1997 Welsh International Open – Singles

Dominique Van Roost was the defending champion but lost in the quarterfinals to Rita Grande.

Singles
1997 Welsh International Open
1996 ChampionBelgium Dominique Van Roost
Final
ChampionSpain Virginia Ruano-Pascual
Runner-upFrance Alexia Dechaume-Balleret
Score6–1, 3–6, 6–2
Events
Singles Doubles
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Virginia Ruano-Pascual won in the final 6–1, 3–6, 6–2 against Alexia Dechaume-Balleret.

Seeds

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A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.

  1.   Dominique Van Roost (quarterfinals)
  2.   Åsa Carlsson (quarterfinals)
  3.   Miriam Oremans (second round)
  4.   Petra Langrová (quarterfinals)
  5.   Sarah Pitkowski (semifinals)
  6.   Annabel Ellwood (first round)
  7.   Denisa Chládková (first round)
  8.   Yuka Yoshida (first round)

Draw

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
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  
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