Sabine Appelmans was the defending champion but lost in the second round to Barbara Rittner.
Chanda Rubin won in the final 6–4, 6–2 against Karina Habšudová.
Seeds
A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. The top two seeds received a bye to the second round.
Draw
Key
Final
Section 1
Section 2
External links
- 1997 EA-Generali Ladies Linz Draw
