| Singles | |
|---|---|
| 1997 Internazionali Femminili di Palermo | |
| 1996 Champion |  Barbara Schett |
| Champion |  Sandrine Testud |
| Runner-up |  Elena Makarova |
| Final score | 7–5, 6–3 |
Barbara Schett was the defending champion but lost in the semifinals to Sandrine Testud.
Testud won in the final 7–5, 6–3 against Elena Makarova.
A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.
Barbara Paulus (semifinals) Sandrine Testud (champion) Barbara Schett (semifinals)
Florencia Labat (second round)
Silvia Farina (quarterfinals)
Virginia Ruano-Pascual (quarterfinals) Francesca Lubiani (first round) Flora Perfetti (first round)Lindsay Davenport was the defending champion but lost in the quarterfinals to Serena Williams.
Lindsay Davenport and Corina Morariu were the defending champions but lost in the quarterfinals to Virginia Ruano Pascual and Paola Suárez.
Anne Kremer was the defending champion but lost in the quarterfinals to Marlene Weingärtner.
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2001 Qatar Total Fina Elf Open was a WTA tier III tennis tournament held in Doha, Qatar from 12 – 18 February 2001. Martina Hingis won in the final 6–3, 6–2 against Sandrine Testud.
Steffi Graf was the defending champion but did not compete that year.
Jana Novotná and Arantxa Sánchez Vicario were the defending champions but they competed with different partners that year, Novotná with Lindsay Davenport and Sánchez Vicario with Natasha Zvereva.
Conchita Martínez was the three-time defending champion and successfully defended her title, defeating Martina Hingis in the final, 6–2, 6–3.
Janette Husárová and Barbara Schett were the defending champions but only Schett competed that year with Silvia Farina.
Marion Maruska was the defending champion but lost in the first round to Meike Babel.
Martina Hingis was the defending champion but lost in the semifinals to Venus Williams.
Jana Novotná was the defending champion but did not compete that year.
Sandrine Testud was the defending champion but lost in the first round to Barbara Rittner.
Martina Hingis won in the final 6–4, 6–4 against Nathalie Tauziat.
Conchita Martínez was the defending champion but lost in the quarterfinals to Jennifer Capriati.
Mary Pierce was the defending champion, but lost to Ai Sugiyama in the second round.
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Serena Williams was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Mary Pierce.
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