1997 EA-Generali Ladies Linz – Singles

Singles
1997 EA-Generali Ladies Linz
1996 Champion Sabine Appelmans
Champion Chanda Rubin
Runner-up Karina Habšudová
Score6–4, 6–2
Draw30
Seeds8

Sabine Appelmans was the defending champion but lost in the second round to Barbara Rittner.

Chanda Rubin won in the final 6–4, 6–2 against Karina Habšudová.

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. Jana Novotná (semifinals)
  2. Karina Habšudová (final)
  3. Judith Wiesner (semifinals)
  4. Sabine Appelmans (second round)
  5. Magdalena Maleeva (quarterfinals)
  6. Nathalie Tauziat (quarterfinals)
  7. Chanda Rubin (champion)
  8. Åsa Carlsson (quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

Final

Final
7 Chanda Rubin 6 6  
2 Karina Habšudová 4 2  

Section 1

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 J Novotná 6 1 6
LL W Probst 5 1     S Farina 4 6 3
  S Farina 7 6   1 J Novotná 6 6  
  R Grande 6 1 3 5 M Maleeva 0 3  
  E Callens 4 6 6   E Callens 2 2  
  A Miller 3 6 2 5 M Maleeva 6 6  
5 M Maleeva 6 2 6 1 J Novotná 5 7 3
4 S Appelmans 7 6   7 C Rubin 7 5 6
  K Kschwendt 5 3   4 S Appelmans 6 1 4
  B Rittner 7 5     B Rittner 3 6 6
Q E Wagner 5 0 r   B Rittner 6 6 4
  S Testud 4 6 6 7 C Rubin 4 7 6
  P Hy-Boulais 6 0 3   S Testud 4 3  
  P Schnyder 5 0   7 C Rubin 6 6  
7 C Rubin 7 6  

Section 2

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
6 N Tauziat 6 7  
  G Pizzichini 4 5   6 N Tauziat 7 6  
  A-G Sidot 6 3 6 LL A Fusai 6 4  
LL A Fusai 3 6 7 6 N Tauziat 5 2  
  P Begerow 3 1   3 J Wiesner 7 6  
  F Perfetti 6 6     F Perfetti 2 6 3
Q A Mauresmo 6 5 1 3 J Wiesner 6 4 6
3 J Wiesner 3 7 6 3 J Wiesner 3 6 3
8 Å Carlsson 6 7   2 K Habšudová 6 4 6
  F Labat 0 6   8 Å Carlsson 6 6  
Q R Zrubáková 6 7   Q R Zrubáková 4 4  
WC M Maruska 4 6   8 Å Carlsson 2 2  
Q A Glass 6 6   2 K Habšudová 6 6  
WC M Schnell 4 2   Q A Glass 7 4 3
2 K Habšudová 6 6 6