| Singles | |
|---|---|
| 1997 SEAT Open | |
| Champion |  Amanda Coetzer |
| Runner-up |  Barbara Paulus |
| Final score | 6–4, 3–6, 7–5 |
| Draw | 28 |
| Seeds | 8 |
Anke Huber was the defending champion but did not compete that year.
Amanda Coetzer won in the final 6–4, 3–6, 7–5 against Barbara Paulus.
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.
Amanda Coetzer (champion)
Karina Habšudová (second round)
Sandrine Testud (second round)
Sabine Appelmans (quarterfinals) Barbara Paulus (final)
Yayuk Basuki (first round)
Kimberly Po (second round)
Natasha Zvereva (first round)| Final | ||||||
| 1 | Amanda Coetzer | 6 | 3 | 7 | ||
| 5 | Barbara Paulus | 4 | 6 | 5 | ||
| First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | A Coetzer | 6 | 3 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 M Babel | 4 | 1 | LL |  S Farina | 2 | 6 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| LL | S Farina | 6 | 6 | 1 | A Coetzer | 7 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| WC |  M Oremans | 6 | 6 | WC | M Oremans | 5 | 7 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| WC |  A Kremer | 1 | 3 | WC | M Oremans | 2 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
 E Likhovtseva | 7 | 6 | E Likhovtseva | 6 | 3 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Y Basuki | 5 | 1 | 1 | A Coetzer | 6 | 3 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | S Testud | 6 | 6 | Q | K Studeníková | 1 | 6 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
 Å Carlsson | 1 | 4 | 3 | S Testud | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| J Kruger | 6 | 6 | J Kruger | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 M Maleeva | 2 | 3 | J Kruger | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 A Sugiyama | 3 | 1 | Q | K Studeníková | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | K Studeníková | 6 | 6 | Q | K Studeníková | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | B Rittner | 6 | 5 | 1/r | 7 | K Po | 4 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | K Po | 0 | 7 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | B Paulus | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | N Dechy | 4 | 4 | 5 | B Paulus | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | A Glass | 4 | 4 | A Mauresmo | 6 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| A Mauresmo | 6 | 6 | 5 | B Paulus | 3 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| LL | R Grande | 1 | 6 | 1 | 4 | S Appelmans | 6 | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
 H Suková | 6 | 3 | 6 | H Suková | 3 | 7 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| D Chládková | 0 | 4 | 4 | S Appelmans | 6 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | S Appelmans | 6 | 6 | 5 | B Paulus | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | N Zvereva | 3 | r | A-G Sidot | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| H Nagyová | 3 | H Nagyová | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 F Labat | 4 | 4 | N Sawamatsu | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| N Sawamatsu | 6 | 6 | H Nagyová | 4 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 P Schnyder | 6 | 2 | 2 | A-G Sidot | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| A-G Sidot | 4 | 6 | 6 | A-G Sidot | 3 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | K Habšudová | 6 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Steffi Graf was the defending champion and won in the final 6–1, 6–3 against Chanda Rubin.
Steffi Graf was the defending champion but did not compete that year.
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario was the defending champion but lost in the quarterfinals to Elena Likhovtseva.
Conchita Martínez was the defending champion but did not compete that year.
Anke Huber won in the final 6–3, 6–0 against Karina Habšudová.
This was the first edition of the tournament.
Steffi Graf was the defending champion but did not compete that year.
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario was the defending champion but lost in the third round to Amanda Coetzer.
Irina Spîrlea was the defending champion but did not compete that year.
Conchita Martínez was the four-time defending champion but lost in the final to Mary Pierce, 6–4, 6–0.
Steffi Graf was the defending champion but lost in the quarterfinals to Amanda Coetzer.
Anke Huber was the defending champion but lost in the semifinals to Jana Novotná.
Steffi Graf was the defending champion but did not compete that year.
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario was the defending champion and won in the final 6–1, 6–4 against Gabriela Sabatini.
Manuela Maleeva-Fragniere and Leila Meskhi were the defending champions. Maleeva-Fragniere retired from tennis earlier that year, but only Meskhi competed that year with Eugenia Maniokova.
Martina Hingis was the defending champion but lost in the semifinals to Venus Williams.
Lindsay Davenport was the defending champion but lost in the semifinals to Mary Pierce.
Mariaan de Swardt won in the final 3–6, 7–6, 7–5 against Barbara Schett.
Amanda Coetzer was the defending champion but lost in the first round to Elena Tatarkova.
Serena Williams was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Mary Pierce.