# 1997 Wismilak International – Singles

Shi-Ting Wang was the defending champion but lost in the first round to Maria Vento.
Dominique Van Roost won in the final 6–1, 6–3 against Lenka Němečková.

## 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 (champion)
* Henrieta Nagyová (second round)
* Tamarine Tanasugarn (second round)
* Shi-Ting Wang (first round)
* Yuka Yoshida (second round)
* Sarah Pitkowski (quarterfinals)
* Rachel McQuillan (semifinals)
* Adriana Gerši (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 | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | D Van Roost | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | W Prakusya | 4 | 4 | | 1 | D Van Roost | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Saeki | 7 | 6 | | | M Saeki | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Ellwood | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | 1 | D Van Roost | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Chernovita | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | WC | D Randriantefy | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | D Randriantefy | 6 | 6 | | WC | D Randriantefy | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Drake | 6 | 1 | | 5 | Y Yoshida | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Y Yoshida | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | D Van Roost | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| 3 | T Tanasugarn | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | R McQuillan | 2 | 5 | | | | |
| | R Hiraki | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | T Tanasugarn | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Pratt | 6 | 6 | | | N Pratt | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Olsza | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | N Pratt | 6 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | N Miyagi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 7 | R McQuillan | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | J Watanabe | 4 | 3 | | | N Miyagi | 4 | 7 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Drake-Brockman | 2 | 3 | | 7 | R McQuillan | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | R McQuillan | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | D Van Roost | 6 | 6 |
| 6 | S Pitkowski | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Lenka Němečková | 1 | 3 |
| | S Noorlander | 3 | 0 | r | 6 | S Pitkowski | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S Obata | 0 | 2 | | | K-A Guse | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K-A Guse | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 6 | S Pitkowski | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Dechy | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | M Vento | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S-H Park | 2 | 4 | | | N Dechy | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Vento | 6 | 3 | 6 | | M Vento | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | S-T Wang | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | M Vento | 4 | 3 | | | | |
| 8 | A Gerši | 3 | 7 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | L Němečková | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | L Němečková | 6 | 6 | 6 | | L Němečková | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | E deLone | 6 | 6 | | WC | E deLone | 1 | 0 | r | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Endo | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | L Němečková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Kochta | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | H Inoue | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Inoue | 6 | 6 | | | H Inoue | 6 | 5 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Torrens Valero | 2 | 2 | | 2 | H Nagyová | 3 | 7 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | H Nagyová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |