1997 Open Gaz de France – Singles

Singles
1997 Open Gaz de France
1996 Champion Julie Halard-Decugis
Champion Martina Hingis
Runner-up Anke Huber
Score6–3, 3–6, 6–3
Draw28
Seeds8

Julie Halard-Decugis was the defending champion but did not compete that year.

Martina Hingis won in the final 6–3, 3–6, 6–3 against Anke Huber.[1]

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.

  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

Key

Final

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

Section 1

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

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  

References

  1. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1998). International Tennis Federation World of Tennis 1998. London: CollinsWillow. pp. 171, 173, 179. ISBN 9780002188241.
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