1997 DFS Classic – Singles


Meredith McGrath was the defending champion, but did not participate this year.
Nathalie Tauziat won the title, defeating Yayuk Basuki in the final 2–6, 6–2, 6–2.

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.
  1. Irina Spîrlea '
  2. Nathalie Tauziat
  3. Lisa Raymond '
  4. Yayuk Basuki '
  5. Anne-Gaëlle Sidot '
  6. Dominique Van Roost '
  7. Magdalena Maleeva '
  8. Natasha Zvereva '
  9. Linda Wild '
  10. Silvia Farina '
  11. Els Callens '
  12. Alexandra Fusai '
  13. Tamarine Tanasugarn '
  14. Miriam Oremans '
  15. Sarah Pitkowski '
  16. Larisa Neiland ''''