title: 1997 French Open – Women's singles qualifying
text: # 1997 French Open – Women's singles qualifying
  
  Players who neither had high enough rankings nor received wild cards to enter the main draw of the annual French Open Tennis Championships participated in a qualifying tournament held in the week before the event.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  * María Sánchez Lorenzo (first round)
  * Joannette Kruger (qualified)
  * Corina Morariu (qualifying competition)
  * Eva Martincová (qualifying competition)
  * Kerry-Anne Guse (first round)
  * Park Sung-hee (qualified)
  * Sandra Cacic (qualified)
  * Barbara Mulej (second round)
  * Marketa Kochta (qualified)
  * Samantha Smith (first round)
  * Janet Lee (qualified)
  * Nancy Feber (qualifying competition)
  * Sonya Jeyaseelan (qualified)
  * Laura Golarsa (qualified)
  * Sylvia Plischke (first round)
  * Marlene Weingärtner (qualifying competition)
  
  ## Qualifiers
  
  * Laura Golarsa
  * Marketa Kochta
  * Janet Lee
  * Sandra Cacic
  * Park Sung-hee
  * Sonya Jeyaseelan
  * Emmanuelle Curutchet
  * Joannette Kruger
  
  ## Qualifying draw
  
  ### Key
  
  * Q = Qualifier
  * WC = Wild card
  * LL = Lucky loser
  * Alt = Alternate
  * SE = Special exempt
  * PR = Protected ranking
  * ITF = ITF entry
  * JE = Junior exempt
  * w/o = Walkover
  * r = Retired
  * d = Defaulted
  * SR = Special ranking
  
  ### First qualifier
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | María Sánchez Lorenzo | 3 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Radka Bobková | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Radka Bobková | 6 | 5 | 6 | | Radka Bobková | 6 | $6^3$ | 1 | | | | |
  | | | | | | | Tina Križan | 3 | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | |
  | | Meghann Shaughnessy | 7 | 2 | 3 | | Tina Križan | 3 | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | |
  | | Tina Križan | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Tina Križan | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | Tina Križan | 5 | 2 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | Laura Golarsa | 7 | 6 |
  | PR | Petra Schwarz | 2 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | 15 | Laura Golarsa | 7 | 6 |
  | | Laura Pena | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Laura Pena | 6 | 2 | 6 | | Laura Pena | 7 | 3 | 1 | | | | |
  | | | | | | 15 | Laura Golarsa | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | Raluca Sandu | 4 | 6 | 2 | 15 | Laura Golarsa | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | 15 | Laura Golarsa | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Second qualifier
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 10 | Marketa Kochta | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | Kildine Chevalier | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | Kildine Chevalier | 2 | 3 | | 10 | Marketa Kochta | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | | | | | Alt | Alena Vašková | 1 | 3 | | | | |
  | Alt | Alena Vašková | 6 | 4 | 6 | Alt | Alena Vašková | 1 | 3 | | | | |
  | | Dally Randriantefy | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
  | | Dally Randriantefy | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | 10 | Marketa Kochta | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Eva Martincová | 4 | 4 |
  | | Siobhan Drake-Brockman | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Eva Martincová | 4 | 4 |
  | | Natalia Baudone-Furlan | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Natalia Baudone-Furlan | 4 | 0 | | | Siobhan Drake-Brockman | 3 | 3 | | | | |
  | | | | | | 5 | Eva Martincová | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | Melissa Mazzotta | 6 | 4 | 1 | 5 | Eva Martincová | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | 5 | Eva Martincová | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Third qualifier
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 4 | Corina Morariu | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Haruka Inoue | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Haruka Inoue | 4 | 4 | | 4 | Corina Morariu | 5 | 7 | 7 | | | | |
  | | | | | | WC | Sophie Georges | 7 | 5 | 5 | | | | |
  | WC | Sophie Georges | 6 | 6 | | WC | Sophie Georges | 7 | 5 | 5 | | | | |
  | | Rita Kuti-Kis | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Rita Kuti-Kis | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | 4 | Corina Morariu | 3 | 2 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | Janet Lee | 6 | 6 |
  | | Nicole Pratt | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 12 | Janet Lee | 6 | 6 |
  | | Ludmila Varmužová | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Ludmila Varmužová | 6 | 4 | 2 | | Nicole Pratt | 1 | 3 | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 12 | Janet Lee | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | Svetlana Krivencheva | 1 | 2 | | 12 | Janet Lee | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | 12 | Janet Lee | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Fourth qualifier
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 13 | Nancy Feber | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Lindsay Lee-Waters | 4 | $6^2$ | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Lindsay Lee-Waters | 4 | $6^2$ | | 13 | Nancy Feber | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | Bettina Fulco | 5 | 3 | | | | | |
  | WC | Ségolène Berger | $7^7$ | 2 | 3 | | Bettina Fulco | 5 | 3 | | | | | |
  | | Bettina Fulco | $6^4$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Bettina Fulco | $6^4$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 13 | Nancy Feber | 2 | 0 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Sandra Cacic | 6 | 6 |
  | | Petra Gáspár | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Sandra Cacic | 6 | 6 |
  | | Anne Kremer | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Anne Kremer | 6 | 4 | 3 | | Petra Gáspár | $7^7$ | 3 | 2 | | | | |
  | | | | | | 8 | Sandra Cacic | $6^4$ | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | Sandra Klösel | 1 | 2 | | 8 | Sandra Cacic | $6^4$ | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | 8 | Sandra Cacic | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Fifth qualifier
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 7 | Park Sung-hee | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Nirupama Sanjeev | 4 | $6^5$ | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Nirupama Sanjeev | 4 | $6^5$ | | 7 | Park Sung-hee | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | Erika deLone | 3 | 5 | | | | | |
  | | Miriam Schnitzer | 2 | 4 | | | Erika deLone | 3 | 5 | | | | | |
  | | Erika deLone | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Erika deLone | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 7 | Park Sung-hee | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | Fabiola Zuluaga | 3 | 1 |
  | | Virág Csurgó | 6 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | Fabiola Zuluaga | 3 | 1 |
  | | Fabiola Zuluaga | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Fabiola Zuluaga | 3 | 7 | 6 | | Fabiola Zuluaga | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
  | | | | | | | Elena Brioukhovets | 2 | 6 | 3 | | | | |
  | | Elena Brioukhovets | 6 | 6 | | | Elena Brioukhovets | 2 | 6 | 3 | | | | |
  | 11 | Samantha Smith | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Sixth qualifier
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 14 | Sonya Jeyaseelan | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Adriana Serra Zanetti | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Adriana Serra Zanetti | 2 | 0 | | 14 | Sonya Jeyaseelan | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | Veronika Martinek | 2 | 5 | | | | | |
  | | Veronika Martinek | 6 | 7 | | | Veronika Martinek | 2 | 5 | | | | | |
  | | Liezel Horn | 0 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Liezel Horn | 0 | 5 | | | | | | 14 | Sonya Jeyaseelan | 3 | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | | | | | | 17 | Marlene Weingärtner | 6 | 0 | 1 |
  | PR | Li Fang | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 17 | Marlene Weingärtner | 6 | 0 | 1 |
  | | Katarzyna Nowak | 6 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Katarzyna Nowak | 6 | 2 | 3 | PR | Li Fang | 5 | 2 | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 17 | Marlene Weingärtner | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | Kristina Triska | 4 | $6^8$ | | 17 | Marlene Weingärtner | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
  | 17 | Marlene Weingärtner | 6 | $7^{10}$ | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Seventh qualifier
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 6 | Kerry-Anne Guse | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Seda Noorlander | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Seda Noorlander | 6 | 6 | | | Seda Noorlander | 1 | 4 | | | | |
  | | | | | | | María José Gaidano | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | María José Gaidano | 4 | $7^7$ | 6 | | María José Gaidano | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | Katrina Adams | 6 | $6^5$ | 3 | | | | | | | | |
  | | Katrina Adams | 6 | $6^5$ | 3 | | | | | | María José Gaidano | 2 | 3 |
  | | | | | | | | | | WC | Emmanuelle Curutchet | 6 | 6 |
  | WC | Emmanuelle Curutchet | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | WC | Emmanuelle Curutchet | 6 | 6 |
  | | Larissa Schaerer | 4 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
  | | Larissa Schaerer | 4 | 6 | 1 | WC | Emmanuelle Curutchet | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | | | | | | Elena Tatarkova | 3 | 2 | | | | |
  | | Elena Tatarkova | 6 | 3 | 6 | | Elena Tatarkova | 3 | 2 | | | | |
  | 16 | Sylvia Plischke | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Eighth qualifier
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 9 | Barbara Mulej | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | Cécile de Winne | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | Cécile de Winne | 1 | 1 | | 9 | Barbara Mulej | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | Sofia Prazeres | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | Sofia Prazeres | 4 | 6 | 6 | | Sofia Prazeres | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | Melanie Schnell | 6 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Melanie Schnell | 6 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | Sofia Prazeres | 6 | 5 | 5 |
  | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Joannette Kruger | 4 | 7 | 7 |
  | | Tatjana Ječmenica | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Joannette Kruger | 4 | 7 | 7 |
  | WC | Virginie Buisson | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | Virginie Buisson | 2 | 1 | | | Tatjana Ječmenica | 1 | 1 | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 2 | Joannette Kruger | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | WC | Edith Nunes-Bersot | 4 | 3 | | 2 | Joannette Kruger | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | 2 | Joannette Kruger | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  