1997 du Maurier Open – Women's Singles

Women's Singles
1997 du Maurier Open
1996 Champion	Monica Seles
Champion	Monica Seles
Runner-up	Anke Huber
Final score	6–2, 6–4

Monica Seles was the defending champion and won in the final 6–2, 6–4 against Anke Huber.

Seeds

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

1. Monica Seles (Champion)
2. Iva Majoli (Second Round)
3. Amanda Coetzer (Quarterfinals)
4. Lindsay Davenport (Quarterfinals)
5. Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (Third Round)
6. Mary Pierce (Third Round)
7. Conchita Martínez (Semifinals)
8. Anke Huber (Final)
9. Irina Spîrlea (First Round)
10. Mary Joe Fernández (Semifinals)
11. Kimberly Po (Third Round)
12. Brenda Schultz-McCarthy (First Round)
13. Ruxandra Dragomir (First Round)
14. Karina Habšudová (First Round)
15. Sandrine Testud (Third Round)
16. Sabine Appelmans (Third 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

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Monica Seles	6	7
	7	Conchita Martínez	2	6
								1	Monica Seles	6	6
								8	Anke Huber	2	4
	8	Anke Huber	3	6
	10	Mary Joe Fernández	6	2	r

Top Half

Section 1

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
							1	M Seles	6	6
	Å Carlsson	6	6					Å Carlsson	2	4
Q	A Grossman	4	3											1	M Seles	6	7
	A Fusai	6	6											16	S Appelmans	3	5
	S Pitkowski	1	0					A Fusai	3	3
WC	P Hy-Boulais	3	3				16	S Appelmans	6	6
16	S Appelmans	6	6																		1	M Seles	6	6
13	R Dragomir	0	1																		Q	R Grande	0	0
	T Tanasugarn	6	6					T Tanasugarn	4	6	2
Q	R Grande	6	3	6			Q	R Grande	6	2	6
	B Rittner	2	6	3										Q	R Grande	6	6
Q	S Jeyaseelan	6	7											6	M Pierce	2	2
	M Babel	4	6				Q	S Jeyaseelan	1	1
							6	M Pierce	6	6

Section 2

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
							WC/4	L Davenport	6	7
	E Callens	4	3					A Sugiyama	2	6
	A Sugiyama	6	6											WC/4	L Davenport	7	6
	M Serna	6	6												M Serna	5	4
Q	R Kolbovic	2	2					M Serna	7	4	6
Q	M Saeki	4	6	6			Q	M Saeki	6	6	3
9	I Spîrlea	6	3	2																	WC/4	L Davenport	4	6	2
12	B Schultz-McCarthy	4	6	3																	7	C Martínez	6	4	6
	N Kijimuta	6	2	6				N Kijimuta	4	2
	Y Basuki	6	6					Y Basuki	6	6
	S Kleinová	3	0												Y Basuki	1	4
	A Ellwood	7	3	1										7	C Martínez	6	6
	Y Yoshida	5	6	6				Y Yoshida	3	6	1
							7	C Martínez	6	3	6

Bottom Half

Section 3

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
							8	A Huber	6	6
	L Wild	2	0					F Labat	2	1
	F Labat	6	6											8	A Huber	6	6
Q	A Glass	2	1											15	S Testud	3	4
	L Raymond	6	6					L Raymond	3	3
	M Sánchez Lorenzo	5	2				15	S Testud	6	6
15	S Testud	7	6																		8	A Huber	2	6	6
11	K Po	6	7																		3	A Coetzer	6	1	4
	N Tauziat	1	6				11	K Po	6	6
	S Farina	4	3					J Capriati	3	2
	J Capriati	6	6											11	K Po	3	3
Q	N Dechy	6	1	6										3	A Coetzer	6	6
	V Williams	1	6	1			Q	N Dechy	6	4	2
							3	A Coetzer	4	6	6

Section 4

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
							5	A Sánchez Vicario	6	6
	A Miller	7	2	6				A Miller	2	1
	E Likhovtseva	6	6	3										5	A Sánchez Vicario	4	3
	N Arendt	6	6											10	M J Fernández	6	6
	H Suková	2	4					N Arendt	4	2
	J Kruger	4	5				10	M J Fernández	6	6
10	M J Fernández	6	7																		10	M J Fernández	6	6	6
14	K Habšudová	3	3																			M Maleeva	2	7	4
	M Maleeva	6	6					M Maleeva	6	6	6
Q	T Panova	2	6				LL	F Lubiani	7	4	4
LL	F Lubiani	6	7												M Maleeva	7	6
	N Sawamatsu	6	6												N Sawamatsu	5	4
	C Rubin	1	4					N Sawamatsu	7	6	6
							2	I Majoli	5	7	1

References

• 1997 du Maurier Open Draw