1997 Wismilak International – Singles

Shi-Ting Wang was the defending champion but lost in the first round to Maria Vento.

Dominique Van Roost won in the final 6–1, 6–3 against Lenka Němečková.

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


 * 1) 🇧🇪 Dominique Van Roost (champion)
 * 2) 🇸🇰 Henrieta Nagyová (second round)
 * 3) 🇹🇭 Tamarine Tanasugarn (second round)
 * 4)  Shi-Ting Wang (first round)
 * 5) 🇯🇵 Yuka Yoshida (second round)
 * 6) 🇫🇷 Sarah Pitkowski (quarterfinals)
 * 7) 🇦🇺 Rachel McQuillan (semifinals)
 * 8) 🇨🇿 Adriana Gerši (first round)