsun 7–6(8–6), 0–0 ret.See main article: 2017 Shanghai Challenger – Doubles.
Toshihide Matsui / Yi Chu-huan def. 
Bradley Klahn / Peter Polansky 6–7(1–7), 6–4, [10–5].