1997 ANZ Tasmanian International – Singles
Introduction Julie Halard-Decugis was the defending champion but did not compete that year.Dominique Van Roost won in the final 6–3, 6–3 against Marianne Werdel-Witmeyer.
Seeds A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.#  Elena Likhovtseva ''(second round)''#  Ruxandra Dragomir ''(first round)''#  Linda Wild ''(first round)''#  Barbara Schett ''(first round)''#  Silvia Farina ''(first round)''#  Shi-Ting Wang ''(quarterfinals)''#  Florencia Labat ''(second round)''#  Sabine Hack ''(second round)''
Draw
External links *  1997 ANZ Tasmanian International Draw