1997 Budapest Lotto Open – Singles

In the women's singles at the 1997 Budapest Lotto Open tennis tournament, Ruxandra Dragomir was the defending champion but lost in the second round to Joannette Kruger.

Second-seeded Amanda Coetzer won in the final 6–1, 6–3 against Sabine Appelmans.

Seeds
A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.


 * 1) 🇸🇰 Karina Habšudová (semifinals)
 * 2)  Amanda Coetzer (champion)
 * 3)  Ruxandra Dragomir (second round)
 * 4) 🇧🇪 Sabine Appelmans (final)
 * 5) 🇸🇪 Åsa Carlsson (first round)
 * 6) 🇸🇰 Katarína Studeníková (first round)
 * 7) 🇸🇰 Henrieta Nagyová (semifinals)
 * 8) 🇫🇷 Alexandra Fusai (quarterfinals)