1997 World Table Tennis Championships – Women's singles
# 1997 World Table Tennis Championships – Women's singles

The 1997 World Table Tennis Championships women's singles was the 44th edition of the women's singles championship. Deng Yaping defeated Wang Nan in the final by three sets to one, to win the title.

## Results

| Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
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| Deng Yaping | 21 | 21 | 24 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ryu Ji-hae | 9 | 13 | 22 | | | Deng Yaping | 21 | 21 | 19 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Wong Ching | 18 | 12 | 22 | 21 | 21 | Wong Ching | 14 | 15 | 21 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Wang Hui | 21 | 21 | 20 | 14 | 7 | | | | | | Deng Yaping | 21 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | |
| Qiao Yunping | 26 | 10 | 24 | 21 | | | | | | | Li Ju | 12 | 19 | 7 | | | | | | |
| Olga Nemeș | 24 | 21 | 22 | 7 | | Qiao Yunping | 12 | 17 | 16 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Li Ju | 21 | 21 | 21 | | | Li Ju | 21 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ni Xialian | 14 | 14 | 17 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Deng Yaping | 12 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
| Cheng Hongxia | 21 | 19 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | Wang Nan | 21 | 8 | 11 | 10 |
| Park Hae-jung | 19 | 21 | 13 | 15 | | Cheng Hongxia | 18 | 20 | 21 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Wang Nan | 21 | 21 | 21 | | | Wang Nan | 21 | 22 | 18 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Geng Lijuan | 11 | 12 | 15 | | | | | | | | Wang Nan | 29 | 21 | 21 | 21 | | | | | |
| Nicole Struse | 21 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | Wu Na | 31 | 10 | 16 | 15 | | | | | |
| Wang Chen | 15 | 13 | 14 | | | Struse | 16 | 13 | 18 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Wu Na | 25 | 21 | 21 | | | Wu Na | 21 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Chen Jing | 23 | 14 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
