# 1997 Warsaw Cup by Heros – Singles

Henrieta Nagyová was the defending champion but lost in the final 6–4, 6–4 against Barbara Paulus.

## Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. The top two seeds received a bye to the second round.
* Barbara Paulus (champion)
* Ruxandra Dragomir (semifinals)
* Karina Habšudová (first round)
* Patty Schnyder (second round)
* Barbara Schett (first round)
* Henrieta Nagyová (final)
* Denisa Chládková (second round)
* Katarína Studeníková (quarterfinals)

## 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

### Final

| Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Barbara Paulus | 6 | 6 | |
| 6 | Henrieta Nagyová | 4 | 4 | |

### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| | | | | | 1 | B Paulus | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Devillé | 6 | 3 | 2/r | | M Babel | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Babel | 4 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | 1 | B Paulus | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | G León García | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | G León García | 2 | 0 | | | | |
| WC | A Olsza | 2 | 1 | | | G León García | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Kandarr | 6 | 6 | | 7 | D Chládková | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | D Chládková | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | B Paulus | 6 | 6 |
| 3 | K Habšudová | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | V Ruano Pascual | 2 | 1 |
| | J Kruger | 6 | 2 | 6 | | J Kruger | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Boogert | 6 | 5 | 7 | | K Boogert | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Perfetti | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | J Kruger | 5 | 5 | | | | |
| Q | L Němečková | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | V Ruano-Pascual | 7 | 7 | | | | |
| | L Courtois | 4 | 7 | 4 | Q | L Němečková | 4 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | V Ruano-Pascual | 6 | 5 | 7 | | V Ruano-Pascual | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | B Schett | 1 | 7 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Section 2

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 6 | H Nagyová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Kleinová | 4 | 4 | | 6 | H Nagyová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | O Lugina | 6 | 6 | | Q | O Lugina | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Maruska | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | 6 | H Nagyová | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | C Torrens Valero | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | C Torrens Valero | 3 | 1 | | | | |
| Q | E Tatarkova | 4 | 4 | | | C Torrens Valero | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | I Gorrochategui | 3 | 2 | | 4 | P Schnyder | 6 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | P Schnyder | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | H Nagyová | 6 | 7 |
| 8 | K Studeníková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | R Dragomir | 4 | 5 |
| WC | M Grzybowska | 3 | 2 | | 8 | K Studeníková | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | S Cecchini | 6 | 6 | | | S Cecchini | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | P Langrová | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | 8 | K Studeníková | 2 | 3 | | | | |
| | M Sánchez Lorenzo | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 2 | R Dragomir | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | A Dechaume-Balleret | 6 | 4 | 2 | | M Sánchez Lorenzo | 3 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | R Dragomir | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | |