1997 EA-Generali Ladies Linz – Singles

Sabine Appelmans was the defending champion but lost in the second round to Barbara Rittner.

Singles
1997 EA-Generali Ladies Linz
1996 ChampionBelgium Sabine Appelmans
ChampionUnited States Chanda Rubin
Runner-upSlovakia Karina Habšudová
Score64, 62

Chanda Rubin won in the final 64, 62 against Karina Habšudová.

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. Czech Republic Jana Novotná (semifinals)
  2. Slovakia Karina Habšudová (final)
  3. Austria Judith Wiesner (semifinals)
  4. Belgium Sabine Appelmans (second round)
  5. Bulgaria Magdalena Maleeva (quarterfinals)
  6. France Nathalie Tauziat (quarterfinals)
  7. United States Chanda Rubin (champion)
  8. Sweden Åsa Carlsson (quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

Final

Final
7 United States Chanda Rubin 6 6  
2 Slovakia Karina Habšudová 4 2  

Section 1

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Czech Republic J Novotná 6 1 6
LL Germany W Probst 5 1     Italy S Farina 4 6 3
  Italy S Farina 7 6   1 Czech Republic J Novotná 6 6  
  Italy R Grande 6 1 3 5 Bulgaria M Maleeva 0 3  
  Belgium E Callens 4 6 6   Belgium E Callens 2 2  
  United States A Miller 3 6 2 5 Bulgaria M Maleeva 6 6  
5 Bulgaria M Maleeva 6 2 6 1 Czech Republic J Novotná 5 7 3
4 Belgium S Appelmans 7 6   7 United States C Rubin 7 5 6
  Austria K Kschwendt 5 3   4 Belgium S Appelmans 6 1 4
  Germany B Rittner 7 5     Germany B Rittner 3 6 6
Q Germany E Wagner 5 0 r   Germany B Rittner 6 6 4
  France S Testud 4 6 6 7 United States C Rubin 4 7 6
  Canada P Hy-Boulais 6 0 3   France S Testud 4 3  
  Switzerland P Schnyder 5 0   7 United States C Rubin 6 6  
7 United States C Rubin 7 6  

Section 2

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
6 France N Tauziat 6 7  
  Italy G Pizzichini 4 5   6 France N Tauziat 7 6  
  France A-G Sidot 6 3 6 LL France A Fusai 6 4  
LL France A Fusai 3 6 7 6 France N Tauziat 5 2  
  Germany P Begerow 3 1   3 Austria J Wiesner 7 6  
  Italy F Perfetti 6 6     Italy F Perfetti 2 6 3
Q France A Mauresmo 6 5 1 3 Austria J Wiesner 6 4 6
3 Austria J Wiesner 3 7 6 3 Austria J Wiesner 3 6 3
8 Sweden Å Carlsson 6 7   2 Slovakia K Habšudová 6 4 6
  Argentina F Labat 0 6   8 Sweden Å Carlsson 6 6  
Q Slovakia R Zrubáková 6 7   Q Slovakia R Zrubáková 4 4  
WC Austria M Maruska 4 6   8 Sweden Å Carlsson 2 2  
Q Germany A Glass 6 6   2 Slovakia K Habšudová 6 6  
WC Austria M Schnell 4 2   Q Germany A Glass 7 4 3
2 Slovakia K Habšudová 6 6 6
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