1997 WTA German Open – Singles

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

Mary Joe Fernández defeated Mary Pierce in the final, 6–4, 6–2 to win the singles tennis title at the 1997 WTA German Open.

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

Seeds edit

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.

Steffi Graf (quarterfinals)
Jana Novotná (semifinals)
Lindsay Davenport (second round)
Conchita Martínez (third round)
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (third round)
Iva Majoli (quarterfinals)
Amanda Coetzer (semifinals)
Irina Spîrlea (third round)
Karina Habšudová (second round)
Mary Joe Fernández (champion)
Brenda Schultz-McCarthy (second round)
Mary Pierce (final)
Barbara Paulus (first round)
Judith Wiesner (third round)
Ruxandra Dragomir (third round)
Elena Likhovtseva (first round)

Draw edit

Key edit

Finals edit

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 edit

Section 1 edit

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 edit

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 edit

Section 3 edit

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 edit

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 edit

1997 WTA German Open Draw