1997 Skoda Czech Open – Singles

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Singles
1997 Skoda Czech Open
1995 Champion Flag of Romania.svg Ruxandra Dragomir
Champion Flag of South Africa.svg Joannette Kruger
Runner-up Flag of Austria.svg Marion Maruska
Final score61, 61
Details
Draw32
Seeds8
Events
Singles Doubles
  1995  · Skoda Czech Open ·  1998  

The women's singles of the 1997 Skoda Czech Open tournament was played on clay in Prague, Czech Republic.

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Ruxandra Dragomir was the defending champion but lost in the second round to Ludmila Richterová.

Joannette Kruger won in the final 61, 61 against Marion Maruska.

Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.

  1. Flag of the Netherlands.svg Brenda Schultz-McCarthy (second round)
  2. Flag of Romania.svg Ruxandra Dragomir (second round)
  3. Flag of Slovakia.svg Karina Habšudová (quarterfinals)
  4. Flag of Switzerland.svg Patty Schnyder (first round)
  5. Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Denisa Chládková (quarterfinals)
  6. Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Adriana Gerši (first round)
  7. Flag of Slovakia.svg Katarína Studeníková (first round)
  8. Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Sandra Kleinová (first round)

Draw

Key

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 Flag of the Netherlands.svg B Schultz-McCarthy 66 
  Flag of Slovakia.svg R Zrubáková 2 1  1 Flag of the Netherlands.svg B Schultz-McCarthy 62 1
  Flag of France.svg A D-Balleret 64 6  Flag of France.svg A D-Balleret 3 66
  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg E Martincová 4 64   Flag of France.svg A D-Balleret 66 1
  Flag of South Africa.svg J Kruger 66   Flag of South Africa.svg J Kruger 4 76
  Flag of Belarus.svg O Barabanschikova 2 1    Flag of South Africa.svg J Kruger 65 6
Q Flag of Georgia (1990-2004).svg N Louarsabishvili 3 66Q Flag of Georgia (1990-2004).svg N Louarsabishvili 2 74
8 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg S Kleinová 62 2   Flag of South Africa.svg J Kruger 76 
4 Flag of Switzerland.svg P Schnyder 66 4 Q Flag of Germany.svg V Martinek 5 1  
  Flag of Germany.svg W Probst 3 76  Flag of Germany.svg W Probst 0 2  
Q Flag of Germany.svg V Martinek 66 Q Flag of Germany.svg V Martinek 66 
  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg P Langrová 4 3  Q Flag of Germany.svg V Martinek 66 
  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg R Bobková 66 5 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg D Chládková 4 0  
Q Flag of the Czech Republic.svg E Melicharová 3 4    Flag of the Czech Republic.svg R Bobková 6 4  
WC Flag of the Czech Republic.svg M Nekvapilova 70 1 5 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg D Chládková 76 
5 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg D Chládková 6 66  Flag of South Africa.svg Joannette Kruger 66 
7 Flag of Slovakia.svg K Studeníková 0 2    Flag of Austria.svg Marion Maruska 1 1  
  Flag of Austria.svg M Maruska 66   Flag of Austria.svg M Maruska w/o  
  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg L Courtois 67   Flag of Belgium (civil).svg L Courtois    
  Flag of Germany.svg J Kandarr 2 6    Flag of Austria.svg M Maruska 71 6
  Flag of Argentina.svg M Díaz Oliva 66 3 Flag of Slovakia.svg K Habšudová 5 64
  Flag of Argentina.svg P Suárez 2 2    Flag of Argentina.svg M Díaz Oliva 62 0/r
  Flag of Spain.svg G León García 4 3  3 Flag of Slovakia.svg K Habšudová 4 64
3 Flag of Slovakia.svg K Habšudová 66   Flag of Austria.svg M Maruska 66 
6 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg A Gerši 2 1 r   Flag of Romania.svg C Cristea 2 1  
  Flag of Romania.svg C Cristea 60   Flag of Romania.svg C Cristea 66 
  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg R Simpson 76   Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg R Simpson 3 3  
  Flag of the Netherlands.svg K Boogert 5 1    Flag of Romania.svg C Cristea 62 7
Q Flag of the Czech Republic.svg R Pelikánová 3 1  WC Flag of the Czech Republic.svg L Richterová 2 65
WC Flag of the Czech Republic.svg L Richterová 66 WC Flag of the Czech Republic.svg L Richterová 76 
  Flag of Poland.svg M Grzybowska 3 64 2 Flag of Romania.svg R Dragomir 6 4  
2 Flag of Romania.svg R Dragomir 64 6

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