1997 Australian Open – Women's singles qualifying

This article displays the qualifying draw for women's singles at the 1997 Australian Open.

Women's singles qualifying
1997 Australian Open

Main articles: 1997 Australian Open and 1997 Australian Open – Women's singles

Seeds

1. Marion Maruska (first round)
2. Yuka Yoshida (qualified)
3. Magüi Serna (qualified)
4. Andrea Glass (second round)
5. Miho Saeki (qualified)
6. Noëlle van Lottum (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
7. Debbie Graham (first round)
8. Mercedes Paz (first round)
9. Jana Nejedly (first round)
10. Sandra Kleinová (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
11. Laura Golarsa (qualified)
12. Anna Smashnova (first round)
13. Magdalena Grzybowska (qualified)
14. Erika deLone (first round)
15. Mariana Díaz Oliva (qualifying competition)
16. Samantha Smith (second round)

Qualifiers

1. Magdalena Grzybowska
2. Laura Golarsa
3. Magüi Serna
4. Kristina Brandi
5. Miho Saeki
6. Marketa Kochta
7. Meilen Tu
8. Yuka Yoshida

Lucky losers

1. Noëlle van Lottum
2. Sandra Kleinová

Qualifying 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 qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	1	Marion Maruska	6	5	4
		Haruka Inoue	4	7	6
									Haruka Inoue	6	6
									Natalia Baudone-Furlan	1	1
		Natalia Baudone-Furlan	6	6
	WC	Trudi Musgrave	3	4
																Haruka Inoue	3	0
															13	Magdalena Grzybowska	6	6
		Nino Louarsabishvili	6	2	6
	WC	Melissa Beadman	3	6	4
									Nino Louarsabishvili	4	4
								13	Magdalena Grzybowska	6	6
		Tina Križan	5	0
	13	Magdalena Grzybowska	7	6

Second qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	11	Laura Golarsa	6	6
		Lilia Osterloh	2	1
								11	Laura Golarsa	6	6
								WC	Catherine Barclay	3	3
		Sandra Klösel	1	4
	WC	Catherine Barclay	6	6
															11	Laura Golarsa	6	6
															6	Noëlle van Lottum	0	2
		Amélie Mauresmo	6	7
	WC	Renee Reid	3	5
									Amélie Mauresmo	1	1
								6	Noëlle van Lottum	6	6
		Hila Rosen	64	0
	6	Noëlle van Lottum	77	6

Third qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	3	Magüi Serna	6	6
		Virág Csurgó	0	3
								3	Magüi Serna	6	6
									Eva Martincová	2	1
		Kazue Takuma	77	4	5
		Eva Martincová	62	6	7
															3	Magüi Serna	4	6	6
															10	Sandra Kleinová	6	3	4
	WC	Nicole Pratt	6	6
		Alena Vašková	3	1
								WC	Nicole Pratt	0	1
								10	Sandra Kleinová	6	6
		Christína Papadáki	6	3	5
	10	Sandra Kleinová	3	6	7

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	16	Samantha Smith	6	65	6
		Daphne van de Zande	2	77	2
								16	Samantha Smith	1	1
									Olga Barabanschikova	6	6
		Kerry-Anne Guse	1	4
		Olga Barabanschikova	6	6
																Olga Barabanschikova	6	2	2
																Kristina Brandi	4	6	6
		Yi Jing-Qian	4	2
		Ludmila Varmužová	6	6
									Ludmila Varmužová	0	0r
									Kristina Brandi	6	3
		Kristina Brandi	6	6
	7	Debbie Graham	2	1

Fifth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	5	Miho Saeki	6	6
		Angélica Gavaldón	4	3
								5	Miho Saeki	4	6	6
									Janet Lee	6	2	3
		Janet Lee	6	5	6
		Meghann Shaughnessy	4	7	2
															5	Miho Saeki	65	7	6
															15	Mariana Díaz Oliva	77	5	3
		Choi Young-ja	6	5	2
		Jane Chi	1	7	6
									Jane Chi	3	3
								15	Mariana Díaz Oliva	6	6
		Marlene Weingärtner	3	5
	15	Mariana Díaz Oliva	6	7

Sixth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	14	Erika deLone	2	3
		Veronika Martinek	6	6
									Veronika Martinek	4	2
									Sonya Jeyaseelan	6	6
		Sonya Jeyaseelan	6	6
	WC	Lisa McShea	2	1
																Sonya Jeyaseelan	6	3	3
																Marketa Kochta	4	6	6
		Marketa Kochta	7	6
		Raluca Sandu	5	1
									Marketa Kochta	6	6
								4	Andrea Glass	3	1
	WC	Amanda Grahame	4	2
	4	Andrea Glass	6	6

Seventh qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	8	Mercedes Paz	4	2
		Silke Meier	6	6
									Silke Meier	0	4
									Meilen Tu	6	6
		Meilen Tu	6	6
		Petra Gáspár	2	3
																Meilen Tu	6	7
																Rene Simpson	3	5
		Denisa Krajčovičová	3	7	1
		María José Gaidano	6	5	6
									María José Gaidano	6	2	2
									Rene Simpson	3	6	6
		Rene Simpson	6	3	6
	9	Jana Nejedly	3	6	2

Eighth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	12	Anna Smashnova	3	3
		Melissa Mazzotta	6	6
									Melissa Mazzotta	4	6	6
									Lenka Němečková	6	3	2
		Tatiana Panova	5	6	2
		Lenka Němečková	7	4	6
																Melissa Mazzotta	3	64
															2	Yuka Yoshida	6	77
		Nirupama Sanjeev	7	6
		Petra Mandula	5	2
									Nirupama Sanjeev	3	4
								2	Yuka Yoshida	6	6
	WC	Jenny Byrne	6	2	3
	2	Yuka Yoshida	2	6	6

External links

• 1997 Australian Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation