1997 IGA Tennis Classic – Singles

Singles
1997 IGA Classic
1996 Champion Brenda Schultz-McCarthy
Champion Lindsay Davenport
Runner-up Lisa Raymond
Score6–4, 6–2
Draw30
Seeds8

Brenda Schultz-McCarthy was the defending champion but did not compete that year.

Lindsay Davenport won in the final 6–4, 6–2 against Lisa Raymond.

Seeds

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

  1. Lindsay Davenport (champion)
  2. Amanda Coetzer (quarterfinals)
  3. Kimberly Po (semifinals)
  4. Lisa Raymond (final)
  5. Jennifer Capriati (quarterfinals)
  6. Amy Frazier (first round)
  7. Marianne Werdel-Witmeyer (second round)
  8. Patricia Hy-Boulais (first round)

Draw

Key

Final

Final
1 Lindsay Davenport 6 6  
4 Lisa Raymond 4 2  

Section 1

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 L Davenport 6 6  
  C Cristea 6 6     C Cristea 1 2  
  J Watanabe 4 2   1 L Davenport 6 6  
  A Grossman 4 6   5 J Capriati 3 4  
Q K Nagatsuka 6 7   Q K Nagatsuka 3 2  
Q M Vento 3 4   5 J Capriati 6 6  
5 J Capriati 6 6   1 L Davenport 1 6 6
3 K Po 7 6   3 K Po 6 2 3
  T Whitlinger-Jones 6 4   3 K Po 6 6  
Q K Radford 4 2     L Lee 1 4  
  L Lee 6 6   3 K Po 6 6  
  S Cacic 7 6     S Cacic 3 3  
WC K Adams 6 2     S Cacic 6 6  
  N Miyagi 6 5 r 7 M Werdel-Witmeyer 4 3  
7 M Werdel-Witmeyer 4 3  

Section 2

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
8 P Hy-Boulais 5 7 3
WC P Shriver 7 6 6 WC P Shriver 6 6  
  R Hiraki 2 6 3   R Simpson 4 3  
  R Simpson 6 3 6 WC P Shriver 5 6  
  A Dechaume-Balleret 6 6   4 L Raymond 7 7  
  G Helgeson-Nielsen 4 4     A Dechaume-Balleret 4 3  
  K Kschwendt 7 2 5 4 L Raymond 6 6  
4 L Raymond 5 6 7 4 L Raymond 6 6  
6 A Frazier 6 5     F Lubiani 1 0  
  F Lubiani 7 7     F Lubiani 6 7  
  M Grzybowska 7 3 6   M Grzybowska 1 5  
LL E Brioukhovets 6 6 3   F Lubiani 6 6  
Q A Gavaldón 2 6 5 2 A Coetzer 0 4  
  M Tu 6 2 7   M Tu 1 0  
2 A Coetzer 6 6