1997 SEAT Open – Singles

Tennis tournament
Singles
1997 SEAT Open
Final
ChampionSouth Africa Amanda Coetzer
Runner-upAustria Barbara Paulus
Score6–4, 3–6, 7–5
Details
Draw28
Seeds8
Events
Singles Doubles
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1997 tennis event results

Anke Huber was the defending champion but did not compete that year.

Amanda Coetzer won in the final 6–4, 3–6, 7–5 against Barbara Paulus.

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. South Africa Amanda Coetzer (champion)
  2. Slovakia Karina Habšudová (second round)
  3. France Sandrine Testud (second round)
  4. Belgium Sabine Appelmans (quarterfinals)
  5. Austria Barbara Paulus (final)
  6. Indonesia Yayuk Basuki (first round)
  7. United States Kimberly Po (second round)
  8. Belarus Natasha Zvereva (first round)

Draw

Key

Final

Final
1 South Africa Amanda Coetzer 6 3 7
5 Austria Barbara Paulus 4 6 5

Section 1

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 South Africa A Coetzer 6 3 6
  Germany M Babel 4 1   LL Italy S Farina 2 6 3
LL Italy S Farina 6 6   1 South Africa A Coetzer 7 6 6
WC Netherlands M Oremans 6 6   WC Netherlands M Oremans 5 7 4
WC Luxembourg A Kremer 1 3   WC Netherlands M Oremans 2 6 6
  Russia E Likhovtseva 7 6     Russia E Likhovtseva 6 3 0
6 Indonesia Y Basuki 5 1   1 South Africa A Coetzer 6 3 6
3 France S Testud 6 6   Q Slovakia K Studeníková 1 6 0
  Sweden Å Carlsson 1 4   3 France S Testud 2 1  
  South Africa J Kruger 6 6     South Africa J Kruger 6 6  
  Bulgaria M Maleeva 2 3     South Africa J Kruger 3 4  
  Japan A Sugiyama 3 1   Q Slovakia K Studeníková 6 6  
Q Slovakia K Studeníková 6 6   Q Slovakia K Studeníková 6 6  
Q Germany B Rittner 6 5 1/r 7 United States K Po 4 2  
7 United States K Po 0 7 4

Section 2

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
5 Austria B Paulus 6 6  
Q France N Dechy 4 4   5 Austria B Paulus 7 6  
Q Germany A Glass 4 4     France A Mauresmo 6 3  
  France A Mauresmo 6 6   5 Austria B Paulus 3 6 6
LL Italy R Grande 1 6 1 4 Belgium S Appelmans 6 3 2
  Czech Republic H Suková 6 3 6   Czech Republic H Suková 3 7 2
  Czech Republic D Chládková 0 4   4 Belgium S Appelmans 6 6 6
4 Belgium S Appelmans 6 6   5 Austria B Paulus 6 6  
8 Belarus N Zvereva 3 r     France A-G Sidot 3 4  
  Slovakia H Nagyová 3       Slovakia H Nagyová 6 6  
  Argentina F Labat 4 4     Japan N Sawamatsu 4 4  
  Japan N Sawamatsu 6 6     Slovakia H Nagyová 4 6  
  Switzerland P Schnyder 6 2 2   France A-G Sidot 6 7  
  France A-G Sidot 4 6 6   France A-G Sidot 3 6 6
2 Slovakia K Habšudová 6 2 4

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