# 1997 Croatian Bol Ladies Open – Singles

Gloria Pizzichini was the defending champion but lost in the second round to Sarah Pitkowski.
15-year-old Mirjana Lučić won in the final 7–5, 6–7$^{(4–7)}$, 7–6$^{(7–5)}$ against Corina Morariu. The tournament was Lučić's professional debut on the WTA Tour, making her the first unranked player to win a title on the WTA Tour.

## Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.
* Amanda Coetzer (semifinals)
* Dominique Van Roost (first round)
* Henrieta Nagyová (first round)
* Katarína Studeníková (quarterfinals)
* Alexandra Fusai (second round)
* Miriam Oremans (first round)
* Gloria Pizzichini (second round)
* Annabel Ellwood (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 | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | A Coetzer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | M Schnell | 1 | 2 | | 1 | A Coetzer | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N van Lottum | 4 | 1 | | | K Brandi | 6 | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Brandi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 1 | A Coetzer | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | M-J Gaidano | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | S Pitkowski | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Pitkowski | 7 | 6 | | | S Pitkowski | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Ruano-Pascual | 2 | 6 | 6 | 7 | G Pizzichini | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | G Pizzichini | 6 | 2 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | A Coetzer | 4 | 3 | | | | | | |
| 4 | K Studeníková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | Q | M Lučić | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| Q | L Pena | 4 | 3 | | 4 | K Studeníková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Torrens Valero | 6 | 6 | | | C Torrens Valero | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M de Swardt | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | 4 | K Studeníková | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | R McQuillan | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | Q | M Lučić | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Lučić | 6 | 6 | | Q | M Lučić | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Zrubáková | 6 | 6 | 1 | 5 | A Fusai | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | A Fusai | 7 | 0 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Q | Mirjana Lučić | 7 | 6 | 7 |
| 6 | M Oremans | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Corina Morariu | 5 | 7 | 6 |
| | J Kruger | 6 | 3 | 7 | | J Kruger | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Alcázar | 6 | 6 | | Q | A Alcázar | 6 | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | M Murić | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | J Kruger | 1 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Morariu | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | C Morariu | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | M Palaveršić | 4 | 4 | | | C Morariu | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Chládková | 6 | 7 | | | D Chládková | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | H Nagyová | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | C Morariu | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | |
| 8 | A Ellwood | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | E Gagliardi | 1 | 6 | 3 | | | | | |
| | S Talaja | 6 | 6 | | | S Talaja | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Gagliardi | 6 | 5 | 6 | | E Gagliardi | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Begerow | 4 | 7 | 3 | | | | | | | E Gagliardi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Dopfer | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | M Maruska | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Maruska | 6 | 7 | | | M Maruska | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Kleinová | 6 | 7 | | | S Kleinová | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | D Van Roost | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |