2017 Kurume U.S.E Cup
# 2017 Kurume U.S.E Cup

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

| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Q | Q2 | Q3 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Singles | 80 | 48 | 29 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| Doubles | 80 | 48 | 29 | 15 | 1 | — | — | — | — |

## Singles main draw entrants

### Seeds

| Country | Player | $Rank^1$ | Seed |
| - | - | - | - |
| RUS | Ksenia Lykina | 185 | 1 |
| JPN | Riko Sawayanagi | 217 | 2 |
| JPN | Shiho Akita | 221 | 3 |
| GBR | Laura Robson | 225 | 4 |
| JPN | Junri Namigata | 243 | 5 |
| JPN | Kyōka Okamura | 252 | 6 |
| JPN | Hiroko Kuwata | 260 | 7 |
| GBR | Katy 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]
