| Singles | |
|---|---|
| 1997 Internationaux de Strasbourg | |
| 1996 Champion |  Lindsay Davenport |
| Champion |  Steffi Graf |
| Runner-up |  Mirjana Lučić |
| Final score | 6–2, 7–5 |
| Seeds | 8 |
Lindsay Davenport was the defending champion but lost in the second round to Natasha Zvereva.
First-seeded Steffi Graf won in the final 6–2, 7–5 against Mirjana Lučić.
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.
Steffi Graf (champion) Lindsay Davenport (second round)
Amanda Coetzer (semifinals)
Judith Wiesner (semifinals)
Elena Likhovtseva (second round)
Sabine Appelmans (quarterfinals)
Nathalie Tauziat (second round)
Magdalena Maleeva (first round)| Final | ||||||
| WC/1 | Steffi Graf | 6 | 7 | |||
| Q | Mirjana Lučić | 2 | 5 | |||
| First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| WC/1 | S Graf | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 P Hy-Boulais | 3 | 6 | 6 | P Hy-Boulais | 3 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 H Suková | 6 | 4 | 4 | WC/1 | S Graf | 3 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
 F Perfetti | 4 | 3 | S Testud | 6 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| S Testud | 6 | 6 | S Testud | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| A Fusai | 3 | 2 | 5 | E Likhovtseva | 3 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | E Likhovtseva | 6 | 6 | WC/1 | S Graf | 4 | 7 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | A Coetzer | 6 | 6 | 3 | A Coetzer | 6 | 5 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
 N Sawamatsu | 1 | 2 | 3 | A Coetzer | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Q |  M Díaz Oliva | 6 | 2 | A-G Sidot | 5 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| A-G Sidot | 7 | 6 | 3 | A Coetzer | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| A Sugiyama | 7 | 7 | N Kijimuta | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| M Babel | 6 | 6 | A Sugiyama | 7 | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| N Kijimuta | 7 | 3 | 6 | N Kijimuta | 5 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | M Maleeva | 5 | 6 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | S Appelmans | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| L Courtois | 0 | 3 | 6 | S Appelmans | 6 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 T Tanasugarn | 6 | 5 | 6 | T Tanasugarn | 4 | 7 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| P Suárez | 2 | 7 | 3 | 6 | S Appelmans | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| WC | A Mauresmo | 6 | 6 | 4 | J Wiesner | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | S Cacic | 2 | 4 | WC | A Mauresmo | 6 | 5 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
 K Studeníková | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | J Wiesner | 3 | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | J Wiesner | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | J Wiesner | 5 | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | N Tauziat | 7 | 1 | 6 | Q | M Lučić | 7 | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
 S-T Wang | 6 | 6 | 2 | 7 | N Tauziat | 1 | 6 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
| P Begerow | 2 | 6 | 2 | Q | M Lučić | 6 | 3 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Q | M Lučić | 6 | 4 | 6 | Q | M Lučić | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
 N Zvereva | 6 | 6 | N Zvereva | 5 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Q |  D Randriantefy | 2 | 2 | N Zvereva | 3 | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | L Davenport | 6 | 6 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Mary Joe Fernández was the defending champion but lost in the third round to Nathalie Tauziat.
Steffi Graf was the defending champion and won in the final 6–1, 6–3 against Chanda Rubin.
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Steffi Graf was the defending champion but did not compete that year.
Steffi Graf was the defending champion but lost in the quarterfinals to Amanda Coetzer.
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Steffi Graf was the defending champion but did not compete that year.
Steffi Graf was the defending champion but did not compete that year.
Steffi Graf was the defending champion and won in the final 6–1, 6–4 against Kimiko Date.
Mary Joe Fernández was the defending champion but lost in the quarterfinals to Amanda Coetzer.
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario was the defending champion but lost in the quarterfinals to Brenda Schultz.
Steffi Graf was the defending champion but did not compete that year.
Lindsay Davenport was the defending champion but lost in the final 6–3, 6–4 against Martina Hingis.
Martina Hingis was the defending champion but did not compete that year.
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Lindsay Davenport was the defending champion but lost in the semifinals to Steffi Graf.
Martina Hingis was the defending champion but lost in the quarterfinals to Steffi Graf.