1997_WTA_German_Open_–_Singles

1997 WTA German Open – Singles

1997 WTA German Open – Singles

1997 tennis event results

Mary Joe Fernández defeated Mary Pierce in the final, 6–4, 6–2 to win the singles tennis title at the 1997 WTA German Open.

Quick Facts Singles, 1996 Champion ...

Steffi Graf was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Amanda Coetzer.

Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. The top eight seeds received a bye to the second round.

  1. Germany Steffi Graf (quarterfinals)
  2. Czech Republic Jana Novotná (semifinals)
  3. United States Lindsay Davenport (second round)
  4. Spain Conchita Martínez (third round)
  5. Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (third round)
  6. Croatia Iva Majoli (quarterfinals)
  7. South Africa Amanda Coetzer (semifinals)
  8. Romania Irina Spîrlea (third round)
  9. Slovakia Karina Habšudová (second round)
  10. United States Mary Joe Fernández (champion)
  11. Netherlands Brenda Schultz-McCarthy (second round)
  12. France Mary Pierce (final)
  13. Austria Barbara Paulus (first round)
  14. Austria Judith Wiesner (third round)
  15. Romania Ruxandra Dragomir (third round)
  16. Russia Elena Likhovtseva (first round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
7 South Africa Amanda Coetzer 4 4  
12 France Mary Pierce 6 6  
12 France Mary Pierce 4 2  
10 United States Mary Joe Fernández 6 6  
10 United States Mary Joe Fernández 6 6  
2 Czech Republic Jana Novotná 3 1  

Top half

Section 1

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1 Germany S Graf 6 3 6
  Canada P Hy-Boulais 5 2     United States C Rubin 3 6 1
  United States C Rubin 7 6   1 Germany S Graf 6 6  
  France A Fusai 7 6   15 Romania R Dragomir 3 2  
  Thailand T Tanasugarn 5 3     France A Fusai 2 2  
  Belarus N Zvereva 6 2   15 Romania R Dragomir 6 6  
15 Romania R Dragomir 7 6   1 Germany S Graf 0 1  
14 Austria J Wiesner 6 6   7 South Africa A Coetzer 6 6  
  Belgium L Courtois 0 2   14 Austria J Wiesner 7 6  
  France A-G Sidot 3 4     Latvia L Savchenko 6 1  
  Latvia L Savchenko 6 6   14 Austria J Wiesner 1 1  
Q South Africa J Kruger 1 4   7 South Africa A Coetzer 6 6  
  Slovakia K Studeníková 6 6     Slovakia K Studeníková 0 0  
7 South Africa A Coetzer 6 6  

Section 2

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
4 Spain C Martínez 6 5 6
  Chinese Taipei S-T Wang 4 3     Indonesia Y Basuki 3 7 3
  Indonesia Y Basuki 6 6   4 Spain C Martínez 2 0  
  Germany J Kandarr 4 2   12 France M Pierce 6 6  
  Czech Republic S Kleinová 6 6     Czech Republic S Kleinová 3 6 2
WC Germany E Wagner 2 3   12 France M Pierce 6 2 6
12 France M Pierce 6 6   12 France M Pierce 6 6  
9 Slovakia K Habšudová 7 6   6 Croatia I Majoli 1 4  
WC Germany S Klösel 5 3   9 Slovakia K Habšudová 4 2 r
  Italy G Pizzichini 7 4 6   Italy G Pizzichini 6 4  
  Argentina P Suárez 6 6 1   Italy G Pizzichini 4 2  
Q Argentina I Gorrochategui 6 6   6 Croatia I Majoli 6 6  
Q Germany W Probst 4 3   Q Argentina I Gorrochategui 3 5  
6 Croatia I Majoli 6 7  

Bottom half

Section 3

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
5 Spain A Sánchez Vicario 6 4 7
  Austria B Schett 6 6     Austria B Schett 2 6 5
  Argentina F Labat 1 0   5 Spain A Sánchez Vicario 6 0 3
  Russia A Kournikova 6 6     Russia A Kournikova 3 6 6
Q Austria S Plischke 2 2     Russia A Kournikova 6 6  
  Czech Republic A Gerši 7 6 6   Czech Republic A Gerši 0 3  
13 Austria B Paulus 5 7 4   Russia A Kournikova 1 4  
10 United States M J Fernández 6 3 6 10 United States M J Fernández 6 6  
  Italy F Perfetti 4 6 1 10 United States M J Fernández 6 1 6
Q Spain M Sánchez Lorenzo 6 4 6 Q Spain M Sánchez Lorenzo 4 6 3
  Slovakia H Nagyová 2 6 3 10 United States M J Fernández 6 6  
  France S Testud 6 6     France S Testud 2 2  
  Japan A Sugiyama 2 1     France S Testud 7 7  
3 United States L Davenport 6 6  

Section 4

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
8 Romania I Spîrlea 7 6  
LL Spain M Serna 2 6   Q Russia T Panova 6 1  
Q Russia T Panova 6 7   8 Romania I Spîrlea 6 6 3
  Belgium S Appelmans 6 7     Belgium S Appelmans 7 2 6
Q Russia E Makarova 2 6     Belgium S Appelmans 1    
  Switzerland P Schnyder 1 4   11 Netherlands B Schultz-McCarthy 0 r  
11 Netherlands B Schultz-McCarthy 6 6     Belgium S Appelmans 6 2 0
16 Russia E Likhovtseva 1 4   2 Czech Republic J Novotná 1 6 6
Q Czech Republic E Martincová 6 6   Q Czech Republic E Martincová 4 4  
  France N Tauziat 6 6 6   France N Tauziat 6 6  
WC Germany A Glass 7 1 1   France N Tauziat 0 2  
  Germany B Rittner 6 6   2 Czech Republic J Novotná 6 6  
  Belgium E Callens 1 0     Germany B Rittner 4 6 5
2 Czech Republic J Novotná 6 2 7

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