1997 WTA German Open – Singles

1997 WTA German Open GER Steffi Graf USA Mary Joe Fernández FRA Mary Pierce 6–4, 6–2 56 16 singles doubles 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. Steffi Graf was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Amanda Coetzer.International Tennis Federation World of Tennis 1998 1998 CollinsWillow London 9780002188241 John Barrett 171, 173, 182–183 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. GER Steffi Graf (quarterfinals) CZE Jana Novotná (semifinals) USA Lindsay Davenport (second round) ESP Conchita Martínez (third round) ESP Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (third round) CRO Iva Majoli (quarterfinals) RSA Amanda Coetzer (semifinals) ROM Irina Spîrlea (third round) SVK Karina Habšudová (second round) USA Mary Joe Fernández (champion) NED Brenda Schultz-McCarthy (second round) FRA Mary Pierce (final) AUT Barbara Paulus (first round) AUT Judith Wiesner (third round) ROM Ruxandra Dragomir (third round) RUS Elena Likhovtseva (first round) Draw Finals Semifinals Final 7 RSA Amanda Coetzer 4 4   12 FRA Mary Pierce 6 6   10 USA Mary Joe Fernández 6 6   2 CZE Jana Novotná 3 1   12 FRA Mary Pierce 4 2   10 USA Mary Joe Fernández 6 6   Top half Section 1 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals   CAN P Hy-Boulais 5 2     USA C Rubin 7 6     FRA A Fusai 7 6     THA T Tanasugarn 5 3     BLR N Zvereva 6 2   15 ROM R Dragomir 7 6   14 AUT J Wiesner 6 6     BEL L Courtois 0 2     FRA A-G Sidot 3 4     LAT L Savchenko 6 6   Q RSA J Kruger 1 4     SVK K Studeníková 6 6   1 GER S Graf 6 3 6   USA C Rubin 3 6 1   FRA A Fusai 2 2   15 ROM R Dragomir 6 6   14 AUT J Wiesner 7 6     LAT L Savchenko 6 1     SVK K Studeníková 0 0   7 RSA A Coetzer 6 6   1 GER S Graf 6 6   15 ROM R Dragomir 3 2   14 AUT J Wiesner 1 1   7 RSA A Coetzer 6 6   1 GER S Graf 0 1   7 RSA A Coetzer 6 6   Section 2 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals   TPE S-T Wang 4 3     INA Y Basuki 6 6     GER J Kandarr 4 2     CZE S Kleinová 6 6   WC GER E Wagner 2 3   12 FRA M Pierce 6 6   9 SVK K Habšudová 7 6   WC GER S Klösel 5 3     ITA G Pizzichini 7 4 6   ARG P Suárez 6 6 1 Q ARG I Gorrochategui 6 6   Q GER W Probst 4 3   4 ESP C Martínez 6 5 6   INA Y Basuki 3 7 3   CZE S Kleinová 3 6 2 12 FRA M Pierce 6 2 6 9 SVK K Habšudová 4 2 r   ITA G Pizzichini 6 4   Q ARG I Gorrochategui 3 5   6 CRO I Majoli 6 7   4 ESP C Martínez 2 0   12 FRA M Pierce 6 6     ITA G Pizzichini 4 2   6 CRO I Majoli 6 6   12 FRA M Pierce 6 6   6 CRO I Majoli 1 4   Bottom half Section 3 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals   AUT B Schett 6 6     ARG F Labat 1 0     RUS A Kournikova 6 6   Q AUT S Plischke 2 2     CZE A Gerši 7 6 6 13 AUT B Paulus 5 7 4 10 USA M J Fernández 6 3 6   ITA F Perfetti 4 6 1 Q ESP M Sánchez Lorenzo 6 4 6   SVK H Nagyová 2 6 3   FRA S Testud 6 6     JPN A Sugiyama 2 1   5 ESP A Sánchez Vicario 6 4 7   AUT B Schett 2 6 5   RUS A Kournikova 6 6     CZE A Gerši 0 3   10 USA M J Fernández 6 1 6 Q ESP M Sánchez Lorenzo 4 6 3   FRA S Testud 7 7   3 USA L Davenport 6 6   5 ESP A Sánchez Vicario 6 0 3   RUS A Kournikova 3 6 6 10 USA M J Fernández 6 6     FRA S Testud 2 2     RUS A Kournikova 1 4   10 USA M J Fernández 6 6   Section 4 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals LL ESP M Serna 2 6   Q RUS T Panova 6 7     BEL S Appelmans 6 7   Q RUS E Makarova 2 6     SUI P Schnyder 1 4   11 NED B Schultz-McCarthy 6 6   16 RUS E Likhovtseva 1 4   Q CZE E Martincová 6 6     FRA N Tauziat 6 6 6 WC GER A Glass 7 1 1   GER B Rittner 6 6     BEL E Callens 1 0   8 ROM I Spîrlea 7 6   Q RUS T Panova 6 1     BEL S Appelmans 1     11 NED B Schultz-McCarthy 0 r   Q CZE E Martincová 4 4     FRA N Tauziat 6 6     GER B Rittner 4 6 5 2 CZE J Novotná 6 2 7 8 ROM I Spîrlea 6 6 3   BEL S Appelmans 7 2 6   FRA N Tauziat 0 2   2 CZE J Novotná 6 6     BEL S Appelmans 6 2 0 2 CZE J Novotná 1 6 6 References External links 1997 WTA German Open draw Category:WTA German Open Category:1997 WTA Tour