1997 Internationaux de Strasbourg – Singles

Singles
1997 Internationaux de Strasbourg
1996 Champion Lindsay Davenport
Champion Steffi Graf
Runner-up Mirjana Lučić
Score6–2, 7–5
Seeds8

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

First-seeded Steffi Graf won in the final 6–2, 7–5 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. Steffi Graf (champion)
  2. Lindsay Davenport (second round)
  3. Amanda Coetzer (semifinals)
  4. Judith Wiesner (semifinals)
  5. Elena Likhovtseva (second round)
  6. Sabine Appelmans (quarterfinals)
  7. Nathalie Tauziat (second round)
  8. Magdalena Maleeva (first round)

Draw

Key

Final

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

Section 1

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
WC/1 S Graf 6 6  
  P Hy-Boulais 3 6 6   P Hy-Boulais 3 2  
  H Suková 6 4 4 WC/1 S Graf 3 6 6
  F Perfetti 4 3     S Testud 6 2 1
  S Testud 6 6     S Testud 6 6  
  A Fusai 3 2   5 E Likhovtseva 3 0  
5 E Likhovtseva 6 6   WC/1 S Graf 4 7 7
3 A Coetzer 6 6   3 A Coetzer 6 5 6
  N Sawamatsu 1 2   3 A Coetzer 7 6  
Q M Díaz Oliva 6 2     A-G Sidot 5 4  
  A-G Sidot 7 6   3 A Coetzer 6 6  
  A Sugiyama 7 7     N Kijimuta 2 3  
  M Babel 6 6     A Sugiyama 7 4 4
  N Kijimuta 7 3 6   N Kijimuta 5 6 6
8 M Maleeva 5 6 1

Section 2

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
6 S Appelmans 6 6  
  L Courtois 0 3   6 S Appelmans 6 6 6
  T Tanasugarn 6 5 6   T Tanasugarn 4 7 1
  P Suárez 2 7 3 6 S Appelmans 3 4  
WC A Mauresmo 6 6   4 J Wiesner 6 6  
Q S Cacic 2 4   WC A Mauresmo 6 5 2
  K Studeníková 6 0 4 4 J Wiesner 3 7 6
4 J Wiesner 4 6 6 4 J Wiesner 5 7 6
7 N Tauziat 7 1 6 Q M Lučić 7 6 7
  S-T Wang 6 6 2 7 N Tauziat 1 6 5
  P Begerow 2 6 2 Q M Lučić 6 3 7
Q M Lučić 6 4 6 Q M Lučić 7 6  
  N Zvereva 6 6     N Zvereva 5 3  
Q D Randriantefy 2 2     N Zvereva 3 7 6
2 L Davenport 6 6 2