1997 WTA German Open – Singles

Singles
1997 WTA German Open
1996 Champion	Steffi Graf
Champion	Mary Joe Fernández
Runner-up	Mary Pierce
Final score	6–4, 6–2

Steffi Graf was the defending champion but lost in the quarterfinals to Amanda Coetzer.

Mary Joe Fernández won in the final 6–4, 6–2 against Mary Pierce.

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.

Draw

Key

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	7	Amanda Coetzer	4	4
	12	Mary Pierce	6	6
								12	Mary Pierce	4	2
								10	Mary Joe Fernández	6	6
	10	Mary Joe Fernández	6	6
	2	Jana Novotná	3	1

Top Half

Section 1

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
							1	S Graf	6	3	6
	P Hy-Boulais	5	2					C Rubin	3	6	1
	C Rubin	7	6											1	S Graf	6	6
	A Fusai	7	6											15	R Dragomir	3	2
	T Tanasugarn	5	3					A Fusai	2	2
	N Zvereva	6	2				15	R Dragomir	6	6
15	R Dragomir	7	6																		1	S Graf	0	1
14	J Wiesner	6	6																		7	A Coetzer	6	6
	L Courtois	0	2				14	J Wiesner	7	6
	A-G Sidot	3	4					L Savchenko	6	1
	L Savchenko	6	6											14	J Wiesner	1	1
Q	J Kruger	1	4											7	A Coetzer	6	6
	K Studeníková	6	6					K Studeníková	0	0
							7	A Coetzer	6	6

Section 2

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
							4	C Martínez	6	5	6
	S-T Wang	4	3					Y Basuki	3	7	3
	Y Basuki	6	6											4	C Martínez	2	0
	J Kandarr	4	2											12	M Pierce	6	6
	S Kleinová	6	6					S Kleinová	3	6	2
WC	E Wagner	2	3				12	M Pierce	6	2	6
12	M Pierce	6	6																		12	M Pierce	6	6
9	K Habšudová	7	6																		6	I Majoli	1	4
WC	S Klösel	5	3				9	K Habšudová	4	2	r
	G Pizzichini	7	4	6				G Pizzichini	6	4
	P Suárez	6	6	1											G Pizzichini	4	2
Q	I Gorrochategui	6	6											6	I Majoli	6	6
Q	W Probst	4	3				Q	I Gorrochategui	3	5
							6	I Majoli	6	7

Bottom Half

Section 3

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
							5	A Sánchez Vicario	6	4	7
	B Schett	6	6					B Schett	2	6	5
	F Labat	1	0											5	A Sánchez Vicario	6	0	3
	A Kournikova	6	6												A Kournikova	3	6	6
Q	S Plischke	2	2					A Kournikova	6	6
	A Gerši	7	6	6				A Gerši	0	3
13	B Paulus	5	7	4																		A Kournikova	1	4
10	M J Fernández	6	3	6																	10	M J Fernández	6	6
	F Perfetti	4	6	1			10	M J Fernández	6	1	6
Q	M Sánchez Lorenzo	6	4	6			Q	M Sánchez Lorenzo	4	6	3
	H Nagyová	2	6	3										10	M J Fernández	6	6
	S Testud	6	6												S Testud	2	2
	A Sugiyama	2	1					S Testud	7	7
							3	L Davenport	6	6

Section 4

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
							8	I Spîrlea	7	6
LL	M Serna	2	6				Q	T Panova	6	1
Q	T Panova	6	7											8	I Spîrlea	6	6	3
	S Appelmans	6	7												S Appelmans	7	2	6
Q	E Makarova	2	6					S Appelmans	1
	P Schnyder	1	4				11	B Schultz-McCarthy	0	r
11	B Schultz-McCarthy	6	6																			S Appelmans	6	2	0
16	E Likhovtseva	1	4																		2	J Novotná	1	6	6
Q	E Martincová	6	6				Q	E Martincová	4	4
	N Tauziat	6	6	6				N Tauziat	6	6
WC	A Glass	7	1	1											N Tauziat	0	2
	B Rittner	6	6											2	J Novotná	6	6
	E Callens	1	0					B Rittner	4	6	5
							2	J Novotná	6	2	7

References

• 1997 WTA German Open Draw