1997 Open Gaz de France – Singles

{{Tennis events|1997|Open Gaz de France|

| champ = {{flagicon|SUI}} Martina Hingis

| runner = {{flagicon|GER}} Anke Huber

| score = 6–3, 3–6, 6–3

| draw = 28

| seeds = 8

| edition =

| type = singles doubles

}}

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.

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  1. {{flagicon|SUI}} Martina Hingis (champion)
  2. {{flagicon|CZE}} Jana Novotná (semifinals)
  3. {{flagicon|GER}} Anke Huber (final)
  4. {{flagicon|CRO}} Iva Majoli (semifinals)
  5. {{flagicon|ROM}} Irina Spîrlea (quarterfinals)
  6. {{flagicon|SVK}} Karina Habšudová (second round)
  7. {{flagicon|NED}} Brenda Schultz-McCarthy (second round)
  8. {{flagicon|FRA}} Mary Pierce (quarterfinals)

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Draw

{{Draw key}}

=Final=

{{2TeamBracket|compact=y|sets=3

| RD1=Final

| RD1-seed1=1

| RD1-team1={{flagicon|SUI}} Martina Hingis

| RD1-score1-1=6

| RD1-score1-2=3

| RD1-score1-3=6

| RD1-seed2=3

| RD1-team2={{flagicon|GER}} Anke Huber

| RD1-score2-1=3

| RD1-score2-2=6

| RD1-score2-3=3

}}

=Section 1=

{{16TeamBracket|compact=y|sets=3|byes=1

| RD1=First round

| RD2=Second round

| RD3=Quarterfinals

| RD4=Semifinals

| RD1-seed03= 

| RD1-team03={{flagicon|SVK}} K Studeníková

| RD1-score03-1=6

| RD1-score03-2=1

| RD1-score03-3=3

| RD1-seed04= 

| RD1-team04={{flagicon|ITA}} S Farina

| RD1-score04-1=3

| RD1-score04-2=6

| RD1-score04-3=6

| RD1-seed05= 

| RD1-team05={{flagicon|ARG}} F Labat

| RD1-score05-1=1

| RD1-score05-2=2

| RD1-score05-3= 

| RD1-seed06= 

| RD1-team06={{flagicon|FRA}} N Tauziat

| RD1-score06-1=6

| RD1-score06-2=6

| RD1-score06-3= 

| RD1-seed07=WC

| RD1-team07={{flagicon|FRA}} N Dechy

| RD1-score07-1=6

| RD1-score07-2=4

| RD1-score07-3=3

| RD1-seed08=6

| RD1-team08={{flagicon|SVK}} K Habšudová

| RD1-score08-1=2

| RD1-score08-2=6

| RD1-score08-3=6

| RD1-seed11=Q

| RD1-team11={{flagicon|SWE}} M Strandlund

| RD1-score11-1=2

| RD1-score11-2=7

| RD1-score11-3=1

| RD1-seed12=WC

| RD1-team12={{flagicon|FRA}} A-G Sidot

| RD1-score12-1=6

| RD1-score12-2=6

| RD1-score12-3=6

| RD1-seed13= 

| RD1-team13={{flagicon|AUT}} B Schett

| RD1-score13-1=4

| RD1-score13-2=5

| RD1-score13-3= 

| RD1-seed14= 

| RD1-team14={{flagicon|INA}} Y Basuki

| RD1-score14-1=6

| RD1-score14-2=7

| RD1-score14-3= 

| RD1-seed15= 

| RD1-team15={{flagicon|SVK}} H Nagyová

| RD1-score15-1=6

| RD1-score15-2=1

| RD1-score15-3=2

| RD1-seed16=7

| RD1-team16={{flagicon|NED}} B Schultz-McCarthy

| RD1-score16-1=4

| RD1-score16-2=6

| RD1-score16-3=6

| RD2-seed01=1

| RD2-team01={{flagicon|SUI}} M Hingis

| RD2-score01-1=6

| RD2-score01-2=6

| RD2-score01-3= 

| RD2-seed02= 

| RD2-team02={{flagicon|ITA}} S Farina

| RD2-score02-1=3

| RD2-score02-2=4

| RD2-score02-3= 

| RD2-seed03= 

| RD2-team03={{flagicon|FRA}} N Tauziat

| RD2-score03-1=6

| RD2-score03-2=7

| RD2-score03-3= 

| RD2-seed04=6

| RD2-team04={{flagicon|SVK}} K Habšudová

| RD2-score04-1=4

| RD2-score04-2=6

| RD2-score04-3= 

| RD2-seed05=4

| RD2-team05={{flagicon|CRO}} I Majoli

| RD2-score05-1=6

| RD2-score05-2=6

| RD2-score05-3= 

| RD2-seed06=WC

| RD2-team06={{flagicon|FRA}} A-G Sidot

| RD2-score06-1=4

| RD2-score06-2=3

| RD2-score06-3= 

| RD2-seed07= 

| RD2-team07={{flagicon|INA}} Y Basuki

| RD2-score07-1=6

| RD2-score07-2=3

| RD2-score07-3=6

| RD2-seed08=7

| RD2-team08={{flagicon|NED}} B Schultz-McCarthy

| RD2-score08-1=4

| RD2-score08-2=6

| RD2-score08-3=2

| RD3-seed01=1

| RD3-team01={{flagicon|SUI}} M Hingis

| RD3-score01-1=6

| RD3-score01-2=6

| RD3-score01-3= 

| RD3-seed02= 

| RD3-team02={{flagicon|FRA}} N Tauziat

| RD3-score02-1=3

| RD3-score02-2=2

| RD3-score02-3= 

| RD3-seed03=4

| RD3-team03={{flagicon|CRO}} I Majoli

| RD3-score03-1=7

| RD3-score03-2=3

| RD3-score03-3=6

| RD3-seed04= 

| RD3-team04={{flagicon|INA}} Y Basuki

| RD3-score04-1=6

| RD3-score04-2=6

| RD3-score04-3=3

| RD4-seed01=1

| RD4-team01={{flagicon|SUI}} M Hingis

| RD4-score01-1=6

| RD4-score01-2=6

| RD4-score01-3= 

| RD4-seed02=4

| RD4-team02={{flagicon|CRO}} I Majoli

| RD4-score02-1=1

| RD4-score02-2=3

| RD4-score02-3= 

}}

=Section 2=

{{16TeamBracket|compact=y|sets=3|byes=1

| RD1=First round

| RD2=Second round

| RD3=Quarterfinals

| RD4=Semifinals

| RD1-seed01=5

| RD1-team01={{flagicon|ROM}} I Spîrlea

| RD1-score01-1=6

| RD1-score01-2=7

| RD1-score01-3= 

| RD1-seed02= 

| RD1-team02={{flagicon|RUS}} E Likhovtseva

| RD1-score02-1=4

| RD1-score02-2=5

| RD1-score02-3= 

| RD1-seed03= 

| RD1-team03={{flagicon|USA}} C Rubin

| RD1-score03-1=6

| RD1-score03-2=6

| RD1-score03-3= 

| RD1-seed04=Q

| RD1-team04={{flagicon|USA}} N Arendt

| RD1-score04-1=1

| RD1-score04-2=1

| RD1-score04-3= 

| RD1-seed05= 

| RD1-team05={{flagicon|BUL}} M Maleeva

| RD1-score05-1=5

| RD1-score05-2=2

| RD1-score05-3= 

| RD1-seed06= 

| RD1-team06={{flagicon|BEL}} S Appelmans

| RD1-score06-1=7

| RD1-score06-2=6

| RD1-score06-3= 

| RD1-seed09=8

| RD1-team09={{flagicon|FRA}} M Pierce

| RD1-score09-1=6

| RD1-score09-2=6

| RD1-score09-3= 

| RD1-seed10= 

| RD1-team10={{flagicon|SWE}} Å Carlsson

| RD1-score10-1=2

| RD1-score10-2=3

| RD1-score10-3= 

| RD1-seed11=Q

| RD1-team11={{flagicon|GER}} A Glass

| RD1-score11-1=5

| RD1-score11-2=0

| RD1-score11-3= 

| RD1-seed12=Q

| RD1-team12={{flagicon|CZE}} A Gerši

| RD1-score12-1=7

| RD1-score12-2=6

| RD1-score12-3= 

| RD1-seed13=LL

| RD1-team13={{flagicon|NED}} K Boogert

| RD1-score13-1=0

| RD1-score13-2=6

| RD1-score13-3=7

| RD1-seed14= 

| RD1-team14={{flagicon|FRA}} S Testud

| RD1-score14-1=6

| RD1-score14-2=1

| RD1-score14-3=6

| RD2-seed01=5

| RD2-team01={{flagicon|ROM}} I Spîrlea

| RD2-score01-1=6

| RD2-score01-2=6

| RD2-score01-3= 

| RD2-seed02= 

| RD2-team02={{flagicon|USA}} C Rubin

| RD2-score02-1=3

| RD2-score02-2=4

| RD2-score02-3= 

| RD2-seed03= 

| RD2-team03={{flagicon|BEL}} S Appelmans

| RD2-score03-1=3

| RD2-score03-2=2

| RD2-score03-3= 

| RD2-seed04=3

| RD2-team04={{flagicon|GER}} A Huber

| RD2-score04-1=6

| RD2-score04-2=6

| RD2-score04-3= 

| RD2-seed05=8

| RD2-team05={{flagicon|FRA}} M Pierce

| RD2-score05-1=w/o

| RD2-score05-2= 

| RD2-score05-3= 

| RD2-seed06=Q

| RD2-team06={{flagicon|CZE}} A Gerši

| RD2-score06-1= 

| RD2-score06-2= 

| RD2-score06-3= 

| RD2-seed07=LL

| RD2-team07={{flagicon|NED}} K Boogert

| RD2-score07-1=2

| RD2-score07-2=4

| RD2-score07-3= 

| RD2-seed08=2

| RD2-team08={{flagicon|CZE}} J Novotná

| RD2-score08-1=6

| RD2-score08-2=6

| RD2-score08-3= 

| RD3-seed01=5

| RD3-team01={{flagicon|ROM}} I Spîrlea

| RD3-score01-1=4

| RD3-score01-2=2

| RD3-score01-3= 

| RD3-seed02=3

| RD3-team02={{flagicon|GER}} A Huber

| RD3-score02-1=6

| RD3-score02-2=6

| RD3-score02-3= 

| RD3-seed03=8

| RD3-team03={{flagicon|FRA}} M Pierce

| RD3-score03-1=1

| RD3-score03-2=2

| RD3-score03-3= 

| RD3-seed04=2

| RD3-team04={{flagicon|CZE}} J Novotná

| RD3-score04-1=6

| RD3-score04-2=6

| RD3-score04-3= 

| RD4-seed01=3

| RD4-team01={{flagicon|GER}} A Huber

| RD4-score01-1=6

| RD4-score01-2=6

| RD4-score01-3= 

| RD4-seed02=2

| RD4-team02={{flagicon|CZE}} J Novotná

| RD4-score02-1=3

| RD4-score02-2=4

| RD4-score02-3= 

}}