# 1997 ASB Classic – Singles

Sandra Cacic was the defending champion but lost in the quarterfinals to Tamarine Tanasugarn.
Marion Maruska won in the final 6–3, 6–1 against Judith Wiesner.

## Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.
* Anke Huber (quarterfinals)
* Judith Wiesner (final)
* Linda Wild (second round)
* Barbara Schett (first round)
* Florencia Labat (second round)
* Dominique Van Roost (first round)
* Karin Kschwendt (first round)
* Alexandra Fusai (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 | A Huber | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Lubiani | 3 | 3 | | 1 | A Huber | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Grossman | 7 | 4 | 2 | | A Grossman | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Devillé | 5 | 6 | 1/r | | | | | | 1 | A Huber | 4 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Maruska | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | Q | M Maruska | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | R Hudson | 0 | 2 | | Q | M Maruska | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G León García | 4 | 4 | | 5 | F Labat | 7 | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | F Labat | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | Q | M Maruska | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 3 | L Wild | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | T Tanasugarn | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | |
| | D Randriantefy | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | L Wild | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Gorrochategui | 3 | 5 | | | S Cacic | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Cacic | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | S Cacic | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | L Golarsa | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | T Tanasugarn | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Lee | 1 | 6 | | Q | L Golarsa | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Tanasugarn | 6 | 6 | | | T Tanasugarn | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | A Fusai | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Q | Marion Maruska | 6 | 6 |
| 6 | D Van Roost | 3 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Judith Wiesner | 3 | 1 |
| Q | R Hiraki | 6 | 0 | 6 | Q | R Hiraki | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Husárová | 6 | 6 | | | J Husárová | 6 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Torrens Valero | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | Q | R Hiraki | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Wagner | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | E Wagner | 6 | 0 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Y Yoshida | 1 | 6 | 4 | | E Wagner | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | M Weingärtner | 6 | 6 | | WC | M Weingärtner | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | B Schett | 0 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | E Wagner | 2 | 1 | | | | | |
| 7 | K Kschwendt | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | J Wiesner | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | A D-Balleret | 7 | 7 | | | A D-Balleret | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Hy-Boulais | 5 | 7 | 7 | | P Hy-Boulais | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Watanabe | 7 | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | A D-Balleret | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Olsza | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | 2 | J Wiesner | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Pitkowski | 6 | 6 | | | S Pitkowski | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Helgeson-Nielsen | 1 | 3 | | 2 | J Wiesner | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | J Wiesner | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |