1997 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix – Singles

Singles
1997 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix
1996 Champion	Martina Hingis
Champion	Martina Hingis
Runner-up	Lisa Raymond
Final score	6–4, 6–2

Martina Hingis was the defending champion and 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 four seeds received a bye to the second round.

Martina Hingis (Champion) Jana Novotná (Second Round) Iva Majoli (Second Round) Lindsay Davenport (Second Round)

Amanda Coetzer (Semifinals) Anke Huber (First Round) n/a Irina Spîrlea (Semifinals)

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

Final

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Martina Hingis	6	6
	5	Amanda Coetzer	2	1
								1	Martina Hingis	6	6
									Lisa Raymond	4	2
	8	Irina Spîrlea	3	1
		Lisa Raymond	6	6

Section 1

First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
							1	M Hingis	4	6	6
	N Zvereva	6	6					N Zvereva	6	1	4
WC	C Martínez	1	0											1	M Hingis	6	6
Q	R Grande	7	6												M Maleeva	2	3
	S Testud	6	3				Q	R Grande	2	3
	M Maleeva	6	6	6				M Maleeva	6	6
LL	A-G Sidot	7	4	3																	1	M Hingis	6	6
																					5	A Coetzer	2	1
							3	I Majoli	2	2
	H Suková	6	2				Q	P Schnyder	6	6
Q	P Schnyder	7	6											Q	P Schnyder	2	5
Q	B Schett	3	6											5	A Coetzer	6	7
WC	A Kournikova	6	7				WC	A Kournikova	6	3	4
	B Schultz-McCarthy	6	3				5	A Coetzer	3	6	6
5	A Coetzer	7	6

Section 2

First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
8	I Spîrlea	6	6
	R Dragomir	2	0				8	I Spîrlea	6	6
	J Capriati	2	1					K Habšudová	2	0
	K Habšudová	6	6											8	I Spîrlea	7	6
	J Wiesner	2	5												A Sánchez Vicario	5	4
	A Sánchez Vicario	6	7					A Sánchez Vicario	6	7
							4	L Davenport	4	6
																					8	I Spîrlea	3	1
6	A Huber	4	4																			L Raymond	6	6
	M J Fernández	6	6					M J Fernández	2	6	3
	N Sawamatsu	6	6					N Sawamatsu	6	0	6
	S Appelmans	3	2												N Sawamatsu	2	3
Q	S Farina	3	2												L Raymond	6	6
	L Raymond	6	6					L Raymond	3	6	6
							2	J Novotná	6	4	4

External links

• 1997 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix Draw