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.


 * 1) 🇩🇪 Anke Huber (quarterfinals)
 * 2) 🇦🇹 Judith Wiesner (final)
 * 3) 🇺🇸 Linda Wild (second round)
 * 4) 🇦🇹 Barbara Schett (first round)
 * 5) 🇦🇷 Florencia Labat (second round)
 * 6) 🇧🇪 Dominique Van Roost (first round)
 * 7) 🇦🇹 Karin Kschwendt (first round)
 * 8) 🇫🇷 Alexandra Fusai (first round)