1997 Croatian Bol Ladies Open – Singles

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Singles
1997 Croatian Bol Ladies Open
Final
Champion Flag of Croatia.svg Mirjana Lučić
Runner-up Flag of the United States.svg Corina Morariu
Score7–5, 6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–5)
Events
Singles Doubles
  1996  · Croatian Bol Ladies Open ·  1998  

Gloria Pizzichini was the defending champion but lost in the second round to Sarah Pitkowski.

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15-year-old Mirjana Lučić won in the final 7–5, 6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–5) against Corina Morariu. The tournament was Lučić's professional debut on the WTA Tour, making her the first unranked player to win a title on the WTA Tour.

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 South Africa.svg Amanda Coetzer (semifinals)
  2. Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Dominique Van Roost (first round)
  3. Flag of Slovakia.svg Henrieta Nagyová (first round)
  4. Flag of Slovakia.svg Katarína Studeníková (quarterfinals)
  5. Flag of France.svg Alexandra Fusai (second round)
  6. Flag of the Netherlands.svg Miriam Oremans (first round)
  7. Flag of Italy.svg Gloria Pizzichini (second round)
  8. Flag of Australia (converted).svg Annabel Ellwood (first round)

Draw

Key

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 Flag of South Africa.svg A Coetzer 66 
LL Flag of Austria.svg M Schnell 1 2  1 Flag of South Africa.svg A Coetzer 2 66
  Flag of France.svg N van Lottum 4 1    Flag of Puerto Rico.svg K Brandi 60 3
  Flag of Puerto Rico.svg K Brandi 66 1 Flag of South Africa.svg A Coetzer 67 
LL Flag of Argentina.svg M-J Gaidano 5 4    Flag of France.svg S Pitkowski 4 6  
  Flag of France.svg S Pitkowski 76   Flag of France.svg S Pitkowski 4 66
  Flag of Spain.svg V Ruano-Pascual 2 66 7 Flag of Italy.svg G Pizzichini 64 2
7 Flag of Italy.svg G Pizzichini 62 71 Flag of South Africa.svg A Coetzer 4 3  
4 Flag of Slovakia.svg K Studeníková 66 Q Flag of Croatia.svg M Lučić 66 
Q Flag of Spain.svg L Pena 4 3  4 Flag of Slovakia.svg K Studeníková 66 
  Flag of Spain.svg C Torrens Valero 66   Flag of Spain.svg C Torrens Valero 2 0  
  Flag of South Africa.svg M de Swardt 3 3  4 Flag of Slovakia.svg K Studeníková 5 4  
Q Flag of Australia (converted).svg R McQuillan 2 2  Q Flag of Croatia.svg M Lučić 76 
Q Flag of Croatia.svg M Lučić 66 Q Flag of Croatia.svg M Lučić w/o   
  Flag of Slovakia.svg R Zrubáková 6 61 5 Flag of France.svg A Fusai    
5 Flag of France.svg A Fusai 70 6Q Flag of Croatia.svg Mirjana Lučić 76 7
6 Flag of the Netherlands.svg M Oremans 3 66   Flag of the United States.svg Corina Morariu 5 76
  Flag of South Africa.svg J Kruger 63 7  Flag of South Africa.svg J Kruger 3 66
Q Flag of Spain.svg A Alcázar 66 Q Flag of Spain.svg A Alcázar 64 0
WC Flag of Croatia.svg M Murić 4 2    Flag of South Africa.svg J Kruger 1 64
  Flag of the United States.svg C Morariu 66   Flag of the United States.svg C Morariu 62 6
WC Flag of Croatia.svg M Palaveršić 4 4    Flag of the United States.svg C Morariu 67 
  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg D Chládková 67   Flag of the Czech Republic.svg D Chládková 3 6  
3 Flag of Slovakia.svg H Nagyová 4 5    Flag of the United States.svg C Morariu 61 6
8 Flag of Australia (converted).svg A Ellwood 2 2    Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg E Gagliardi 1 63
  Flag of Croatia.svg S Talaja 66   Flag of Croatia.svg S Talaja 3 64
  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg E Gagliardi 65 6  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg E Gagliardi 63 6
  Flag of Germany.svg P Begerow 4 73   Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg E Gagliardi 66 
  Flag of Austria.svg S Dopfer 3 5    Flag of Austria.svg M Maruska 4 1  
  Flag of Austria.svg M Maruska 67   Flag of Austria.svg M Maruska 66 
  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg S Kleinová 67   Flag of the Czech Republic.svg S Kleinová 2 4  
2 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg D Van Roost 2 6  

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