The 2017

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. It took place in

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, Germany between 10 and 15 July 2017.

Singles main-draw entrants

Seeds

* ¹ Rankings are as of 3 July 2017.

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: * Daniel Altmaier * Yannick Maden * Louis Wessels *

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The following players received entry into the singles main draw as special exempts: * Viktor Galović *

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The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: * Nicola Kuhn * Axel Michon * Gonçalo Oliveira * George von Massow

Champions

Singles

* Nicola Kuhn def. Viktor Galović 2–6, 7–5, 4–2 ret.

Doubles

* Julian Knowle / Igor Zelenay def.

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6–3, 7–6^(7–3).

External links

Official Website
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