1997 European Indoors – Singles

Singles
1997 European Indoors
1996 Champion	Jana Novotná
Champion	Lindsay Davenport
Runner-up	Nathalie Tauziat
Final score	7–6, 7–5

Jana Novotná was the defending champion but lost in the semifinals to Lindsay Davenport.

Davenport won in the final 7–6, 7–5 against Nathalie Tauziat.

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.

Martina Hingis (Quarterfinals) Jana Novotná (Semifinals) Iva Majoli (Second Round) Lindsay Davenport (Champion)

Amanda Coetzer (Second Round) Anke Huber (Second Round) Irina Spîrlea (Second Round) Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (First Round)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild Card
• LL = Lucky Loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special Exempt
• PR = Protected Ranking
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Final

	Final
		Nathalie Tauziat	6	5
	4	Lindsay Davenport	7	7

Section 1

First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
							1	M Hingis	6	6
	K Habšudová	2	6				LL	A-G Sidot	3	2
LL	A-G Sidot	6	7											1	M Hingis	6	2	5
	L Raymond	7	6												L Raymond	4	6	7
	H Suková	5	3					L Raymond	7	6
WC	P Schnyder	6	3				5	A Coetzer	5	3
5	A Coetzer	7	6																			L Raymond	3	5
																						N Tauziat	6	7
							3	I Majoli	6	2
	S Appelmans	6	6	7				S Appelmans	7	6
	B Schultz-McCarthy	3	7	5											S Appelmans	6	1	5
	N Tauziat	6	5	7											N Tauziat	4	6	7
	K Po	3	7	5				N Tauziat	6	6	7
Q	D Monami	7	5	6			Q	D Monami	3	7	6
8	A Sánchez Vicario	5	7	4

Section 2

First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
6	A Huber	7	6
	MJ Fernández	5	0				5	A Huber
Q	V Williams	6	6				Q	V Williams	w/o
	R Dragomir	0	3											Q	V Williams	0	4
Q	M Oremans	2	6	3										4	L Davenport	6	6
	N Zvereva	6	2	6				N Zvereva	4	2	r
							4	L Davenport	6	2
																					4	L Davenport	6	6
7	I Spîrlea	6	3	6																	2	J Novotná	4	1
	N Sawamatsu	4	6	2			7	I Spîrlea	6	1	r
	M Maleeva	3	3				Q	S Kleinová	3	5
Q	S Kleinová	6	6											Q	S Kleinová	2	6
	A Sugiyama	6	1											2	J Novotná	6	7
WC	B Schett	2	0	r				A Sugiyama	0	7	2
							2	J Novotná	6	6	6

External links

• 1997 European Indoors Draw