1997 Meta Styrian Open – Singles

Barbara Paulus was the defending champion but lost in the quarterfinals to María Sánchez Lorenzo.

Barbara Schett won in the final 3–6, 6–2, 6–3 against Henrieta Nagyová.

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


 * 1) 🇦🇹 Barbara Paulus (quarterfinals)
 * 2) 🇸🇰 Karina Habšudová (first round)
 * 3) 🇦🇹 Judith Wiesner (quarterfinals)
 * 4)  Patty Schnyder (quarterfinals)
 * 5) 🇦🇹 Barbara Schett (champion)
 * 6) 🇸🇰 Henrieta Nagyová (final)
 * 7) 🇨🇿 Denisa Chládková (second round)
 * 8) 🇪🇸 Virginia Ruano Pascual (second round)