1997 EA-Generali Ladies Linz – Singles

Sabine Appelmans was the defending champion but lost in the second round to Barbara Rittner.

Chanda Rubin won in the final 6–4, 6–2 against Karina Habšudová.

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


 * 1) 🇨🇿 Jana Novotná (semifinals)
 * 2) 🇸🇰 Karina Habšudová (final)
 * 3) 🇦🇹 Judith Wiesner (semifinals)
 * 4) 🇧🇪 Sabine Appelmans (second round)
 * 5) 🇧🇬 Magdalena Maleeva (quarterfinals)
 * 6) 🇫🇷 Nathalie Tauziat (quarterfinals)
 * 7) 🇺🇸 Chanda Rubin (champion)
 * 8) 🇸🇪 Åsa Carlsson (quarterfinals)