1997 Toshiba Classic – Singles

Singles
1997 Toshiba Classic
Champion Martina Hingis
Runner-up Monica Seles
Score7–6, 6–4
Draw28
Seeds8

Kimiko Date was the defending champion but she had retired at the end of the previous year.

Martina Hingis won in the final 7–6, 6–4 against Monica Seles.

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 (final)
  3. Amanda Coetzer (semifinals)
  4. Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (second round)
  5. Anke Huber (second round)
  6. Mary Pierce (semifinals)
  7. Conchita Martínez (quarterfinals)
  8. Irina Spîrlea (second round)

Draw

Key

Final

Final
1 Martina Hingis 7 6  
2 Monica Seles 6 4  

Section 1

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 M Hingis 6 6  
Q V Williams 6 6   Q V Williams 2 1  
  F Labat 3 2   1 M Hingis 6 6  
  H Suková 7 3   7 C Martínez 4 4  
  C Rubin 5 0 r   H Suková 1 0  
  L Raymond 3 6 1 7 C Martínez 6 6  
7 C Martínez 6 3 6 1 M Hingis 6 6  
6 M Pierce 0 2  
WC/4 A Sánchez Vicario 1 2  
  Å Carlsson 1 2     S Testud 6 6  
  S Testud 6 6     S Testud 3 2  
Q R Grande 5 1   6 M Pierce 6 6  
  N Tauziat 7 6     N Tauziat 2 1  
  A Frazier 3 7 3 6 M Pierce 6 6  
6 M Pierce 6 6 6

Section 2

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
5 A Huber 7 1 6
  M Maleeva 5 6 3 5 A Huber 2 6 2
  Y Basuki 6 6     Y Basuki 6 2 6
Q A Miller 1 3     Y Basuki 3 4  
Q S Drake-Brockman 5 3   3 A Coetzer 6 6  
  A-G Sidot 7 6     A-G Sidot 2 1  
3 A Coetzer 6 6  
3 A Coetzer 3 4  
8 I Spîrlea 6 6   2 M Seles 6 6  
  E Likhovtseva 3 3   8 I Spîrlea 2 0  
  N Zvereva 7 2 6   N Zvereva 6 6  
  K Po 6 6 1   N Zvereva 1 3  
  A Sugiyama 6 6   2 M Seles 6 6  
WC A Stevenson 3 1     A Sugiyama 4 4  
2 M Seles 6 6