1997 Australian Open – Women's singles qualifying

May 2026 1997 Australian Open qualmenswomenssingles 1997 Australian Open 1997 Australian Open – Women's singles This article displays the qualifying draw for women's singles at the 1997 Australian Open. Seeds 30em AUT Marion Maruska (first round) JPN Yuka Yoshida (qualified) ESP Magüi Serna (qualified) GER Andrea Glass (second round) JPN Miho Saeki (qualified) FRA Noëlle van Lottum (qualifying competition, lucky loser) USA Debbie Graham (first round) ARG Mercedes Paz (first round) CAN Jana Nejedly (first round) CZE Sandra Kleinová (qualifying competition, lucky loser) ITA Laura Golarsa (qualified) ISR Anna Smashnova (first round) POL Magdalena Grzybowska (qualified) USA Erika deLone (first round) ARG Mariana Díaz Oliva (qualifying competition) GBR Samantha Smith (second round) Qualifiers 30em POL Magdalena Grzybowska ITA Laura Golarsa ESP Magüi Serna USA Kristina Brandi JPN Miho Saeki GER Marketa Kochta USA Meilen Tu JPN Yuka Yoshida Lucky losers 30em FRA Noëlle van Lottum CZE Sandra Kleinová Qualifying draw First qualifier 1 3 First round Second round Qualifying competition 175 1 AUT Marion Maruska 6 5 4   JPN Haruka Inoue 4 7 6   ITA Natalia Baudone-Furlan 6 6 WC AUS Trudi Musgrave 3 4   GEO 1990 Nino Louarsabishvili 6 2 6 WC AUS Melissa Beadman 3 6 4   SLO Tina Križan 5 0 13 POL Magdalena Grzybowska 7 6   JPN Haruka Inoue 6 6   ITA Natalia Baudone-Furlan 1 1   GEO 1990 Nino Louarsabishvili 4 4 13 POL Magdalena Grzybowska 6 6   JPN Haruka Inoue 3 0 13 POL Magdalena Grzybowska 6 6 Second qualifier 1 3 First round Second round Qualifying competition 175 11 ITA Laura Golarsa 6 6   USA Lilia Osterloh 2 1   GER Sandra Klösel 1 4 WC AUS Catherine Barclay 6 6   FRA Amélie Mauresmo 6 7 WC AUS Renee Reid 3 5   ISR Hila Rosen 64 0 6 FRA Noëlle van Lottum 77 6 11 ITA Laura Golarsa 6 6 WC AUS Catherine Barclay 3 3   FRA Amélie Mauresmo 1 1 6 FRA Noëlle van Lottum 6 6 11 ITA Laura Golarsa 6 6 6 FRA Noëlle van Lottum 0 2 Third qualifier 1 3 First round Second round Qualifying competition 175 3 ESP Magüi Serna 6 6   HUN Virág Csurgó 0 3   JPN Kazue Takuma 77 4 5   CZE Eva Martincová 62 6 7 WC AUS Nicole Pratt 6 6   CZE Alena Vašková 3 1   GRE Christína Papadáki 6 3 5 10 CZE Sandra Kleinová 3 6 7 3 ESP Magüi Serna 6 6   CZE Eva Martincová 2 1 WC AUS Nicole Pratt 0 1 10 CZE Sandra Kleinová 6 6 3 ESP Magüi Serna 4 6 6 10 CZE Sandra Kleinová 6 3 4 Fourth qualifier 1 3 First round Second round Qualifying competition 175 16 GBR Samantha Smith 6 65 6   BEL Daphne van de Zande 2 77 2   AUS Kerry-Anne Guse 1 4   BLR Olga Barabanschikova 6 6   CHN Yi Jing-Qian 4 2   CZE Ludmila Varmužová 6 6   USA Kristina Brandi 6 6 7 USA Debbie Graham 2 1 16 GBR Samantha Smith 1 1   BLR Olga Barabanschikova 6 6   CZE Ludmila Varmužová 0 0r   USA Kristina Brandi 6 3   BLR Olga Barabanschikova 6 2 2   USA Kristina Brandi 4 6 6 Fifth qualifier 1 3 First round Second round Qualifying competition 175 5 JPN Miho Saeki 6 6   MEX Angélica Gavaldón 4 3   USA Janet Lee 6 5 6   USA Meghann Shaughnessy 4 7 2   KOR Choi Young-ja 6 5 2   USA Jane Chi 1 7 6   GER Marlene Weingärtner 3 5 15 ARG Mariana Díaz Oliva 6 7 5 JPN Miho Saeki 4 6 6   USA Janet Lee 6 2 3   USA Jane Chi 3 3 15 ARG Mariana Díaz Oliva 6 6 5 JPN Miho Saeki 65 7 6 15 ARG Mariana Díaz Oliva 77 5 3 Sixth qualifier 1 3 First round Second round Qualifying competition 175 14 USA Erika deLone 2 3   GER Veronika Martinek 6 6   CAN Sonya Jeyaseelan 6 6 WC AUS Lisa McShea 2 1   GER Marketa Kochta 7 6   ROU Raluca Sandu 5 1 WC AUS Amanda Grahame 4 2 4 GER Andrea Glass 6 6   GER Veronika Martinek 4 2   CAN Sonya Jeyaseelan 6 6   GER Marketa Kochta 6 6 4 GER Andrea Glass 3 1   CAN Sonya Jeyaseelan 6 3 3   GER Marketa Kochta 4 6 6 Seventh qualifier 1 3 First round Second round Qualifying competition 175 8 ARG Mercedes Paz 4 2   GER Silke Meier 6 6   USA Meilen Tu 6 6   HUN Petra Gáspár 2 3   SVK Denisa Krajčovičová 3 7 1   ARG María José Gaidano 6 5 6   CAN Rene Simpson 6 3 6 9 CAN Jana Nejedly 3 6 2   GER Silke Meier 0 4   USA Meilen Tu 6 6   ARG María José Gaidano 6 2 2   CAN Rene Simpson 3 6 6   USA Meilen Tu 6 7   CAN Rene Simpson 3 5 Eighth qualifier 1 3 First round Second round Qualifying competition 175 12 ISR Anna Smashnova 3 3   VEN Melissa Mazzotta 6 6   RUS Tatiana Panova 5 6 2   CZE Lenka Němečková 7 4 6   IND Nirupama Sanjeev 7 6   HUN Petra Mandula 5 2 WC AUS Jenny Byrne 6 2 3 2 JPN Yuka Yoshida 2 6 6   VEN Melissa Mazzotta 4 6 6   CZE Lenka Němečková 6 3 2   IND Nirupama Sanjeev 3 4 2 JPN Yuka Yoshida 6 6   VEN Melissa Mazzotta 3 64 2 JPN Yuka Yoshida 6 77 External links 1997 Australian Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation Women's Singles Qualifying Women's Singles Qualifying Category:Australian Open (tennis) by year – Qualifying