1997 Internationaux de Strasbourg – Singles

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

Singles
1997 Internationaux de Strasbourg
1996 Champion	Lindsay Davenport
Champion	Steffi Graf
Runner-up	Mirjana Lučić
Score	6–2, 7–5
Seeds	8

First-seeded 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

Final

	Final
	WC/1	Steffi Graf	6	7
	Q	Mirjana Lučić	2	5

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 Archived 2011-06-05 at the Wayback Machine