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1997 French Open – Women's singles

Main article: 1997 French Open

Iva Majoli defeated Martina Hingis in the final, 6–4, 6–2 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1997 French Open. Majoli became the first Croat to win a major title. This was the only major match Hingis lost in the 1997 season, preventing her from achieving the Grand Slam. Hingis was on a 35-match winning streak, dating to the start of the season in Sydney.

Women's singles
1997 French Open
Final
ChampionCroatia Iva Majoli
Runner-upSwitzerland Martina Hingis
Score6–4, 6–2
Details
Draw128
Seeds16
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
WC Singles men women quad
WC Doubles men women quad
Legends −45 45+ women
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Steffi Graf was the two-time defending champion, but lost to Amanda Coetzer in the quarterfinals. It was the second consecutive major where Coetzer defeated Graf, after the 1997 Australian Open.

This tournament marked the major debut of future world No. 1 and seven-time major champion Venus Williams; she was defeated in the second round by Nathalie Tauziat.[citation needed]

Seeds edit

  1.   Martina Hingis (final)
  2.   Steffi Graf (quarterfinals)
  3.   Monica Seles (semifinals)
  4.   Jana Novotná (third round)
  5.   Lindsay Davenport (fourth round)
  6.   Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (quarterfinals)
  7.   Conchita Martínez (fourth round)
  8.   Anke Huber (first round)
  9.   Iva Majoli (champion)
  10.   Mary Pierce (fourth round)
  11.   Amanda Coetzer (semifinals)
  12.   Mary Joe Fernández (quarterfinals)
  13.   Irina Spîrlea (fourth round)
  14.   Brenda Schultz-McCarthy (third round)
  15.   Karina Habšudová (third round)
  16.   Barbara Paulus (fourth round)

Qualifying edit

Main article: 1997 French Open – Women's singles qualifying

Draw edit

Key edit

Finals edit

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1   Martina Hingis 6 6
6   Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 2 2
1   Martina Hingis 62 7 6
3   Monica Seles 77 5 4
3   Monica Seles 3 6 7
12   Mary Joe Fernández 6 2 5
1   Martina Hingis 4 2
9   Iva Majoli 6 6
9   Iva Majoli 6 5 6
    Ruxandra Dragomir 3 7 2
9   Iva Majoli 6 4 7
11   Amanda Coetzer 3 6 5
11   Amanda Coetzer 6 6
2   Steffi Graf 1 4

Top half edit

Section 1 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1   M Hingis 6 6
  H Nagyová 0 2 1   M Hingis 3 6 6
Q   S Cacic 65 5   G Pizzichini 6 4 1
  G Pizzichini 77 7 1   M Hingis 6 6
  R Zrubáková 3 2   A Kournikova 1 3
  A Kournikova 6 6   A Kournikova 6 6
  M Endo 65 64   A-M Cecchini 2 2
  A-M Cecchini 77 77 1   M Hingis 6 0 6
  S Farina 6 1 6 16   B Paulus 3 6 0
  J Wiesner 2 6 0   S Farina 6 6
  M Grzybowska 6 3 4   P Begerow 4 2
  P Begerow 3 6 6   S Farina 4 1
  S-t Wang 6 7 16   B Paulus 6 6
  S Devillé 3 5   S-t Wang 2 2
  T Whitlinger-Jones 0 1 16   B Paulus 6 6
16   B Paulus 6 6

Section 2 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
14   B Schultz-McCarthy 6 7
  L Cenková 3 5 14   B Schultz-McCarthy 4 77 6
  F Labat 7 6   F Labat 6 65 4
  K Boogert 5 0 14   B Schultz-McCarthy 62 4
WC   M Lamarre 6   N Zvereva 77 6
  B Schett 1 r WC   M Lamarre 4 5
  M Tu 3 6 4   N Zvereva 6 7
  N Zvereva 6 3 6   N Zvereva 4 2
  B Rittner 0 r 6   A Sánchez Vicario 6 6
  D Van Roost 3   D Van Roost 6 6
  E Gagliardi 6 6   E Gagliardi 2 0
  K Brandi 3 4   D Van Roost 0 3
  E Pampoulova 7 4 1 6   A Sánchez Vicario 6 6
  A Sugiyama 5 6 6   A Sugiyama 3 1
WC   K Jagieniak 0 2 6   A Sánchez Vicario 6 6
6   A Sánchez Vicario 6 6

Section 3 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
3   M Seles 6 6
  M Saeki 0 3 3   M Seles 6 7
  S Pitkowski 77 6   S Pitkowski 3 5
  F Lubiani 62 2 3   M Seles 6 6
  N Sawamatsu 2 77 5   N Tauziat 0 1
  V Williams 6 62 7   V Williams 7 3 5
  N Tauziat 6 6   N Tauziat 5 6 7
  R Simpson 3 2 3   M Seles 6 7
  S Testud 6 6 10   M Pierce 4 5
Q   S-h Park 0 4   S Testud 6 6
  W Probst 3 4   C Cristea 0 4
  C Cristea 6 6   S Testud 1 3
  P Hy-Boulais 66 6 11 10   M Pierce 6 6
  N Dechy 78 4 9   P Hy-Boulais 1 3
  T Panova 2 6 4 10   M Pierce 6 6
10   M Pierce 6 4 6

Section 4 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
12   M J Fernandez 6 6
  L McNeil 2 3 12   M J Fernandez 6 6
  A Glass 6 4 6   A Glass 1 0
  E Callens 3 6 2 12   M J Fernandez 6 77
  M Oremans 6 2 3   F Perfetti 3 64
WC   L Ghirardi-Rubbi 2 6 6 WC   L Ghirardi-Rubbi 4 1
  N Miyagi 63 6 0   F Perfetti 6 6
  F Perfetti 77 2 6 12   M J Fernandez 64 6 6
  M Maleeva 6 5 3   L Raymond 77 2 2
  L Raymond 4 7 6   L Raymond 6 6
  L Courtois 62 4   T Tanasugarn 1 1
  T Tanasugarn 77 6   L Raymond 6 2 6
  Y Yoshida 6 6   K Po 4 6 1
  R McQuillan 2 4   Y Yoshida 3 0
  K Po 6 4 6   K Po 6 6
8   A Huber 3 6 3

Bottom half edit

Section 5 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
5   L Davenport 6 6
Q   J Kruger 2 3 5   L Davenport 6 6
  E Makarova 6 6   E Makarova 1 1
  A Dechaume-Balleret 4 2 5   L Davenport 4 6 9
  M Maruska 3 3   P Schnyder 6 3 7
  P Schnyder 6 6   P Schnyder 6 2
  K Studeníková 6 6   K Studeníková 0 0 r
  P Langrová 2 2 5   L Davenport 7 4 2
  A-G Sidot 2 5 9   I Majoli 5 6 6
  L Neiland 6 7   L Neiland 4 4
  A Gerši 3 0   A Grossman 6 6
  A Grossman 6 6   A Grossman 1 6 1
  L Richterová 5 0 r 9   I Majoli 6 4 6
  A Fusai 7 3   A Fusai 2 3
  S Kleinová 5 4 9   I Majoli 6 6
9   I Majoli 7 6

Section 6 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
15   K Habšudová 6 6
  O Barabanschikova 3 3 15   K Habšudová 6 6
  L Němečková 4 3   E Likhovtseva 2 2
  E Likhovtseva 6 6 15   K Habšudová 3 2
  Å Carlsson 4 6 1   R Dragomir 6 6
  Y Basuki 6 4 6   Y Basuki 5 6 6
  R Dragomir 6 6   R Dragomir 7 4 8
Q   S Jeyaseelan 3 2   R Dragomir 6 6
  R Hiraki 2 1   N Arendt 1 1
  N Arendt 6 6   N Arendt 6 6
Q   L Golarsa 4 7 12 Q   L Golarsa 2 2
  N van Lottum 6 5 10   N Arendt 3 6 6
  J Kandarr 77 6 4   J Novotná 6 4 4
  G León García 61 3   J Kandarr 4 0
  C Torrens Valero 3 2 4   J Novotná 6 6
4   J Novotná 6 6

Section 7 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
7   C Martínez 4 6 6
WC   É Loit 6 2 3 7   C Martínez 6 6
  C Rubin 77 7   C Rubin 3 0
  M Díaz Oliva 65 5 7   C Martínez 6 6
WC   C Dhenin 67 6 6 WC   C Dhenin 2 1
  S Appelmans 79 2 1 WC   C Dhenin 6 7
  S Talaja 7 6   S Talaja 2 5
Q   M Kochta 5 3 7   C Martínez 77 4 3
  M Babel 1 6 6 11   A Coetzer 64 6 6
Q   E Curutchet 6 4 2   M Babel 4 6 12
  S Dopfer 3 4   H Suková 6 4 10
  H Suková 6 6   M Babel 4 2
  D Chládková 4 0 11   A Coetzer 6 6
  A Frazier 6 6   A Frazier 65 4
  R Grande 4 0 11   A Coetzer 77 6
11   A Coetzer 6 6

Section 8 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
13   I Spîrlea 6 6
Q   J Lee 1 0 13   I Spîrlea 6 4 6
  A Olsza 3 3   I Gorrochategui 4 6 2
  I Gorrochategui 6 6 13   I Spîrlea 6 6
  Á Montolio 0 0   V Ruano Pascual 1 1
  V Ruano Pascual 6 6   V Ruano Pascual 6 6
  A Ellwood 2 6 3 WC   A Cocheteux 4 2
WC   A Cocheteux 6 3 6 13   I Spîrlea 77 2 2
  N Kijimuta 6 6 2   S Graf 64 6 6
WC   L Andretto 3 3   N Kijimuta 6 4 2
  M Serna 77 6   M Serna 3 6 6
  L Wild 64 0   M Serna 64 1
WC   A Mauresmo 6 6 2   S Graf 77 6
  J Watanabe 3 4 WC   A Mauresmo 3 3
  P Suárez 1 4 2   S Graf 6 6
2   S Graf 6 6

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