# 1997 Challenge Bell – Singles

Lisa Raymond was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Dominique Van Roost.
Brenda Schultz-McCarthy won the title, defeating Van Roost 6–4, 6–7$^{(4–7)}$, 7–5 in the final.

## Seeds

* Brenda Schultz-McCarthy (champion)
* Lisa Raymond (semifinals)
* Nathalie Tauziat (second round)
* Dominique Van Roost (final)
* Chanda Rubin (semifinals)
* Amy Frazier (second round)
* Magdalena Grzybowska (quarterfinals)
* Marion Maruska (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

### Finals

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Brenda Schultz-McCarthy | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Chanda Rubin | 2 | 4 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Chanda Rubin | 2 | 4 | | 1 | Brenda Schultz-McCarthy | 6 | 6 | 7 |
| | | | | | 4 | Dominique Van Roost | 4 | 7 | 5 |
| 4 | Dominique Van Roost | 6 | 3 | 6 | 4 | Dominique Van Roost | 4 | 7 | 5 |
| 2 | Lisa Raymond | 2 | 6 | 1 | | | | | |

### Top half

| 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 |
| | | | | | 1 | B Schultz-McCarthy | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Gavaldón | 6 | 5 | 0 | WC | S Jeyaseelan | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | S Jeyaseelan | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | 1 | B Schultz-McCarthy | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | A Dechaume-Balleret | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | C Morariu | 6 | 2 | 1 | | | | |
| | L Golarsa | 6 | 6 | | | L Golarsa | 0 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Morariu | 6 | 2 | 6 | | C Morariu | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | M Maruska | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | B Schultz-McCarthy | 6 | 6 |
| 3 | N Tauziat | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | C Rubin | 2 | 4 |
| | C Cristea | 1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | N Tauziat | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Vento | 6 | 6 | | | M Vento | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Tu | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | M Vento | 4 | 1 | | | | | |
| | P Hy-Boulais | 6 | 3 | 7 | | | | | | 5 | C Rubin | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | A Fusai | 2 | 6 | 6 | | P Hy-Boulais | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Pitkowski | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | C Rubin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | C Rubin | 7 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| 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 | A Frazier | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Ellwood | 3 | 4 | | 6 | A Frazier | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Hiraki | 3 | 6 | 5 | Q | J Watanabe | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J Watanabe | 6 | 4 | 7 | | | | | | Q | J Watanabe | 1 | 2 | | | | | |
| WC | I Plesu | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | 4 | D Van Roost | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | A Miller | 6 | 6 | | | A Miller | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Callens | 4 | 2 | | 4 | D Van Roost | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | D Van Roost | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | D Van Roost | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| 7 | M Grzybowska | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | L Raymond | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| Q | R Simpson | 6 | 1 | 3 | 7 | M Grzybowska | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| PR | M de Swardt | 6 | 4 | 6 | PR | M de Swardt | 2 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | R Stubbs | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | 7 | M Grzybowska | 2 | 6 | | | | | |
| | S Cacic | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | 2 | L Raymond | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | F Lubiani | 6 | 6 | | | F Lubiani | 3 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | L Raymond | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |