1997 Open Gaz de France – Singles

Julie Halard-Decugis was the defending champion but did not compete that year.

Singles
1997 Open Gaz de France
ChampionSwitzerland Martina Hingis
Runner-upGermany Anke Huber
Score6–3, 3–6, 6–3
Draw28
Seeds8

Martina Hingis won in the final 6–3, 3–6, 6–3 against Anke Huber.

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.

  1. Switzerland Martina Hingis (champion)
  2. Czech Republic Jana Novotná (semifinals)
  3. Germany Anke Huber (final)
  4. Croatia Iva Majoli (semifinals)
  5. Romania Irina Spîrlea (quarterfinals)
  6. Slovakia Karina Habšudová (second round)
  7. Netherlands Brenda Schultz-McCarthy (second round)
  8. France Mary Pierce (quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

Final

Final
1 Switzerland Martina Hingis 6 3 6
3 Germany Anke Huber 3 6 3

Section 1

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Switzerland M Hingis 6 6  
  Slovakia K Studeníková 6 1 3   Italy S Farina 3 4  
  Italy S Farina 3 6 6 1 Switzerland M Hingis 6 6  
  Argentina F Labat 1 2     France N Tauziat 3 2  
  France N Tauziat 6 6     France N Tauziat 6 7  
WC France N Dechy 6 4 3 6 Slovakia K Habšudová 4 6  
6 Slovakia K Habšudová 2 6 6 1 Switzerland M Hingis 6 6  
4 Croatia I Majoli 1 3  
4 Croatia I Majoli 6 6  
Q Sweden M Strandlund 2 7 1 WC France A-G Sidot 4 3  
WC France A-G Sidot 6 6 6 4 Croatia I Majoli 7 3 6
  Austria B Schett 4 5     Indonesia Y Basuki 6 6 3
  Indonesia Y Basuki 6 7     Indonesia Y Basuki 6 3 6
  Slovakia H Nagyová 6 1 2 7 Netherlands B Schultz-McCarthy 4 6 2
7 Netherlands B Schultz-McCarthy 4 6 6

Section 2

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
5 Romania I Spîrlea 6 7  
  Russia E Likhovtseva 4 5   5 Romania I Spîrlea 6 6  
  United States C Rubin 6 6     United States C Rubin 3 4  
Q United States N Arendt 1 1   5 Romania I Spîrlea 4 2  
  Bulgaria M Maleeva 5 2   3 Germany A Huber 6 6  
  Belgium S Appelmans 7 6     Belgium S Appelmans 3 2  
3 Germany A Huber 6 6  
3 Germany A Huber 6 6  
8 France M Pierce 6 6   2 Czech Republic J Novotná 3 4  
  Sweden Å Carlsson 2 3   8 France M Pierce w/o    
Q Germany A Glass 5 0   Q Czech Republic A Gerši      
Q Czech Republic A Gerši 7 6   8 France M Pierce 1 2  
LL Netherlands K Boogert 0 6 7 2 Czech Republic J Novotná 6 6  
  France S Testud 6 1 6 LL Netherlands K Boogert 2 4  
2 Czech Republic J Novotná 6 6  
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