1997 Acura Classic – Singles

Singles
1997 Acura Classic
1996 Champion Lindsay Davenport
Champion Monica Seles
Runner-up Lindsay Davenport
Score5–7, 7–5, 6–4
Draw28
Seeds8

Lindsay Davenport was the defending champion but lost in the final 5–7, 7–5, 6–4 against Monica Seles.

Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. The top four seeds received a bye to the second round.

  1. Martina Hingis (semifinals)
  2. Monica Seles (champion)
  3. Amanda Coetzer (second round)
  4. Lindsay Davenport (final)
  5. Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (quarterfinals)
  6. Anke Huber (quarterfinals)
  7. Irina Spîrlea (first round)
  8. Kimberly Po (second round)

Draw

Key

Final

Final
4 Lindsay Davenport 7 5 4
2 Monica Seles 5 7 6

Section 1

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 M Hingis 6 6  
  A-G Sidot 6 6     A-G Sidot 2 2  
  E Likhovtseva 3 2   1 M Hingis 6 6  
WC V Williams 6 6   6 A Huber 3 0  
Q A Grossman 0 3   WC V Williams 6 4  
WC A Kournikova 0 1   6 A Huber 7 6  
6 A Huber 6 6   1 M Hingis 2 6 4
4 L Davenport 6 4 6
4 L Davenport 6 6  
  Y Basuki 3 7 6   Y Basuki 1 1  
  S Appelmans 6 6 1 4 L Davenport 6 3 6
  M Maleeva 4 6     N Tauziat 1 6 3
  N Tauziat 6 7     N Tauziat 7 4 6
Q M Serna 5 1   8 K Po 6 6 4
8 K Po 7 6  

Section 2

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
5 A Sánchez Vicario 6 7  
  N Sawamatsu 2 6   5 A Sánchez Vicario 6 7  
  A Sugiyama 3 6 6   A Sugiyama 3 5  
  H Suková 6 2 3 5 A Sánchez Vicario 6 1 3
  A Frazier 6 6     A Frazier 3 6 6
Q T Panova 1 0     A Frazier 6 6  
3 A Coetzer 1 3  
  A Frazier 0 2  
7 I Spîrlea 4 3   2 M Seles 6 6  
  N Zvereva 6 6     N Zvereva 6 4 7
Q N Kijimuta 6 5     R Dragomir 2 6 6
  R Dragomir 7 7     N Zvereva 1 1  
  C Rubin 4 2   2 M Seles 6 6  
  S Testud 6 6     S Testud 7 6 3
2 M Seles 6 7 6