1997 Bank of the West Classic – Singles

Singles
1997 Bank of the West Classic
Champion Martina Hingis
Runner-up Conchita Martínez
Score6–0, 6–2
Draw28
Seeds8

Martina Hingis was the defending champion and won in the final 6–0, 6–2 against Conchita Martínez.

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 (champion)
  2. Monica Seles (quarterfinals)
  3. Amanda Coetzer (semifinals)
  4. Lindsay Davenport (semifinals)
  5. Mary Pierce (first round)
  6. Conchita Martínez (final)
  7. Kimberly Po (quarterfinals)
  8. Lisa Raymond (second round)

Draw

Key

Final

Final
1 Martina Hingis 6 6  
6 Conchita Martínez 0 2  

Section 1

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 M Hingis 6 6  
Q J Nejedly 0 3     M Maleeva 1 2  
  M Maleeva 6 6   1 M Hingis 6 6 6
WC L McNeil 4 5     L Wild 1 7 3
  L Wild 6 7     L Wild 6 6  
WC A Kremer 3 6 6 WC A Kremer 3 4  
5 M Pierce 6 1 4 1 M Hingis 6 1 6
4 L Davenport 3 6 2
4 L Davenport 6 6  
  A Grossman 2 2   LL S Cacic 2 2  
LL S Cacic 6 6   4 L Davenport 7 6  
  E Likhovtseva 6 6     E Likhovtseva 6 3  
  P Hy-Boulais 3 2     E Likhovtseva 6 6  
  F Lubiani 4 3   8 L Raymond 4 3  
8 L Raymond 6 6  

Section 2

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
7 K Po 6 6  
Q M Schnitzer 2 4   7 K Po 6 6  
  A Miller 2 6 3   A Sugiyama 3 1  
  A Sugiyama 6 2 6 7 K Po 5 4  
Q E deLone 5 7 0 3 A Coetzer 7 6  
  M Tu 7 5 6   M Tu 2 0  
3 A Coetzer 6 6  
3 A Coetzer 4 0  
6 C Martínez 6 6   6 C Martínez 6 6  
Q S Drake-Brockman 3 2   6 C Martínez 6 6  
  N Kijimuta 6 0 0   A Frazier 1 1  
  A Frazier 4 6 6 6 C Martínez 7 6  
  O Barabanschikova 4 6   2 M Seles 6 4  
  R Grande 6 7     R Grande 2 1  
2 M Seles 6 6