1997 Sydney International – Women's singles

Women's singles
1997 Sydney International
1996 Champion Monica Seles
Champion Martina Hingis
Runner-up Jennifer Capriati
Score6–1, 5–7, 6–1
Draw28
Seeds8

Monica Seles was the defending champion but did not compete that year.

Martina Hingis won in the final 6–1, 5–7, 6–1 against Jennifer Capriati.

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. Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (second round)
  2. Martina Hingis (champion)
  3. Iva Majoli (quarterfinals)
  4. Lindsay Davenport (semifinals)
  5. Irina Spîrlea (first round)
  6. Karina Habšudová (first round)
  7. Brenda Schultz-McCarthy (first round)
  8. n/a
  9. Amanda Coetzer (first round)

Draw

Key

Final

Final
  Jennifer Capriati 1 7 1
2 Martina Hingis 6 5 6

Section 1

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 A Sánchez Vicario 3 3  
LL S Dopfer 2 3     A Frazier 6 6  
  A Frazier 6 6     A Frazier 4 1  
  C Rubin 3 6 3   J Capriati 6 6  
  J Capriati 6 4 6   J Capriati 6 6  
Q R Simpson 6 7   Q R Simpson 3 2  
6 K Habšudová 4 5     J Capriati 2 6 6
4 L Davenport 6 4 2
4 L Davenport 6 6  
  A Sugiyama 1 0     L Raymond 3 4  
  L Raymond 6 6   4 L Davenport 6 64 6
  N Sawamatsu 7 6     N Sawamatsu 3 77 1
Q M Tu 5 3     N Sawamatsu 7 6  
WC R McQuillan 6 60 6 WC R McQuillan 5 3  
7 B Schultz-McCarthy 4 77 4

Section 2

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
9 A Coetzer 1 6 2
  M J Fernández 6 3 6   M J Fernández 6 6  
  K Po 6 3 6   K Po 2 4  
  J Wiesner 2 6 4   M J Fernández 7 6  
Q S Pitkowski 6 6   3 I Majoli 5 4  
  N Zvereva 0 0   Q S Pitkowski 2 1  
3 I Majoli 6 6  
  M J Fernández 3 2  
5 I Spîrlea 3 6 4 2 M Hingis 6 6  
  M Pierce 6 4 6   M Pierce 4 4  
WC N Bradtke 3 6 0   Y Basuki 6 6  
  Y Basuki 6 3 6   Y Basuki 66 1  
  S Appelmans 6 6   2 M Hingis 78 6  
Q J Kandarr 0 1     S Appelmans 3 6 1
2 M Hingis 6 3 6
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