1996 Champion Steffi Graf Runner-up Mary Pierce Singles Doubles | Champion Mary Joe Fernández Final score 6–4, 6–2 | |
Steffi Graf was the defending champion but lost in the quarterfinals to Amanda Coetzer.
Mary Joe Fernández won in the final 6–4, 6–2 against Mary Pierce.
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 WTA German Open – Singles Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA