1997 Internationaux de Strasbourg – Singles

Singles
1997 Internationaux de Strasbourg
1996 Champion	Lindsay Davenport
Champion	Steffi Graf
Runner-up	Mirjana Lučić
Score	6–2, 7–5

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

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

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

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

External links

• 1997 Internationaux de Strasbourg Draw