# 1997 EA-Generali Ladies Linz – Singles

Sabine Appelmans was the defending champion but lost in the second round to Barbara Rittner.
Chanda Rubin won in the final 6–4, 6–2 against Karina Habšudová.

## Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. The top two seeds received a bye to the second round.
* Jana Novotná (semifinals)
* Karina Habšudová (final)
* Judith Wiesner (semifinals)
* Sabine Appelmans (second round)
* Magdalena Maleeva (quarterfinals)
* Nathalie Tauziat (quarterfinals)
* Chanda Rubin (champion)
* Åsa Carlsson (quarterfinals)

## 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 |
| 7 | Chanda Rubin | 6 | 6 | |
| 2 | Karina Habšudová | 4 | 2 | |

### 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 | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| | | | | | 1 | J Novotná | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | W Probst | 5 | 1 | | | S Farina | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Farina | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | 1 | J Novotná | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | R Grande | 6 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | 5 | M Maleeva | 0 | 3 | | | | | | |
| | E Callens | 4 | 6 | 6 | | E Callens | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Miller | 3 | 6 | 2 | 5 | M Maleeva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | M Maleeva | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | J Novotná | 5 | 7 | 3 |
| 4 | S Appelmans | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | C Rubin | 7 | 5 | 6 |
| | K Kschwendt | 5 | 3 | | 4 | S Appelmans | 6 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Rittner | 7 | 5 | | | B Rittner | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | E Wagner | 5 | 0 | r | | | | | | | B Rittner | 6 | 6 | 4 | | | | | |
| | S Testud | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 7 | C Rubin | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | P Hy-Boulais | 6 | 0 | 3 | | S Testud | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Schnyder | 5 | 0 | | 7 | C Rubin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | C Rubin | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Semifinals |
| 6 | N Tauziat | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Pizzichini | 4 | 5 | | 6 | N Tauziat | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A-G Sidot | 6 | 3 | 6 | LL | A Fusai | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | A Fusai | 3 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | 6 | N Tauziat | 5 | 2 | | | | | |
| | P Begerow | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | 3 | J Wiesner | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | F Perfetti | 6 | 6 | | | F Perfetti | 2 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Mauresmo | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | J Wiesner | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | J Wiesner | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 3 | J Wiesner | 3 | 6 | 3 |
| 8 | Å Carlsson | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | K Habšudová | 6 | 4 | 6 |
| | F Labat | 0 | 6 | | 8 | Å Carlsson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | R Zrubáková | 6 | 7 | | Q | R Zrubáková | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | M Maruska | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | 8 | Å Carlsson | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
| Q | A Glass | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 2 | K Habšudová | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | M Schnell | 4 | 2 | | Q | A Glass | 7 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | K Habšudová | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |