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
Final
ChampionSwitzerland Martina Hingis
Runner-upGermany Anke Huber
Score6–3, 3–6, 6–3
Details
Draw28
Seeds8
Events
Singles Doubles
← 1996 · Open Gaz de France · 1998 →

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

Seeds

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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.   Martina Hingis (champion)
  2.   Jana Novotná (semifinals)
  3.   Anke Huber (final)
  4.   Iva Majoli (semifinals)
  5.   Irina Spîrlea (quarterfinals)
  6.   Karina Habšudová (second round)
  7.   Brenda Schultz-McCarthy (second round)
  8.   Mary Pierce (quarterfinals)

Draw

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Final

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

Section 1

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

Section 2

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
5   I Spîrlea 6 7  
    E Likhovtseva 4 5   5   I Spîrlea 6 6  
    C Rubin 6 6       C Rubin 3 4  
Q   N Arendt 1 1   5   I Spîrlea 4 2  
    M Maleeva 5 2   3   A Huber 6 6  
    S Appelmans 7 6       S Appelmans 3 2  
3   A Huber 6 6  
3   A Huber 6 6  
8   M Pierce 6 6   2   J Novotná 3 4  
    Å Carlsson 2 3   8   M Pierce w/o    
Q   A Glass 5 0   Q   A Gerši      
Q   A Gerši 7 6   8   M Pierce 1 2  
LL   K Boogert 0 6 7 2   J Novotná 6 6  
    S Testud 6 1 6 LL   K Boogert 2 4  
2   J Novotná 6 6  
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