# 1997 US Open – Women's singles qualifying

Players who neither had high enough rankings nor received wild cards to enter the main draw of the annual US Open Tennis Championships participated in a qualifying tournament held over several days before the event.

## Seeds

* Fang Li (qualified)
* Nathalie Dechy (qualified)
* Sonya Jeyaseelan (first round)
* Samantha Smith (qualified)
* Angélica Gavaldón (qualified)
* Mana Endo (first round)
* Lenka Němečková (first round)
* Siobhan Drake-Brockman (qualifying competition)
* Marlene Weingärtner (second round)
* Jana Nejedly (first round)
* Seda Noorlander (second round)
* Kristine Kunce (second round)
* Haruka Inoue (first round)
* Olga Lugina (qualified)
* Sylvia Plischke (qualifying competition)
* Nicole Pratt (qualified)

## Qualifiers

* Fang Li
* Ludmila Richterová
* Samantha Smith
* Olga Lugina
* Nicole Pratt
* Pavlina Nola
* Angélica Gavaldón
* Nathalie Dechy

## Qualifying 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 qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 1 | Fang Li | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jane Chi | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jane Chi | 3 | 3 | | 1 | Fang Li | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Kristina Triska | 0 | 1 | | | | |
| | Sandra Klösel | 2 | 6$^5$ | | | Kristina Triska | 0 | 1 | | | | |
| | Kristina Triska | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | Kristina Triska | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | 1 | Fang Li | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | Elena Tatarkova | 2 | 3 |
| | Elena Tatarkova | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | Elena Tatarkova | 2 | 3 |
| | Raluca Sandu | 2 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | Raluca Sandu | 2 | 6 | 1 | | Elena Tatarkova | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | 11 | Seda Noorlander | 5 | 4 | | | | |
| | Nino Louarsabishvili | 6 | 2 | 6$^4$ | 11 | Seda Noorlander | 5 | 4 | | | | |
| 11 | Seda Noorlander | 3 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | |

### Second qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 10 | Jana Nejedly | 6 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | Laxmi Poruri | 1 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | Laxmi Poruri | 1 | 6 | 7 | | Laxmi Poruri | 4 | 1 | | | | |
| | | | | | WC | Katrina Adams | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Virág Csurgó | 3 | 6 | 2 | WC | Katrina Adams | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | Katrina Adams | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Katrina Adams | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | WC | Katrina Adams | 4 | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | | Ludmila Richterová | 6 | 6 |
| WC | Holly Parkinson | 4 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | Ludmila Richterová | 6 | 6 |
| | Ludmila Richterová | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Ludmila Richterová | 6 | 1 | 6 | | Ludmila Richterová | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Nirupama Sanjeev | 3 | 5 | | | | |
| | Nirupama Sanjeev | 6 | 6 | | | Nirupama Sanjeev | 3 | 5 | | | | |
| 6 | Mana Endo | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |

### Third qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 4 | Samantha Smith | 6 | 6$^5$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Tina Križan | 2 | 7$^7$ | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Tina Križan | 2 | 7$^7$ | 1 | 4 | Samantha Smith | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Rennae Stubbs | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | |
| | Rennae Stubbs | 6 | 5 | 6 | | Rennae Stubbs | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | |
| | María José Gaidano | 0 | 7 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | María José Gaidano | 0 | 7 | 3 | | | | | | 4 | Samantha Smith | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 15 | Sylvia Plischke | 3 | 3 |
| WC | Karin Miller | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | Sylvia Plischke | 3 | 3 |
| | Ludmila Varmužová | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ludmila Varmužová | 2 | 5 | | WC | Karin Miller | 3 | 6 | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | | 15 | Sylvia Plischke | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | |
| | Caroline Dhenin | 4 | 5 | | 15 | Sylvia Plischke | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | |
| 15 | Sylvia Plischke | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Fourth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 14 | Olga Lugina | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jane Taylor | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jane Taylor | 3 | 1 | | 14 | Olga Lugina | 6 | 5 | 7 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Maureen Drake | 4 | 7 | 5 | | | | |
| | Maureen Drake | 7$^8$ | 6 | | | Maureen Drake | 4 | 7 | 5 | | | | |
| | Chen Li-Ling | 6$^6$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Chen Li-Ling | 6$^6$ | 3 | | | | | | | 14 | Olga Lugina | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Siobhan Drake-Brockman | 2 | 4 |
| | Mercedes Paz | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Siobhan Drake-Brockman | 2 | 4 |
| | Miriam Schnitzer | 6 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Miriam Schnitzer | 6 | 1 | 4 | | Mercedes Paz | 5 | 6 | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | | 8 | Siobhan Drake-Brockman | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| | Debbie Graham | 3 | 3 | | 8 | Siobhan Drake-Brockman | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| 8 | Siobhan Drake-Brockman | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Fifth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 7 | Lenka Němečková | 6 | 5 | 6$^6$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | Anna Smashnova | 3 | 7 | 7$^8$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | Anna Smashnova | 3 | 7 | 7$^8$ | | Anna Smashnova | 6 | 5 | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | | WC | Ginger Helgeson-Nielsen | 2 | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | Cristina Moros | 0 | 4 | | WC | Ginger Helgeson-Nielsen | 2 | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | Ginger Helgeson-Nielsen | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Ginger Helgeson-Nielsen | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | WC | Ginger Helgeson-Nielsen | 4 | 6$^3$ |
| | | | | | | | | | | 16 | Nicole Pratt | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| | Meghann Shaughnessy | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | Nicole Pratt | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| | Amélie Cocheteux | 6$^4$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Amélie Cocheteux | 6$^4$ | 2 | | | Meghann Shaughnessy | 7 | 5 | 1 | | | | |
| | | | | | 16 | Nicole Pratt | 5 | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | Bettina Fulco | 3 | 1 | | 16 | Nicole Pratt | 5 | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| 16 | Nicole Pratt | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Sixth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 13 | Haruka Inoue | 3 | 6$^6$ | | | | | | | |
| | Magalie Lamarre | 6 | 7$^8$ | | | | | | | |
| | Magalie Lamarre | 6 | 7$^8$ | Magalie Lamarre | 2 | 6 | 6$^4$ | | | |
| | | | | Anne Kremer | 6 | 4 | 7$^7$ | | | |
| | Anne Kremer | 7$^7$ | 6 | Anne Kremer | 6 | 4 | 7$^7$ | | | |
| | Lucie Ahl | 6$^1$ | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | Lucie Ahl | 6$^1$ | 1 | | | | | Anne Kremer | 2 | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | Pavlina Nola | 6 | 6 |
| | Park Sung-hee | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | Pavlina Nola | 6 | 6 |
| | Lenka Cenková | 4 | 6$^1$ | | | | | | | |
| | Lenka Cenková | 4 | 6$^1$ | Park Sung-hee | 4 | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | Pavlina Nola | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Pavlina Nola | 7 | 6 | Pavlina Nola | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 3 | Sonya Jeyaseelan | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | |

### Seventh qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 5 | Angélica Gavaldón | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Yuko Hosoki | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Yuko Hosoki | 3 | 2 | 5 | Angélica Gavaldón | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | Lorna Woodroffe | 1 | 0 | | | | | | |
| | Lorna Woodroffe | 7 | 6 | | Lorna Woodroffe | 1 | 0 | | | | | | |
| | Sofia Prazeres | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Sofia Prazeres | 5 | 2 | | | | | | 5 | Angélica Gavaldón | 6 | 6$^3$ | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | Larissa Schaerer | 1 | 7$^7$ | 4 |
| | Nancy Feber | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | Larissa Schaerer | 1 | 7$^7$ | 4 |
| | Larissa Schaerer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Larissa Schaerer | 6 | 6 | | Larissa Schaerer | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | 12 | Kristine Kunce | 2 | 6 | 1 | | | | | |
| | Karen Cross | 4 | 2 | 12 | Kristine Kunce | 2 | 6 | 1 | | | | | |
| 12 | Kristine Kunce | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Eighth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 9 | Marlene Weingärtner | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Silvija Talaja | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Silvija Talaja | 4 | 4 | | 9 | Marlene Weingärtner | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | | WC | Mashona Washington | 6 | 0 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | Mashona Washington | 6 | 6 | | WC | Mashona Washington | 6 | 0 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | Julie Steven | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Julie Steven | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | WC | Mashona Washington | 3 | 5 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Nathalie Dechy | 6 | 7 |
| | Elena Brioukhovets | 6 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Nathalie Dechy | 6 | 7 |
| | Dally Randriantefy | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Dally Randriantefy | 2 | 6 | 6 | | Dally Randriantefy | 4 | 1 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Nathalie Dechy | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | Samantha Reeves | 2 | 4 | | 2 | Nathalie Dechy | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 2 | Nathalie Dechy | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |