1997 Bausch & Lomb Championships – Singles

Singles
1997 Bausch & Lomb Championships
Champion	Lindsay Davenport
Runner-up	Mary Pierce
Final score	6–2, 6–3
Details
Draw	56 (8 Q / 3 WC )
Seeds	16
Events
Singles Doubles
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Irina Spîrlea was the defending champion but did not compete that year.

Lindsay Davenport won in the final 6–2, 6–3 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. The top eight seeds received a bye to the second round.

Draw[]

Key[]

Finals[]

	Semifinals							Final
	12	Amanda Coetzer	5	2
	6	Lindsay Davenport	7	6
								6	Lindsay Davenport	6	6
								11	Mary Pierce	2	3
	8	Iva Majoli	6	5	6
	11	Mary Pierce	2	7	7

Top half[]

Section 1[]

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								1	J Novotná	4	6	6
	Q	C Morariu	1	1					B Schett	6	4	0
		B Schett	6	6											1	J Novotná	2	6	1
	Q	G León García	6	6	2										12	A Coetzer	6	1	6
	WC	A Mauresmo	4	7	6			WC	A Mauresmo	4	6	1
	Q	E Martincová	5	1				12	A Coetzer	6	1	6
	12	A Coetzer	7	6																		12	A Coetzer	6	6
	9	M J Fernández	6	6																		9	M J Fernández	2	4
		S Pitkowski	3	0				9	M J Fernández	6	6
		P Hy-Boulais	4	6	6				P Hy-Boulais	3	0
	Q	R McQuillan	6	2	1										9	M J Fernández	6	6
	WC	J Steck	5	3											WC	M Weingärtner	1	2
	WC	M Weingärtner	7	6				WC	M Weingärtner	2	7	7
								LL	T Ječmenica	6	6	5

Section 2[]

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								LL	M Díaz Oliva	w/o
		C Cristea	6	2					J Capriati
		J Capriati	7	6											LL	M Díaz Oliva	3	1
		S Farina	7	7											LL	J Kandarr	6	6
		M Maruska	5	5					S Farina	4	6
	Q	C Torrens Valero	3	2				LL	J Kandarr	6	7
	LL	J Kandarr	6	6																		LL	J Kandarr	2	2
	13	B Schultz-McCarthy	6	6																		6	L Davenport	6	6
		A Gerši	1	1				13	B Schultz-McCarthy	7	6
	Q	B Fulco-Villella	7	4	0				S Kleinová	5	3
		S Kleinová	5	6	6										13	B Schultz-McCarthy	2	1
		M Serna	6	2	1										6	L Davenport	6	6
		S-T Wang	4	6	6				S-T Wang	2	0
								6	L Davenport	6	6

Bottom half[]

Section 3[]

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								8	I Majoli	6	6
	Q	Á Montolio	2	6	7			Q	Á Montolio	3	2
		P Suárez	6	4	6										8	I Majoli	6	6
		A Fusai	6	7												A Fusai	0	2
		L Savchenko	2	6					A Fusai	1	7	6
		T Whitlinger-Jones	6	4	1			14	E Likhovtseva	6	6	4
	14	E Likhovtseva	2	6	6																	8	I Majoli	1	6	6
	10	B Paulus	4	6																		4	C Martínez	6	3	3
		C Rubin	6	7					C Rubin	6	6
		J Watanabe	6	4	1			Q	V Williams	4	0
	Q	V Williams	1	6	6											C Rubin	3	3
		P Schnyder	6	7	4										4	C Martínez	6	6
		J Kruger	7	5	6				J Kruger	3	1
								4	C Martínez	6	6

Section 4[]

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								5	A Huber	6	6
		R Zrubáková	6	6					R Zrubáková	2	2
		I Gorrochategui	4	3											5	A Huber	6	2
		E Makarova	1	4											11	M Pierce	7	6
		H Nagyová	6	6					H Nagyová	5	0
		E Wagner	0	1				11	M Pierce	7	6
	11	M Pierce	6	6																		11	M Pierce	6	6
	16	R Dragomir	6	6																		2	A Sánchez Vicario	2	1
		D Chládková	4	2				16	R Dragomir	6	6
		P Langrová	2	4					A Grossman	2	3
		A Grossman	6	6											16	R Dragomir	3	6	4
		F Labat	6	6											2	A Sánchez Vicario	6	1	6
		K Kschwendt	3	1					F Labat	6	2	3
								2	A Sánchez Vicario	3	6	6

External links[]

• ITF tournament edition details