1997 Skoda Czech Open – Singles

Singles
1997 Skoda Czech Open
1995 Champion	Ruxandra Dragomir
Final
Champion	Joannette Kruger
Runner-up	Marion Maruska
Score	6–1, 6–1
Details
Draw	32
Seeds	8
Events
Singles Doubles
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The women's singles of the 1997 Skoda Czech Open tournament was played on clay in Prague, Czech Republic.

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

Joannette Kruger won in the final 6–1, 6–1 against Marion Maruska. ^[1]

Seeds

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

1. Brenda Schultz-McCarthy (second round)
2. Ruxandra Dragomir (second round)
3. Karina Habšudová (quarterfinals)
4. Patty Schnyder (first round)
5. Denisa Chládková (quarterfinals)
6. Adriana Gerši (first round)
7. Katarína Studeníková (first round)
8. Sandra Kleinová (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

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	B Schultz-McCarthy	6	6
		R Zrubáková	2	1				1	B Schultz-McCarthy	6	2	1
		A D-Balleret	6	4	6				A D-Balleret	3	6	6
		E Martincová	4	6	4											A D-Balleret	6	6	1
		J Kruger	6	6												J Kruger	4	7	6
		O Barabanschikova	2	1					J Kruger	6	5	6
	Q	N Louarsabishvili	3	6	6			Q	N Louarsabishvili	2	7	4
	8	S Kleinová	6	2	2																		J Kruger	7	6
	4	P Schnyder	6	6	4																	Q	V Martinek	5	1
		W Probst	3	7	6				W Probst	0	2
	Q	V Martinek	6	6				Q	V Martinek	6	6
		P Langrová	4	3											Q	V Martinek	6	6
		R Bobková	6	6											5	D Chládková	4	0
	Q	E Melicharová	3	4					R Bobková	6	4
	WC	M Nekvapilova	7	0	1			5	D Chládková	7	6
	5	D Chládková	6	6	6																									Joannette Kruger	6	6
	7	K Studeníková	0	2																										Marion Maruska	1	1
		M Maruska	6	6					M Maruska	w/o
		L Courtois	6	7					L Courtois
		J Kandarr	2	6												M Maruska	7	1	6
		M Díaz Oliva	6	6											3	K Habšudová	5	6	4
		P Suárez	2	2					M Díaz Oliva	6	2	0/r
		G León García	4	3				3	K Habšudová	4	6	4
	3	K Habšudová	6	6																			M Maruska	6	6
	6	A Gerši	2	1	r																		C Cristea	2	1
		C Cristea	6	0					C Cristea	6	6
		R Simpson	7	6					R Simpson	3	3
		K Boogert	5	1												C Cristea	6	2	7
	Q	R Pelikánová	3	1											WC	L Richterová	2	6	5
	WC	L Richterová	6	6				WC	L Richterová	7	6
		M Grzybowska	3	6	4			2	R Dragomir	6	4
	2	R Dragomir	6	4	6

References

1. John Barrett, ed. (1998). International Tennis Federation World of Tennis 1998. London: CollinsWillow. pp. 171, 173, 188. ISBN   9780002188241.

External links

• 1997 Skoda Czech Open draw