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| 1997 Welsh International Open | ||||
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| Date | May 13 – May 18 | |||
| Edition | 2nd | |||
| Category | Tier IV | |||
| Surface | Clay / Outdoor | |||
| Location | Cardiff, Wales | |||
| Champions | ||||
| Singles | ||||
 Virginia Ruano-Pascual | ||||
| Doubles | ||||
 Debbie Graham /  Kerry-Anne Guse | ||||
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The 1997 Welsh International Open was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts in Cardiff in Wales that was part of Tier IV of the 1997 WTA Tour. The tournament was held from May 13 through May 18, 1997.
Winners
Women's singles
Main article: 1997 Welsh International Open - Singles Virginia Ruano-Pascual defeated 
Alexia Dechaume-Balleret 6–1, 3–6, 6–2
- It was Ruano-Pascual's only title of the year and the 1st of her career.
Women's doubles
Main article: 1997 Welsh International Open - Doubles Debbie Graham / Kerry-Anne Guse defeated 
Julie Pullin / Lorna Woodroffe 6–3, 6–4
- It was Graham's only title of the year and the 5th of her career. It was Guse's 2nd title of the year and the 5th of her career.
References
- "Unseeded Virginia surges to Welsh Open title glory". South Wales Echo. May 19, 1997. p. 31. Retrieved June 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
| 1997 WTA Tour « 1996 1998 » | |
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| Grand Slam events | |
| Tier I tournaments | |
| Tier II tournaments | |
| Tier III tournaments |
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| Tier IV tournaments | |
| Team events | |