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.

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. Amanda Coetzer (champion)
2. Karina Habšudová (second round)
3. Sandrine Testud (second round)
4. Sabine Appelmans (quarterfinals)
5. Barbara Paulus (final)
6. Yayuk Basuki (first round)
7. Kimberly Po (second round)
8. Natasha Zvereva (first round)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

Final

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

Section 1

	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

Section 2

	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

External links

• ITF tournament edition details
• WTA tournament draws