Final score 7–5, 6–3 | ||
Barbara Schett was the defending champion but lost in the semifinals to Sandrine Testud.
Testud won in the final 7–5, 6–3 against Elena Makarova.
Seeds
A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.
References
1997 Internazionali Femminili di Palermo – Singles Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA