| Women's World Open 1997 | |
| Number: | 14 |
| Series: | WISPA World Squash Championship |
| Location: |  Sydney, Australia |
| Dates: | October 13–19, 1997 |
| Category: | World Open |
| Prize Money: | $75,000 |
| Champion: | Sarah Fitzgerald |
| Runner-Up: | Michelle Martin |
| Semi-Finalists: | Sue Wright Carol Owens |
| Next: | 1998 |
The 1997 Women's Mazda World Open Squash Championship was the women's edition of the 1997 World Open, which serves as the individual world championship for squash players. The event took place in Sydney in Australia during October 1997. Sarah Fitzgerald won her second World Open title, defeating Michelle Martin in the final.[1]