1997 DFS Classic – Singles

Meredith McGrath was the defending champion, but did not participate this year.

Nathalie Tauziat won the title, defeating Yayuk Basuki in the final 2–6, 6–2, 6–2.

Seeds
A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. The top eight seeds received a bye to the second round.


 * 1)  Irina Spîrlea (semifinals)
 * 2) 🇫🇷 Nathalie Tauziat (Champion)
 * 3) 🇺🇸 Lisa Raymond (quarterfinals)
 * 4)  Yayuk Basuki (final)
 * 5) 🇫🇷 Anne-Gaëlle Sidot (third round)
 * 6) 🇧🇪 Dominique Van Roost (quarterfinals)
 * 7) 🇧🇬 Magdalena Maleeva (quarterfinals)
 * 8) 🇧🇾 Natasha Zvereva (quarterfinals)
 * 9) 🇺🇸 Linda Wild (first round)
 * 10) 🇮🇹 Silvia Farina (first round)
 * 11) 🇧🇪 Els Callens (second round)
 * 12) 🇫🇷 Alexandra Fusai (second round)
 * 13) 🇹🇭 Tamarine Tanasugarn (second round)
 * 14)  Miriam Oremans (third round)
 * 15) 🇫🇷 Sarah Pitkowski (first round)
 * 16)  Larisa Neiland (second round)