1997 Welsh International Open – Singles

Singles
1997 Welsh International Open
1996 Champion	Dominique Van Roost
Champion	Virginia Ruano-Pascual
Runner-up	Alexia Dechaume-Balleret
Final score	6–1, 3–6, 6–2

Dominique Van Roost was the defending champion but lost in the quarterfinals to Rita Grande.

Virginia Ruano-Pascual won in the final 6–1, 3–6, 6–2 against Alexia Dechaume-Balleret.

Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.

Draw

Key

First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
1	D Van Roost	6	6
	M Tu	3	3				1	D Van Roost	7	7
Q	V Martinek	1	6					R Zrubáková	5	5
	R Zrubáková	6	7											1	D Van Roost	6	2	5
	R Grande	7	6												R Grande	1	6	7
	K-A Guse	5	2					R Grande	6	6
	C Torrens Valero	3	6	6				C Torrens Valero	3	2
7	D Chládková	6	4	1																		R Grande	3	6	4
4	P Langrová	6	6																			V Ruano-Pascual	6	3	6
Q	A Gavaldón	3	3				4	P Langrová	6	6
	S Dopfer	6	6					S Dopfer	3	4
WC	S Smith	2	2											4	P Langrová	4	2
	S Cecchini	4	2												V Ruano-Pascual	6	6
	A Grossman	6	6					A Grossman	0	0
	V Ruano-Pascual	3	7	7				V Ruano-Pascual	6	6
6	A Ellwood	6	6	6																									V Ruano-Pascual	6	3	6
8	Y Yoshida	7	3	2																									A D-Balleret	1	6	2
	C Cristea	5	6	6				C Cristea	4	4
	L Richterová	5	0					A D-Balleret	6	6
	A D-Balleret	7	6												A D-Balleret	2	6	6
	F Lubiani	1	6	7											F Lubiani	6	4	2
Q	E Gagliardi	6	2	6				F Lubiani	7	6
	M Maruska	4	6	3			3	M Oremans	5	2
3	M Oremans	6	2	6																		A D-Balleret	6	6
5	S Pitkowski	6	6																		5	S Pitkowski	3	4
	G León García	3	2				5	S Pitkowski	3	6	7
	T Whitlinger-Jones	6	6					T Whitlinger-Jones	6	0	5
Q	L Pena	0	0											5	S Pitkowski	7	6
	P Begerow	6	6											2	Å Carlsson	5	4
	J Watanabe	3	2					P Begerow	3	4
WC	J Pullin	4	1				2	Å Carlsson	6	6
2	Å Carlsson	6	6

External links

• 1997 Welsh International Open Draw