1997 Lipton Championships – Women's singles

Women's singles
Women's singles
1997 Lipton Championships
Champion	Martina Hingis
Runner-up	Monica Seles
Score	6–2, 6–1
Draw	96
Seeds	32

Martina Hingis defeated Monica Seles in the final, 6–2, 6–1 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1997 Miami Open. At 16 years and 6 months, Hingis became the youngest-ever world No. 1 player in women's singles. This marked the first time that neither Steffi Graf, Seles nor Arantxa Sánchez Vicario were ranked No. 1 since August 17, 1987.

Steffi Graf was the three-time reigning champion, but did not compete that year.

Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. All thirty-two seeds received a bye to the second round.

Martina Hingis (champion)
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (fourth round)
Jana Novotná (semifinals)
Monica Seles (final)
Lindsay Davenport (fourth round)
Anke Huber (third round)
Irina Spîrlea (quarterfinals)
Iva Majoli (quarterfinals)
Karina Habšudová (second round)
Mary Joe Fernández (quarterfinals)
Barbara Paulus (semifinals)
Amanda Coetzer (second round)
Judith Wiesner (third round)
Kimberly Po (third round)
Brenda Schultz-McCarthy (second round)
Elena Likhovtseva (fourth round)
Nathalie Tauziat (third round)
Magdalena Maleeva (third round)
Sabine Appelmans (third round)
Ruxandra Dragomir (third round)
Chanda Rubin (fourth round)
Lisa Raymond (third round)
Jennifer Capriati (second round)
Sandrine Testud (quarterfinals)
Ai Sugiyama (third round)
Dominique Van Roost (second round)
Amy Frazier (third round)
Linda Wild (second round)
Katarína Studeníková (third round)
Åsa Carlsson (fourth round)
Henrieta Nagyová (third round)
Barbara Schett (fourth round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final

1	Martina Hingis	6	6

10	Mary Joe Fernández	4	1
					1	Martina Hingis	6	2	6

					3	Jana Novotná	3	6	4
3	Jana Novotná	6	3	7⁹

8	Iva Majoli	2	6	6⁷
										1	Martina Hingis	6	6

										4	Monica Seles	2	1
7	Irina Spîrlea	6	2	3

4	Monica Seles	3	6	6
					4	Monica Seles	6	6

					11	Barbara Paulus	1	0
11	Barbara Paulus	6	6

24	Sandrine Testud	3	3

Section 1

First round					Second round					Third round					Fourth round

					1	M Hingis	3	6	6
	N Dechy	2	4			P Hy-Boulais	6	3	2
	P Hy-Boulais	6	6							1	M Hingis	6	6
WC	V Williams	6	4	6						WC	V Williams	4	2
	G Helgeson-Nielsen	1	6	3	WC	V Williams	7⁷	3	6
					23	J Capriati	6⁵	6	2
															1	M Hingis	6	2	6
															16	E Likhovtseva	3	6	3
					20	R Dragomir	2	6	7⁸
	I Gorrochategui	6	7⁸			I Gorrochategui	6	3	6⁶
WC	B Rippner	4	6⁶							20	R Dragomir	7⁷	4	5
WC	J Watanabe	2	6	6						16	E Likhovtseva	6⁵	6	7
Q	Á Montolio	6	3	2	WC	J Watanabe	2	0
					16	E Likhovtseva	6	6

Section 2

First round				Second round				Third round					Fourth round

				10	M J Fernández	6	6
	D Chládková	2	1		A Ellwood	4	4
	A Ellwood	6	6					10	M J Fernández	3	6	6
WC	L Lee	6	6					18	M Maleeva	6	2	4
	C Cristea	3	4	WC	L Lee	3	3
				18	M Maleeva	6	6
													10	M J Fernández	6	6
													5	L Davenport	2	4
				28	L Wild	3	3
WC	C Morariu	1	6⁴	Q	M Grzybowska	6	6
Q	M Grzybowska	6	7⁷					Q	M Grzybowska	2	0
	P Suárez	1	4					5	L Davenport	6	6
	A-G Sidot	6	6		A-G Sidot	4	2
				5	L Davenport	6	6

Section 3

First round					Second round					Third round					Fourth round

					3	J Novotná	4	6	6
	R Grande	6	1	3	Q	M Saeki	6	3	3
Q	M Saeki	0	6	6						3	J Novotná	6	6
	R Hiraki	4	6	6						27	L Raymond	2	1
	M Endo	6	4	3		R Hiraki	3	6	2
					27	L Raymond	6	4	6
															3	J Novotná	6	6
																A Kournikova	3	4
					29	K Studeníková	6	6
	G Pizzichini	4	4			T Tanasugarn	0	2
	T Tanasugarn	6	6							29	K Studeníková	6	4	0
	A Kournikova	6	6								A Kournikova	1	6	6
	N Miyagi	2	0			A Kournikova	6	3	6
					12	A Coetzer	1	6	3

Section 4

First round				Second round					Third round					Fourth round

				14	K Po	6	6
	F Labat	6	6		F Labat	4	0
	M de Swardt	2	3						14	K Po	3	5
WC	K Brandi	3	3						32	B Schett	6	7
Q	M Serna	6	6	Q	M Serna	3	3
				32	B Schett	6	6
														32	B Schett	2	6	2
														8	I Majoli	6	4	6
				25	A Sugiyama	6	6
	H Suková	3	4		A Dechaume-Balleret	0	1
	A Dechaume-Balleret	6	6						25	A Sugiyama	3	6	3
	S-T Wang	6	6						8	I Majoli	6	3	6
	R Zrubáková	3	4		S-T Wang	4	6	6³
				8	I Majoli	6	1	7⁷

Section 5

First round					Second round				Third round					Fourth round

					7	I Spîrlea	6	6
	F Perfetti	6	4	6		F Perfetti	2	0
WC	M Shaughnessy	0	6	3					7	I Spîrlea	2	6	6
	S Kleinová	6³	6²						19	S Appelmans	6	2	3
	P Begerow	7⁷	7⁷			P Begerow	2	5
					19	S Appelmans	6	7
														7	I Spîrlea	1	7⁷	7⁷
														21	C Rubin	6	6²	6⁴
					21	C Rubin	6	6
	K Kschwendt	3	1			A Grossman	2	0
	A Grossman	6	6						21	C Rubin	3	6	7
Q	M Sánchez Lorenzo	1	3						13	J Wiesner	6	3	5
	E Callens	6	6			E Callens	2	3
					13	J Wiesner	6	6

Section 6

First round					Second round					Third round					Fourth round

					9	K Habšudová	4	3
	P Langrová	4	0			N Zvereva	6	6
	N Zvereva	6	6								N Zvereva	4	6	1
WC	M Tu	7	6							30	Å Carlsson	6	1	6
	A Miller	5	1		WC	M Tu	7	1	4
					30	Å Carlsson	5	6	6
															30	Å Carlsson	2	1
															4	M Seles	6	6
					27	A Frazier	6	6
	S Devillé	3	1			B Rittner	4	3
	B Rittner	6	6							27	A Frazier	3	3
	N Sawamatsu	4	6	6						4	M Seles	6	6
	S Farina	6	1	2		N Sawamatsu	3	6	2
					4	M Seles	6	2	6

Section 7

First round					Second round					Third round					Fourth round

					6	A Huber	6	6
	M Oremans	4	4		WC	L McNeil	3	3
WC	L McNeil	6	6							6	A Huber	6¹	3
	A Fusai	6	5	6							A Fusai	7⁷	6
	M Maruska	4	7	3		A Fusai	6	7⁷
					26	D Van Roost	4	6⁴
																A Fusai	1	6	1
															11	B Paulus	6	2	6
					17	N Tauziat	4	7⁹	6
	L Neiland	6	7			L Neiland	6	6⁷	4
	L Richterová	3	5							17	N Tauziat	1	7⁷	1
	E Wagner	2	6	6						11	B Paulus	6	6⁵	6
	T Whitlinger-Jones	6	4	3		E Wagner	1	3
					11	B Paulus	6	6

Section 8

First round					Second round					Third round					Fourth round

					15	B Schultz-McCarthy	6	6²	4
Q	T Panova	7⁷	6		Q	T Panova	1	7⁷	6
Q	D Randriantefy	6⁴	3							Q	T Panova	6⁴	1
	P Schnyder	6	6							24	S Testud	7⁷	6
	A Gerši	1	3			P Schnyder	4	4
					24	S Testud	6	6
															24	S Testud	6	7
															2	A Sánchez Vicario	0	5
					31	H Nagyová	7⁷	6
Q	S Smith	7⁹	1	5		J Kandarr	6²	0
	J Kandarr	6⁷	6	7						31	H Nagyová	5	6	4
	E Makarova	5	1							2	A Sánchez Vicario	7	4	6
	N Kijimuta	7	6			E Makarova	6	3	2
					2	A Sánchez Vicario	4	6	6

References

1997 Lipton Championships Draw

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1997 WTA Tour « 1996 1998 »
Grand Slam events	Australian Open (S, D, X) French Open (S, D, X) Wimbledon (S, D, X) US Open (S, D, X)
Tier I tournaments	Tokyo Indoor (S, D) Indian Wells (S, D) Key Biscayne (S, D) Hilton Head (S, D) Rome (S, D) Berlin (S, D) Toronto (S, D) Zürich (S, D) Moscow (S, D)
Tier II tournaments	Sydney (S, D) Paris (S, D) Hanover (S, D) Amelia Island (S, D) Hamburg (S, D) Eastbourne (S, D) Stanford (S, D) San Diego (S, D) Los Angeles (S, D) Atlanta (S, D) Tokyo (S, D) Leipzig (S, D) Filderstadt (S, D) Chicago (S, D) Philadelphia (S, D)
Tier III tournaments	Gold Coast (S, D) Linz (S, D) Oklahoma City (S, D) Tokyo Outdoor (S, D) Strasbourg (S, D) Madrid (S, D) Birmingham (S, D) Rosmalen (S, D) Warsaw (S, D) Quebec City (S, D) Luxembourg (S, D)
Tier IV tournaments	Auckland (S, D) Hobart (S, D) Budapest (S, D) Jakarta (S, D) Bol (S, D) Cardiff (S, D) Prague (S, D) Palermo (S, D) Maria Lankowitz (S, D) Surabaya (S, D) Pattaya (S, D)
Team events	Fed Cup
Chase Championships, New York (S, D) World Doubles Cup, Edinburgh (D)