View source for 1997 EA-Generali Ladies Linz – Singles

{{Tennis events|1997|EA-Generali Ladies Linz|
| defchamp = {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Sabine Appelmans]]
| champ    = {{flagicon|USA}} [[Chanda Rubin]]
| runner   = {{flagicon|SVK}} [[Karina Habšudová]]
| score    = 6&ndash;4, 6&ndash;2
| edition  = 
| type     = singles doubles
}}

[[Sabine Appelmans]] was the defending champion but lost in the second round to [[Barbara Rittner]].

[[Chanda Rubin]] won in the final 6&ndash;4, 6&ndash;2 against [[Karina Habšudová]].

==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 [[seed (tennis)|seeds]] received a [[bye (tennis)|bye]] to the second round.

{{colbegin}}
# {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Jana Novotná]] ''(semifinals)''
# {{flagicon|SVK}} [[Karina Habšudová]] ''(final)''
# {{flagicon|AUT}} [[Judith Wiesner]] ''(semifinals)''
# {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Sabine Appelmans]] ''(second round)''
# {{flagicon|BUL}} [[Magdalena Maleeva]] ''(quarterfinals)''
# {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Nathalie Tauziat]] ''(quarterfinals)''
# {{flagicon|USA}} '''[[Chanda Rubin]] (champion)'''
# {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Åsa Svensson|Åsa Carlsson]] ''(quarterfinals)''
{{colend}}

==Draw==
{{Draw key}}

===Final===
{{2TeamBracket|compact=y|sets=3
| RD1=Final

| RD1-seed1=7
| RD1-team1={{flagicon|USA}} '''[[Chanda Rubin]]'''
| RD1-score1-1='''6'''
| RD1-score1-2='''6'''
| RD1-score1-3=&nbsp;
| RD1-seed2=2
| RD1-team2={{flagicon|SVK}} [[Karina Habšudová]]
| RD1-score2-1=4
| RD1-score2-2=2
| RD1-score2-3=&nbsp;
}}

===Section 1===
{{16TeamBracket|compact=y|sets=3|byes=1
| RD1=First round
| RD2=Second round
| RD3=Quarterfinals
| RD4=Semifinals

| RD1-seed03=LL
| RD1-team03={{flagicon|GER}} [[Wiltrud Probst|W Probst]]
| RD1-score03-1=5
| RD1-score03-2=1
| RD1-score03-3=&nbsp;
| RD1-seed04=&nbsp;
| RD1-team04={{flagicon|ITA}} '''[[Silvia Farina Elia|S Farina]]'''
| RD1-score04-1='''7'''
| RD1-score04-2='''6'''
| RD1-score04-3=&nbsp;

| RD1-seed05=&nbsp;
| RD1-team05={{flagicon|ITA}} [[Rita Grande|R Grande]]
| RD1-score05-1='''6'''
| RD1-score05-2=1
| RD1-score05-3=3
| RD1-seed06=&nbsp;
| RD1-team06={{flagicon|BEL}} '''[[Els Callens|E Callens]]'''
| RD1-score06-1=4
| RD1-score06-2='''6'''
| RD1-score06-3='''6'''

| RD1-seed07=&nbsp;
| RD1-team07={{flagicon|USA}} [[Annie Miller (tennis)|A Miller]]
| RD1-score07-1=3
| RD1-score07-2='''6'''
| RD1-score07-3=2
| RD1-seed08=5
| RD1-team08={{flagicon|BUL}} '''[[Magdalena Maleeva|M Maleeva]]'''
| RD1-score08-1='''6'''
| RD1-score08-2=2
| RD1-score08-3='''6'''

| RD1-seed09=4
| RD1-team09={{flagicon|BEL}} '''[[Sabine Appelmans|S Appelmans]]'''
| RD1-score09-1='''7'''
| RD1-score09-2='''6'''
| RD1-score09-3=&nbsp;
| RD1-seed10=&nbsp;
| RD1-team10={{flagicon|AUT}} [[Karin Kschwendt|K Kschwendt]]
| RD1-score10-1=5
| RD1-score10-2=3
| RD1-score10-3=&nbsp;

| RD1-seed11=&nbsp;
| RD1-team11={{flagicon|GER}} '''[[Barbara Rittner|B Rittner]]'''
| RD1-score11-1='''7'''
| RD1-score11-2='''5'''
| RD1-score11-3=&nbsp;
| RD1-seed12=Q
| RD1-team12={{flagicon|GER}} [[Elena Pampoulova|E Wagner]]
| RD1-score12-1=5
| RD1-score12-2=0
| RD1-score12-3=r

| RD1-seed13=&nbsp;
| RD1-team13={{flagicon|FRA}} '''[[Sandrine Testud|S Testud]]'''
| RD1-score13-1=4
| RD1-score13-2='''6'''
| RD1-score13-3='''6'''
| RD1-seed14=&nbsp;
| RD1-team14={{flagicon|CAN}} [[Patricia Hy-Boulais|P Hy-Boulais]]
| RD1-score14-1='''6'''
| RD1-score14-2=0
| RD1-score14-3=3

| RD1-seed15=&nbsp;
| RD1-team15={{flagicon|SUI}} [[Patty Schnyder|P Schnyder]]
| RD1-score15-1=5
| RD1-score15-2=0
| RD1-score15-3=&nbsp;
| RD1-seed16=7
| RD1-team16={{flagicon|USA}} '''[[Chanda Rubin|C Rubin]]'''
| RD1-score16-1='''7'''
| RD1-score16-2='''6'''
| RD1-score16-3=&nbsp;

| RD2-seed01=1
| RD2-team01={{flagicon|CZE}} '''[[Jana Novotná|J Novotná]]'''
| RD2-score01-1='''6'''
| RD2-score01-2=1
| RD2-score01-3='''6'''
| RD2-seed02=&nbsp;
| RD2-team02={{flagicon|ITA}} [[Silvia Farina Elia|S Farina]]
| RD2-score02-1=4
| RD2-score02-2='''6'''
| RD2-score02-3=3

| RD2-seed03=&nbsp;
| RD2-team03={{flagicon|BEL}} [[Els Callens|E Callens]]
| RD2-score03-1=2
| RD2-score03-2=2
| RD2-score03-3=&nbsp;
| RD2-seed04=5
| RD2-team04={{flagicon|BUL}} '''[[Magdalena Maleeva|M Maleeva]]'''
| RD2-score04-1='''6'''
| RD2-score04-2='''6'''
| RD2-score04-3=&nbsp;

| RD2-seed05=4
| RD2-team05={{flagicon|BEL}} [[Sabine Appelmans|S Appelmans]]
| RD2-score05-1='''6'''
| RD2-score05-2=1
| RD2-score05-3=4
| RD2-seed06=&nbsp;
| RD2-team06={{flagicon|GER}} '''[[Barbara Rittner|B Rittner]]'''
| RD2-score06-1=3
| RD2-score06-2='''6'''
| RD2-score06-3='''6'''

| RD2-seed07=&nbsp;
| RD2-team07={{flagicon|FRA}} [[Sandrine Testud|S Testud]]
| RD2-score07-1=4
| RD2-score07-2=3
| RD2-score07-3=&nbsp;
| RD2-seed08=7
| RD2-team08={{flagicon|USA}} '''[[Chanda Rubin|C Rubin]]'''
| RD2-score08-1='''6'''
| RD2-score08-2='''6'''
| RD2-score08-3=&nbsp;

| RD3-seed01=1
| RD3-team01={{flagicon|CZE}} '''[[Jana Novotná|J Novotná]]'''
| RD3-score01-1='''6'''
| RD3-score01-2='''6'''
| RD3-score01-3=&nbsp;
| RD3-seed02=5
| RD3-team02={{flagicon|BUL}} [[Magdalena Maleeva|M Maleeva]]
| RD3-score02-1=0
| RD3-score02-2=3
| RD3-score02-3=&nbsp;

| RD3-seed03=&nbsp;
| RD3-team03={{flagicon|GER}} [[Barbara Rittner|B Rittner]]
| RD3-score03-1='''6'''
| RD3-score03-2=6
| RD3-score03-3=4
| RD3-seed04=7
| RD3-team04={{flagicon|USA}} '''[[Chanda Rubin|C Rubin]]'''
| RD3-score04-1=4
| RD3-score04-2='''7'''
| RD3-score04-3='''6'''

| RD4-seed01=1
| RD4-team01={{flagicon|CZE}} [[Jana Novotná|J Novotná]]
| RD4-score01-1=5
| RD4-score01-2='''7'''
| RD4-score01-3=3
| RD4-seed02=7
| RD4-team02={{flagicon|USA}} '''[[Chanda Rubin|C Rubin]]'''
| RD4-score02-1='''7'''
| RD4-score02-2=5
| RD4-score02-3='''6'''
}}

===Section 2===
{{16TeamBracket|compact=y|sets=3|byes=1
| RD1=First round
| RD2=Second round
| RD3=Quarterfinals
| RD4=Semifinals

| RD1-seed01=6
| RD1-team01={{flagicon|FRA}} '''[[Nathalie Tauziat|N Tauziat]]'''
| RD1-score01-1='''6'''
| RD1-score01-2='''7'''
| RD1-score01-3=&nbsp;
| RD1-seed02=&nbsp;
| RD1-team02={{flagicon|ITA}} [[Gloria Pizzichini|G Pizzichini]]
| RD1-score02-1=4
| RD1-score02-2=5
| RD1-score02-3=&nbsp;

| RD1-seed03=&nbsp;
| RD1-team03={{flagicon|FRA}} [[Anne-Gaëlle Sidot|A-G Sidot]]
| RD1-score03-1='''6'''
| RD1-score03-2=3
| RD1-score03-3=6
| RD1-seed04=LL
| RD1-team04={{flagicon|FRA}} '''[[Alexandra Fusai|A Fusai]]'''
| RD1-score04-1=3
| RD1-score04-2='''6'''
| RD1-score04-3='''7'''

| RD1-seed05=&nbsp;
| RD1-team05={{flagicon|GER}} [[Petra Begerow|P Begerow]]
| RD1-score05-1=3
| RD1-score05-2=1
| RD1-score05-3=&nbsp;
| RD1-seed06=&nbsp;
| RD1-team06={{flagicon|ITA}} '''[[Flora Perfetti|F Perfetti]]'''
| RD1-score06-1='''6'''
| RD1-score06-2='''6'''
| RD1-score06-3=&nbsp;

| RD1-seed07=Q
| RD1-team07={{flagicon|FRA}} [[Amélie Mauresmo|A Mauresmo]]
| RD1-score07-1='''6'''
| RD1-score07-2=5
| RD1-score07-3=1
| RD1-seed08=3
| RD1-team08={{flagicon|AUT}} '''[[Judith Wiesner|J Wiesner]]'''
| RD1-score08-1=3
| RD1-score08-2='''7'''
| RD1-score08-3='''6'''

| RD1-seed09=8
| RD1-team09={{flagicon|SWE}} '''[[Åsa Svensson|Å Carlsson]]'''
| RD1-score09-1='''6'''
| RD1-score09-2='''7'''
| RD1-score09-3=&nbsp;
| RD1-seed10=&nbsp;
| RD1-team10={{flagicon|ARG}} [[Florencia Labat|F Labat]]
| RD1-score10-1=0
| RD1-score10-2=6
| RD1-score10-3=&nbsp;

| RD1-seed11=Q
| RD1-team11={{flagicon|SVK}} '''[[Radka Zrubáková|R Zrubáková]]'''
| RD1-score11-1='''6'''
| RD1-score11-2='''7'''
| RD1-score11-3=&nbsp;
| RD1-seed12=WC
| RD1-team12={{flagicon|AUT}} [[Marion Maruska|M Maruska]]
| RD1-score12-1=4
| RD1-score12-2=6
| RD1-score12-3=&nbsp;

| RD1-seed13=Q
| RD1-team13={{flagicon|GER}} '''[[Andrea Glass|A Glass]]'''
| RD1-score13-1='''6'''
| RD1-score13-2='''6'''
| RD1-score13-3=&nbsp;
| RD1-seed14=WC
| RD1-team14={{flagicon|AUT}} [[Melanie Schnell|M Schnell]]
| RD1-score14-1=4
| RD1-score14-2=2
| RD1-score14-3=&nbsp;

| RD2-seed01=6
| RD2-team01={{flagicon|FRA}} '''[[Nathalie Tauziat|N Tauziat]]'''
| RD2-score01-1='''7'''
| RD2-score01-2='''6'''
| RD2-score01-3=&nbsp;
| RD2-seed02=LL
| RD2-team02={{flagicon|FRA}} [[Alexandra Fusai|A Fusai]]
| RD2-score02-1=6
| RD2-score02-2=4
| RD2-score02-3=&nbsp;

| RD2-seed03=&nbsp;
| RD2-team03={{flagicon|ITA}} [[Flora Perfetti|F Perfetti]]
| RD2-score03-1=2
| RD2-score03-2='''6'''
| RD2-score03-3=3
| RD2-seed04=3
| RD2-team04={{flagicon|AUT}} '''[[Judith Wiesner|J Wiesner]]'''
| RD2-score04-1='''6'''
| RD2-score04-2=4
| RD2-score04-3='''6'''

| RD2-seed05=8
| RD2-team05={{flagicon|SWE}} '''[[Åsa Svensson|Å Carlsson]]'''
| RD2-score05-1='''6'''
| RD2-score05-2='''6'''
| RD2-score05-3=&nbsp;
| RD2-seed06=Q
| RD2-team06={{flagicon|SVK}} [[Radka Zrubáková|R Zrubáková]]
| RD2-score06-1=4
| RD2-score06-2=4
| RD2-score06-3=&nbsp;

| RD2-seed07=Q
| RD2-team07={{flagicon|GER}} [[Andrea Glass|A Glass]]
| RD2-score07-1='''7'''
| RD2-score07-2=4
| RD2-score07-3=3
| RD2-seed08=2
| RD2-team08={{flagicon|SVK}} '''[[Karina Habšudová|K Habšudová]]'''
| RD2-score08-1=6
| RD2-score08-2='''6'''
| RD2-score08-3='''6'''

| RD3-seed01=6
| RD3-team01={{flagicon|FRA}} [[Nathalie Tauziat|N Tauziat]]
| RD3-score01-1=5
| RD3-score01-2=2
| RD3-score01-3=&nbsp;
| RD3-seed02=3
| RD3-team02={{flagicon|AUT}} '''[[Judith Wiesner|J Wiesner]]'''
| RD3-score02-1='''7'''
| RD3-score02-2='''6'''
| RD3-score02-3=&nbsp;

| RD3-seed03=8
| RD3-team03={{flagicon|SWE}} [[Åsa Svensson|Å Carlsson]]
| RD3-score03-1=2
| RD3-score03-2=2
| RD3-score03-3=&nbsp;
| RD3-seed04=2
| RD3-team04={{flagicon|SVK}} '''[[Karina Habšudová|K Habšudová]]'''
| RD3-score04-1='''6'''
| RD3-score04-2='''6'''
| RD3-score04-3=&nbsp;

| RD4-seed01=3
| RD4-team01={{flagicon|AUT}} [[Judith Wiesner|J Wiesner]]
| RD4-score01-1=3
| RD4-score01-2='''6'''
| RD4-score01-3=3
| RD4-seed02=2
| RD4-team02={{flagicon|SVK}} '''[[Karina Habšudová|K Habšudová]]'''
| RD4-score02-1='''6'''
| RD4-score02-2=4
| RD4-score02-3='''6'''
}}

==External links==
* [http://www.itftennis.com/womens/tournaments/drawsheetbyround.asp?tournament=1020000732&event= 1997 EA-Generali Ladies Linz Draw]{{Dead link|date=June 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

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