| Singles | |
|---|---|
| 1997 Wismilak International | |
| 1996 Champion |  Shi-Ting Wang |
| Champion |  Dominique Van Roost |
| Runner-up |  Lenka Němečková |
| Score | 6–1, 6–3 |
| Draw | 32 |
| Seeds | 8 |
Shi-Ting Wang was the defending champion but lost in the first round to Maria Vento.
Dominique Van Roost won in the final 6–1, 6–3 against Lenka Němečková.
A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.
Dominique Van Roost (champion)
Henrieta Nagyová (second round)
Tamarine Tanasugarn (second round) Shi-Ting Wang (first round)
Yuka Yoshida (second round)
Sarah Pitkowski (quarterfinals)
Rachel McQuillan (semifinals) Adriana Gerši (first round)Lindsay Davenport and Mary Joe Fernández were the defending champions but did not compete that year.
Shi-Ting Wang was the defending champion and won in the final 6–4, 6–0 against Nana Miyagi.
Petra Kamstra and Tina Križan were the defending champions but only Križan competed that year with Noëlle van Lottum.
Linda Wild was the defending champion but lost in the quarterfinals to Tamarine Tanasugarn.
Julie Halard-Decugis was the defending champion but did not compete that year.
Dominique Van Roost was the defending champion but lost in the quarterfinals to Rita Grande.
Alexandra Fusai and Kerry-Anne Guse were the defending champions but only Guse competed that year with Rika Hiraki.
Lindsay Davenport defeated Nathalie Tauziat in the final, 7–6, 7–5 to win the singles tennis title at the 1996 European Indoor Championships.
Ruxandra Dragomir was the defending champion of the Volvo Women's Open but lost in the semifinals to Henrieta Nagyová.
Miho Saeki and Yuka Yoshida were the defending champions but lost in the quarterfinals to Kristine Kunce and Corina Morariu.
Marion Maruska was the defending champion but lost in the first round to Meike Babel.
Dominique Van Roost was the defending champion but lost in the final 6–3, 6–2 against Patty Schnyder.
Martina Hingis was the defending champion but did not compete that year.
Chanda Rubin was the defending champion, but chose not compete that year.
Second-seeded Yayuk Basuki won in the final 6–4, 6–2 against Kyōko Nagatsuka.
First-seeded Ai Sugiyama was the defending champion and won in the final 6–3, 6–3 against Corina Morariu.
Jana Novotná was the defending champion but did not compete that year.
Three-time defending champion Monica Seles defeated Arantxa Sánchez Vicario in the final, 6–3, 6–2 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1998 Canadian Open.
Monica Seles was the defending champion and won in the final 4–6, 6–3, 6–4 against Arantxa Sánchez Vicario.
The Women's singles competition of the 2000 Direct Line International Championships was part of the 26th edition of the Eastbourne International tennis tournament, Tier II of the 2000 WTA Tour. Natasha Zvereva was the defending champion but lost in the second round to Anna Kournikova. Julie Halard-Decugis won in the final 7–6(7–4), 6–4 against Dominique Van Roost.
