1997 Open Gaz de France – Singles

Singles
1997 Open Gaz de France
1996 Champion	Julie Halard-Decugis
Final
Champion	Martina Hingis
Runner-up	Anke Huber
Score	6–3, 3–6, 6–3
Details
Draw	28
Seeds	8
Events
Singles Doubles
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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

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• ITF = ITF entry
• PR = Protected ranking
• SR = Special ranking
• SE = Special exempt
• JE = Junior exempt
• JR = Junior Accelerator Programme entrant
• CO = College Accelerator Programme entrant
• NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

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.

External links

• 1997 Open Gaz de France draws