# 1997 ANZ Tasmanian International – Singles

Julie Halard-Decugis was the defending champion but did not compete that year.
Dominique Van Roost won in the final 6–3, 6–3 against Marianne Werdel-Witmeyer.

## Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.
* Elena Likhovtseva (second round)
* Ruxandra Dragomir (first round)
* Linda Wild (first round)
* Barbara Schett (first round)
* Silvia Farina (first round)
* Shi-Ting Wang (quarterfinals)
* Florencia Labat (second round)
* Sabine Hack (second 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 | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | E Likhovtseva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Hy-Boulais | 2 | 0 | | 1 | E Likhovtseva | 6 | 6 | 0/r | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Callens | 7 | 7 | | | E Callens | 1 | 7 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Saeki | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | E Callens | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | P Suárez | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | A-G Sidot | 3 | 6 | 0 | | | | | | |
| | A-G Sidot | 6 | 6 | | | A-G Sidot | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Lee | 4 | 6 | | 8 | S Hack | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | S Hack | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | E Callens | 3 | 0 | | | |
| 4 | B Schett | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | M Werdel-Witmeyer | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | M Werdel-Witmeyer | 6 | 6 | | | M Werdel-Witmeyer | 4 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Makarova | 6 | 1 | | | R Grande | 6 | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Grande | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | M Werdel-Witmeyer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | N Kijimuta | 6 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | 6 | S-T Wang | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Grzybowska | 1 | 7 | 6 | Q | M Grzybowska | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Kremer | 3 | 6 | 2 | 6 | S-T Wang | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | S-T Wang | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | M Werdel-Witmeyer | 3 | 3 |
| 7 | F Labat | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | D Van Roost | 6 | 6 |
| | P Schnyder | 6 | 5 | | 7 | F Labat | 6 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Rittner | 5 | 3 | | Q | L Cenková | 0 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | L Cenková | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | Q | L Cenková | 0 | 0 | r | | | | | | |
| | S Devillé | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | D Van Roost | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | L Neiland | 6 | 1 | 2 | | S Devillé | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Van Roost | 6 | 6 | | | D Van Roost | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | L Wild | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | D Van Roost | 6 | 6 | | | |
| 5 | S Farina | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | M Endo | 3 | 4 | | | |
| WC | A Ellwood | 7 | 6 | | WC | A Ellwood | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | S Drake-Brockman | 6 | 6 | | WC | S Drake-Brockman | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Miyagi | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | WC | A Ellwood | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | |
| | A Miller | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | M Endo | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | K Kschwendt | 6 | 5 | 0 | | A Miller | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Endo | 6 | 6 | | | M Endo | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | R Dragomir | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |