1997 Family Circle Cup – Singles

Singles
1997 Family Circle Cup
Champion	Martina Hingis
Runner-up	Monica Seles
Final score	3–6, 6–3, 7–6
Details
Draw	56
Seeds	16
Events
Singles Doubles
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Arantxa Sánchez Vicario was the defending champion but lost in the third round to Amanda Coetzer.

Martina Hingis won in the final 3–6, 6–3, 7–6 against Monica Seles.

Seeds[]

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. The top nine seeds received a bye to the second round.

Draw[]

Key[]

Finals[]

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Martina Hingis	5	6	6
	14	Brenda Schultz-McCarthy	7	3	2
								1	Martina Hingis	3	6	7
								4	Monica Seles	6	3	6
	4	Monica Seles	6	6
	5	Conchita Martínez	3	4

Top half[]

Section 1[]

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								1	M Hingis	6	6
		B Rittner	6	4	7				B Rittner	0	4
		G Pizzichini	1	6	5										1	M Hingis	6	6
		B Schett	4	6	6											B Schett	3	3
		J Kruger	6	0	0				B Schett	6	6
		A Fusai	7	6					A Fusai	0	1
	10	K Habšudová	6	3																		1	M Hingis	6	6
	16	M Maleeva	7	6																		Q	W Probst	2	0
		P Langrová	5	4				16	M Maleeva
	Q	A Glass	3	6	4			Q	W Probst	w/o
	Q	W Probst	6	3	6										Q	W Probst	4
	Q	C Torrens Valero	3	7	6										8	I Spîrlea	1	r
		F Perfetti	6	5	1			Q	C Torrens Valero	6	4
								8	I Spîrlea	7	6

Section 2[]

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								3	J Novotná	3	7	6
		P Schnyder	6	7					P Schnyder	6	5	1
	WC	T Whitlinger-Jones	2	5											3	J Novotná	3	3
		T Tanasugarn	1	4											14	B Schultz-McCarthy	6	6
	Q	G León García	6	6				Q	G León García	4	4
		E Makarova	6	6	4			14	B Schultz-McCarthy	6	6
	14	B Schultz-McCarthy	3	7	6																	14	B Schultz-McCarthy	4	6	6
	12	B Paulus	6	6																		6	L Davenport	6	4	2
	Q	S Dopfer	0	2				12	B Paulus	6	6
	Q	V Ruano-Pascual	6	6				Q	V Ruano-Pascual	4	1
		P Hy-Boulais	2	3											12	B Paulus	2	4
		M de Swardt	6	2											6	L Davenport	6	6
		N Zvereva	4	1	r				M de Swardt	2	0
								6	L Davenport	6	6

Bottom half[]

Section 3[]

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								7	A Huber	6	6
		L Raymond	6	6					L Raymond	0	2
		L Wild	0	1											7	A Huber	3	7	6
		R Dragomir	5	7	6										9	I Majoli	6	6	3
		K Studeníková	7	6	4				R Dragomir	6	4	1
	Q	R Simpson	6	4	4			9	I Majoli	3	6	6
	9	I Majoli	4	6	6																	7	A Huber	3	0
	15	E Likhovtseva	6	3	4																	4	M Seles	6	6
		S Farina	1	6	6				S Farina	4	3
		C Cristea	4	0				Q	A Gerši	6	6
		A Gerši	6	6											Q	A Gerši	2	6
	WC	M Weingärtner	4	6											4	M Seles	6	7
		S-T Wang	6	7					S-T Wang	3	3
								4	M Seles	6	6

Section 4[]

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								5	C Martínez	6	6	6
		L Savchenko	5	0				Q	O Barabanschikova	7	4	3
	Q	O Barabanschikova	7	6											5	C Martínez	6	5	6
		A Grossman	6	2	3											J Capriati	0	7	4
		A Sugiyama	1	6	6				A Sugiyama	1	0
		J Capriati	6	4	7				J Capriati	6	6
	11	M J Fernández	3	6	6																	5	C Martínez	6	6
	13	A Coetzer	6	6																		13	A Coetzer	1	3
		H Nagyová	2	3				13	A Coetzer	4	6	4
	WC	I Gorrochategui	6	2					P Suárez	6	2	0/r
		P Suárez	7	6											13	A Coetzer	6	5	6
		S Pitkowski	0	6	7										2	A Sánchez Vicario	2	7	0
		F Labat	6	4	5				S Pitkowski	2	2
								2	A Sánchez Vicario	6	6

References[]

• 1997 Family Circle Cup draw (Archived 2009-09-25)