1997 SEAT Open – Singles

Singles
1997 SEAT Open
Final
Champion	Amanda Coetzer
Runner-up	Barbara Paulus
Score	6–4, 3–6, 7–5
Details
Draw	28
Seeds	8
Events
Singles Doubles
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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. ^[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 two seeds received a bye to the second round.

1. Amanda Coetzer (champion)
2. Karina Habšudová (second round)
3. Sandrine Testud (second round)
4. Sabine Appelmans (quarterfinals)
5. Barbara Paulus (final)
6. Yayuk Basuki (first round)
7. Kimberly Po (second round)
8. Natasha Zvereva (first round)

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	Amanda Coetzer	6	3	7
	5	Barbara Paulus	4	6	5

Section 1

	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

Section 2

	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

References

1. John Barrett, ed. (1998). International Tennis Federation World of Tennis 1998. London: CollinsWillow. pp. 171–173, 189. ISBN   9780002188241.

External links

• ITF tournament edition details
• WTA tournament draws