1997 Australian Open – Women's Singles

Women's Singles
1997 Australian Open
Champion	Martina Hingis
Runner-up	Mary Pierce
Final score	6–2, 6–2

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

Martina Hingis won in the final 6–2, 6–2 over Mary Pierce. She became the youngest woman (at 16 years and 3 months) to win a Grand Slam singles title.

Seeds

1. Steffi Graf (Fourth Round)
2. Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (Third Round)
3. Conchita Martínez (Fourth Round)
4. Martina Hingis (Champion)
5. Anke Huber (Fourth Round)
6. Iva Majoli (First Round)
7. Lindsay Davenport (Fourth Round)
8. Irina Spîrlea (Quarterfinals)
9. Karina Habšudová (Fourth Round)
10. Brenda Schultz-McCarthy (Second Round)
11. Judith Wiesner (First Round)
12. Amanda Coetzer (Semifinals)
13. Elena Likhovtseva (First Round)
14. Mary Joe Fernández (Semifinals)
15. Chanda Rubin (Fourth Round)
16. Sabine Appelmans (Quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

Q = Qualifier WC = Wild Card LL = Lucky Loser

Alt = Alternate SE = Special Exempt PR = Protected Ranking

w/o = Walkover r = Retired d = Defaulted

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	12	Amanda Coetzer	6	6
		Kimberly Po	4	1
								12	Amanda Coetzer	5	1
									Mary Pierce	7	6
	16	Sabine Appelmans	6	4	4
		Mary Pierce	1	6	6
																Mary Pierce	2	2
															4	Martina Hingis	6	6
	8	Irina Spîrlea	5	2
	4	Martina Hingis	7	6
								4	Martina Hingis	6	6
								14	Mary Joe Fernández	1	3
	14	Mary Joe Fernández	7	4
		Dominique Van Roost	5	0	r

Top Half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	1	S Graf	5
		J Husárová	1	r				1	S Graf	7	6
	WC	E Dominikovic	2	7^7	0				L Neiland	5	2
		L Neiland	6	6^2	6										1	S Graf	7	6
		I Gorrochategui	6	6												I Gorrochategui	5	3
	WC	B Stewart	2	1					I Gorrochategui	7	7^7
		E Callens	4	3					G Fernández	5	6^3
		G Fernández	6	6																		1	S Graf	2	5
		L Lee	2	6	6																	12	A Coetzer	6	7
		B Mulej	6	3	2				L Lee	5	6^2
	Q	M Serna	6	6^6	7			Q	M Serna	7	7^7
	Q	M Saeki	3	7^8	5										Q	M Serna	3	2
		J Kandarr	6	3	6										12	A Coetzer	6	6
		K Nagatsuka	3	6	3				J Kandarr	2	6^4
		A Kournikova	2	2				12	A Coetzer	6	7^7
	12	A Coetzer	6	6

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	10	B Schultz-McCarthy	6	2	6
		S-h Park	2	6	2			10	B Schultz-McCarthy	6	1	4
		R Hiraki	6	2	6				R Hiraki	0	6	6
		L Richterová	4	6	4											R Hiraki	2	2
		G León García	6	6^4	2											K Po	6	6
		K Po	4	7^7	6				K Po	6	4	6
		C Cristea	6^3	4					A Sugiyama	0	6	3
		A Sugiyama	7^7	6																			K Po	7^15	6
	WC	J Taylor	7	4	7																	7	L Davenport	6^13	4
		M Sánchez Lorenzo	5	6	5			WC	J Taylor	4	3
		T Tanasugarn	6	1	6				T Tanasugarn	6	6
		E Makarova	3	6	4											T Tanasugarn	1	0
		K Studeníková	4	6^1											7	L Davenport	6	6
		F Perfetti	6	7^7					F Perfetti	2	5
		N Dechy	6	1	1			7	L Davenport	6	7
	7	L Davenport	4	6	6

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	3	C Martínez	6	6
		M Oremans	0	2				3	C Martínez	6	7^8
		S Dopfer	6^7	2					A Gerši	2	6^6
		A Gerši	7^9	6											3	C Martínez	6	6
		Å Carlsson	6	6												Å Carlsson	0	1
		P Langrová	3	2					Å Carlsson	2	6	6
		P Hy-Boulais	6	2	6				P Hy-Boulais	6	3	0
		A Dechaume-Balleret	0	6	4																	3	C Martínez	6	5	1
		N Arendt	6	3	4																	16	S Appelmans	2	7	6
		K Boogert	3	6	6				K Boogert	6	7
		R Grande	6	6					R Grande	3	5
		Á Montolio	2	4												K Boogert	1	0	r
		A Grossman	7	6											16	S Appelmans	6	3
		A Miller	5	2					A Grossman	4	1
		H Suková	2	2				16	S Appelmans	6	6
	16	S Appelmans	6	6

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	13	E Likhovtseva	6	2	4
		M Pierce	3	6	6				M Pierce	6	6
	WC	L-L Chen	2	6	3				N Medvedeva	2	2
		N Medvedeva	6	3	6											M Pierce	6	6
	Q	M Kochta	4	7^7	6										Q	M Kochta	0	2
		M Werdel-Witmeyer	6	6^4	0			Q	M Kochta	6	4	6
	WC	A Ellwood	6	6				WC	A Ellwood	0	6	1
		L McNeil	3	2																			M Pierce	6	6
		N Zvereva	7^11	6																		5	A Huber	2	3
		N Feber	6^9	1					N Zvereva	7^7	6
		S Cacic	4	6	5				W Probst	6^5	3
		W Probst	6	2	7											N Zvereva	5	0
		F Lubiani	6	7^7											5	A Huber	7	6
	WC	R McQuillan	2	6^4					F Lubiani	6	2	0
		A Frazier	6	2	5			5	A Huber	4	6	6
	5	A Huber	0	6	7

Bottom Half

Section 5

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	8	I Spîrlea	6	6
		N Kijimuta	2	4				8	I Spîrlea	6	6
		J Kruger	6	2	6				J Kruger	1	1
		D Randriantefy	3	6	2										8	I Spîrlea	6	6
		P Suárez	7^11	6												S Farina	1	3
		K Kschwendt	6^9	3					P Suárez	4	1
		A Olsza	3	2					S Farina	6	6
		S Farina	6	6																		8	I Spîrlea	6	6
		J Capriati	2	6	4																	9	K Habšudová	4	4
		J Watanabe	6	3	6				J Watanabe	5	3
		S-t Wang	6	6					S-t Wang	7	6
		L Wild	3	1												S-t Wang	3	6^5
		C Morariu	3	2											9	K Habšudová	6	7^7
		N Bradtke	6	6					N Bradtke	3	3
		S Talaja	1	2				9	K Habšudová	6	6
	9	K Habšudová	6	6

Section 6

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	11	J Wiesner	6	3	8
		R Dragomir	4	6	10				R Dragomir	7^7	6
		V Ruano Pascual	6	3	6				V Ruano Pascual	6^3	1
		C Torrens Valero	0	6	3											R Dragomir	6	6
		S Hack	6	3	2										Q	K Brandi	1	1
	LL	N van Lottum	4	6	6			LL	N van Lottum	0	6	4
		P Begerow	1	1				Q	K Brandi	6	1	6
	Q	K Brandi	6	6																			R Dragomir	6^6	1
		G Helgeson-Nielsen	2	2																		4	M Hingis	7^8	6
		A Fusai	6	6					A Fusai	6	5	5
		B Schett	7^10	7^8					B Schett	2	7	7
		N Miyagi	6^8	6^6												B Schett	2	1
	WC	S Drake-Brockman	2	2											4	M Hingis	6	6
		L Raymond	6	6					L Raymond	4	2
		B Rittner	1	5				4	M Hingis	6	6
	4	M Hingis	6	7

Section 7

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	6	I Majoli	5	1
		P Schnyder	7	6					P Schnyder	6	6
	WC	K Radford	5	1					M Endo	0	4
		M Endo	7	6												P Schnyder	7^7	6
	Q	M Tu	3	6	6										Q	M Grzybowska	6^4	1
		L Cenková	6	2	3			Q	M Tu	4	7^7	1
	Q	M Grzybowska	4	6	6			Q	M Grzybowska	6	6^3	6
		S Pitkowski	6	3	1																		P Schnyder	6	4	1
		F Labat	7	4	6																	14	MJ Fernández	4	6	6
		A Kremer	5	6	2				F Labat	3	2
		H Nagyová	6	7^7					H Nagyová	6	6
		E Gagliardi	3	6^3												H Nagyová	2	1
		Y Basuki	6	4											14	MJ Fernández	6	6
		N Sawamatsu	3	1	r				Y Basuki	5	4
	Q	L Golarsa	2	6	2			14	MJ Fernández	7	6
	14	MJ Fernández	6	4	6

Section 8

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	15	C Rubin	7^7	6
		R Zrubáková	6^2	3				15	C Rubin	6	6
		S Testud	6	6					S Testud	2	1
		E Wagner	3	1											15	C Rubin	6	6
	LL	S Kleinová	7^14	6											LL	S Kleinová	1	3
		T Whitlinger-Jones	6^12	1				LL	S Kleinová	6	4	8
		A-G Sidot	5	7	6				A-G Sidot	4	6	6
		T Ječmenica	7	5	4																	15	C Rubin	5	4
		K Adams	5	3																			D Van Roost	7	6
	Q	Y Yoshida	7	6				Q	Y Yoshida	6	5	3
		B Fulco-Villella	0	3					D Van Roost	4	7	6
		D Van Roost	6	6												D Van Roost	1	6	8
		D Chládková	3	7^7	6										2	A Sánchez Vicario	6	4	6
		S de Ville	6	6^2	8				S de Ville	0	r
		G Pizzichini	4	4				2	A Sánchez Vicario	1
	2	A Sánchez Vicario	6	6

External links

• 1997 Australian Open Draw