1997 Australian Open – Women's Singles

Women's Singles
1997 Australian Open
Champion Switzerland Martina Hingis
Runner-up France 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. Germany Steffi Graf (Fourth Round)
  2. Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (Third Round)
  3. Spain Conchita Martínez (Fourth Round)
  4. Switzerland Martina Hingis (Champion)
  5. Germany Anke Huber (Fourth Round)
  6. Croatia Iva Majoli (First Round)
  7. United States Lindsay Davenport (Fourth Round)
  8. Romania Irina Spîrlea (Quarterfinals)
  9. Slovakia Karina Habšudová (Fourth Round)
  10. Netherlands Brenda Schultz-McCarthy (Second Round)
  11. Austria Judith Wiesner (First Round)
  12. South Africa Amanda Coetzer (Semifinals)
  13. Russia Elena Likhovtseva (First Round)
  14. United States Mary Joe Fernández (Semifinals)
  15. United States Chanda Rubin (Fourth Round)
  16. Belgium Sabine Appelmans (Quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

Finals

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

Top Half

Section 1

First RoundSecond RoundThird RoundFourth Round
1 Germany S Graf 5
  Slovakia J Husárová 1 r 1 Germany S Graf 7 6
WC Australia E Dominikovic 2 77 0   Latvia L Neiland 5 2
  Latvia L Neiland 6 62 6 1 Germany S Graf 7 6
  Argentina I Gorrochategui 6 6   Argentina I Gorrochategui 5 3
WC Australia B Stewart 2 1   Argentina I Gorrochategui 7 77
  Belgium E Callens 4 3   United States G Fernández 5 63
  United States G Fernández 6 6 1 Germany S Graf 2 5
  United States L Lee 2 6 6 12 South Africa A Coetzer 6 7
  Slovenia B Mulej 6 3 2   United States L Lee 5 62
Q Spain M Serna 6 66 7 Q Spain M Serna 7 77
Q Japan M Saeki 3 78 5 Q Spain M Serna 3 2
  Germany J Kandarr 6 3 6 12 South Africa A Coetzer 6 6
  Japan K Nagatsuka 3 6 3   Germany J Kandarr 2 64
  Russia A Kournikova 2 2 12 South Africa A Coetzer 6 77
12 South Africa A Coetzer 6 6

Section 2

First RoundSecond RoundThird RoundFourth Round
10 Netherlands B Schultz-McCarthy 6 2 6
  South Korea S-h Park 2 6 2 10 Netherlands B Schultz-McCarthy 6 1 4
  Japan R Hiraki 6 2 6   Japan R Hiraki 0 6 6
  Czech Republic L Richterová 4 6 4   Japan R Hiraki 2 2
  Spain G León García 6 64 2   United States K Po 6 6
  United States K Po 4 77 6   United States K Po 6 4 6
  Romania C Cristea 63 4   Japan A Sugiyama 0 6 3
  Japan A Sugiyama 77 6   United States K Po 715 6
WC Australia J Taylor 7 4 7 7 United States L Davenport 613 4
  Spain M Sánchez Lorenzo 5 6 5 WC Australia J Taylor 4 3
  Thailand T Tanasugarn 6 1 6   Thailand T Tanasugarn 6 6
  Russia E Makarova 3 6 4   Thailand T Tanasugarn 1 0
  Slovakia K Studeníková 4 61 7 United States L Davenport 6 6
  Italy F Perfetti 6 77   Italy F Perfetti 2 5
  France N Dechy 6 1 1 7 United States L Davenport 6 7
7 United States L Davenport 4 6 6

Section 3

First RoundSecond RoundThird RoundFourth Round
3 Spain C Martínez 6 6
  Netherlands M Oremans 0 2 3 Spain C Martínez 6 78
  Austria S Dopfer 67 2   Czech Republic A Gerši 2 66
  Czech Republic A Gerši 79 6 3 Spain C Martínez 6 6
  Sweden Å Carlsson 6 6   Sweden Å Carlsson 0 1
  Czech Republic P Langrová 3 2   Sweden Å Carlsson 2 6 6
  Canada P Hy-Boulais 6 2 6   Canada P Hy-Boulais 6 3 0
  France A Dechaume-Balleret 0 6 4 3 Spain C Martínez 6 5 1
  United States N Arendt 6 3 4 16 Belgium S Appelmans 2 7 6
  Netherlands K Boogert 3 6 6   Netherlands K Boogert 6 7
  Italy R Grande 6 6   Italy R Grande 3 5
  Spain Á Montolio 2 4   Netherlands K Boogert 1 0 r
  United States A Grossman 7 6 16 Belgium S Appelmans 6 3
  United States A Miller 5 2   United States A Grossman 4 1
  Czech Republic H Suková 2 2 16 Belgium S Appelmans 6 6
16 Belgium S Appelmans 6 6

Section 4

First RoundSecond RoundThird RoundFourth Round
13 Russia E Likhovtseva 6 2 4
  France M Pierce 3 6 6   France M Pierce 6 6
WC China L-L Chen 2 6 3   Ukraine N Medvedeva 2 2
  Ukraine N Medvedeva 6 3 6   France M Pierce 6 6
Q Germany M Kochta 4 77 6 Q Germany M Kochta 0 2
  United States M Werdel-Witmeyer 6 64 0 Q Germany M Kochta 6 4 6
WC Australia A Ellwood 6 6 WC Australia A Ellwood 0 6 1
  United States L McNeil 3 2   France M Pierce 6 6
  Belarus N Zvereva 711 6 5 Germany A Huber 2 3
  Belgium N Feber 69 1   Belarus N Zvereva 77 6
  United States S Cacic 4 6 5   Germany W Probst 65 3
  Germany W Probst 6 2 7 Belarus N Zvereva 5 0
  Italy F Lubiani 6 77 5 Germany A Huber 7 6
WC Australia R McQuillan 2 64   Italy F Lubiani 6 2 0
  United States A Frazier 6 2 5 5 Germany A Huber 4 6 6
5 Germany A Huber 0 6 7

Bottom Half

Section 5

First RoundSecond RoundThird RoundFourth Round
8 Romania I Spîrlea 6 6
  Japan N Kijimuta 2 4 8 Romania I Spîrlea 6 6
  South Africa J Kruger 6 2 6   South Africa J Kruger 1 1
  Madagascar D Randriantefy 3 6 2 8 Romania I Spîrlea 6 6
  Argentina P Suárez 711 6   Italy S Farina 1 3
  Austria K Kschwendt 69 3   Argentina P Suárez 4 1
  Poland A Olsza 3 2   Italy S Farina 6 6
  Italy S Farina 6 6 8 Romania I Spîrlea 6 6
  United States J Capriati 2 6 4 9 Slovakia K Habšudová 4 4
  United States J Watanabe 6 3 6   United States J Watanabe 5 3
  Chinese Taipei S-t Wang 6 6   Chinese Taipei S-t Wang 7 6
  United States L Wild 3 1   Chinese Taipei S-t Wang 3 65
  United States C Morariu 3 2 9 Slovakia K Habšudová 6 77
  Australia N Bradtke 6 6   Australia N Bradtke 3 3
  Croatia S Talaja 1 2 9 Slovakia K Habšudová 6 6
9 Slovakia K Habšudová 6 6

Section 6

First RoundSecond RoundThird RoundFourth Round
11 Austria J Wiesner 6 3 8
  Romania R Dragomir 4 6 10   Romania R Dragomir 77 6
  Spain V Ruano Pascual 6 3 6   Spain V Ruano Pascual 63 1
  Spain C Torrens Valero 0 6 3   Romania R Dragomir 6 6
  Germany S Hack 6 3 2 Q Puerto Rico K Brandi 1 1
LL France N van Lottum 4 6 6 LL France N van Lottum 0 6 4
  Germany P Begerow 1 1 Q Puerto Rico K Brandi 6 1 6
Q Puerto Rico K Brandi 6 6   Romania R Dragomir 66 1
  United States G Helgeson-Nielsen 2 2 4 Switzerland M Hingis 78 6
  France A Fusai 6 6   France A Fusai 6 5 5
  Austria B Schett 710 78   Austria B Schett 2 7 7
  Japan N Miyagi 68 66   Austria B Schett 2 1
WC Australia S Drake-Brockman 2 2 4 Switzerland M Hingis 6 6
  United States L Raymond 6 6   United States L Raymond 4 2
  Germany B Rittner 1 5 4 Switzerland M Hingis 6 6
4 Switzerland M Hingis 6 7

Section 7

First RoundSecond RoundThird RoundFourth Round
6 Croatia I Majoli 5 1
  Switzerland P Schnyder 7 6   Switzerland P Schnyder 6 6
WC Australia K Radford 5 1   Japan M Endo 0 4
  Japan M Endo 7 6   Switzerland P Schnyder 77 6
Q United States M Tu 3 6 6 Q Poland M Grzybowska 64 1
  Czech Republic L Cenková 6 2 3 Q United States M Tu 4 77 1
Q Poland M Grzybowska 4 6 6 Q Poland M Grzybowska 6 63 6
  France S Pitkowski 6 3 1   Switzerland P Schnyder 6 4 1
  Argentina F Labat 7 4 6 14 United States MJ Fernández 4 6 6
  Luxembourg A Kremer 5 6 2   Argentina F Labat 3 2
  Slovakia H Nagyová 6 77   Slovakia H Nagyová 6 6
  Switzerland E Gagliardi 3 63   Slovakia H Nagyová 2 1
  Indonesia Y Basuki 6 4 14 United States MJ Fernández 6 6
  Japan N Sawamatsu 3 1 r   Indonesia Y Basuki 5 4
Q Italy L Golarsa 2 6 2 14 United States MJ Fernández 7 6
14 United States MJ Fernández 6 4 6

Section 8

First RoundSecond RoundThird RoundFourth Round
15 United States C Rubin 77 6
  Slovakia R Zrubáková 62 3 15 United States C Rubin 6 6
  France S Testud 6 6   France S Testud 2 1
  Germany E Wagner 3 1 15 United States C Rubin 6 6
LL Czech Republic S Kleinová 714 6 LL Czech Republic S Kleinová 1 3
  United States T Whitlinger-Jones 612 1 LL Czech Republic S Kleinová 6 4 8
  France A-G Sidot 5 7 6   France A-G Sidot 4 6 6
  Federal Republic of Yugoslavia T Ječmenica 7 5 4 15 United States C Rubin 5 4
  United States K Adams 5 3   Belgium D Van Roost 7 6
Q Japan Y Yoshida 7 6 Q Japan Y Yoshida 6 5 3
  Argentina B Fulco-Villella 0 3   Belgium D Van Roost 4 7 6
  Belgium D Van Roost 6 6   Belgium D Van Roost 1 6 8
  Czech Republic D Chládková 3 77 6 2 Spain A Sánchez Vicario 6 4 6
  Belgium S de Ville 6 62 8   Belgium S de Ville 0 r
  Italy G Pizzichini 4 4 2 Spain A Sánchez Vicario 1
2 Spain A Sánchez Vicario 6 6

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