Singles
1997 WTA German Open
1996 Champion	Steffi Graf
Final
Champion	Mary Joe Fernández
Runner-up	Mary Pierce
Score	6–4, 6–2
Events
Singles Doubles
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Mary Joe Fernández defeated Mary Pierce in the final, 6–4, 6–2 to win the singles tennis title at the 1997 WTA German Open.

Steffi Graf was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Amanda Coetzer.

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.

	Semifinals							Final
	7	Amanda Coetzer	4	4
	12	Mary Pierce	6	6
								12	Mary Pierce	4	2
								10	Mary Joe Fernández	6	6
	10	Mary Joe Fernández	6	6
	2	Jana Novotná	3	1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								1	S Graf	6	3	6
		P Hy-Boulais	5	2					C Rubin	3	6	1
		C Rubin	7	6											1	S Graf	6	6
		A Fusai	7	6											15	R Dragomir	3	2
		T Tanasugarn	5	3					A Fusai	2	2
		N Zvereva	6	2				15	R Dragomir	6	6
	15	R Dragomir	7	6																		1	S Graf	0	1
	14	J Wiesner	6	6																		7	A Coetzer	6	6
		L Courtois	0	2				14	J Wiesner	7	6
		A-G Sidot	3	4					L Savchenko	6	1
		L Savchenko	6	6											14	J Wiesner	1	1
	Q	J Kruger	1	4											7	A Coetzer	6	6
		K Studeníková	6	6					K Studeníková	0	0
								7	A Coetzer	6	6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								4	C Martínez	6	5	6
		S-T Wang	4	3					Y Basuki	3	7	3
		Y Basuki	6	6											4	C Martínez	2	0
		J Kandarr	4	2											12	M Pierce	6	6
		S Kleinová	6	6					S Kleinová	3	6	2
	WC	E Wagner	2	3				12	M Pierce	6	2	6
	12	M Pierce	6	6																		12	M Pierce	6	6
	9	K Habšudová	7	6																		6	I Majoli	1	4
	WC	S Klösel	5	3				9	K Habšudová	4	2	r
		G Pizzichini	7	4	6				G Pizzichini	6	4
		P Suárez	6	6	1											G Pizzichini	4	2
	Q	I Gorrochategui	6	6											6	I Majoli	6	6
	Q	W Probst	4	3				Q	I Gorrochategui	3	5
								6	I Majoli	6	7

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								5	A Sánchez Vicario	6	4	7
		B Schett	6	6					B Schett	2	6	5
		F Labat	1	0											5	A Sánchez Vicario	6	0	3
		A Kournikova	6	6												A Kournikova	3	6	6
	Q	S Plischke	2	2					A Kournikova	6	6
		A Gerši	7	6	6				A Gerši	0	3
	13	B Paulus	5	7	4																		A Kournikova	1	4
	10	M J Fernández	6	3	6																	10	M J Fernández	6	6
		F Perfetti	4	6	1			10	M J Fernández	6	1	6
	Q	M Sánchez Lorenzo	6	4	6			Q	M Sánchez Lorenzo	4	6	3
		H Nagyová	2	6	3										10	M J Fernández	6	6
		S Testud	6	6												S Testud	2	2
		A Sugiyama	2	1					S Testud	7	7
								3	L Davenport	6	6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								8	I Spîrlea	7	6
	LL	M Serna	2	6				Q	T Panova	6	1
	Q	T Panova	6	7											8	I Spîrlea	6	6	3
		S Appelmans	6	7												S Appelmans	7	2	6
	Q	E Makarova	2	6					S Appelmans	1
		P Schnyder	1	4				11	B Schultz-McCarthy	0	r
	11	B Schultz-McCarthy	6	6																			S Appelmans	6	2	0
	16	E Likhovtseva	1	4																		2	J Novotná	1	6	6
	Q	E Martincová	6	6				Q	E Martincová	4	4
		N Tauziat	6	6	6				N Tauziat	6	6
	WC	A Glass	7	1	1											N Tauziat	0	2
		B Rittner	6	6											2	J Novotná	6	6
		E Callens	1	0					B Rittner	4	6	5
								2	J Novotná	6	2	7

• 1997 WTA German Open Draw