1997 Volvo Women's Open – Singles

Ruxandra Dragomir was the defending champion of the Volvo Women's Open but lost in the semifinals to Henrieta Nagyová.

Singles
1997 Volvo Women's Open
1996 ChampionRomania Ruxandra Dragomir
Final
ChampionSlovakia Henrieta Nagyová
Runner-upBelgium Dominique Van Roost
Score7–5, 6–7, 7–5
Details
Draw32
Seeds8
Events
Singles Doubles
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Nagyová won in the final 7–5, 6–7, 7–5 against Dominique Van Roost.

Seeds

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A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.

  1.   Ruxandra Dragomir (semifinals)
  2.   Dominique Van Roost (final)
  3.   Florencia Labat (first round)
  4.   Henrieta Nagyová (champion)
  5.   Tamarine Tanasugarn (second round)
  6.   Denisa Chládková (first round)
  7.   Sandra Kleinová (quarterfinals)
  8.   Åsa Carlsson (first round)

Draw

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1   R Dragomir 6 5 6
Q   L Horn 2 7 4 1   R Dragomir 6 2 7
    Y Yoshida 2 3       L Golarsa 3 6 5
    L Golarsa 6 6   1   R Dragomir 4 6 6
Q   K Kunce 1 2       C Morariu 6 3 0
    C Morariu 6 6       C Morariu 4 6 6
    R Hiraki 4 3   5   T Tanasugarn 6 4 2
5   T Tanasugarn 6 6   1   R Dragomir 6 5 2
4   H Nagyová 1 6 6 4   H Nagyová 4 7 6
    M Endo 6 4 2 4   H Nagyová 7 6  
    M Saeki 1 2       S-T Wang 5 3  
    S-T Wang 6 6   4   H Nagyová 6 6  
Q   D van de Zande 3 3   7   S Kleinová 3 4  
    S Noorlander 6 6       S Noorlander 4 5  
    T Panova 6 5 2 7   S Kleinová 6 7  
7   S Kleinová 1 7 6 4   Henrieta Nagyová 7 6 7
6   D Chládková 6 6 2 2   D Van Roost 5 7 5
    O Barabanschikova 3 7 6     O Barabanschikova 7 2  
    E Kulikovskaya 2 7 4     S-H Park 6 2 r
    S-H Park 6 5 6     O Barabanschikova 6 6  
    A Ellwood 2 6 6     N Pratt 0 3  
    E Gagliardi 6 3 4     A Ellwood 3 7 4
    N Pratt 6 6       N Pratt 6 6 6
3   F Labat 3 3       O Barabanschikova 3 2  
8   Å Carlsson 1 2   2   D Van Roost 6 6  
    L Courtois 6 6       L Courtois 7 7  
    C Cristea 6 6       C Cristea 5 5  
Q   Y-J Cho 3 3       L Courtois 2 1  
WC   B Sangaram 6 7   2   D Van Roost 6 6  
WC   M Niroj 1 6   WC   B Sangaram 0 1  
    N van Lottum 4 0   2   D Van Roost 6 6  
2   D Van Roost 6 6  
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