1997 du Maurier Open – Women's singles

Two-time defending champion Monica Seles defeated Anke Huber in the final, 6–2, 6–4 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1997 Canadian Open.[1][2]

Women's singles
1997 du Maurier Open
Final
ChampionUnited States Monica Seles
Runner-upGermany Anke Huber
Score6–2, 6–4
Details
Draw56 (2WC/8Q/1LL)
Seeds16
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
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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 eight seeds received a bye to the second round.

  1.   Monica Seles (champion)
  2.   Iva Majoli (second round)
  3.   Amanda Coetzer (quarterfinals)
  4.   Lindsay Davenport (quarterfinals)
  5.   Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (third round)
  6.   Mary Pierce (third round)
  7.   Conchita Martínez (semifinals)
  8.   Anke Huber (final)
  9.   Irina Spîrlea (first round)
  10.   Mary Joe Fernández (semifinals, retired)
  11.   Kimberly Po (third round)
  12.   Brenda Schultz-McCarthy (first round)
  13.   Ruxandra Dragomir (first round)
  14.   Karina Habšudová (first round)
  15.   Sandrine Testud (third round)
  16.   Sabine Appelmans (third round)

Draw edit

Key edit

Finals edit

Semifinals Final
          
1   Monica Seles 6 7  
7   Conchita Martínez 2 6  
1   Monica Seles 6 6  
8   Anke Huber 2 4  
8   Anke Huber 3 6 0
10   Mary Joe Fernández 6 2 0r

Top half edit

Section 1 edit

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1   M Seles 6 6  
    Å Carlsson 6 6       Å Carlsson 2 4  
Q   A Grossman 4 3   1   M Seles 6 7  
    A Fusai 6 6   16   S Appelmans 3 5  
    S Pitkowski 1 0       A Fusai 3 3  
WC   P Hy-Boulais 3 3   16   S Appelmans 6 6  
16   S Appelmans 6 6   1   M Seles 6 6  
13   R Dragomir 0 1   Q   R Grande 0 0  
    T Tanasugarn 6 6       T Tanasugarn 4 6 2
Q   R Grande 6 3 6 Q   R Grande 6 2 6
    B Rittner 2 6 3 Q   R Grande 6 6  
Q   S Jeyaseelan 6 7   6   M Pierce 2 2  
    M Babel 4 6   Q   S Jeyaseelan 1 1  
6   M Pierce 6 6  

Section 2 edit

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
WC/4   L Davenport 6 7  
    E Callens 4 3       A Sugiyama 2 6  
    A Sugiyama 6 6   WC/4   L Davenport 7 6  
    M Serna 6 6       M Serna 5 4  
Q   R Kolbovic 2 2       M Serna 7 4 6
Q   M Saeki 4 6 6 Q   M Saeki 6 6 3
9   I Spîrlea 6 3 2 WC/4   L Davenport 4 6 2
12   B Schultz-McCarthy 4 6 3 7   C Martínez 6 4 6
    N Kijimuta 6 2 6     N Kijimuta 4 2  
    Y Basuki 6 6       Y Basuki 6 6  
    S Kleinová 3 0       Y Basuki 1 4  
    A Ellwood 7 3 1 7   C Martínez 6 6  
    Y Yoshida 5 6 6     Y Yoshida 3 6 1
7   C Martínez 6 3 6

Bottom half edit

Section 3 edit

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
8   A Huber 6 6  
    L Wild 2 0       F Labat 2 1  
    F Labat 6 6   8   A Huber 6 6  
Q   A Glass 2 1   15   S Testud 3 4  
    L Raymond 6 6       L Raymond 3 3  
    M Sánchez Lorenzo 5 2   15   S Testud 6 6  
15   S Testud 7 6   8   A Huber 2 6 6
11   K Po 6 7   3   A Coetzer 6 1 4
    N Tauziat 1 6   11   K Po 6 6  
    S Farina 4 3       J Capriati 3 2  
    J Capriati 6 6   11   K Po 3 3  
Q   N Dechy 6 1 6 3   A Coetzer 6 6  
    V Williams 1 6 1 Q   N Dechy 6 4 2
3   A Coetzer 4 6 6

Section 4 edit

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
5   A Sánchez Vicario 6 6  
    A Miller 7 2 6     A Miller 2 1  
    E Likhovtseva 6 6 3 5   A Sánchez Vicario 4 3  
    N Arendt 6 6   10   M J Fernández 6 6  
    H Suková 2 4       N Arendt 4 2  
    J Kruger 4 5   10   M J Fernández 6 6  
10   M J Fernández 6 7   10   M J Fernández 6 6 6
14   K Habšudová 3 3       M Maleeva 2 7 4
    M Maleeva 6 6       M Maleeva 6 6 6
Q   T Panova 2 6   LL   F Lubiani 7 4 4
LL   F Lubiani 6 7       M Maleeva 7 6  
    N Sawamatsu 6 6       N Sawamatsu 5 4  
    C Rubin 1 4       N Sawamatsu 7 6 6
2   I Majoli 5 7 1

Qualifying edit

Qualifying seeds edit

Qualifiers edit

Lucky loser edit

  1.   Francesca Lubiani

Qualifying draw edit

First qualifier edit

First round Qualifying competition
          
 
 
 
 
 
 

Second qualifier edit

First round Qualifying competition
          
 
 
 
 
 
 

Third qualifier edit

First round Qualifying competition
          
 
 
 
 
 
 

Fourth qualifier edit

First round Qualifying competition
          
 
 
 
 
 
 

Fifth qualifier edit

First round Qualifying competition
          
8   Kristie Boogert 6 2
  Renata Kolbovic 7 6
  Renata Kolbovic 6 6
  Tracey Hiete 3 2
WC   Sanja Bajin 6 5
  Tracey Hiete 7 7

Sixth qualifier edit

First round Qualifying competition
          
  Jana Nejedly 6 6
WC   Petia Marinova 0 3
  Jana Nejedly 2 1
4   Rita Grande 6 6
  Kristina Brandi 3 1
4   Rita Grande 6 6

Seventh qualifier edit

First round Qualifying competition
          
5   Ann Grossman 5 7 6
  Lindsay Lee 7 6 4
5   Ann Grossman 2 6 6
  Jolene Watanabe 6 3 4
  Jolene Watanabe 6 4
  Rene Simpson 2 1r

Eighth qualifier edit

First round Qualifying competition
          
WC   Susan Huang 1 3
  Kathy Rinaldi-Stunkel 6 6
  Kathy Rinaldi-Stunkel 4 1
  Nathalie Dechy 6 6
  Nathalie Dechy 4 7 6
2   Cătălina Cristea 6 6 2

References edit

  1. ^ "Seles takes du Maurier for third year in row". The Washington Post. 17 August 1997. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Seles Beats Huber In Straight Sets To Win Du Maurier Open Tourney". The Spokesman-Review. Associated Press. 18 August 1997. Retrieved 22 April 2024.

External links edit