1997 Meta Styrian Open – Singles

Barbara Paulus was the defending champion but lost in the quarterfinals to María Sánchez Lorenzo.

Singles
1997 Meta Styrian Open
1996 Champion	Barbara Paulus
Champion	Barbara Schett
Runner-up	Henrieta Nagyová
Score	3–6, 6–2, 6–3
Draw	32
Seeds	8

Barbara Schett won in the final 3–6, 6–2, 6–3 against Henrieta Nagyová.^[1]

Seeds

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

1. Barbara Paulus (quarterfinals)
2. Karina Habšudová (first round)
3. Judith Wiesner (quarterfinals)
4. Patty Schnyder (quarterfinals)
5. Barbara Schett (champion)
6. Henrieta Nagyová (final)
7. Denisa Chládková (second round)
8. Virginia Ruano Pascual (second round)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• ITF = ITF entry
• PR = Protected ranking
• SR = Special ranking
• SE = Special exempt
• JE = Junior exempt
• JR = Junior Accelerator Programme entrant
• CO = College Accelerator Programme entrant
• NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	B Paulus	6	3	6
	Q	N Louarsabishvili	2	6	1			1	B Paulus	6	6
		P Langrová	3	3				Q	L Garrone	3	4
	Q	L Garrone	6	6											1	B Paulus
		M Sánchez Lorenzo	7	6												M Sánchez Lorenzo	w/o
		J Kandarr	5	0					M Sánchez Lorenzo	7	3	6
		F Perfetti	4	2				8	V Ruano-Pascual	6	6	2
	8	V Ruano-Pascual	6	6																			M Sánchez Lorenzo	4	1
	3	J Wiesner	6	6																		5	B Schett	6	6
		S Devillé	2	2				3	J Wiesner	6	6
	WC	P Schwarz	5	5					A Cocheteux	3	0
		A Cocheteux	7	7											3	J Wiesner	6	5	0
		C Torrens Valero	6	6											5	B Schett	3	7	6
		S Cecchini	2	2					C Torrens Valero
	WC	E Fauth	3	2				5	B Schett	w/o
	5	B Schett	6	6																									5	Barbara Schett	3	6	6
	6	H Nagyová	3	6	3																								6	Henrieta Nagyová	6	2	3
		P Begerow	6	4	2/r			6	H Nagyová	7	6
		K Studeníková	2	2					I Gorrochategui	5	4
		I Gorrochategui	6	6											6	H Nagyová	0	6	6
		A Gerši	6	4	5										4	P Schnyder	6	4	2
	LL	M Grzybowska	3	6	7			LL	M Grzybowska	1	0	r
		S Kleinová	5	3				4	P Schnyder	6	2
	4	P Schnyder	7	6																		6	H Nagyová	6	7
	7	D Chládková	6	6																			M Babel	1	6
		M Maruska	0	4				7	D Chládková	0	3
	Q	S Prazeres	3	4					G León García	6	6
	Q	G León García	6	6												G León García	3	1
		K Kschwendt	4	0												M Babel	6	6
		M Babel	6	6					M Babel	6	6
		J Kruger	6	6	6				J Kruger	4	1
	2	K Habšudová	7	4	3