Singles
1997 Welsh International Open
1996 Champion	Dominique Van Roost
Final
Champion	Virginia Ruano-Pascual
Runner-up	Alexia Dechaume-Balleret
Score	6–1, 3–6, 6–2
Events
Singles Doubles
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Dominique Van Roost was the defending champion but lost in the quarterfinals to Rita Grande.

Virginia Ruano-Pascual won in the final 6–1, 3–6, 6–2 against Alexia Dechaume-Balleret.

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

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	D Van Roost	6	6
		M Tu	3	3				1	D Van Roost	7	7
	Q	V Martinek	1	6					R Zrubáková	5	5
		R Zrubáková	6	7											1	D Van Roost	6	2	5
		R Grande	7	6												R Grande	1	6	7
		K-A Guse	5	2					R Grande	6	6
		C Torrens Valero	3	6	6				C Torrens Valero	3	2
	7	D Chládková	6	4	1																		R Grande	3	6	4
	4	P Langrová	6	6																			V Ruano-Pascual	6	3	6
	Q	A Gavaldón	3	3				4	P Langrová	6	6
		S Dopfer	6	6					S Dopfer	3	4
	WC	S Smith	2	2											4	P Langrová	4	2
		S Cecchini	4	2												V Ruano-Pascual	6	6
		A Grossman	6	6					A Grossman	0	0
		V Ruano-Pascual	3	7	7				V Ruano-Pascual	6	6
	6	A Ellwood	6	6	6																									V Ruano-Pascual	6	3	6
	8	Y Yoshida	7	3	2																									A D-Balleret	1	6	2
		C Cristea	5	6	6				C Cristea	4	4
		L Richterová	5	0					A D-Balleret	6	6
		A D-Balleret	7	6												A D-Balleret	2	6	6
		F Lubiani	1	6	7											F Lubiani	6	4	2
	Q	E Gagliardi	6	2	6				F Lubiani	7	6
		M Maruska	4	6	3			3	M Oremans	5	2
	3	M Oremans	6	2	6																		A D-Balleret	6	6
	5	S Pitkowski	6	6																		5	S Pitkowski	3	4
		G León García	3	2				5	S Pitkowski	3	6	7
		T Whitlinger-Jones	6	6					T Whitlinger-Jones	6	0	5
	Q	L Pena	0	0											5	S Pitkowski	7	6
		P Begerow	6	6											2	Å Carlsson	5	4
		J Watanabe	3	2					P Begerow	3	4
	WC	J Pullin	4	1				2	Å Carlsson	6	6
	2	Å Carlsson	6	6

• 1997 Welsh International Open Draw