1997 Welsh International Open – Singles

Dominique Van Roost was the defending champion but lost in the quarterfinals to Rita Grande.

Singles
1997 Welsh International Open
1996 Champion	Dominique Van Roost
Champion	Virginia Ruano-Pascual
Runner-up	Alexia Dechaume-Balleret
Score	6–1, 3–6, 6–2

Virginia Ruano-Pascual won in the final 6–1, 3–6, 6–2 against Alexia Dechaume-Balleret.

Seeds

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

1. Dominique Van Roost (quarterfinals)
2. Åsa Carlsson (quarterfinals)
3. Miriam Oremans (second round)
4. Petra Langrová (quarterfinals)
5. Sarah Pitkowski (semifinals)
6. Annabel Ellwood (first round)
7. Denisa Chládková (first round)
8. Yuka Yoshida (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

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	D Van Roost	6	6
		M Tu	3	3				1	D Van Roost	7	7
	Q	V Martinek	1	6					R Zrubáková	5	5
		R Zrubáková	6	7											1	D Van Roost	6	2	5
		R Grande	7	6												R Grande	1	6	7
		K-A Guse	5	2					R Grande	6	6
		C Torrens Valero	3	6	6				C Torrens Valero	3	2
	7	D Chládková	6	4	1																		R Grande	3	6	4
	4	P Langrová	6	6																			V Ruano-Pascual	6	3	6
	Q	A Gavaldón	3	3				4	P Langrová	6	6
		S Dopfer	6	6					S Dopfer	3	4
	WC	S Smith	2	2											4	P Langrová	4	2
		S Cecchini	4	2												V Ruano-Pascual	6	6
		A Grossman	6	6					A Grossman	0	0
		V Ruano-Pascual	3	7	7				V Ruano-Pascual	6	6
	6	A Ellwood	6	6	6																									V Ruano-Pascual	6	3	6
	8	Y Yoshida	7	3	2																									A D-Balleret	1	6	2
		C Cristea	5	6	6				C Cristea	4	4
		L Richterová	5	0					A D-Balleret	6	6
		A D-Balleret	7	6												A D-Balleret	2	6	6
		F Lubiani	1	6	7											F Lubiani	6	4	2
	Q	E Gagliardi	6	2	6				F Lubiani	7	6
		M Maruska	4	6	3			3	M Oremans	5	2
	3	M Oremans	6	2	6																		A D-Balleret	6	6
	5	S Pitkowski	6	6																		5	S Pitkowski	3	4
		G León García	3	2				5	S Pitkowski	3	6	7
		T Whitlinger-Jones	6	6					T Whitlinger-Jones	6	0	5
	Q	L Pena	0	0											5	S Pitkowski	7	6
		P Begerow	6	6											2	Å Carlsson	5	4
		J Watanabe	3	2					P Begerow	3	4
	WC	J Pullin	4	1				2	Å Carlsson	6	6
	2	Å Carlsson	6	6

External links

• 1997 Welsh International Open Draw