1997 WTA German Open

The 1997 WTA German Open was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Rot-Weiss Tennis Club in Berlin, Germany that was part of the Tier I category of the 1997 WTA Tour. It was the 28th edition of the tournament and was held from 12 May through 18 May 1997. Tenth-seeded Mary Joe Fernández won the singles title.

Singles
🇺🇸 Mary Joe Fernández defeated 🇫🇷 Mary Pierce 6–4, 6–2
 * It was Fernández's 1st singles title of the year and the 7th of her career.

Doubles
🇺🇸 Lindsay Davenport / 🇨🇿 Jana Novotná defeated 🇺🇸 Gigi Fernández / 🇧🇾 Natasha Zvereva 6–2, 3–6, 6–2
 * It was Davenport's 7th title of the year and the 25th of her career. It was Novotná's 3rd title of the year and the 79th of her career.