1997 State Farm Evert Cup – Singles

Singles
1997 Newsweek Champions Cup
and the State Farm Evert Cup
1996 Champion Steffi Graf
Champion Lindsay Davenport
Runner-up Irina Spîrlea
Score6–2, 6–1
Draw56
Seeds16

Lindsay Davenport defeated Irina Spîrlea in the final, 6–2, 6–1 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1997 Indian Wells Masters.

Steffi Graf was the 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. The top nine seeds received a bye to the second round.

  1. Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (semifinals)
  2. Conchita Martínez (quarterfinals)
  3. Anke Huber (third round)
  4. Lindsay Davenport (champion)
  5. Iva Majoli (third round)
  6. Irina Spîrlea (final)
  7. n/a
  8. Amanda Coetzer (second round)
  9. Mary Joe Fernández (semifinals)
  10. Barbara Paulus (second round)
  11. Kimberly Po (third round)
  12. Elena Likhovtseva (third round)
  13. Nathalie Tauziat (quarterfinals)
  14. Ruxandra Dragomir (third round)
  15. Chanda Rubin (third round)
  16. Lisa Raymond (second round)
  17. Ai Sugiyama (second round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
1 Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6 3 3
6 Irina Spîrlea 4 6 6
6 Irina Spîrlea 2 1  
4 Lindsay Davenport 6 6  
4 Lindsay Davenport 6 6  
9 Mary Joe Fernández 1 1  

Top half

Section 1

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1 A Sánchez Vicario 6 6  
Q N Miyagi 3 4     S Farina 4 2  
  S Farina 6 6   1 A Sánchez Vicario 6 6  
  B Schett 77 2 2   Å Carlsson 1 3  
  Å Carlsson 64 6 6   Å Carlsson 6 6  
LL F Lubiani 710 1 4 10 B Paulus 4 4  
10 B Paulus 68 6 6 1 A Sánchez Vicario 3 6 6
16 L Raymond 77 6     S Testud 6 2 2
Q J Kandarr 64 2   16 L Raymond 7 3 4
  A-G Sidot 77 5 2   S Testud 5 6 6
  S Testud 65 7 6   S Testud 6 6  
WC K Triska 2 1     F Labat 2 2  
  F Labat 6 6     F Labat 1 7 7
8 A Coetzer 6 5 5

Section 2

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
3 A Huber 3 6 6
  P Hy-Boulais 6 1 4   A Kournikova 6 2 2
  A Kournikova 1 6 6 3 A Huber 4 3  
  H Suková 6 5 6 13 N Tauziat 6 6  
  G Pizzichini 1 7 2   H Suková 2 2  
  S Devillé 1 0   13 N Tauziat 6 6  
13 N Tauziat 6 6   13 N Tauziat 4 2  
12 E Likhovtseva 77 4 7 6 I Spîrlea 6 6  
  K Studeníková 62 6 5 12 E Likhovtseva 6 6  
WC O Barabanschikova 6 7   WC O Barabanschikova 2 2  
WC A Stevenson 4 5   12 E Likhovtseva 3 4  
Q A Dechaume-Balleret 6 6   6 I Spîrlea 6 6  
  K Kschwendt 2 2   Q A Dechaume-Balleret 77 67 2
6 I Spîrlea 63 79 6

Bottom half

Section 3

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
5 I Majoli 6 6  
  M Endo 4 1     N Zvereva 4 4  
  N Zvereva 6 6   5 I Majoli 5 6 5
  A Miller 2 4   Q V Williams 7 3 7
Q V Williams 6 6   Q V Williams 3 6 6
  N Kijimuta 4 77 61 17 A Sugiyama 6 3 2
17 A Sugiyama 6 62 77 Q V Williams 4 7 61
14 R Dragomir 6 7   4 L Davenport 6 5 77
Q K Brandi 4 5   14 R Dragomir 6 3 6
  P Suárez 4 64     E Makarova 3 6 2
  E Makarova 6 77   14 R Dragomir 2 1  
Q T Whitlinger-Jones 5 6 6 4 L Davenport 6 6  
  K Boogert 7 4 3 Q T Whitlinger-Jones 4 0  
4 L Davenport 6 6  

Section 4

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
9 M J Fernández 6 6  
Q M Grzybowska 77 3 2   L Neiland 3 3  
  L Neiland 65 6 6 9 M J Fernández 6 6  
  B Rittner 5 6 6 11 K Po 2 3  
  T Tanasugarn 7 0 2   B Rittner 5 2  
  A Grossman 7 0 0 11 K Po 7 6  
11 K Po 5 6 6 9 M J Fernández 6 6  
15 C Rubin 6 4 78 2 C Martínez 4 4  
  A Frazier 3 6 66 15 C Rubin 7 2 7
Q M Weingärtner 7 2 2   N Sawamatsu 5 6 5
  N Sawamatsu 5 6 6 15 C Rubin 1 6 5
  P Begerow 62 6 6 2 C Martínez 6 1 7
LL C Cristea 77 1 1   P Begerow 4 2  
2 C Martínez 6 6  
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