1997 European Indoors – Singles

Singles
1997 European Indoors
Champion	Lindsay Davenport
Runner-up	Nathalie Tauziat
Final score	7–6, 7–5
Details
Draw	28
Seeds	8
Events
Singles Doubles
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Jana Novotná was the defending champion but lost in the semifinals to Lindsay Davenport.

Davenport won in the final 7–6, 7–5 against Nathalie Tauziat.

Seeds[]

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. The top four seeds received a bye to the second round.

Draw[]

Key[]

Final[]

	Final
		Nathalie Tauziat	6	5
	4	Lindsay Davenport	7	7

Section 1[]

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
								1	M Hingis	6	6
		K Habšudová	2	6				LL	A-G Sidot	3	2
	LL	A-G Sidot	6	7											1	M Hingis	6	2	5
		L Raymond	7	6												L Raymond	4	6	7
		H Suková	5	3					L Raymond	7	6
	WC	P Schnyder	6	3				5	A Coetzer	5	3
	5	A Coetzer	7	6																			L Raymond	3	5
																							N Tauziat	6	7
								3	I Majoli	6	2
		S Appelmans	6	6	7				S Appelmans	7	6
		B Schultz-McCarthy	3	7	5											S Appelmans	6	1	5
		N Tauziat	6	5	7											N Tauziat	4	6	7
		K Po	3	7	5				N Tauziat	6	6	7
	Q	D Van Roost	7	5	6			Q	D Van Roost	3	7	6
	8	A Sánchez Vicario	5	7	4

Section 2[]

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	6	A Huber	7	6
		MJ Fernández	5	0				6	A Huber
	Q	V Williams	6	6				Q	V Williams	w/o
		R Dragomir	0	3											Q	V Williams	0	4
	Q	M Oremans	2	6	3										4	L Davenport	6	6
		N Zvereva	6	2	6				N Zvereva	4	2	r
								4	L Davenport	6	2
																						4	L Davenport	6	6
	7	I Spîrlea	6	3	6																	2	J Novotná	4	1
		N Sawamatsu	4	6	2			7	I Spîrlea	6	1	r
		M Maleeva	3	3				Q	S Kleinová	3	5
	Q	S Kleinová	6	6											Q	S Kleinová	2	6
		A Sugiyama	6	1											2	J Novotná	6	7
	WC	B Schett	2	0	r				A Sugiyama	0	7	2
								2	J Novotná	6	6	6

Qualifying[]

Seeds[]

Qualifiers[]

Lucky loser[]

1. Anne-Gaëlle Sidot

Qualifying draw[]

First qualifier[]

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	1	Venus Williams	6	6
		Petra Langrová	2	1				1	Venus Williams	7	6
		Wiltrud Probst	6	2	7				Wiltrud Probst	5	3
		Alexia Dechaume-Balleret	4	6	6										1	Venus Williams	6	6
		Larisa Neiland	6	4	6											Larisa Neiland	1	2
		Tatiana Panova	4	6	3				Larisa Neiland	6	7
		Åsa Carlsson	6	6					Åsa Carlsson	4	6
	8	Denisa Chládková	2	3

Second qualifier[]

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	4	Anne-Gaëlle Sidot	6	6
		Aleksandra Olsza	0	0				4	Anne-Gaëlle Sidot	6	6
	WC	Maja Živec-Škulj	6	5					María Sánchez Lorenzo	2	1
		María Sánchez Lorenzo	7	7											4	Anne-Gaëlle Sidot	5	5
		Radka Bobková	0	4												Sandra Kleinová	7	7
		Sandra Kleinová	6	6					Sandra Kleinová	6	7
		Andrea Glass	6	5				6	Florencia Labat	3	6
	6	Florencia Labat	7	7

Third qualifier[]

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	7	Magüi Serna	3	3
	WC	Brie Rippner	6	6				WC	Brie Rippner	6	7
		Rita Grande	6	6	6				Rita Grande	2	6
		Silvia Farina	2	7	3										WC	Brie Rippner	7	5	4
	WC	Katrina Adams	7	6												Miriam Oremans	6	7	6
		Ludmila Varmužová	6	4				WC	Katrina Adams	2	6
		Miriam Oremans	6	6					Miriam Oremans	6	7
	3	Jennifer Capriati	1	3

Fourth qualifier[]

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	5	Joannette Kruger	6	7
		Alexandra Fusai	1	6				5	Joannette Kruger	7	6
		Francesca Lubiani	6	1	2				Annie Miller	5	2
		Annie Miller	4	6	6										5	Joannette Kruger	4	1
	WC	Serena Williams	6	6											2	Dominique Van Roost	6	6
		Gloria Pizzichini	2	4				WC	Serena Williams	2	4
		Flora Perfetti	6	1				2	Dominique Van Roost	6	6
	2	Dominique Van Roost	7	6

External links[]

• Official results archive (ITF)
• Official results archive (WTA)