Women's singles
1997 du Maurier Open
1996 Champion	Monica Seles
Champion	Monica Seles
Runner-up	Anke Huber
Score	6–2, 6–4
Draw	56
Seeds	16

Two-time defending champion Monica Seles defeated Anke Huber in the final, 6–2, 6–4 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1997 Canadian Open.

Seeds

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.

Draw

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Monica Seles	6	7
	7	Conchita Martínez	2	6
								1	Monica Seles	6	6
								8	Anke Huber	2	4
	8	Anke Huber	3	6	0
	10	Mary Joe Fernández	6	2	0r

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								1	M Seles	6	6
		Å Carlsson	6	6					Å Carlsson	2	4
	Q	A Grossman	4	3											1	M Seles	6	7
		A Fusai	6	6											16	S Appelmans	3	5
		S Pitkowski	1	0					A Fusai	3	3
	WC	P Hy-Boulais	3	3				16	S Appelmans	6	6
	16	S Appelmans	6	6																		1	M Seles	6	6
	13	R Dragomir	0	1																		Q	R Grande	0	0
		T Tanasugarn	6	6					T Tanasugarn	4	6	2
	Q	R Grande	6	3	6			Q	R Grande	6	2	6
		B Rittner	2	6	3										Q	R Grande	6	6
	Q	S Jeyaseelan	6	7											6	M Pierce	2	2
		M Babel	4	6				Q	S Jeyaseelan	1	1
								6	M Pierce	6	6

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								WC/4	L Davenport	6	7
		E Callens	4	3					A Sugiyama	2	6
		A Sugiyama	6	6											WC/4	L Davenport	7	6
		M Serna	6	6												M Serna	5	4
	Q	R Kolbovic	2	2					M Serna	7	4	6
	Q	M Saeki	4	6	6			Q	M Saeki	6	6	3
	9	I Spîrlea	6	3	2																	WC/4	L Davenport	4	6	2
	12	B Schultz-McCarthy	4	6	3																	7	C Martínez	6	4	6
		N Kijimuta	6	2	6				N Kijimuta	4	2
		Y Basuki	6	6					Y Basuki	6	6
		S Kleinová	3	0												Y Basuki	1	4
		A Ellwood	7	3	1										7	C Martínez	6	6
		Y Yoshida	5	6	6				Y Yoshida	3	6	1
								7	C Martínez	6	3	6

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								8	A Huber	6	6
		L Wild	2	0					F Labat	2	1
		F Labat	6	6											8	A Huber	6	6
	Q	A Glass	2	1											15	S Testud	3	4
		L Raymond	6	6					L Raymond	3	3
		M Sánchez Lorenzo	5	2				15	S Testud	6	6
	15	S Testud	7	6																		8	A Huber	2	6	6
	11	K Po	6	7																		3	A Coetzer	6	1	4
		N Tauziat	1	6				11	K Po	6	6
		S Farina	4	3					J Capriati	3	2
		J Capriati	6	6											11	K Po	3	3
	Q	N Dechy	6	1	6										3	A Coetzer	6	6
		V Williams	1	6	1			Q	N Dechy	6	4	2
								3	A Coetzer	4	6	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								5	A Sánchez Vicario	6	6
		A Miller	7	2	6				A Miller	2	1
		E Likhovtseva	6	6	3										5	A Sánchez Vicario	4	3
		N Arendt	6	6											10	M J Fernández	6	6
		H Suková	2	4					N Arendt	4	2
		J Kruger	4	5				10	M J Fernández	6	6
	10	M J Fernández	6	7																		10	M J Fernández	6	6	6
	14	K Habšudová	3	3																			M Maleeva	2	7	4
		M Maleeva	6	6					M Maleeva	6	6	6
	Q	T Panova	2	6				LL	F Lubiani	7	4	4
	LL	F Lubiani	6	7												M Maleeva	7	6
		N Sawamatsu	6	6												N Sawamatsu	5	4
		C Rubin	1	4					N Sawamatsu	7	6	6
								2	I Majoli	5	7	1

External links

• ITF tournament edition details