1997 Internationaux de Strasbourg – Singles

1997 Internationaux de Strasbourg
1996 Champion   United States Lindsay Davenport
Champion   Germany Steffi Graf
Runner-up   Croatia Mirjana Lučić
Final score   62, 75
Events
Singles   Doubles

Lindsay Davenport was the defending champion but lost in the second round to Natasha Zvereva.

Steffi Graf won in the final 62, 75 against Mirjana Lučić.

Seeds

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.

  1. Germany Steffi Graf (Champion)
  2. United States Lindsay Davenport (Second Round)
  3. South Africa Amanda Coetzer (Semifinals)
  4. Austria Judith Wiesner (Semifinals)

  1. Russia Elena Likhovtseva (Second Round)
  2. Belgium Sabine Appelmans (Quarterfinals)
  3. France Nathalie Tauziat (Second Round)
  4. Bulgaria Magdalena Maleeva (First Round)

Draw

Key

Final

Final
WC/1 Germany Steffi Graf 6 7  
Q Croatia Mirjana Lučić 2 5  

Section 1

First Round   Second Round   Quarterfinals   Semifinals
 
    WC/1  Germany S Graf 6 6    
   Canada P Hy-Boulais 3 6 6        Canada P Hy-Boulais 3 2    
   Czech Republic H Suková 6 4 4       WC/1  Germany S Graf 3 6 6  
   Italy F Perfetti 4 3            France S Testud 6 2 1  
   France S Testud 6 6          France S Testud 6 6  
   France A Fusai 3 2       5  Russia E Likhovtseva 3 0    
5  Russia E Likhovtseva 6 6         WC/1  Germany S Graf 4 7 7
3  South Africa A Coetzer 6 6         3  South Africa A Coetzer 6 5 6
   Japan N Sawamatsu 1 2       3  South Africa A Coetzer 7 6    
Q  Argentina M Díaz-Oliva 6 2          France A-G Sidot 5 4    
   France A-G Sidot 7 6         3  South Africa A Coetzer 6 6  
   Japan A Sugiyama 7 7            Japan N Kijimuta 2 3    
   Germany M Babel 6 6          Japan A Sugiyama 7 4 4
   Japan N Kijimuta 7 3 6        Japan N Kijimuta 5 6 6  
8  Bulgaria M Maleeva 5 6 1  

Section 2

First Round   Second Round   Quarterfinals   Semifinals
6  Belgium S Appelmans 6 6    
   Belgium L Courtois 0 3       6  Belgium S Appelmans 6 6 6  
   Thailand T Tanasugarn 6 5 6        Thailand T Tanasugarn 4 7 1  
   Argentina P Suárez 2 7 3       6  Belgium S Appelmans 3 4    
WC  France A Mauresmo 6 6         4  Austria J Wiesner 6 6    
Q  United States S Cacic 2 4       WC  France A Mauresmo 6 5 2
   Slovakia K Studeníková 6 0 4     4  Austria J Wiesner 3 7 6  
4  Austria J Wiesner 4 6 6       4  Austria J Wiesner 5 7 6
7  France N Tauziat 7 1 6       Q  Croatia M Lučić 7 6 7
   Chinese Taipei S-T Wang 6 6 2     7  France N Tauziat 1 6 5  
   Germany P Begerow 2 6 2     Q  Croatia M Lučić 6 3 7  
Q  Croatia M Lučić 6 4 6       Q  Croatia M Lučić 7 6  
   Belarus N Zvereva 6 6            Belarus N Zvereva 5 3    
Q  Madagascar D Randriantefy 2 2          Belarus N Zvereva 3 7 6
    2  United States L Davenport 6 6 2  
 

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