1997 WTA Tour Championships – Singles

Singles
1997 Chase Championships
1996 Champion Germany Steffi Graf
Champion Czech Republic Jana Novotná
Runner-up France Mary Pierce
Final score 7–6, 6–3, 6–2

Steffi Graf was the defending champion but did not compete that year.

Jana Novotná won in the final 7–6, 6–3, 6–2 against Mary Pierce.

Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.

  1. Switzerland Martina Hingis (Quarterfinals)
  2. Czech Republic Jana Novotná (Champion)
  3. United States Lindsay Davenport (First round)
  4. South Africa Amanda Coetzer (First round)

  1. United States Monica Seles (First round)
  2. Croatia Iva Majoli (Quarterfinals)
  3. France Mary Pierce (Final)
  4. Romania Irina Spîrlea (Semifinals)

Main draw

Key

First round   Quarterfinals   Semifinals   Final
1  Switzerland Martina Hingis 7 5    
   Netherlands Brenda Schultz-McCarthy 6 2 r     1  Switzerland Martina Hingis 3 6 5  
   Belgium Sabine Appelmans 3 4     7  France Mary Pierce 6 2 7  
7  France Mary Pierce 6 6         7  France Mary Pierce 6 5 6  
4  South Africa Amanda Coetzer 3 3            France Nathalie Tauziat 2 7 4  
   France Nathalie Tauziat 6 6          France Nathalie Tauziat 7 7  
   Germany Anke Huber 6 6     6  Croatia Iva Majoli 6 6    
6  Croatia Iva Majoli 7 7         7  France Mary Pierce 6 2 3    
8  Romania Irina Spîrlea 6 5 6       2  Czech Republic Jana Novotná 7 6 6    
   France Sandrine Testud 3 7 4     8  Romania Irina Spîrlea 5 6 7  
   United States Mary Joe Fernández 2 6 7      United States Mary Joe Fernández 7 2 5  
3  United States Lindsay Davenport 6 4 6       8  Romania Irina Spîrlea 6 2  
5  United States Monica Seles 6 4 4       2  Czech Republic Jana Novotná 7 6    
   Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 3 6 6        Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 4 6 1
   Spain Conchita Martínez 4 4     2  Czech Republic Jana Novotná 6 3 6  
2  Czech Republic Jana Novotná 6 6    

See also

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