title: 1997 Welsh International Open – Singles
text: # 1997 Welsh International Open – Singles
  
  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.
  
  * Dominique Van Roost (quarterfinals)
  * Åsa Carlsson (quarterfinals)
  * Miriam Oremans (second round)
  * Petra Langrová (quarterfinals)
  * Sarah Pitkowski (semifinals)
  * Annabel Ellwood (first round)
  * Denisa Chládková (first round)
  * Yuka Yoshida (first round)
  
  ## 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 round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
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  | 1 | D Van Roost | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Tu | 3 | 3 | | 1 | D Van Roost | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | V Martinek | 1 | 6 | | | R Zrubáková | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | R Zrubáková | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | 1 | D Van Roost | 6 | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | R Grande | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | R Grande | 1 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | K-A Guse | 5 | 2 | | | R Grande | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | C Torrens Valero | 3 | 6 | 6 | | C Torrens Valero | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 7 | D Chládková | 6 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | R Grande | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | |
  | 4 | P Langrová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | V Ruano-Pascual | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | |
  | Q | A Gavaldón | 3 | 3 | | 4 | P Langrová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | S Dopfer | 6 | 6 | | | S Dopfer | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | S Smith | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | 4 | P Langrová | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | S Cecchini | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | V Ruano-Pascual | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Grossman | 6 | 6 | | | A Grossman | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | V Ruano-Pascual | 3 | 7 | 7 | | V Ruano-Pascual | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 6 | A Ellwood | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | V Ruano-Pascual | 6 | 3 | 6 |
  | 8 | Y Yoshida | 7 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | A D-Balleret | 1 | 6 | 2 |
  | | C Cristea | 5 | 6 | 6 | | C Cristea | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | L Richterová | 5 | 0 | | | A D-Balleret | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | A D-Balleret | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | A D-Balleret | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | F Lubiani | 1 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | F Lubiani | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | E Gagliardi | 6 | 2 | 6 | | F Lubiani | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Maruska | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 | M Oremans | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 3 | M Oremans | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | A D-Balleret | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | 5 | S Pitkowski | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | S Pitkowski | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
  | | G León García | 3 | 2 | | 5 | S Pitkowski | 3 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | T Whitlinger-Jones | 6 | 6 | | | T Whitlinger-Jones | 6 | 0 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | L Pena | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | 5 | S Pitkowski | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | P Begerow | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 2 | Å Carlsson | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | J Watanabe | 3 | 2 | | | P Begerow | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | J Pullin | 4 | 1 | | 2 | Å Carlsson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 2 | Å Carlsson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  