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.


 * 1) 🇷🇺 Elena Likhovtseva (second round)
 * 2)  Ruxandra Dragomir (first round)
 * 3) 🇺🇸 Linda Wild (first round)
 * 4) 🇦🇹 Barbara Schett (first round)
 * 5) 🇮🇹 Silvia Farina (first round)
 * 6)  Shi-Ting Wang (quarterfinals)
 * 7) 🇦🇷 Florencia Labat (second round)
 * 8) 🇩🇪 Sabine Hack (second round)