1997 Sydney International – Women's Singles

Women's Singles
1997 Sydney International
1996 Champion United States Monica Seles
Champion Switzerland Martina Hingis
Runner-up United States Jennifer Capriati
Final score 61, 57, 61

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

Martina Hingis won in the final 61, 57, 61 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. Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (Second Round)
  2. Switzerland Martina Hingis (Champion)
  3. Croatia Iva Majoli (Quarterfinals)
  4. United States Lindsay Davenport (Semifinals)

  1. Romania Irina Spîrlea (First Round)
  2. Slovakia Karina Habšudová (First Round)
  3. Netherlands Brenda Schultz-McCarthy (First Round)
  4. n/a
  5. South Africa Amanda Coetzer (First Round)

Draw

Key

Final

Final
  United States Jennifer Capriati 1 7 1
2 Switzerland Martina Hingis 6 5 6

Section 1

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

Section 2

First Round   Second Round   Quarterfinals   Semifinals
9  South Africa A Coetzer 1 6 2  
   United States M J Fernandez 6 3 6        United States M J Fernandez 6 6    
   United States K Po 6 3 6        United States K Po 2 4    
   Austria J Wiesner 2 6 4          United States M J Fernandez 7 6    
Q  France S Pitkowski 6 6         3  Croatia I Majoli 5 4    
   Belarus N Zvereva 0 0       Q  France S Pitkowski 2 1  
    3  Croatia I Majoli 6 6    
         United States M J Fernandez 3 2  
5  Romania I Spîrlea 3 6 4       2  Switzerland M Hingis 6 6  
   France M Pierce 6 4 6        France M Pierce 4 4    
WC  Australia N Bradtke 3 6 0        Indonesia Y Basuki 6 6    
   Indonesia Y Basuki 6 3 6          Indonesia Y Basuki 66 1  
   Belgium S Appelmans 6 6         2  Switzerland M Hingis 78 6    
Q  Germany J Kandarr 0 1          Belgium S Appelmans 3 6 1
    2  Switzerland M Hingis 6 3 6  
 

References

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