1997 US Open – Women's singles qualifying

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Women's singles qualifying
1997 US Open
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
WC Singles men women quad
WC Doubles men women quad
Legends men women mixed
  1996  · US Open ·  1998  

Players who neither had high enough rankings nor received wild cards to enter the main draw of the annual US Open Tennis Championships participated in a qualifying tournament held over several days before the event. [1]

Contents

Seeds

  1. Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Fang Li (qualified)
  2. Flag of France.svg Nathalie Dechy (qualified)
  3. Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Sonya Jeyaseelan (first round)
  4. Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Samantha Smith (qualified)
  5. Flag of Mexico.svg Angélica Gavaldón (qualified)
  6. Flag of Japan.svg Mana Endo (first round)
  7. Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Lenka Němečková (first round)
  8. Flag of Australia (converted).svg Siobhan Drake-Brockman (qualifying competition)
  9. Flag of Germany.svg Marlene Weingärtner (second round)
  10. Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jana Nejedly (first round)
  11. Flag of the Netherlands.svg Seda Noorlander (second round)
  12. Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kristine Kunce (second round)
  13. Flag of Japan.svg Haruka Inoue (first round)
  14. Flag of Ukraine.svg Olga Lugina (qualified)
  15. Flag of Austria.svg Sylvia Plischke (qualifying competition)
  16. Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nicole Pratt (qualified)

Qualifiers

  1. Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Fang Li
  2. Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Ludmila Richterová
  3. Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Samantha Smith
  4. Flag of Ukraine.svg Olga Lugina
  5. Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nicole Pratt
  6. Flag of Bulgaria.svg Pavlina Nola
  7. Flag of Mexico.svg Angélica Gavaldón
  8. Flag of France.svg Nathalie Dechy

Qualifying draw

Key

First qualifier

First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
1 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Fang Li 66
  Flag of the United States.svg Jane Chi 3 3
1 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Fang Li 66
  Flag of Sweden.svg Kristina Triska 0 1
  Flag of Germany.svg Sandra Klösel 2 65
  Flag of Sweden.svg Kristina Triska 677
1 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Fang Li 66
  Flag of Ukraine.svg Elena Tatarkova 2 3
  Flag of Ukraine.svg Elena Tatarkova 63 6
  Flag of Romania.svg Raluca Sandu 2 61
  Flag of Ukraine.svg Elena Tatarkova 76
11 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Seda Noorlander 5 4
  Flag of Georgia (1990-2004).svg Nino Louarsabishvili 62 64
11 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Seda Noorlander 3 677

Second qualifier

First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
10 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jana Nejedly 64 5
  Flag of the United States.svg Laxmi Poruri 1 67
  Flag of the United States.svg Laxmi Poruri 4 1
WC Flag of the United States.svg Katrina Adams 66
  Flag of Hungary.svg Virág Csurgó 3 62
WC Flag of the United States.svg Katrina Adams 62 6
WC Flag of the United States.svg Katrina Adams 4 4
  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Ludmila Richterová 66
WC Flag of the United States.svg Holly Parkinson 4 62
  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Ludmila Richterová 61 6
  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Ludmila Richterová 67
  Flag of India.svg Nirupama Sanjeev 3 5
  Flag of India.svg Nirupama Sanjeev 66
6 Flag of Japan.svg Mana Endo 2 2

Third qualifier

First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
4 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Samantha Smith 6656
  Flag of Slovenia.svg Tina Križan 2 771
4 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Samantha Smith 2 66
  Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rennae Stubbs 63 3
  Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rennae Stubbs 65 6
  Flag of Argentina.svg María José Gaidano 0 73
4 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Samantha Smith 66
15 Flag of Austria.svg Sylvia Plischke 3 3
WC Flag of the United States.svg Karin Miller 67
  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Ludmila Varmužová 2 5
WC Flag of the United States.svg Karin Miller 3 62
15 Flag of Austria.svg Sylvia Plischke 63 6
  Flag of France.svg Caroline Dhenin 4 5
15 Flag of Austria.svg Sylvia Plischke 67

Fourth qualifier

First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
14 Flag of Ukraine.svg Olga Lugina 66
  Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jane Taylor 3 1
14 Flag of Ukraine.svg Olga Lugina 65 7
  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Maureen Drake 4 75
  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Maureen Drake 786
  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Chen Li-Ling 663
14 Flag of Ukraine.svg Olga Lugina 66
8 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Siobhan Drake-Brockman 2 4
  Flag of Argentina.svg Mercedes Paz 2 66
  Flag of Germany.svg Miriam Schnitzer 61 4
  Flag of Argentina.svg Mercedes Paz 5 64
8 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Siobhan Drake-Brockman 74 6
  Flag of the United States.svg Debbie Graham 3 3
8 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Siobhan Drake-Brockman 66

Fifth qualifier

First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
7 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Lenka Němečková 65 66
  Flag of Israel.svg Anna Smashnova 3 778
  Flag of Israel.svg Anna Smashnova 65 4
WC Flag of the United States.svg Ginger Helgeson-Nielsen 2 76
WC Flag of the United States.svg Cristina Moros 0 4
WC Flag of the United States.svg Ginger Helgeson-Nielsen 66
WC Flag of the United States.svg Ginger Helgeson-Nielsen 4 63
16 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nicole Pratt 677
  Flag of the United States.svg Meghann Shaughnessy 776
  Flag of France.svg Amélie Cocheteux 642
  Flag of the United States.svg Meghann Shaughnessy 75 1
16 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nicole Pratt 5 76
  Flag of Argentina.svg Bettina Fulco 3 1
16 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nicole Pratt 66

Sixth qualifier

First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
13 Flag of Japan.svg Haruka Inoue 3 66
  Flag of France.svg Magalie Lamarre 678
  Flag of France.svg Magalie Lamarre 2 664
  Flag of Luxembourg.svg Anne Kremer 64 77
  Flag of Luxembourg.svg Anne Kremer 776
  Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lucie Ahl 611
  Flag of Luxembourg.svg Anne Kremer 2 3
  Flag of Bulgaria.svg Pavlina Nola 66
  Flag of South Korea.svg Park Sung-hee 677
  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Lenka Cenková 4 61
  Flag of South Korea.svg Park Sung-hee 4 2
  Flag of Bulgaria.svg Pavlina Nola 66
  Flag of Bulgaria.svg Pavlina Nola 76
3 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Sonya Jeyaseelan 5 4

Seventh qualifier

First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
5 Flag of Mexico.svg Angélica Gavaldón 66
  Flag of Japan.svg Yuko Hosoki 3 2
5 Flag of Mexico.svg Angélica Gavaldón 66
  Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lorna Woodroffe 1 0
  Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lorna Woodroffe 76
  Flag of Portugal.svg Sofia Prazeres 5 2
5 Flag of Mexico.svg Angélica Gavaldón 6636
  Flag of Paraguay.svg Larissa Schaerer 1 774
  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Nancy Feber 3 3
  Flag of Paraguay.svg Larissa Schaerer 66
  Flag of Paraguay.svg Larissa Schaerer 62 6
12 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kristine Kunce 2 61
  Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Karen Cross 4 2
12 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kristine Kunce 66

Eighth qualifier

First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
9 Flag of Germany.svg Marlene Weingärtner 66
  Flag of Croatia.svg Silvija Talaja 4 4
9 Flag of Germany.svg Marlene Weingärtner 4 63
WC Flag of the United States.svg Mashona Washington 60 6
WC Flag of the United States.svg Mashona Washington 66
WC Flag of the United States.svg Julie Steven 3 2
WC Flag of the United States.svg Mashona Washington 3 5
2 Flag of France.svg Nathalie Dechy 67
  Flag of Ukraine.svg Elena Brioukhovets 61 0
  Flag of Madagascar.svg Dally Randriantefy 2 66
  Flag of Madagascar.svg Dally Randriantefy 4 1
2 Flag of France.svg Nathalie Dechy 66
WC Flag of the United States.svg Samantha Reeves 2 4
2 Flag of France.svg Nathalie Dechy 66

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References

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