1997 SEAT Open – Singles

Singles
1997 SEAT Open
Champion	Amanda Coetzer
Runner-up	Barbara Paulus
Score	6–4, 3–6, 7–5
Draw	28
Seeds	8

Anke Huber was the defending champion but did not compete that year.

Amanda Coetzer won in the final 6–4, 3–6, 7–5 against Barbara Paulus.^[1]

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. The top two seeds received a bye to the second round.

Key

	Final
	1	Amanda Coetzer	6	3	7
	5	Barbara Paulus	4	6	5

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
								1	A Coetzer	6	3	6
		M Babel	4	1				LL	S Farina	2	6	3
	LL	S Farina	6	6											1	A Coetzer	7	6	6
	WC	M Oremans	6	6											WC	M Oremans	5	7	4
	WC	A Kremer	1	3				WC	M Oremans	2	6	6
		E Likhovtseva	7	6					E Likhovtseva	6	3	0
	6	Y Basuki	5	1																		1	A Coetzer	6	3	6
	3	S Testud	6	6																		Q	K Studeníková	1	6	0
		Å Carlsson	1	4				3	S Testud	2	1
		J Kruger	6	6					J Kruger	6	6
		M Maleeva	2	3												J Kruger	3	4
		A Sugiyama	3	1											Q	K Studeníková	6	6
	Q	K Studeníková	6	6				Q	K Studeníková	6	6
	Q	B Rittner	6	5	1/r			7	K Po	4	2
	7	K Po	0	7	4

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	5	B Paulus	6	6
	Q	N Dechy	4	4				5	B Paulus	7	6
	Q	A Glass	4	4					A Mauresmo	6	3
		A Mauresmo	6	6											5	B Paulus	3	6	6
	LL	R Grande	1	6	1										4	S Appelmans	6	3	2
		H Suková	6	3	6				H Suková	3	7	2
		D Chládková	0	4				4	S Appelmans	6	6	6
	4	S Appelmans	6	6																		5	B Paulus	6	6
	8	N Zvereva	3	r																			A-G Sidot	3	4
		H Nagyová	3						H Nagyová	6	6
		F Labat	4	4					N Sawamatsu	4	4
		N Sawamatsu	6	6												H Nagyová	4	6
		P Schnyder	6	2	2											A-G Sidot	6	7
		A-G Sidot	4	6	6				A-G Sidot	3	6	6
								2	K Habšudová	6	2	4

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