Final score 2–6, 6–2, 6–2 | ||
Meredith McGrath was the defending champion but did not compete that year.
Nathalie Tauziat won in the final 2–6, 6–2, 6–2 against Yayuk Basuki.
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.
References
1997 DFS Classic – Singles Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA