1997 Family Circle Cup – Singles

Martina Hingis defeated Monica Seles in the final, 3–6, 6–3, 7–6 to win the singles tennis title at the 1997 Family Circle Cup.

Singles
1997 Family Circle Cup
Final
ChampionSwitzerland Martina Hingis
Runner-upUnited States Monica Seles
Score3–6, 6–3, 7–6
Details
Draw56
Seeds16
Events
Singles Doubles
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Arantxa Sánchez Vicario was the defending champion, but lost in the third round to Amanda Coetzer.

Seeds edit

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.

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

Draw edit

Key edit

Finals edit

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 edit

Section 1 edit

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 edit

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 edit

Section 3 edit

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 edit

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 edit