1997 Open Gaz de France – Singles
# 1997 Open Gaz de France – Singles

Julie Halard-Decugis was the defending champion but did not compete that year.

Martina Hingis won in the final 6–3, 3–6, 6–3 against Anke Huber.

## 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.

* Martina Hingis (champion)
* Jana Novotná (semifinals)
* Anke Huber (final)
* Iva Majoli (semifinals)
* Irina Spîrlea (quarterfinals)
* Karina Habšudová (second round)
* Brenda Schultz-McCarthy (second round)
* Mary Pierce (quarterfinals)

## Draw

### Key

* Q = Qualifier
* WC = Wild card
* LL = Lucky loser
* Alt = Alternate
* SE = Special exempt
* PR = Protected ranking
* ITF = ITF entry
* JE = Junior exempt
* w/o = Walkover
* r = Retired
* d = Defaulted
* SR = Special ranking

### Final

| Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Martina Hingis | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | Anke Huber | 3 | 6 | 3 |

### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | | 1 | M Hingis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Studeníková | 6 | 1 | 3 | | S Farina | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Farina | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 1 | M Hingis | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | F Labat | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | N Tauziat | 3 | 2 | | | | | |
| | N Tauziat | 6 | 6 | | | N Tauziat | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | N Dechy | 6 | 4 | 3 | 6 | K Habšudová | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | K Habšudová | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | M Hingis | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | I Majoli | 1 | 3 |
| | | | | | 4 | I Majoli | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Strandlund | 2 | 7 | 1 | WC | A-G Sidot | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | A-G Sidot | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 4 | I Majoli | 7 | 3 | 6 | | | | |
| | B Schett | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | Y Basuki | 6 | 6 | 3 | | | | |
| | Y Basuki | 6 | 7 | | | Y Basuki | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Nagyová | 6 | 1 | 2 | 7 | B Schultz-McCarthy | 4 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | B Schultz-McCarthy | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Section 2

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5 | I Spîrlea | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Likhovtseva | 4 | 5 | | 5 | I Spîrlea | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | C Rubin | 6 | 6 | | | C Rubin | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | N Arendt | 1 | 1 | | | | | | 5 | I Spîrlea | 4 | 2 | | | | |
| | M Maleeva | 5 | 2 | | | | | | 3 | A Huber | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | S Appelmans | 7 | 6 | | | S Appelmans | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | A Huber | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | A Huber | 6 | 6 |
| 8 | M Pierce | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | J Novotná | 3 | 4 |
| | Å Carlsson | 2 | 3 | | 8 | M Pierce | w/o | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Glass | 5 | 0 | | Q | A Gerši | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Gerši | 7 | 6 | | | | | | 8 | M Pierce | 1 | 2 | | | | |
| LL | K Boogert | 0 | 6 | 7 | | | | | 2 | J Novotná | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | S Testud | 6 | 1 | 6 | LL | K Boogert | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | J Novotná | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
