WTA Birmingham 1997 Draw, Results & Schedule

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Nathalie Tauziat won the 1997 Birmingham, defeating Yayuk Basuki 2-6 6-2 6-2 in the final. The WTA 250 event was played on grass courts in Birmingham, United Kingdom, from June 9 to June 15, 1997.

Champion
Nathalie Tauziat
def. Yayuk Basuki , 2-6 6-2 6-2
Dates
Jun 9 — Jun 15
Location
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Category
WTA 250
Surface
Grass
Prize money
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DateRoundWinnerScoreLoserH2HMatch
F (1)
Jun 15, 1997* F Nathalie Tauziat #24 2-6 6-2 6-2 Yayuk Basuki #31 H2H Match data
SF (2)
Jun 14, 1997* SF Yayuk Basuki #31 7-6 6-1 Irina Spirlea #13 H2H Match data
Jun 14, 1997* SF Nathalie Tauziat #24 6-4 6-4 Kristine Kunce #191 H2H Match data
QF (4)
Jun 14, 1997* QF Nathalie Tauziat #24 6-1 2-6 6-2 Natasha Zvereva #37 H2H Match data
Jun 14, 1997* QF Irina Spirlea #13 6-4 6-4 Dominique Monami #28 H2H Match data
Jun 14, 1997* QF Yayuk Basuki #31 7-6 6-2 Magdalena Maleeva #41 H2H Match data
Jun 14, 1997* QF Kristine Kunce #191 6-4 6-7 6-3 Lisa Raymond #21 H2H Match data
R16 (8)
Jun 13, 1997* R16 Nathalie Tauziat #24 7-5 6-1 Olga Barabanschikova #92 H2H Match data
Jun 13, 1997* R16 Natasha Zvereva #37 6-2 6-3 Cristina Torrens Valero #78 H2H Match data
Jun 13, 1997* R16 Kristine Kunce #191 6-4 6-2 Anne-Gaelle Sidot #30 H2H Match data
Jun 13, 1997* R16 Lisa Raymond #21 6-3 7-6 Miriam Oremans #64 H2H Match data
Jun 13, 1997* R16 Yayuk Basuki #31 6-1 4-6 6-1 Sandra Cacic #98 H2H Match data
Jun 13, 1997* R16 Dominique Monami #28 6-2 6-4 Ginger Helgeson #555 H2H Match data
Jun 13, 1997* R16 Magdalena Maleeva #41 6-7 6-1 6-4 Laura Golarsa #113 H2H Match data
Jun 13, 1997* R16 Irina Spirlea #13 6-3 6-4 Nicole Arendt #51 H2H Match data
R32 (16)
Jun 12, 1997* R32 Nathalie Tauziat #24 6-1 6-4 Kristina Brandi #88 H2H Match data
Jun 12, 1997* R32 Sandra Cacic #98 6-3 7-6 Els Callens #47 H2H Match data
Jun 12, 1997* R32 Natasha Zvereva #37 6-2 6-4 Kerry-Anne Guse #106 H2H Match data
Jun 12, 1997* R32 Ginger Helgeson #555 6-3 6-4 Larisa Savchenko #53 H2H Match data
Jun 12, 1997* R32 Lisa Raymond #21 7-6 6-4 Samantha Smith #121 H2H Match data
Jun 12, 1997* R32 Nicole Arendt #51 6-4 3-6 6-3 Sandra Kleinova #66 H2H Match data
Jun 12, 1997* R32 Cristina Torrens Valero #78 6-3 6-2 Alexandra Fusai #49 H2H Match data
Jun 12, 1997* R32 Irina Spirlea #13 7-5 7-6 Rachel Mcquillan #109 H2H Match data
Jun 12, 1997* R32 Kristine Kunce #191 6-2 6-1 Wiltrud Probst #100 H2H Match data
Jun 12, 1997* R32 Anne-Gaelle Sidot #30 6-4 4-6 6-1 Catalina Cristea #62 H2H Match data
Jun 12, 1997* R32 Miriam Oremans #64 6-2 6-0 Magui Serna #56 H2H Match data
Jun 12, 1997* R32 Olga Barabanschikova #92 7-6 4-6 9-7 Denisa Chladkova #63 H2H Match data
Jun 12, 1997* R32 Yayuk Basuki #31 6-1 6-1 Naoko Kijimuta #58 H2H Match data
Jun 12, 1997* R32 Dominique Monami #28 7-5 6-2 Lucie Ahl #222 H2H Match data
Jun 12, 1997* R32 Magdalena Maleeva #41 6-2 6-1 Lenka Cenkova #122 H2H Match data
Jun 12, 1997* R32 Laura Golarsa #113 6-3 6-4 Tamarine Tanasugarn #48 H2H Match data
R64 (24)
Jun 11, 1997* R64 Samantha Smith #121 6-4 6-4 Sung-Hee Park #118 H2H Match data
Jun 11, 1997* R64 Kristine Kunce #191 6-2 6-2 Marlene Weingartner #127 H2H Match data
Jun 11, 1997* R64 Els Callens #47 6-3 4-6 8-6 Corina Morariu #89 H2H Match data
Jun 11, 1997* R64 Rachel Mcquillan #109 6-1 6-3 Silvija Talaja #119 H2H Match data
Jun 11, 1997* R64 Cristina Torrens Valero #78 1-6 7-6 6-3 Rika Hiraki #81 H2H Match data
Jun 11, 1997* R64 Sandra Cacic #98 6-3 6-4 Shirli Ann Siddall H2H Match data
Jun 11, 1997* R64 Kristina Brandi #88 6-3 7-6 Miho Saeki #95 H2H Match data
Jun 11, 1997* R64 Laura Golarsa #113 4-6 6-3 6-3 Lea Ghirardi #145 H2H Match data
Jun 11, 1997* R64 Lucie Ahl #222 6-4 6-1 Claire Taylor #208 H2H Match data
Jun 11, 1997* R64 Nicole Arendt #51 6-3 4-6 6-2 Linda Wild #45 H2H Match data
Jun 11, 1997* R64 Naoko Kijimuta #58 3-6 6-4 9-7 Lori Mcneil #90 H2H Match data
Jun 11, 1997* R64 Alexandra Fusai #49 6-1 4-6 6-4 Noelle Van Lottum H2H Match data
Jun 11, 1997* R64 Wiltrud Probst #100 1-6 6-4 6-2 Silvia Farina Elia #42 H2H Match data
Jun 11, 1997* R64 Tamarine Tanasugarn #48 6-3 7-5 Meilen Tu #83 H2H Match data
Jun 11, 1997* R64 Olga Barabanschikova #92 6-4 5-7 6-1 Siobhan Drake Brockman H2H Match data
Jun 11, 1997* R64 Ginger Helgeson #555 6-4 6-0 Jane Chi #134 H2H Match data
Jun 11, 1997* R64 Kerry-Anne Guse #106 6-0 6-0 Annabel Ellwood #60 H2H Match data
Jun 11, 1997* R64 Larisa Savchenko #53 5-7 6-1 6-2 Rita Grande #75 H2H Match data
Jun 11, 1997* R64 Magui Serna #56 6-4 7-6 Nancy Feber #128 H2H Match data
Jun 11, 1997* R64 Miriam Oremans #64 6-3 3-6 6-0 Magdalena Grzybowska #84 H2H Match data
Jun 11, 1997* R64 Lenka Cenkova #122 7-6 7-5 Tatiana Panova #97 H2H Match data
Jun 11, 1997* R64 Catalina Cristea #62 6-7 7-6 6-3 Emmanuelle Gagliardi #87 H2H Match data
Jun 11, 1997* R64 Sandra Kleinova #66 6-4 6-4 Aleksandra Olsza #115 H2H Match data
Jun 11, 1997* R64 Denisa Chladkova #63 6-3 4-6 6-1 Sarah Pitkowski-Malcor #59 H2H Match data

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