1997 Welsh International Open – Singles

1997 Welsh International Open BEL Dominique Van Roost ESP Virginia Ruano-Pascual FRA Alexia Dechaume-Balleret 6–1, 3–6, 6–2 singles doubles Dominique Van Roost was the defending champion but lost in the quarterfinals to Rita Grande. Virginia Ruano-Pascual won in the final 6–1, 3–6, 6–2 against Alexia Dechaume-Balleret. Seeds A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. BEL Dominique Van Roost (quarterfinals) SWE Åsa Carlsson (quarterfinals) NED Miriam Oremans (second round) CZE Petra Langrová (quarterfinals) FRA Sarah Pitkowski (semifinals) AUS Annabel Ellwood (first round) CZE Denisa Chládková (first round) JPN Yuka Yoshida (first round) Draw First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 1 BEL D Van Roost 6 6     USA M Tu 3 3   Q GER V Martinek 1 6     SVK R Zrubáková 6 7     ITA R Grande 7 6     AUS K-A Guse 5 2     ESP C Torrens Valero 3 6 6 7 CZE D Chládková 6 4 1 4 CZE P Langrová 6 6   Q MEX A Gavaldón 3 3     AUT S Dopfer 6 6   WC GBR S Smith 2 2     ITA S Cecchini 4 2     USA A Grossman 6 6     ESP V Ruano-Pascual 3 7 7 6 AUS A Ellwood 6 6 6 8 JPN Y Yoshida 7 3 2   ROM C Cristea 5 6 6   CZE L Richterová 5 0     FRA A D-Balleret 7 6     ITA F Lubiani 1 6 7 Q SUI E Gagliardi 6 2 6   AUT M Maruska 4 6 3 3 NED M Oremans 6 2 6 5 FRA S Pitkowski 6 6     ESP G León García 3 2     USA T Whitlinger-Jones 6 6   Q ESP L Pena 0 0     GER P Begerow 6 6     USA J Watanabe 3 2   WC GBR J Pullin 4 1   2 SWE Å Carlsson 6 6   1 BEL D Van Roost 7 7     SVK R Zrubáková 5 5     ITA R Grande 6 6     ESP C Torrens Valero 3 2   4 CZE P Langrová 6 6     AUT S Dopfer 3 4     USA A Grossman 0 0     ESP V Ruano-Pascual 6 6     ROM C Cristea 4 4     FRA A D-Balleret 6 6     ITA F Lubiani 7 6   3 NED M Oremans 5 2   5 FRA S Pitkowski 3 6 7   USA T Whitlinger-Jones 6 0 5   GER P Begerow 3 4   2 SWE Å Carlsson 6 6   1 BEL D Van Roost 6 2 5   ITA R Grande 1 6 7 4 CZE P Langrová 4 2     ESP V Ruano-Pascual 6 6     FRA A D-Balleret 2 6 6   ITA F Lubiani 6 4 2 5 FRA S Pitkowski 7 6   2 SWE Å Carlsson 5 4     ITA R Grande 3 6 4   ESP V Ruano-Pascual 6 3 6   FRA A D-Balleret 6 6   5 FRA S Pitkowski 3 4     ESP V Ruano-Pascual 6 3 6   FRA A D-Balleret 1 6 2 External links 1997 Welsh International Open Draw Category:1997 Welsh International Open Category:1997 WTA Tour