1997 French Open – Women's singles qualifying
# 1997 French Open – Women's singles qualifying

Players who neither had high enough rankings nor received wild cards to enter the main draw of the annual French Open Tennis Championships participated in a qualifying tournament held in the week before the event.

## Seeds

* María Sánchez Lorenzo (first round)
* Joannette Kruger (qualified)
* Corina Morariu (qualifying competition)
* Eva Martincová (qualifying competition)
* Kerry-Anne Guse (first round)
* Park Sung-hee (qualified)
* Sandra Cacic (qualified)
* Barbara Mulej (second round)
* Marketa Kochta (qualified)
* Samantha Smith (first round)
* Janet Lee (qualified)
* Nancy Feber (qualifying competition)
* Sonya Jeyaseelan (qualified)
* Laura Golarsa (qualified)
* Sylvia Plischke (first round)
* Marlene Weingärtner (qualifying competition)

## Qualifiers

* Laura Golarsa
* Marketa Kochta
* Janet Lee
* Sandra Cacic
* Park Sung-hee
* Sonya Jeyaseelan
* Emmanuelle Curutchet
* Joannette Kruger

## Qualifying 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

### First qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | María Sánchez Lorenzo | 3 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Radka Bobková | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Radka Bobková | 6 | 5 | 6 | | Radka Bobková | 6 | $6^3$ | 1 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Tina Križan | 3 | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | |
| | Meghann Shaughnessy | 7 | 2 | 3 | | Tina Križan | 3 | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | |
| | Tina Križan | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Tina Križan | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | Tina Križan | 5 | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 15 | Laura Golarsa | 7 | 6 |
| PR | Petra Schwarz | 2 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | 15 | Laura Golarsa | 7 | 6 |
| | Laura Pena | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Laura Pena | 6 | 2 | 6 | | Laura Pena | 7 | 3 | 1 | | | | |
| | | | | | 15 | Laura Golarsa | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Raluca Sandu | 4 | 6 | 2 | 15 | Laura Golarsa | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 15 | Laura Golarsa | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

### Second qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 10 | Marketa Kochta | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Kildine Chevalier | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Kildine Chevalier | 2 | 3 | | 10 | Marketa Kochta | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | Alt | Alena Vašková | 1 | 3 | | | | |
| Alt | Alena Vašková | 6 | 4 | 6 | Alt | Alena Vašková | 1 | 3 | | | | |
| | Dally Randriantefy | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | Dally Randriantefy | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | 10 | Marketa Kochta | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | 5 | Eva Martincová | 4 | 4 |
| | Siobhan Drake-Brockman | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Eva Martincová | 4 | 4 |
| | Natalia Baudone-Furlan | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Natalia Baudone-Furlan | 4 | 0 | | | Siobhan Drake-Brockman | 3 | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | Eva Martincová | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Melissa Mazzotta | 6 | 4 | 1 | 5 | Eva Martincová | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 5 | Eva Martincová | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |

### Third qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 4 | Corina Morariu | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Haruka Inoue | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Haruka Inoue | 4 | 4 | | 4 | Corina Morariu | 5 | 7 | 7 | | | | |
| | | | | | WC | Sophie Georges | 7 | 5 | 5 | | | | |
| WC | Sophie Georges | 6 | 6 | | WC | Sophie Georges | 7 | 5 | 5 | | | | |
| | Rita Kuti-Kis | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Rita Kuti-Kis | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | 4 | Corina Morariu | 3 | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 12 | Janet Lee | 6 | 6 |
| | Nicole Pratt | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 12 | Janet Lee | 6 | 6 |
| | Ludmila Varmužová | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ludmila Varmužová | 6 | 4 | 2 | | Nicole Pratt | 1 | 3 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 12 | Janet Lee | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Svetlana Krivencheva | 1 | 2 | | 12 | Janet Lee | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 12 | Janet Lee | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Fourth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 13 | Nancy Feber | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Lindsay Lee-Waters | 4 | $6^2$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Lindsay Lee-Waters | 4 | $6^2$ | | 13 | Nancy Feber | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Bettina Fulco | 5 | 3 | | | | | |
| WC | Ségolène Berger | $7^7$ | 2 | 3 | | Bettina Fulco | 5 | 3 | | | | | |
| | Bettina Fulco | $6^4$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Bettina Fulco | $6^4$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 13 | Nancy Feber | 2 | 0 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Sandra Cacic | 6 | 6 |
| | Petra Gáspár | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Sandra Cacic | 6 | 6 |
| | Anne Kremer | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Anne Kremer | 6 | 4 | 3 | | Petra Gáspár | $7^7$ | 3 | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | | 8 | Sandra Cacic | $6^4$ | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Sandra Klösel | 1 | 2 | | 8 | Sandra Cacic | $6^4$ | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 8 | Sandra Cacic | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Fifth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 7 | Park Sung-hee | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Nirupama Sanjeev | 4 | $6^5$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Nirupama Sanjeev | 4 | $6^5$ | | 7 | Park Sung-hee | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Erika deLone | 3 | 5 | | | | | |
| | Miriam Schnitzer | 2 | 4 | | | Erika deLone | 3 | 5 | | | | | |
| | Erika deLone | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Erika deLone | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 7 | Park Sung-hee | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | Fabiola Zuluaga | 3 | 1 |
| | Virág Csurgó | 6 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | Fabiola Zuluaga | 3 | 1 |
| | Fabiola Zuluaga | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fabiola Zuluaga | 3 | 7 | 6 | | Fabiola Zuluaga | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Elena Brioukhovets | 2 | 6 | 3 | | | | |
| | Elena Brioukhovets | 6 | 6 | | | Elena Brioukhovets | 2 | 6 | 3 | | | | |
| 11 | Samantha Smith | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Sixth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 14 | Sonya Jeyaseelan | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Adriana Serra Zanetti | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Adriana Serra Zanetti | 2 | 0 | | 14 | Sonya Jeyaseelan | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Veronika Martinek | 2 | 5 | | | | | |
| | Veronika Martinek | 6 | 7 | | | Veronika Martinek | 2 | 5 | | | | | |
| | Liezel Horn | 0 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Liezel Horn | 0 | 5 | | | | | | 14 | Sonya Jeyaseelan | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | 17 | Marlene Weingärtner | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| PR | Li Fang | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 17 | Marlene Weingärtner | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| | Katarzyna Nowak | 6 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Katarzyna Nowak | 6 | 2 | 3 | PR | Li Fang | 5 | 2 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 17 | Marlene Weingärtner | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Kristina Triska | 4 | $6^8$ | | 17 | Marlene Weingärtner | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| 17 | Marlene Weingärtner | 6 | $7^{10}$ | | | | | | | | | | |

### Seventh qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 6 | Kerry-Anne Guse | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Seda Noorlander | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Seda Noorlander | 6 | 6 | | | Seda Noorlander | 1 | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | | | María José Gaidano | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | María José Gaidano | 4 | $7^7$ | 6 | | María José Gaidano | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Katrina Adams | 6 | $6^5$ | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | Katrina Adams | 6 | $6^5$ | 3 | | | | | | María José Gaidano | 2 | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | WC | Emmanuelle Curutchet | 6 | 6 |
| WC | Emmanuelle Curutchet | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | WC | Emmanuelle Curutchet | 6 | 6 |
| | Larissa Schaerer | 4 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | Larissa Schaerer | 4 | 6 | 1 | WC | Emmanuelle Curutchet | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Elena Tatarkova | 3 | 2 | | | | |
| | Elena Tatarkova | 6 | 3 | 6 | | Elena Tatarkova | 3 | 2 | | | | |
| 16 | Sylvia Plischke | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | |

### Eighth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 9 | Barbara Mulej | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Cécile de Winne | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Cécile de Winne | 1 | 1 | | 9 | Barbara Mulej | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Sofia Prazeres | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Sofia Prazeres | 4 | 6 | 6 | | Sofia Prazeres | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Melanie Schnell | 6 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Melanie Schnell | 6 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | Sofia Prazeres | 6 | 5 | 5 |
| | | | | | | | | | 2 | Joannette Kruger | 4 | 7 | 7 |
| | Tatjana Ječmenica | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Joannette Kruger | 4 | 7 | 7 |
| WC | Virginie Buisson | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Virginie Buisson | 2 | 1 | | | Tatjana Ječmenica | 1 | 1 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Joannette Kruger | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | Edith Nunes-Bersot | 4 | 3 | | 2 | Joannette Kruger | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 2 | Joannette Kruger | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
