The 2017 Kurume U.S.E Cup was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor carpet courts. It was the thirteenth edition of the tournament and part of the 2017 ITF Women's Circuit, offering a total of $60,000 in prize money. It took place in Kurume, Japan, from 15–21 May 2017.
Point distribution EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32QQ2Q3 Singles8048291581531 Doubles1
Singles main draw entrants Seeds Country Player Rank1 SeedKsenia Lykina 185 1Riko Sawayanagi 217 2Shiho Akita 221 3Laura Robson 225 4Junri Namigata 243 5Kyōka Okamura 252 6Hiroko Kuwata 260 7Katy Dunne 291 8 1 Rankings as of 8 May 2017
Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: Sari Baba Mihoki Miyahara Haine Ogata Suzuho Oshino
The following players received entry into the singles main draw by a protected ranking: Kimberly Birrell
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Rika Fujiwara Erina Hayashi Ayumi Miyamoto Nagi Hanatani
Champions
Singles
Laura Robson def. Katie Boulter, 6–3, 6–4
Doubles
Katy Dunne / Tammi Patterson def. Erina Hayashi / Robu Kajitani, 6–7(3–7), 6–2, [10–4]
External links 2017 Kurume U.S.E Cup at ITFtennis.com Official website