1997 US Open – Women's singles qualifying

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{{Infobox tennis tournament event|1997|US Open|

| before_name = US Open – Women's singles qualifying

| after_name = US Open – Women's singles qualifying

}}

{{Main|1997 US Open (tennis)|1997 US Open – Women's singles}}

Players who neither had high enough rankings nor received wild cards to enter the main draw of the annual US Open Tennis Championships participated in a qualifying tournament held over several days before the event.{{cite web |last1=Rueb |first1=Andrew |title=A Primer on Tournament Draws and Seeding |url=https://straightsets.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/06/22/a-primer-on-tournament-draws-and-seeding/ |website=Straight Sets – Tennis Blog of the New York Times |accessdate=3 August 2019}}

Seeds

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  1. {{flagicon|CHN}} Fang Li (qualified)
  2. {{flagicon|FRA}} Nathalie Dechy (qualified)
  3. {{flagicon|CAN}} Sonya Jeyaseelan (first round)
  4. {{flagicon|GBR}} Samantha Smith (qualified)
  5. {{flagicon|MEX}} Angélica Gavaldón (qualified)
  6. {{flagicon|JPN}} Mana Endo (first round)
  7. {{flagicon|CZE}} Lenka Němečková (first round)
  8. {{flagicon|AUS}} Siobhan Drake-Brockman (qualifying competition)
  9. {{flagicon|GER}} Marlene Weingärtner (second round)
  10. {{flagicon|CAN}} Jana Nejedly (first round)
  11. {{flagicon|NED}} Seda Noorlander (second round)
  12. {{flagicon|AUS}} Kristine Kunce (second round)
  13. {{flagicon|JPN}} Haruka Inoue (first round)
  14. {{flagicon|UKR}} Olga Lugina (qualified)
  15. {{flagicon|AUT}} Sylvia Plischke (qualifying competition)
  16. {{flagicon|AUS}} Nicole Pratt (qualified)

}}

Qualifiers

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  1. {{flagicon|CHN}} Fang Li
  2. {{flagicon|CZE}} Ludmila Richterová
  3. {{flagicon|GBR}} Samantha Smith
  4. {{flagicon|UKR}} Olga Lugina
  5. {{flagicon|AUS}} Nicole Pratt
  6. {{flagicon|BUL}} Pavlina Nola
  7. {{flagicon|MEX}} Angélica Gavaldón
  8. {{flagicon|FRA}} Nathalie Dechy

}}

Qualifying draw

{{Draw key}}

=First qualifier=

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| RD2=Second round

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| RD1-team1={{flagicon|CHN}} Fang Li

| RD1-score1-1=6

| RD1-score1-2=6

| RD1-score1-3=

| RD1-seed2= 

| RD1-team2={{flagicon|USA}} Jane Chi

| RD1-score2-1=3

| RD1-score2-2=3

| RD1-score2-3=

| RD1-seed3= 

| RD1-team3={{flagicon|GER}} Sandra Klösel

| RD1-score3-1=2

| RD1-score3-2=65

| RD1-score3-3=

| RD1-seed4= 

| RD1-team4={{flagicon|SWE}} Kristina Triska

| RD1-score4-1=6

| RD1-score4-2=77

| RD1-score4-3=

| RD1-seed5= 

| RD1-team5={{flagicon|UKR}} Elena Tatarkova

| RD1-score5-1=6

| RD1-score5-2=3

| RD1-score5-3=6

| RD1-seed6= 

| RD1-team6={{flagicon|ROU}} Raluca Sandu

| RD1-score6-1=2

| RD1-score6-2=6

| RD1-score6-3=1

| RD1-seed7= 

| RD1-team7={{flagicon|GEO|1990}} Nino Louarsabishvili

| RD1-score7-1=6

| RD1-score7-2=2

| RD1-score7-3=64

| RD1-seed8=11

| RD1-team8={{flagicon|NED}} Seda Noorlander

| RD1-score8-1=3

| RD1-score8-2=6

| RD1-score8-3=77

| RD2-seed1=1

| RD2-team1={{flagicon|CHN}} Fang Li

| RD2-score1-1=6

| RD2-score1-2=6

| RD2-score1-3=

| RD2-seed2= 

| RD2-team2={{flagicon|SWE}} Kristina Triska

| RD2-score2-1=0

| RD2-score2-2=1

| RD2-score2-3=

| RD2-seed3= 

| RD2-team3={{flagicon|UKR}} Elena Tatarkova

| RD2-score3-1=7

| RD2-score3-2=6

| RD2-score3-3=

| RD2-seed4=11

| RD2-team4={{flagicon|NED}} Seda Noorlander

| RD2-score4-1=5

| RD2-score4-2=4

| RD2-score4-3=

| RD3-seed1=1

| RD3-team1={{flagicon|CHN}} Fang Li

| RD3-score1-1=6

| RD3-score1-2=6

| RD3-score1-3=

| RD3-seed2= 

| RD3-team2={{flagicon|UKR}} Elena Tatarkova

| RD3-score2-1=2

| RD3-score2-2=3

| RD3-score2-3=

}}

=Second qualifier=

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| RD2=Second round

| RD3=Qualifying competition

| team-width=175

| RD1-seed1=10

| RD1-team1={{flagicon|CAN}} Jana Nejedly

| RD1-score1-1=6

| RD1-score1-2=4

| RD1-score1-3=5

| RD1-seed2= 

| RD1-team2={{flagicon|USA}} Laxmi Poruri

| RD1-score2-1=1

| RD1-score2-2=6

| RD1-score2-3=7

| RD1-seed3= 

| RD1-team3={{flagicon|HUN}} Virág Csurgó

| RD1-score3-1=3

| RD1-score3-2=6

| RD1-score3-3=2

| RD1-seed4=WC

| RD1-team4={{flagicon|USA}} Katrina Adams

| RD1-score4-1=6

| RD1-score4-2=2

| RD1-score4-3=6

| RD1-seed5=WC

| RD1-team5={{flagicon|USA}} Holly Parkinson

| RD1-score5-1=4

| RD1-score5-2=6

| RD1-score5-3=2

| RD1-seed6= 

| RD1-team6={{flagicon|CZE}} Ludmila Richterová

| RD1-score6-1=6

| RD1-score6-2=1

| RD1-score6-3=6

| RD1-seed7= 

| RD1-team7={{flagicon|IND}} Nirupama Sanjeev

| RD1-score7-1=6

| RD1-score7-2=6

| RD1-score7-3=

| RD1-seed8=6

| RD1-team8={{flagicon|JPN}} Mana Endo

| RD1-score8-1=2

| RD1-score8-2=2

| RD1-score8-3=

| RD2-seed1= 

| RD2-team1={{flagicon|USA}} Laxmi Poruri

| RD2-score1-1=4

| RD2-score1-2=1

| RD2-score1-3=

| RD2-seed2=WC

| RD2-team2={{flagicon|USA}} Katrina Adams

| RD2-score2-1=6

| RD2-score2-2=6

| RD2-score2-3=

| RD2-seed3= 

| RD2-team3={{flagicon|CZE}} Ludmila Richterová

| RD2-score3-1=6

| RD2-score3-2=7

| RD2-score3-3=

| RD2-seed4= 

| RD2-team4={{flagicon|IND}} Nirupama Sanjeev

| RD2-score4-1=3

| RD2-score4-2=5

| RD2-score4-3=

| RD3-seed1=WC

| RD3-team1={{flagicon|USA}} Katrina Adams

| RD3-score1-1=4

| RD3-score1-2=4

| RD3-score1-3=

| RD3-seed2= 

| RD3-team2={{flagicon|CZE}} Ludmila Richterová

| RD3-score2-1=6

| RD3-score2-2=6

| RD3-score2-3=

}}

=Third qualifier=

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| sets = 3

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| RD2=Second round

| RD3=Qualifying competition

| team-width=175

| RD1-seed1=4

| RD1-team1={{flagicon|GBR}} Samantha Smith

| RD1-score1-1=6

| RD1-score1-2=65

| RD1-score1-3=6

| RD1-seed2= 

| RD1-team2={{flagicon|SLO}} Tina Križan

| RD1-score2-1=2

| RD1-score2-2=77

| RD1-score2-3=1

| RD1-seed3= 

| RD1-team3={{flagicon|AUS}} Rennae Stubbs

| RD1-score3-1=6

| RD1-score3-2=5

| RD1-score3-3=6

| RD1-seed4= 

| RD1-team4={{flagicon|ARG}} María José Gaidano

| RD1-score4-1=0

| RD1-score4-2=7

| RD1-score4-3=3

| RD1-seed5=WC

| RD1-team5={{flagicon|USA}} Karin Miller

| RD1-score5-1=6

| RD1-score5-2=7

| RD1-score5-3=

| RD1-seed6= 

| RD1-team6={{flagicon|CZE}} Ludmila Varmužová

| RD1-score6-1=2

| RD1-score6-2=5

| RD1-score6-3=

| RD1-seed7= 

| RD1-team7={{flagicon|FRA}} Caroline Dhenin

| RD1-score7-1=4

| RD1-score7-2=5

| RD1-score7-3=

| RD1-seed8=15

| RD1-team8={{flagicon|AUT}} Sylvia Plischke

| RD1-score8-1=6

| RD1-score8-2=7

| RD1-score8-3=

| RD2-seed1=4

| RD2-team1={{flagicon|GBR}} Samantha Smith

| RD2-score1-1=2

| RD2-score1-2=6

| RD2-score1-3=6

| RD2-seed2= 

| RD2-team2={{flagicon|AUS}} Rennae Stubbs

| RD2-score2-1=6

| RD2-score2-2=3

| RD2-score2-3=3

| RD2-seed3=WC

| RD2-team3={{flagicon|USA}} Karin Miller

| RD2-score3-1=3

| RD2-score3-2=6

| RD2-score3-3=2

| RD2-seed4=15

| RD2-team4={{flagicon|AUT}} Sylvia Plischke

| RD2-score4-1=6

| RD2-score4-2=3

| RD2-score4-3=6

| RD3-seed1=4

| RD3-team1={{flagicon|GBR}} Samantha Smith

| RD3-score1-1=6

| RD3-score1-2=6

| RD3-score1-3=

| RD3-seed2=15

| RD3-team2={{flagicon|AUT}} Sylvia Plischke

| RD3-score2-1=3

| RD3-score2-2=3

| RD3-score2-3=

}}

=Fourth qualifier=

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| sets = 3

| RD1=First round

| RD2=Second round

| RD3=Qualifying competition

| team-width=175

| RD1-seed1=14

| RD1-team1={{flagicon|UKR}} Olga Lugina

| RD1-score1-1=6

| RD1-score1-2=6

| RD1-score1-3=

| RD1-seed2= 

| RD1-team2={{flagicon|AUS}} Jane Taylor

| RD1-score2-1=3

| RD1-score2-2=1

| RD1-score2-3=

| RD1-seed3= 

| RD1-team3={{flagicon|CAN}} Maureen Drake

| RD1-score3-1=78

| RD1-score3-2=6

| RD1-score3-3=

| RD1-seed4= 

| RD1-team4={{flagicon|CHN}} Chen Li-Ling

| RD1-score4-1=66

| RD1-score4-2=3

| RD1-score4-3=

| RD1-seed5= 

| RD1-team5={{flagicon|ARG}} Mercedes Paz

| RD1-score5-1=2

| RD1-score5-2=6

| RD1-score5-3=6

| RD1-seed6= 

| RD1-team6={{flagicon|GER}} Miriam Schnitzer

| RD1-score6-1=6

| RD1-score6-2=1

| RD1-score6-3=4

| RD1-seed7= 

| RD1-team7={{flagicon|USA}} Debbie Graham

| RD1-score7-1=3

| RD1-score7-2=3

| RD1-score7-3=

| RD1-seed8=8

| RD1-team8={{flagicon|AUS}} Siobhan Drake-Brockman

| RD1-score8-1=6

| RD1-score8-2=6

| RD1-score8-3=

| RD2-seed1=14

| RD2-team1={{flagicon|UKR}} Olga Lugina

| RD2-score1-1=6

| RD2-score1-2=5

| RD2-score1-3=7

| RD2-seed2= 

| RD2-team2={{flagicon|CAN}} Maureen Drake

| RD2-score2-1=4

| RD2-score2-2=7

| RD2-score2-3=5

| RD2-seed3= 

| RD2-team3={{flagicon|ARG}} Mercedes Paz

| RD2-score3-1=5

| RD2-score3-2=6

| RD2-score3-3=4

| RD2-seed4=8

| RD2-team4={{flagicon|AUS}} Siobhan Drake-Brockman

| RD2-score4-1=7

| RD2-score4-2=4

| RD2-score4-3=6

| RD3-seed1=14

| RD3-team1={{flagicon|UKR}} Olga Lugina

| RD3-score1-1=6

| RD3-score1-2=6

| RD3-score1-3=

| RD3-seed2=8

| RD3-team2={{flagicon|AUS}} Siobhan Drake-Brockman

| RD3-score2-1=2

| RD3-score2-2=4

| RD3-score2-3=

}}

=Fifth qualifier=

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| sets = 3

| RD1=First round

| RD2=Second round

| RD3=Qualifying competition

| team-width=175

| RD1-seed1=7

| RD1-team1={{flagicon|CZE}} Lenka Němečková

| RD1-score1-1=6

| RD1-score1-2=5

| RD1-score1-3=66

| RD1-seed2= 

| RD1-team2={{flagicon|ISR}} Anna Smashnova

| RD1-score2-1=3

| RD1-score2-2=7

| RD1-score2-3=78

| RD1-seed3=WC

| RD1-team3={{flagicon|USA}} Cristina Moros

| RD1-score3-1=0

| RD1-score3-2=4

| RD1-score3-3=

| RD1-seed4=WC

| RD1-team4={{flagicon|USA}} Ginger Helgeson-Nielsen

| RD1-score4-1=6

| RD1-score4-2=6

| RD1-score4-3=

| RD1-seed5= 

| RD1-team5={{flagicon|USA}} Meghann Shaughnessy

| RD1-score5-1=77

| RD1-score5-2=6

| RD1-score5-3=

| RD1-seed6= 

| RD1-team6={{flagicon|FRA}} Amélie Cocheteux

| RD1-score6-1=64

| RD1-score6-2=2

| RD1-score6-3=

| RD1-seed7= 

| RD1-team7={{flagicon|ARG}} Bettina Fulco

| RD1-score7-1=3

| RD1-score7-2=1

| RD1-score7-3=

| RD1-seed8=16

| RD1-team8={{flagicon|AUS}} Nicole Pratt

| RD1-score8-1=6

| RD1-score8-2=6

| RD1-score8-3=

| RD2-seed1= 

| RD2-team1={{flagicon|ISR}} Anna Smashnova

| RD2-score1-1=6

| RD2-score1-2=5

| RD2-score1-3=4

| RD2-seed2=WC

| RD2-team2={{flagicon|USA}} Ginger Helgeson-Nielsen

| RD2-score2-1=2

| RD2-score2-2=7

| RD2-score2-3=6

| RD2-seed3= 

| RD2-team3={{flagicon|USA}} Meghann Shaughnessy

| RD2-score3-1=7

| RD2-score3-2=5

| RD2-score3-3=1

| RD2-seed4=16

| RD2-team4={{flagicon|AUS}} Nicole Pratt

| RD2-score4-1=5

| RD2-score4-2=7

| RD2-score4-3=6

| RD3-seed1=WC

| RD3-team1={{flagicon|USA}} Ginger Helgeson-Nielsen

| RD3-score1-1=4

| RD3-score1-2=63

| RD3-score1-3=

| RD3-seed2=16

| RD3-team2={{flagicon|AUS}} Nicole Pratt

| RD3-score2-1=6

| RD3-score2-2=77

| RD3-score2-3=

}}

=Sixth qualifier=

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| sets = 3

| RD1=First round

| RD2=Second round

| RD3=Qualifying competition

| team-width=175

| RD1-seed1=13

| RD1-team1={{flagicon|JPN}} Haruka Inoue

| RD1-score1-1=3

| RD1-score1-2=66

| RD1-score1-3=

| RD1-seed2= 

| RD1-team2={{flagicon|FRA}} Magalie Lamarre

| RD1-score2-1=6

| RD1-score2-2=78

| RD1-score2-3=

| RD1-seed3= 

| RD1-team3={{flagicon|LUX}} Anne Kremer

| RD1-score3-1=77

| RD1-score3-2=6

| RD1-score3-3=

| RD1-seed4= 

| RD1-team4={{flagicon|GBR}} Lucie Ahl

| RD1-score4-1=61

| RD1-score4-2=1

| RD1-score4-3=

| RD1-seed5= 

| RD1-team5={{flagicon|KOR}} Park Sung-hee

| RD1-score5-1=6

| RD1-score5-2=77

| RD1-score5-3=

| RD1-seed6= 

| RD1-team6={{flagicon|CZE}} Lenka Cenková

| RD1-score6-1=4

| RD1-score6-2=61

| RD1-score6-3=

| RD1-seed7= 

| RD1-team7={{flagicon|BUL}} Pavlina Nola

| RD1-score7-1=7

| RD1-score7-2=6

| RD1-score7-3=

| RD1-seed8=3

| RD1-team8={{flagicon|CAN}} Sonya Jeyaseelan

| RD1-score8-1=5

| RD1-score8-2=4

| RD1-score8-3=

| RD2-seed1= 

| RD2-team1={{flagicon|FRA}} Magalie Lamarre

| RD2-score1-1=2

| RD2-score1-2=6

| RD2-score1-3=64

| RD2-seed2= 

| RD2-team2={{flagicon|LUX}} Anne Kremer

| RD2-score2-1=6

| RD2-score2-2=4

| RD2-score2-3=77

| RD2-seed3= 

| RD2-team3={{flagicon|KOR}} Park Sung-hee

| RD2-score3-1=4

| RD2-score3-2=2

| RD2-score3-3=

| RD2-seed4= 

| RD2-team4={{flagicon|BUL}} Pavlina Nola

| RD2-score4-1=6

| RD2-score4-2=6

| RD2-score4-3=

| RD3-seed1= 

| RD3-team1={{flagicon|LUX}} Anne Kremer

| RD3-score1-1=2

| RD3-score1-2=3

| RD3-score1-3=

| RD3-seed2= 

| RD3-team2={{flagicon|BUL}} Pavlina Nola

| RD3-score2-1=6

| RD3-score2-2=6

| RD3-score2-3=

}}

=Seventh qualifier=

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| sets = 3

| RD1=First round

| RD2=Second round

| RD3=Qualifying competition

| team-width=175

| RD1-seed1=5

| RD1-team1={{flagicon|MEX}} Angélica Gavaldón

| RD1-score1-1=6

| RD1-score1-2=6

| RD1-score1-3=

| RD1-seed2= 

| RD1-team2={{flagicon|JPN}} Yuko Hosoki

| RD1-score2-1=3

| RD1-score2-2=2

| RD1-score2-3=

| RD1-seed3= 

| RD1-team3={{flagicon|GBR}} Lorna Woodroffe

| RD1-score3-1=7

| RD1-score3-2=6

| RD1-score3-3=

| RD1-seed4= 

| RD1-team4={{flagicon|POR}} Sofia Prazeres

| RD1-score4-1=5

| RD1-score4-2=2

| RD1-score4-3=

| RD1-seed5= 

| RD1-team5={{flagicon|BEL}} Nancy Feber

| RD1-score5-1=3

| RD1-score5-2=3

| RD1-score5-3=

| RD1-seed6= 

| RD1-team6={{flagicon|PAR}} Larissa Schaerer

| RD1-score6-1=6

| RD1-score6-2=6

| RD1-score6-3=

| RD1-seed7= 

| RD1-team7={{flagicon|GBR}} Karen Cross

| RD1-score7-1=4

| RD1-score7-2=2

| RD1-score7-3=

| RD1-seed8=12

| RD1-team8={{flagicon|AUS}} Kristine Kunce

| RD1-score8-1=6

| RD1-score8-2=6

| RD1-score8-3=

| RD2-seed1=5

| RD2-team1={{flagicon|MEX}} Angélica Gavaldón

| RD2-score1-1=6

| RD2-score1-2=6

| RD2-score1-3=

| RD2-seed2= 

| RD2-team2={{flagicon|GBR}} Lorna Woodroffe

| RD2-score2-1=1

| RD2-score2-2=0

| RD2-score2-3=

| RD2-seed3= 

| RD2-team3={{flagicon|PAR}} Larissa Schaerer

| RD2-score3-1=6

| RD2-score3-2=2

| RD2-score3-3=6

| RD2-seed4=12

| RD2-team4={{flagicon|AUS}} Kristine Kunce

| RD2-score4-1=2

| RD2-score4-2=6

| RD2-score4-3=1

| RD3-seed1=5

| RD3-team1={{flagicon|MEX}} Angélica Gavaldón

| RD3-score1-1=6

| RD3-score1-2=63

| RD3-score1-3=6

| RD3-seed2= 

| RD3-team2={{flagicon|PAR}} Larissa Schaerer

| RD3-score2-1=1

| RD3-score2-2=77

| RD3-score2-3=4

}}

=Eighth qualifier=

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| sets = 3

| RD1=First round

| RD2=Second round

| RD3=Qualifying competition

| team-width=175

| RD1-seed1=9

| RD1-team1={{flagicon|GER}} Marlene Weingärtner

| RD1-score1-1=6

| RD1-score1-2=6

| RD1-score1-3=

| RD1-seed2= 

| RD1-team2={{flagicon|CRO}} Silvija Talaja

| RD1-score2-1=4

| RD1-score2-2=4

| RD1-score2-3=

| RD1-seed3=WC

| RD1-team3={{flagicon|USA}} Mashona Washington

| RD1-score3-1=6

| RD1-score3-2=6

| RD1-score3-3=

| RD1-seed4=WC

| RD1-team4={{flagicon|USA}} Julie Steven

| RD1-score4-1=3

| RD1-score4-2=2

| RD1-score4-3=

| RD1-seed5= 

| RD1-team5={{flagicon|UKR}} Elena Brioukhovets

| RD1-score5-1=6

| RD1-score5-2=1

| RD1-score5-3=0

| RD1-seed6= 

| RD1-team6={{flagicon|MAD}} Dally Randriantefy

| RD1-score6-1=2

| RD1-score6-2=6

| RD1-score6-3=6

| RD1-seed7=WC

| RD1-team7={{flagicon|USA}} Samantha Reeves

| RD1-score7-1=2

| RD1-score7-2=4

| RD1-score7-3=

| RD1-seed8=2

| RD1-team8={{flagicon|FRA}} Nathalie Dechy

| RD1-score8-1=6

| RD1-score8-2=6

| RD1-score8-3=

| RD2-seed1=9

| RD2-team1={{flagicon|GER}} Marlene Weingärtner

| RD2-score1-1=4

| RD2-score1-2=6

| RD2-score1-3=3

| RD2-seed2=WC

| RD2-team2={{flagicon|USA}} Mashona Washington

| RD2-score2-1=6

| RD2-score2-2=0

| RD2-score2-3=6

| RD2-seed3= 

| RD2-team3={{flagicon|MAD}} Dally Randriantefy

| RD2-score3-1=4

| RD2-score3-2=1

| RD2-score3-3=

| RD2-seed4=2

| RD2-team4={{flagicon|FRA}} Nathalie Dechy

| RD2-score4-1=6

| RD2-score4-2=6

| RD2-score4-3=

| RD3-seed1=WC

| RD3-team1={{flagicon|USA}} Mashona Washington

| RD3-score1-1=3

| RD3-score1-2=5

| RD3-score1-3=

| RD3-seed2=2

| RD3-team2={{flagicon|FRA}} Nathalie Dechy

| RD3-score2-1=6

| RD3-score2-2=7

| RD3-score2-3=

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