Singles
1997 Volvo Women's Open
1996 Champion	Ruxandra Dragomir
Champion	Henrieta Nagyová
Runner-up	Dominique Van Roost
Score	7–5, 6–7, 7–5
Draw	32
Seeds	8

Ruxandra Dragomir was the defending champion of the Volvo Women's Open but lost in the semifinals to Henrieta Nagyová.

Nagyová won in the final 7–5, 6–7, 7–5 against Dominique Van Roost.

Seeds

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

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	R Dragomir	6	5	6
	Q	L Horn	2	7	4			1	R Dragomir	6	2	7
		Y Yoshida	2	3					L Golarsa	3	6	5
		L Golarsa	6	6											1	R Dragomir	4	6	6
	Q	K Kunce	1	2												C Morariu	6	3	0
		C Morariu	6	6					C Morariu	4	6	6
		R Hiraki	4	3				5	T Tanasugarn	6	4	2
	5	T Tanasugarn	6	6																		1	R Dragomir	6	5	2
	4	H Nagyová	1	6	6																	4	H Nagyová	4	7	6
		M Endo	6	4	2			4	H Nagyová	7	6
		M Saeki	1	2					S-T Wang	5	3
		S-T Wang	6	6											4	H Nagyová	6	6
	Q	D van de Zande	3	3											7	S Kleinová	3	4
		S Noorlander	6	6					S Noorlander	4	5
		T Panova	6	5	2			7	S Kleinová	6	7
	7	S Kleinová	1	7	6																								4	Henrieta Nagyová	7	6	7
	6	D Chládková	6	6	2																								2	D Van Roost	5	7	5
		O Barabanschikova	3	7	6				O Barabanschikova	7	2
		E Kulikovskaya	2	7	4				S-H Park	6	2	r
		S-H Park	6	5	6											O Barabanschikova	6	6
		A Ellwood	2	6	6											N Pratt	0	3
		E Gagliardi	6	3	4				A Ellwood	3	7	4
		N Pratt	6	6					N Pratt	6	6	6
	3	F Labat	3	3																			O Barabanschikova	3	2
	8	Å Carlsson	1	2																		2	D Van Roost	6	6
		L Courtois	6	6					L Courtois	7	7
		C Cristea	6	6					C Cristea	5	5
	Q	Y-J Cho	3	3												L Courtois	2	1
	WC	B Sangaram	6	7											2	D Van Roost	6	6
	WC	M Niroj	1	6				WC	B Sangaram	0	1
		N van Lottum	4	0				2	D Van Roost	6	6
	2	D Van Roost	6	6

External links

• 1997 Volvo Women's Open Draw