1997 Family Circle Cup – Singles

Singles
1997 Family Circle Cup
Champion Martina Hingis
Runner-up Monica Seles
Score3–6, 6–3, 7–6
Draw56
Seeds16

Martina Hingis defeated Monica Seles in the final, 3–6, 6–3, 7–6 to win the singles tennis title at the 1997 Family Circle Cup.

Arantxa Sánchez Vicario was the defending champion, but lost in the third round to Amanda Coetzer.

Seeds

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

  1. Martina Hingis (champion)
  2. Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (third round)
  3. Jana Novotná (third round)
  4. Monica Seles (final)
  5. Conchita Martínez (semifinals)
  6. Lindsay Davenport (quarterfinals)
  7. Anke Huber (quarterfinals)
  8. Irina Spîrlea (third round)
  9. Iva Majoli (third round)
  10. Karina Habšudová (first round)
  11. Mary Joe Fernández (first round)
  12. Barbara Paulus (third round)
  13. Amanda Coetzer (quarterfinals)
  14. Brenda Schultz-McCarthy (semifinals)
  15. Elena Likhovtseva (first round)
  16. Magdalena Maleeva (second round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
1 Martina Hingis 5 6 6
14 Brenda Schultz-McCarthy 7 3 2
1 Martina Hingis 3 6 7
4 Monica Seles 6 3 6
4 Monica Seles 6 6  
5 Conchita Martínez 3 4  

Top half

Section 1

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1 M Hingis 6 6  
  B Rittner 6 4 7   B Rittner 0 4  
  G Pizzichini 1 6 5 1 M Hingis 6 6  
  B Schett 4 6 6   B Schett 3 3  
  J Kruger 6 0 0   B Schett 6 6  
  A Fusai 7 6     A Fusai 0 1  
10 K Habšudová 6 3   1 M Hingis 6 6  
16 M Maleeva 7 6   Q W Probst 2 0  
  P Langrová 5 4   16 M Maleeva      
Q A Glass 3 6 4 Q W Probst w/o    
Q W Probst 6 3 6 Q W Probst 4    
Q C Torrens Valero 3 7 6 8 I Spîrlea 1 r  
  F Perfetti 6 5 1 Q C Torrens Valero 6 4  
8 I Spîrlea 7 6  

Section 2

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
3 J Novotná 3 7 6
  P Schnyder 6 7     P Schnyder 6 5 1
WC T Whitlinger-Jones 2 5   3 J Novotná 3 3  
  T Tanasugarn 1 4   14 B Schultz-McCarthy 6 6  
Q G León García 6 6   Q G León García 4 4  
  E Makarova 6 6 4 14 B Schultz-McCarthy 6 6  
14 B Schultz-McCarthy 3 7 6 14 B Schultz-McCarthy 4 6 6
12 B Paulus 6 6   6 L Davenport 6 4 2
Q S Dopfer 0 2   12 B Paulus 6 6  
Q V Ruano-Pascual 6 6   Q V Ruano-Pascual 4 1  
  P Hy-Boulais 2 3   12 B Paulus 2 4  
  M de Swardt 6 2   6 L Davenport 6 6  
  N Zvereva 4 1 r   M de Swardt 2 0  
6 L Davenport 6 6  

Bottom half

Section 3

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
7 A Huber 6 6  
  L Raymond 6 6     L Raymond 0 2  
  L Wild 0 1   7 A Huber 3 7 6
  R Dragomir 5 7 6 9 I Majoli 6 6 3
  K Studeníková 7 6 4   R Dragomir 6 4 1
Q R Simpson 6 4 4 9 I Majoli 3 6 6
9 I Majoli 4 6 6 7 A Huber 3 0  
15 E Likhovtseva 6 3 4 4 M Seles 6 6  
  S Farina 1 6 6   S Farina 4 3  
  C Cristea 4 0   Q A Gerši 6 6  
  A Gerši 6 6   Q A Gerši 2 6  
WC M Weingärtner 4 6   4 M Seles 6 7  
  S-T Wang 6 7     S-T Wang 3 3  
4 M Seles 6 6  

Section 4

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
5 C Martínez 6 6 6
  L Savchenko 5 0   Q O Barabanschikova 7 4 3
Q O Barabanschikova 7 6   5 C Martínez 6 5 6
  A Grossman 6 2 3   J Capriati 0 7 4
  A Sugiyama 1 6 6   A Sugiyama 1 0  
  J Capriati 6 4 7   J Capriati 6 6  
11 M J Fernández 3 6 6 5 C Martínez 6 6  
13 A Coetzer 6 6   13 A Coetzer 1 3  
  H Nagyová 2 3   13 A Coetzer 4 6 4
WC I Gorrochategui 6 2     P Suárez 6 2 0/r
  P Suárez 7 6   13 A Coetzer 6 5 6
  S Pitkowski 0 6 7 2 A Sánchez Vicario 2 7 0
  F Labat 6 4 5   S Pitkowski 2 2  
2 A Sánchez Vicario 6 6  

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