| Event: | Women's singles |
| Championship: | 1997 IBF World Championships |
| Dates: | – |
| Venue: | Scotstoun Centre |
| Location: | Glasgow, Scotland |
| Gold: | Ye Zhaoying |
| Gold Nation: | CHN |
| Silver: | Gong Zhichao |
| Silver Nation: | CHN |
| Bronze: | Han Jingna |
| Bronze Nation: | CHN |
| Bronze2: | Wang Chen |
| Bronze2 Nation: | CHN |
| Prev: | 1995 Lausanne |
| Next: | 1999 Copenhagen |
The 10th IBF World Championships (Badminton) were held in Glasgow, Scotland, between 24 May and 1 June 1997. Following the results of the women's singles.