1997 Faber Grand Prix – Singles

Singles
1997 Faber Grand Prix
1996 Champion Iva Majoli
Champion Iva Majoli
Runner-up Jana Novotná
Score4–6, 7–6, 6–4

Iva Majoli was the defending champion and won in the final 4–6, 7–6, 6–4 against Jana Novotná.

Seeds

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

  1. Jana Novotná (final)
  2. Anke Huber (second round)
  3. Iva Majoli (champion)
  4. Karina Habšudová (second round)
  5. Brenda Schultz-McCarthy (second round)
  6. Barbara Paulus (semifinals)
  7. Sabine Appelmans (second round)
  8. Elena Likhovtseva (quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

Final

Final
1 Jana Novotná 6 6 4
3 Iva Majoli 4 7 6

Section 1

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 J Novotná 6 6  
WC B Rittner 6 3 5   R Dragomir 2 3  
  R Dragomir 4 6 7 1 J Novotná 6 6  
  D Van Roost 7 4 6 8 E Likhovtseva 4 2  
Q D Chládková 6 6 3   D Van Roost 1 2  
  N Tauziat 6 6 2 8 E Likhovtseva 6 6  
8 E Likhovtseva 4 7 6 1 J Novotná 6 7  
  M Maleeva 0 5  
4 K Habšudová 6 3 2
  M Maleeva 6 6     M Maleeva 0 6 6
  S Farina 2 1     M Maleeva 6 6  
Q S Kleinová 6 4 2 Q S Testud 1 4  
Q S Testud 4 6 6 Q S Testud 6 6  
  F Labat 4 6   5 B Schultz-McCarthy 4 3  
5 B Schultz-McCarthy 6 7  

Section 2

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
7 S Appelmans 6 6  
  K Studeníková 2 3   7 S Appelmans 3 6 5
  A-G Sidot 7 6     A-G Sidot 6 4 7
WC C Singer 6 2     A-G Sidot 6 6 4
  E Callens 6 1 4 3 I Majoli 4 7 6
  Y Basuki 3 6 6   Y Basuki 5 1  
3 I Majoli 7 6  
3 I Majoli 7 6  
6 B Paulus 6 6   6 B Paulus 6 4  
  A Miller 0 0   6 B Paulus 6 7  
  Å Carlsson 3 6 6   Å Carlsson 3 5  
Q F Perfetti 6 3 4 6 B Paulus 7 6  
  B Schett 6 3 5   M Oremans 6 4  
  M Oremans 4 6 7   M Oremans 6 5 6
2 A Huber 0 7 4