1997 WTA German Open – Singles

Singles
1997 WTA German Open
1996 Champion	Steffi Graf
Champion	Mary Joe Fernández
Runner-up	Mary Pierce
Final score	6–4, 6–2
Events
Singles Doubles
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Steffi Graf was the defending champion but lost in the quarterfinals to Amanda Coetzer.

Mary Joe Fernández won in the final 6–4, 6–2 against Mary Pierce.

Seeds[]

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.

Draw[]

Key[]

Finals[]

	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[]

Section 1[]

	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[]

	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[]

Section 3[]

	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[]

	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[]

• 1997 WTA German Open Draw