Singles
1997 DFS Classic
Champion	Nathalie Tauziat
Runner-up	Yayuk Basuki
Score	2–6, 6–2, 6–2
Draw	56 (8 Q / 3 WC )
Seeds	16

Meredith McGrath was the defending champion, but did not participate this year.

Nathalie Tauziat won the title, defeating Yayuk Basuki in the final 2–6, 6–2, 6–2.

Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. The top eight seeds received a bye to the second round.

Draw

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Irina Spîrlea	6	6
	6	Dominique Van Roost	4	4
								1	Irina Spîrlea	6	1
								4	Yayuk Basuki	7	6
	4	Yayuk Basuki	7	6
	7	Magdalena Maleeva	6	2
															4	Yayuk Basuki	6	2	2
															2	Nathalie Tauziat	2	6	6
	Q	Kristine Kunce	6	6	6
	3	Lisa Raymond	4	7	3
								Q	Kristine Kunce	4	4
								2	Nathalie Tauziat	6	6
	8	Natalia Zvereva	1	6	2
	2	Nathalie Tauziat	6	2	6

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								1	I Spîrlea	7	7
		R McQuillan	6	6					R McQuillan	5	6
		S Talaja	1	3											1	I Spîrlea	6	6
		A Olsza	4	4												N Arendt	3	4
		S Kleinová	6	6					S Kleinová	4	6	3
		N Arendt	6	4	6				N Arendt	6	3	6
	9	L Wild	3	6	2																	1	I Spîrlea	6	6
	16	L Savchenko	5	6	6																	6	D Van Roost	4	4
		R Grande	7	1	2			16	L Savchenko	3	4
		G Helgeson-Nielsen	6	6					G Helgeson-Nielsen	6	6
	Q	J Chi	4	0												G Helgeson-Nielsen	2	4
	WC	L Ahl	6	6											6	D Van Roost	6	6
	Q	C Taylor	4	1				WC	L Ahl	5	2
								6	D Van Roost	7	6

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								4	Y Basuki	6	6
		N Kijimuta	3	6	9				N Kijimuta	1	1
		L McNeil	6	4	7										4	Y Basuki	6	4	6
		S Cacic	6	6												S Cacic	1	6	1
	WC	S-A Siddall	3	4					S Cacic	6	7
		C Morariu	3	6	6			11	E Callens	3	6
	11	E Callens	6	4	8																	4	Y Basuki	7	6
	13	T Tanasugarn	6	7																		7	M Maleeva	6	2
		M Tu	3	5				13	T Tanasugarn	3	4
	Q	L Golarsa	4	6	6			Q	L Golarsa	6	6
	Q	L Ghirardi	6	3	3										Q	L Golarsa	7	1	4
		L Cenková	7	7											7	M Maleeva	6	6	6
		T Panova	6	5					L Cenková	2	1
								7	M Maleeva	6	6

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								5	A-G Sidot	6	4	6
		C Cristea	6	7	6				C Cristea	4	6	1
		E Gagliardi	7	6	3										5	A-G Sidot	4	2
	Q	K Kunce	6	6											Q	K Kunce	6	6
	Q	M Weingärtner	2	2				Q	K Kunce	6	6
		W Probst	1	6	6				W Probst	2	1
	10	S Farina	6	4	2																	Q	K Kunce	6	6	6
	14	M Oremans	6	3	6																	3	L Raymond	4	7	3
		M Grzybowska	3	6	0			14	M Oremans	6	6
		M Serna	6	7					M Serna	6	6
	LL	N Feber	4	6											14	M Oremans	3	6
	WC	S Smith	6	6											3	L Raymond	6	7
	Q	S-H Park	4	4				WC	S Smith	6	4
								3	L Raymond	7	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								8	N Zvereva	6	6
		K-A Guse	6	6					K-A Guse	2	4
		A Ellwood	0	0											8	N Zvereva	6	6
		R Hiraki	6	6	3											C Torrens Valero	2	3
		C Torrens Valero	1	7	6				C Torrens Valero	6	6
		N van Lottum	1	6	4			12	A Fusai	3	2
	12	A Fusai	6	4	6																	8	N Zvereva	1	6	2
	15	S Pitkowski	3	6	1																	2	N Tauziat	6	2	6
		D Chládkova	6	4	6				D Chládková	6	6	7
		O Barabanschikova	6	5	6				O Barabanschikova	7	4	9
	Q	S Drake-Brockman	4	7	1											O Barabanschikova	5	1
		M Saeki	3	6											2	N Tauziat	7	6
		K Brandi	6	7					K Brandi	1	4
								2	N Tauziat	6	6

External links

• 1997 DFS Classic draws
• ITF tournament details Archived 5 December 2020 at the Wayback Machine
• ITF singles results page