# 1997 European Indoors – Singles

Lindsay Davenport defeated Nathalie Tauziat in the final, 7–6, 7–5 to win the singles tennis title at the 1996 European Indoor Championships.
Jana Novotná was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Davenport.

## Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. The top four seeds received a bye to the second round.
* Martina Hingis (quarterfinals)
* Jana Novotná (semifinals)
* Iva Majoli (second round)
* Lindsay Davenport (champion)
* Amanda Coetzer (second round)
* Anke Huber (second round)
* Irina Spîrlea (second round)
* Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (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

### Final

| Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| | Nathalie Tauziat | 6 | 5 | |
| 4 | Lindsay Davenport | 7 | 7 | |

### 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 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| | | | | | 1 | M Hingis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Habšudová | 2 | 6 | | LL | A-G Sidot | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | A-G Sidot | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | 1 | M Hingis | 6 | 2 | 5 | | | |
| | L Raymond | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | L Raymond | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | |
| | H Suková | 5 | 3 | | | L Raymond | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | P Schnyder | 6 | 3 | | 5 | A Coetzer | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | A Coetzer | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | L Raymond | 3 | 5 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | N Tauziat | 6 | 7 |
| | | | | | 3 | I Majoli | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Appelmans | 6 | 6 | 7 | | S Appelmans | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Schultz-McCarthy | 3 | 7 | 5 | | | | | | | S Appelmans | 6 | 1 | 5 | | | |
| | N Tauziat | 6 | 5 | 7 | | | | | | | N Tauziat | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | |
| | K Po | 3 | 7 | 5 | | N Tauziat | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | D Van Roost | 7 | 5 | 6 | Q | D Van Roost | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | A Sánchez Vicario | 5 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | A Huber | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | MJ Fernández | 5 | 0 | | 6 | A Huber | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | V Williams | 6 | 6 | | Q | V Williams | w/o | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Dragomir | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | Q | V Williams | 0 | 4 | | | | |
| Q | M Oremans | 2 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | 4 | L Davenport | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | N Zvereva | 6 | 2 | 6 | | N Zvereva | 4 | 2$^r$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | L Davenport | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | L Davenport | 6 | 6 |
| 7 | I Spîrlea | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | J Novotná | 4 | 1 |
| | N Sawamatsu | 4 | 6 | 2 | 7 | I Spîrlea | 6 | 1$^r$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Maleeva | 3 | 3 | | Q | S Kleinová | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S Kleinová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | Q | S Kleinová | 2 | 6 | | | | |
| | A Sugiyama | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | 2 | J Novotná | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| WC | B Schett | 2 | 0$^r$ | | | A Sugiyama | 0 | 7 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | J Novotná | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying
### Seeds

* Venus Williams (qualified)
* Dominique Van Roost (qualified)
* Jennifer Capriati (first round)
* Anne-Gaëlle Sidot (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
* Joannette Kruger (qualifying competition)
* Florencia Labat (second round)
* Magüi Serna (first round)
* Denisa Chládková (first round)

### Qualifiers

* Venus Williams
* Sandra Kleinová
* Miriam Oremans
* Dominique Van Roost

### Lucky loser

* Anne-Gaëlle Sidot

### Qualifying draw
#### 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 | Venus Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Petra Langrová | 2 | 1 | | 1 | Venus Williams | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| Wiltrud Probst | Wiltrud Probst | 6 | 2 | 7 | | Wiltrud Probst | 5 | 3 | | | | |
| Alexia Dechaume-Balleret | Alexia Dechaume-Balleret | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | 1 | Venus Williams | 6 | 6 |
| Larisa Neiland | Larisa Neiland | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | Larisa Neiland | 1 | 2 |
| Tatiana Panova | Tatiana Panova | 4 | 6 | 3 | Larisa Neiland | Larisa Neiland | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | Åsa Carlsson | 6 | 6 | | Åsa Carlsson | Åsa Carlsson | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| 8 | Denisa Chládková | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |

#### Second qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 4 | Anne-Gaëlle Sidot | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Aleksandra Olsza | 0 | 0 | 4 | Anne-Gaëlle Sidot | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | Maja Živec-Škulj | 6 | 5 | | María Sánchez Lorenzo | 2 | 1 | | | | |
| | María Sánchez Lorenzo | 7 | 7 | | | | | 4 | Anne-Gaëlle Sidot | 5 | 5 |
| Radka Bobková | Radka Bobková | 0 | 4 | | | | | | Sandra Kleinová | 7 | 7 |
| Sandra Kleinová | Sandra Kleinová | 6 | 6 | | Sandra Kleinová | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | Andrea Glass | 6 | 5 | 6 | Florencia Labat | 3 | 6 | | | | |
| 6 | Florencia Labat | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | |

#### Third 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 | Qualifying competition |
| 7 | Magüi Serna | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Brie Rippner | 6 | 6 | | WC | Brie Rippner | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| Rita Grande | Rita Grande | 6 | 6 | 6 | | Rita Grande | 2 | 6 | | | | | |
| Silvia Farina | Silvia Farina | 2 | 7 | 3 | | | | | WC | Brie Rippner | 7 | 5 | 4 |
| WC | Katrina Adams | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | Miriam Oremans | 6 | 7 | 6 |
| | Ludmila Varmužová | 6 | 4 | | WC | Katrina Adams | 2 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Miriam Oremans | 6 | 6 | | | Miriam Oremans | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| 3 | Jennifer Capriati | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Fourth 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 |
| 5 | Joannette Kruger | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Alexandra Fusai | 1 | 6 | | 5 | Joannette Kruger | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| Francesca Lubiani | Francesca Lubiani | 6 | 1 | 2 | | Annie Miller | 5 | 2 | | | | |
| Annie Miller | Annie Miller | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | 5 | Joannette Kruger | 4 | 1 |
| WC | Serena Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 2 | Dominique Van Roost | 6 | 6 |
| | Gloria Pizzichini | 2 | 4 | | WC | Serena Williams | 2 | 4 | | | | |
| | Flora Perfetti | 6 | 1 | | 2 | Dominique Van Roost | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 2 | Dominique Van Roost | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |