# 1997 DFS Classic – Singles

Meredith McGrath was the defending champion, but did not participate this year.
Nathalie Tauziat won the title, defeating Yayuk Basuki in the final 2–6, 6–2, 6–2.

## Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. The top eight seeds received a bye to the second round.
* Irina Spîrlea (semifinals)
* Nathalie Tauziat (Champion)
* Lisa Raymond (quarterfinals)
* Yayuk Basuki (final)
* Anne-Gaëlle Sidot (third round)
* Dominique Van Roost (quarterfinals)
* Magdalena Maleeva (quarterfinals)
* Natasha Zvereva (quarterfinals)
* Linda Wild (first round)
* Silvia Farina (first round)
* Els Callens (second round)
* Alexandra Fusai (second round)
* Tamarine Tanasugarn (second round)
* Miriam Oremans (third round)
* Sarah Pitkowski (first round)
* Larisa Neiland (second 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

### Finals

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Irina Spîrlea | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Dominique Van Roost | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Dominique Van Roost | 4 | 4 | | 1 | Irina Spîrlea | 6 | 1 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | Yayuk Basuki | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| 4 | Yayuk Basuki | 7 | 6 | | 4 | Yayuk Basuki | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| 7 | Magdalena Maleeva | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Magdalena Maleeva | 6 | 2 | | | | | | 4 | Yayuk Basuki | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | 2 | Nathalie Tauziat | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| Q | Kristine Kunce | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Nathalie Tauziat | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| 3 | Lisa Raymond | 4 | 7 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Lisa Raymond | 4 | 7 | 3 | Q | Kristine Kunce | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Nathalie Tauziat | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 8 | Natalia Zvereva | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | Nathalie Tauziat | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 2 | Nathalie Tauziat | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 1 | I Spîrlea | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | R McQuillan | 6 | 6 | | | R McQuillan | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Talaja | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | 1 | I Spîrlea | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | A Olsza | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | N Arendt | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| | S Kleinová | 6 | 6 | | | S Kleinová | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | N Arendt | 6 | 4 | 6 | | N Arendt | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | L Wild | 3 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | I Spîrlea | 6 | 6 |
| 16 | L Savchenko | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 6 | D Van Roost | 4 | 4 |
| | R Grande | 7 | 1 | 2 | 16 | L Savchenko | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Helgeson-Nielsen | 6 | 6 | | | G Helgeson-Nielsen | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J Chi | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | G Helgeson-Nielsen | 2 | 4 | | | | |
| WC | L Ahl | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 6 | D Van Roost | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | C Taylor | 4 | 1 | | WC | L Ahl | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | D Van Roost | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 4 | Y Basuki | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Kijimuta | 3 | 6 | 9 | | N Kijimuta | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L McNeil | 6 | 4 | 7 | | | | | 4 | Y Basuki | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| | S Cacic | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | S Cacic | 1 | 6 | 1 | | | | |
| WC | S-A Siddall | 3 | 4 | | | S Cacic | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Morariu | 3 | 6 | 6 | 11 | E Callens | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | E Callens | 6 | 4 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Y Basuki | 7 | 6 |
| 13 | T Tanasugarn | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | M Maleeva | 6 | 2 |
| | M Tu | 3 | 5 | | 13 | T Tanasugarn | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | L Golarsa | 4 | 6 | 6 | Q | L Golarsa | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | L Ghirardi | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | Q | L Golarsa | 7 | 1 | 4 | | | | |
| | L Cenková | 7 | 7 | | | | | | 7 | M Maleeva | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | T Panova | 6 | 5 | | | L Cenková | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | M Maleeva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 3

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 5 | A-G Sidot | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Cristea | 6 | 7 | 6 | | C Cristea | 4 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Gagliardi | 7 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | 5 | A-G Sidot | 4 | 2 | | | | | |
| Q | K Kunce | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | Q | K Kunce | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | M Weingärtner | 2 | 2 | | Q | K Kunce | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | W Probst | 1 | 6 | 6 | | W Probst | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | S Farina | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | Q | K Kunce | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| 14 | M Oremans | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 3 | L Raymond | 4 | 7 | 3 |
| | M Grzybowska | 3 | 6 | 0 | 14 | M Oremans | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Serna | 6 | 7 | | | M Serna | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | N Feber | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | 14 | M Oremans | 3 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | S Smith | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 3 | L Raymond | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| Q | S-H Park | 4 | 4 | | WC | S Smith | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | L Raymond | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 8 | N Zvereva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K-A Guse | 6 | 6 | | | K-A Guse | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Ellwood | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | 8 | N Zvereva | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | R Hiraki | 6 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | C Torrens Valero | 2 | 3 | | | | | |
| | C Torrens Valero | 1 | 7 | 6 | | C Torrens Valero | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N van Lottum | 1 | 6 | 4 | 12 | A Fusai | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | A Fusai | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 8 | N Zvereva | 1 | 6 | 2 |
| 15 | S Pitkowski | 3 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | N Tauziat | 6 | 2 | 6 |
| | D Chládkova | 6 | 4 | 6 | | D Chládková | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | O Barabanschikova | 6 | 5 | 6 | | O Barabanschikova | 7 | 4 | 9 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S Drake-Brockman | 4 | 7 | 1 | | | | | | | O Barabanschikova | 5 | 1 | | | | | |
| | M Saeki | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | 2 | N Tauziat | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | K Brandi | 6 | 7 | | | K Brandi | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | N Tauziat | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |