Iva Majoli was the defending champion and won in the final 4–6, 7–6, 6–4 against Jana Novotná.
Seeds A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. The top four seeds received a bye to the second round.
Jana Novotná (final) Anke Huber (second round) Iva Majoli (champion) Karina Habšudová (second round) Brenda Schultz-McCarthy (second round) Barbara Paulus (semifinals) Sabine Appelmans (second round) Elena Likhovtseva (quarterfinals)
Draw
Final
Section 1
Section 2
References
External links 1997 Faber Grand Prix draws