1997 Direct Line International Championships – Singles

Singles
1997 Direct Line International Championships
1996 Champion	Monica Seles
Champion
Runner-up
Final score	No result due to rain.

Monica Seles was the defending champion but lost in the quarterfinals to Brenda Schultz-McCarthy.

There was no result for the tournament due to rain. The finalists were Arantxa Sánchez Vicario and Jana Novotná, who would also reach the final of the same event a year later (Novotná winning in straight sets).

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.

Draw

Key

Final

	Final
	4	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
	2	Jana Novotná

Section 1

First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
							1	M Seles	6	7
Q	J Ward	2	5					N Sawamatsu	2	5
	N Sawamatsu	6	7											1	M Seles	5	5
	L Raymond	5	4											8	B Schultz-McCarthy	7	7
	S Farina	7	6					S Farina	6	1	2
	H Suková	3	6				8	B Schultz-McCarthy	4	6	6
8	B Schultz-McCarthy	6	7																		8	B Schultz-McCarthy	5	1
																					4	A Sánchez Vicario	7	6
							4	A Sánchez Vicario	7	6
	S-T Wang	3	7	4			Q	K-A Guse	5	0
Q	K-A Guse	6	5	6										4	A Sánchez Vicario	6	6
	A-G Sidot	6	6											6	I Spîrlea	4	4
WC	L Ahl	3	4					A-G Sidot	4	3
Q	I Gorrochategui	0	6	4			6	I Spîrlea	6	6
6	I Spîrlea	6	3	6

Section 2

First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
5	M J Fernández	6	5
	N Tauziat	7	7					N Tauziat	6	5	6
	C Rubin	4	4				Q	V Williams	3	7	4
Q	V Williams	6	6												N Tauziat	4	7	4
	A Frazier	6	0												N Zvereva	6	5	6
	N Zvereva	7	6					N Zvereva	6	7
							3	I Majoli	2	5
																						N Zvereva	7	0	5
7	K Po	0	7	6																	2	J Novotná	6	6	7
	K Studeníková	6	6	2			7	K Po	3	1
WC	S-A Siddall	2	7	6				A Sugiyama	6	6
	A Sugiyama	6	5	8											A Sugiyama	2	7	4
	Y Basuki	6	6											2	J Novotná	6	6	6
	E Likhovtseva	3	0					Y Basuki	5	4
							2	J Novotná	7	6

External links

• 1997 Direct Line International Championships Draw