# 1997 Welsh International Open – Singles

Dominique Van Roost was the defending champion but lost in the quarterfinals to Rita Grande.
Virginia Ruano-Pascual won in the final 6–1, 3–6, 6–2 against Alexia Dechaume-Balleret.

## Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.
* Dominique Van Roost (quarterfinals)
* Åsa Carlsson (quarterfinals)
* Miriam Oremans (second round)
* Petra Langrová (quarterfinals)
* Sarah Pitkowski (semifinals)
* Annabel Ellwood (first round)
* Denisa Chládková (first round)
* Yuka Yoshida (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 |
| 1 | D Van Roost | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Tu | 3 | 3 | | 1 | D Van Roost | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | V Martinek | 1 | 6 | | | R Zrubáková | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Zrubáková | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | 1 | D Van Roost | 6 | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Grande | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | R Grande | 1 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | K-A Guse | 5 | 2 | | | R Grande | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Torrens Valero | 3 | 6 | 6 | | C Torrens Valero | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | D Chládková | 6 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | R Grande | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | |
| 4 | P Langrová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | V Ruano-Pascual | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | A Gavaldón | 3 | 3 | | 4 | P Langrová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Dopfer | 6 | 6 | | | S Dopfer | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | S Smith | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | 4 | P Langrová | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Cecchini | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | V Ruano-Pascual | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Grossman | 6 | 6 | | | A Grossman | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Ruano-Pascual | 3 | 7 | 7 | | V Ruano-Pascual | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | A Ellwood | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | V Ruano-Pascual | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| 8 | Y Yoshida | 7 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | A D-Balleret | 1 | 6 | 2 |
| | C Cristea | 5 | 6 | 6 | | C Cristea | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Richterová | 5 | 0 | | | A D-Balleret | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A D-Balleret | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | A D-Balleret | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Lubiani | 1 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | F Lubiani | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | E Gagliardi | 6 | 2 | 6 | | F Lubiani | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Maruska | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 | M Oremans | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | M Oremans | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | A D-Balleret | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 5 | S Pitkowski | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | S Pitkowski | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| | G León García | 3 | 2 | | 5 | S Pitkowski | 3 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Whitlinger-Jones | 6 | 6 | | | T Whitlinger-Jones | 6 | 0 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | L Pena | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | 5 | S Pitkowski | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Begerow | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 2 | Å Carlsson | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Watanabe | 3 | 2 | | | P Begerow | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | J Pullin | 4 | 1 | | 2 | Å Carlsson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Å Carlsson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |