| Date: | 9–15 October |
| Edition: | 31st |
| Category: | WTA International |
| Draw: | 32S / 16D |
| Prize Money: | $250,000 |
| Surface: | Hard (indoor) |
| Location: | Linz, Austria |
| Venue: | TipsArena Linz |
| Champs: |  Barbora Strýcová |
| Champd: | Kiki Bertens /  Johanna Larsson |
| Main Name: | Linz Open |
| Before Name: | Generali Ladies Linz |
The 2017 Upper Austria Ladies Linz was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 31st edition of the Generali Ladies Linz, and part of the WTA International tournaments-category of the 2017 WTA Tour. It was held at the TipsArena Linz in Linz, Austria, on 9–15 October 2017.
| 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 321 | width=85 | Q2 | width=85 | Q1 |
| Singles | $43,000 | $21,400 | $11,500 | $6,200 | $3,420 | $2,220 | $1,285 | $750 | ||
| Doubles * | $12,300 | $6,400 | $3,435 | $1,820 | $960 |
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Slovakia | Magdaléna Rybáriková | 28 | 1 | |
| Czech Republic | Barbora Strýcová | 29 | 2 | |
| Kiki Bertens | 30 | 3 | ||
 Estonia | Anett Kontaveit | 36 | 4 | |
 Romania | Sorana Cîrstea | 44 | 5 | |
| Czech Republic | Kateřina Siniaková | 49 | 6 | |
| Tatjana Maria | 54 | 7 | ||
| Romania | Monica Niculescu | 65 | 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:
Denisa Allertová Dominika Cibulková → replaced by Viktorija Golubic
Océane Dodin → replaced by 
Alison Van Uytvanck
Camila Giorgi → replaced by 
Naomi Broady
Madison Brengle Lucie Šafářová → replaced by Jana Čepelová Markéta Vondroušová → replaced by 
Ons Jabeur| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kiki Bertens | Sweden | Johanna Larsson | 49 | 1 | ||
 Poland | Alicja Rosolska | United States | Abigail Spears | 81 | 2 | |
| Belgium | Kirsten Flipkens | Demi Schuurs | 82 | 3 | ||
 Ukraine | Nadiia Kichenok |  Australia | Anastasia Rodionova | 185 | 4 |
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
See main article: 2017 Upper Austria Ladies Linz – Singles.
Barbora Strýcová def. Magdaléna Rybáriková, 6–4, 6–1See main article: 2017 Upper Austria Ladies Linz – Doubles.
Johanna Larsson def. 
Natela Dzalamidze / Xenia Knoll, 3–6, 6–3, [10–4]