Singles
1997 Welsh International Open
1996 ChampionBelgium Dominique Van Roost
ChampionSpain Virginia Ruano-Pascual
Runner-upFrance Alexia Dechaume-Balleret
Score61, 36, 62

Dominique Van Roost was the defending champion but lost in the quarterfinals to Rita Grande.

Virginia Ruano-Pascual won in the final 61, 36, 62 against Alexia Dechaume-Balleret.

Seeds

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

  1. Belgium Dominique Van Roost (quarterfinals)
  2. Sweden Åsa Carlsson (quarterfinals)
  3. Netherlands Miriam Oremans (second round)
  4. Czech Republic Petra Langrová (quarterfinals)
  5. France Sarah Pitkowski (semifinals)
  6. Australia Annabel Ellwood (first round)
  7. Czech Republic Denisa Chládková (first round)
  8. Japan Yuka Yoshida (first round)

Draw

Key

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 Belgium D Van Roost 6 6  
  United States M Tu 3 3   1 Belgium D Van Roost 7 7  
Q Germany V Martinek 1 6     Slovakia R Zrubáková 5 5  
  Slovakia R Zrubáková 6 7   1 Belgium D Van Roost 6 2 5
  Italy R Grande 7 6     Italy R Grande 1 6 7
  Australia K-A Guse 5 2     Italy R Grande 6 6  
  Spain C Torrens Valero 3 6 6   Spain C Torrens Valero 3 2  
7 Czech Republic D Chládková 6 4 1   Italy R Grande 3 6 4
4 Czech Republic P Langrová 6 6     Spain V Ruano-Pascual 6 3 6
Q Mexico A Gavaldón 3 3   4 Czech Republic P Langrová 6 6  
  Austria S Dopfer 6 6     Austria S Dopfer 3 4  
WC United Kingdom S Smith 2 2   4 Czech Republic P Langrová 4 2  
  Italy S Cecchini 4 2     Spain V Ruano-Pascual 6 6  
  United States A Grossman 6 6     United States A Grossman 0 0  
  Spain V Ruano-Pascual 3 7 7   Spain V Ruano-Pascual 6 6  
6 Australia A Ellwood 6 6 6   Spain V Ruano-Pascual 6 3 6
8 Japan Y Yoshida 7 3 2   France A D-Balleret 1 6 2
  Romania C Cristea 5 6 6   Romania C Cristea 4 4  
  Czech Republic L Richterová 5 0     France A D-Balleret 6 6  
  France A D-Balleret 7 6     France A D-Balleret 2 6 6
  Italy F Lubiani 1 6 7   Italy F Lubiani 6 4 2
Q Switzerland E Gagliardi 6 2 6   Italy F Lubiani 7 6  
  Austria M Maruska 4 6 3 3 Netherlands M Oremans 5 2  
3 Netherlands M Oremans 6 2 6   France A D-Balleret 6 6  
5 France S Pitkowski 6 6   5 France S Pitkowski 3 4  
  Spain G León García 3 2   5 France S Pitkowski 3 6 7
  United States T Whitlinger-Jones 6 6     United States T Whitlinger-Jones 6 0 5
Q Spain L Pena 0 0   5 France S Pitkowski 7 6  
  Germany P Begerow 6 6   2 Sweden Å Carlsson 5 4  
  United States J Watanabe 3 2     Germany P Begerow 3 4  
WC United Kingdom J Pullin 4 1   2 Sweden Å Carlsson 6 6  
2 Sweden Å Carlsson 6 6  
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