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
Details
Draw	128
Seeds	16
Events
Singles men women Doubles men women mixed WC Singles WC Doubles Legends
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Fourth-seeded Martina Hingis won in the final 6–2, 6–2 over Mary Pierce to capture the women's singles tennis title at the 1997 Australian Open. Hingis did not lose a set in the entire tournament. She became the youngest woman (at the age of 16 years and three months) to win a Grand Slam singles title since Lottie Dod won the 1887 Wimbledon Championships.^[1]

Monica Seles was the defending champion, but did not compete that year. Steffi Graf's 45-match major winning streak came to an end (started from 1995 French Open) when she was defeated by Amanda Coetzer in the fourth round.

Until 2019, this would remain the last time that the top three seeded players would fail to reach the quarterfinals of the Australian Open. Also, until 2022, this would be the last Australian Open not to feature either Venus or Serena Williams.^[2]

Seeds[]

Qualifying[]

Draw[]

Key[]

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	0r

Top half[]

Section 1[]

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	1	S Graf	5
		J Husárová	1r					1	S Graf	7	6
	WC	E Dominikovic	2	77	0				L Neiland	5	2
		L Neiland	6	62	6										1	S Graf	7	6
		I Gorrochategui	6	6												I Gorrochategui	5	3
	WC	B Stewart	2	1					I Gorrochategui	7	77
		E Callens	4	3					G Fernández	5	63
		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	62
	Q	M Serna	6	66	7			Q	M Serna	7	77
	Q	M Saeki	3	78	5										Q	M Serna	3	2
		J Kandarr	6	3	6										12	A Coetzer	6	6
		K Nagatsuka	3	6	3				J Kandarr	2	64
		A Kournikova	2	2				12	A Coetzer	6	77
	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	64	2											K Po	6	6
		K Po	4	77	6				K Po	6	4	6
		C Cristea	63	4					A Sugiyama	0	6	3
		A Sugiyama	77	6																			K Po	715	6
	WC	J Taylor	7	4	7																	7	L Davenport	613	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	61											7	L Davenport	6	6
		F Perfetti	6	77					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	78
		S Dopfer	67	2					A Gerši	2	66
		A Gerši	79	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	77	6										Q	M Kochta	0	2
		M Werdel-Witmeyer	6	64	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	711	6																		5	A Huber	2	3
		N Feber	69	1					N Zvereva	77	6
		S Cacic	4	6	5				W Probst	65	3
		W Probst	6	2	7											N Zvereva	5	0
		F Lubiani	6	77											5	A Huber	7	6
	WC	R McQuillan	2	64					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	711	6												S Farina	1	3
		K Kschwendt	69	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	65
		C Morariu	3	2											9	K Habšudová	6	77
		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	77	6
		V Ruano Pascual	6	3	6				V Ruano Pascual	63	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	66	1
		G Helgeson-Nielsen	2	2																		4	M Hingis	78	6
		A Fusai	6	6					A Fusai	6	5	5
		B Schett	710	78					B Schett	2	7	7
		N Miyagi	68	66												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	77	6
	Q	M Tu	3	6	6										Q	M Grzybowska	64	1
		L Cenková	6	2	3			Q	M Tu	4	77	1
	Q	M Grzybowska	4	6	6			Q	M Grzybowska	6	63	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	77					H Nagyová	6	6
		E Gagliardi	3	63												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	77	6
		R Zrubáková	62	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	714	6											LL	S Kleinová	1	3
		T Whitlinger-Jones	612	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	77	6										2	A Sánchez Vicario	6	4	6
		S Devillé	6	62	8				S Devillé	0	r
		G Pizzichini	4	4				2	A Sánchez Vicario	1
	2	A Sánchez Vicario	6	6

References[]

External links[]

• 1997 Australian Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation

Preceded by 1996 US Open – Women's singles

Grand Slam women's singles

Succeeded by 1997 French Open – Women's singles