1997 du Maurier Open – Women's Singles

Women's Singles
1997 du Maurier Open
1996 Champion	Monica Seles
Champion	Monica Seles
Runner-up	Anke Huber
Final score	6–2, 6–4

Monica Seles was the defending champion and won in the final 6–2, 6–4 against Anke Huber.

Seeds

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

Draw

Key

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Monica Seles	6	7
	7	Conchita Martínez	2	6
								1	Monica Seles	6	6
								8	Anke Huber	2	4
	8	Anke Huber	3	6
	10	Mary Joe Fernández	6	2	r

Top Half

Section 1

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
							1	M Seles	6	6
	Å Carlsson	6	6					Å Carlsson	2	4
Q	A Grossman	4	3											1	M Seles	6	7
	A Fusai	6	6											16	S Appelmans	3	5
	S Pitkowski	1	0					A Fusai	3	3
WC	P Hy-Boulais	3	3				16	S Appelmans	6	6
16	S Appelmans	6	6																		1	M Seles	6	6
13	R Dragomir	0	1																		Q	R Grande	0	0
	T Tanasugarn	6	6					T Tanasugarn	4	6	2
Q	R Grande	6	3	6			Q	R Grande	6	2	6
	B Rittner	2	6	3										Q	R Grande	6	6
Q	S Jeyaseelan	6	7											6	M Pierce	2	2
	M Babel	4	6				Q	S Jeyaseelan	1	1
							6	M Pierce	6	6

Section 2

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
							WC/4	L Davenport	6	7
	E Callens	4	3					A Sugiyama	2	6
	A Sugiyama	6	6											WC/4	L Davenport	7	6
	M Serna	6	6												M Serna	5	4
Q	R Kolbovic	2	2					M Serna	7	4	6
Q	M Saeki	4	6	6			Q	M Saeki	6	6	3
9	I Spîrlea	6	3	2																	WC/4	L Davenport	4	6	2
12	B Schultz-McCarthy	4	6	3																	7	C Martínez	6	4	6
	N Kijimuta	6	2	6				N Kijimuta	4	2
	Y Basuki	6	6					Y Basuki	6	6
	S Kleinová	3	0												Y Basuki	1	4
	A Ellwood	7	3	1										7	C Martínez	6	6
	Y Yoshida	5	6	6				Y Yoshida	3	6	1
							7	C Martínez	6	3	6

Bottom Half

Section 3

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
							8	A Huber	6	6
	L Wild	2	0					F Labat	2	1
	F Labat	6	6											8	A Huber	6	6
Q	A Glass	2	1											15	S Testud	3	4
	L Raymond	6	6					L Raymond	3	3
	M Sánchez Lorenzo	5	2				15	S Testud	6	6
15	S Testud	7	6																		8	A Huber	2	6	6
11	K Po	6	7																		3	A Coetzer	6	1	4
	N Tauziat	1	6				11	K Po	6	6
	S Farina	4	3					J Capriati	3	2
	J Capriati	6	6											11	K Po	3	3
Q	N Dechy	6	1	6										3	A Coetzer	6	6
	V Williams	1	6	1			Q	N Dechy	6	4	2
							3	A Coetzer	4	6	6

Section 4

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
							5	A Sánchez Vicario	6	6
	A Miller	7	2	6				A Miller	2	1
	E Likhovtseva	6	6	3										5	A Sánchez Vicario	4	3
	N Arendt	6	6											10	M J Fernández	6	6
	H Suková	2	4					N Arendt	4	2
	J Kruger	4	5				10	M J Fernández	6	6
10	M J Fernández	6	7																		10	M J Fernández	6	6	6
14	K Habšudová	3	3																			M Maleeva	2	7	4
	M Maleeva	6	6					M Maleeva	6	6	6
Q	T Panova	2	6				LL	F Lubiani	7	4	4
LL	F Lubiani	6	7												M Maleeva	7	6
	N Sawamatsu	6	6												N Sawamatsu	5	4
	C Rubin	1	4					N Sawamatsu	7	6	6
							2	I Majoli	5	7	1

References

• 1997 du Maurier Open Draw