1997 Heineken Trophy – Women's singles

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Women's singles
1997 Heineken Trophy
1996 Champion Flag of Germany.svg Anke Huber
Champion Flag of Romania.svg Ruxandra Dragomir
Runner-up Flag of the Netherlands.svg Miriam Oremans
Final score57, 62, 64
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
  1996  · Heineken Trophy ·  1998  

Anke Huber was the defending champion but lost in the semifinals to Miriam Oremans.

Contents

Ruxandra Dragomir won in the final 57, 62, 64 against Oremans.

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. Flag of Germany.svg Anke Huber (semifinals)
  2. Flag of France.svg Mary Pierce (quarterfinals)
  3. Flag of Romania.svg Ruxandra Dragomir (champion)
  4. Flag of Slovakia.svg Karina Habšudová (quarterfinals)
  5. Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Sabine Appelmans (quarterfinals)
  6. Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Dominique Van Roost (quarterfinals)
  7. Flag of Switzerland.svg Patty Schnyder (first round)
  8. Flag of Sweden.svg Åsa Carlsson (semifinals)

Draw

Key

Final

Final
  Flag of the Netherlands.svg Miriam Oremans 72 4
3 Flag of Romania.svg Ruxandra Dragomir 5 66

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Flag of Germany.svg A Huber 62 6
  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg D Chládková 6 4    Flag of the Czech Republic.svg S Kleinová 4 64
  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg S Kleinová 76 1 Flag of Germany.svg A Huber 64 7
WC Flag of France.svg N van Lottum 6 5  5 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg S Appelmans 2 66
  Flag of Argentina.svg F Labat 77   Flag of Argentina.svg F Labat 5 5  
  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg A Gerši 4 4  5 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg S Appelmans 77 
5 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg S Appelmans 66 1 Flag of Germany.svg A Huber 64 r
4 Flag of Slovakia.svg K Habšudová 66   Flag of the Netherlands.svg M Oremans 4 6 
Q Flag of Germany.svg J Kandarr 3 4  4 Flag of Slovakia.svg K Habšudová 2 76
  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg P Hy-Boulais 64 6  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg P Hy-Boulais 65 4
  Flag of Japan.svg Y Yoshida 1 63 4 Flag of Slovakia.svg K Habšudová 2 5  
  Flag of Bulgaria.svg M Maleeva 66   Flag of the Netherlands.svg M Oremans 67 
Q Flag of Belgium (civil).svg S Devillé 2 1    Flag of Bulgaria.svg M Maleeva 4 5  
  Flag of the Netherlands.svg M Oremans 76   Flag of the Netherlands.svg M Oremans 67 
7 Flag of Switzerland.svg P Schnyder 5 2  

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
6 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg D Van Roost 76 
  Flag of the United States.svg L Wild 6 2  6 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg D Van Roost 2 66
  Flag of the Netherlands.svg K Boogert 4    Flag of the Netherlands.svg K Boogert 63 4
  Flag of Latvia.svg L Neiland 2 r  6 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg D Van Roost 1 64
WC Flag of Poland.svg A Olsza 0 3  3 Flag of Romania.svg R Dragomir 62 6
  Flag of Germany.svg B Rittner 66   Flag of Germany.svg B Rittner 1 0 r
  Flag of Thailand.svg T Tanasugarn 3 1  3 Flag of Romania.svg R Dragomir 62 
3 Flag of Romania.svg R Dragomir 66 3 Flag of Romania.svg R Dragomir 66 
8 Flag of Sweden.svg Å Carlsson 63 78 Flag of Sweden.svg Å Carlsson 4 2  
Q Flag of Spain.svg C Torrens Valero 3 65 8 Flag of Sweden.svg Å Carlsson 6 67
  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg P Langrová 2 4  Q Flag of Italy.svg F Lubiani 72 5
Q Flag of Italy.svg F Lubiani 66 8 Flag of Sweden.svg Å Carlsson w/o  
  Flag of France.svg S Pitkowski 63 62 Flag of France.svg M Pierce    
  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg E Callens 1 60   Flag of France.svg S Pitkowski 3 5  
2 Flag of France.svg M Pierce 67 

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