1997 Australian Open – Women's Singles

1997 Australian Open
Champion		Martina Hingis
Runner-up		Mary Pierce
Final score		6–2, 6–2
Events
Singles		men		women				boys		girls
Doubles		men		women		mixed		boys		girls
Other events
Legends		men		women		mixed
WC Singles		men		women		quad
WC Doubles		men		women		quad
Australian Open  < 1996 1998 >

Monica Seles was the defending champion but did not compete that year.

Martina Hingis won in the final 6–2, 6–2 over Mary Pierce. She became the youngest woman (at 16 years and 3 months) to win a Grand Slam singles title.

Seeds

1. Steffi Graf (Fourth Round)
2. Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (Third Round)
3. Conchita Martínez (Fourth Round)
4. Martina Hingis (Champion)
5. Anke Huber (Fourth Round)
6. Iva Majoli (First Round)
7. Lindsay Davenport (Fourth Round)
8. Irina Spîrlea (Quarterfinals)
9. Karina Habšudová (Fourth Round)
10. Brenda Schultz-McCarthy (Second Round)
11. Judith Wiesner (First Round)
12. Amanda Coetzer (Semifinals)
13. Elena Likhovtseva (First Round)
14. Mary Joe Fernández (Semifinals)
15. Chanda Rubin (Fourth Round)
16. Sabine Appelmans (Quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild Card
• LL = Lucky Loser

• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special Exempt
• PR = Protected Ranking

• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	12	Amanda Coetzer	6	6
		Kimberly Po	4	1
								12	Amanda Coetzer	5	1
									Mary Pierce	7	6
	16	Sabine Appelmans	6	4	4
		Mary Pierce	1	6	6
																Mary Pierce	2	2
															4	Martina Hingis	6	6
	8	Irina Spîrlea	5	2
	4	Martina Hingis	7	6
								4	Martina Hingis	6	6
								14	Mary Joe Fernández	1	3
	14	Mary Joe Fernández	7	4
		Dominique Van Roost	5	0	r

Top Half

Section 1

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
1	S Graf	5
	J Husárová	1	r				1	S Graf	7	6
WC	E Dominikovic	2	77	0				L Neiland	5	2
	L Neiland	6	62	6										1	S Graf	7	6
	I Gorrochategui	6	6												I Gorrochategui	5	3
WC	B Stewart	2	1					I Gorrochategui	7	77
	E Callens	4	3					G Fernández	5	63
	G Fernández	6	6																		1	S Graf	2	5
	L Lee	2	6	6																	12	A Coetzer	6	7
	B Mulej	6	3	2				L Lee	5	62
Q	M Serna	6	66	7			Q	M Serna	7	77
Q	M Saeki	3	78	5										Q	M Serna	3	2
	J Kandarr	6	3	6										12	A Coetzer	6	6
	K Nagatsuka	3	6	3				J Kandarr	2	64
	A Kournikova	2	2				12	A Coetzer	6	77
12	A Coetzer	6	6

Section 2

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
10	B Schultz-McCarthy	6	2	6
	S-h Park	2	6	2			10	B Schultz-McCarthy	6	1	4
	R Hiraki	6	2	6				R Hiraki	0	6	6
	L Richterová	4	6	4											R Hiraki	2	2
	G León García	6	64	2											K Po	6	6
	K Po	4	77	6				K Po	6	4	6
	C Cristea	63	4					A Sugiyama	0	6	3
	A Sugiyama	77	6																			K Po	715	6
WC	J Taylor	7	4	7																	7	L Davenport	613	4
	M Sánchez Lorenzo	5	6	5			WC	J Taylor	4	3
	T Tanasugarn	6	1	6				T Tanasugarn	6	6
	E Makarova	3	6	4											T Tanasugarn	1	0
	K Studeníková	4	61											7	L Davenport	6	6
	F Perfetti	6	77					F Perfetti	2	5
	N Dechy	6	1	1			7	L Davenport	6	7
7	L Davenport	4	6	6

Section 3

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
3	C Martínez	6	6
	M Oremans	0	2				3	C Martínez	6	78
	S Dopfer	67	2					A Gerši	2	66
	A Gerši	79	6											3	C Martínez	6	6
	Å Carlsson	6	6												Å Carlsson	0	1
	P Langrová	3	2					Å Carlsson	2	6	6
	P Hy-Boulais	6	2	6				P Hy-Boulais	6	3	0
	A Dechaume-Balleret	0	6	4																	3	C Martínez	6	5	1
	N Arendt	6	3	4																	16	S Appelmans	2	7	6
	K Boogert	3	6	6				L Boogert	6	7
	R Grande	6	6					R Grande	3	5
	Á Montolio	2	4												K Boogert	1	0	r
	A Grossman	7	6											16	S Appelmans	6	3
	A Miller	5	2					A Grossman	4	1
	H Suková	2	2				16	S Appelmans	6	6
16	S Appelmans	6	6

Section 4

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
13	E Likhovtseva	6	2	4
	M Pierce	3	6	6				M Pierce	6	6
WC	L-L Chen	2	6	3				N Medvedeva	2	2
	N Medvedeva	6	3	6											M Pierce	6	6
Q	M Kochta	4	77	6										Q	M Kochta	0	2
	M Werdel-Witmeyer	6	64	0			Q	M Kochta	6	4	6
WC	A Ellwood	6	6				WC	A Ellwood	0	6	1
	L McNeil	3	2																			M Pierce	6	6
	N Zvereva	711	6																		5	A Huber	2	3
	N Feber	69	1					N Zvereva	77	6
	S Cacic	4	6	5				W Probst	65	3
	W Probst	6	2	7											N Zvereva	5	0
	F Lubiani	6	77											5	A Huber	7	6
WC	R McQuillan	2	64					F Lubiani	6	2	0
	A Frazier	6	2	5			5	A Huber	4	6	6
5	A Huber	0	6	7

Bottom Half

Section 5

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
8	I Spîrlea	6	6
	N Kijimuta	2	4				8	I Spîrlea	6	6
	J Kruger	6	2	6				J Kruger	1	1
	D Randriantefy	3	6	2										8	I Spîrlea	6	6
	P Suárez	711	6												S Farina	1	3
	K Kschwendt	69	3					P Suárez	4	1
	A Olsza	3	2					S Farina	6	6
	S Farina	6	6																		8	I Spîrlea	6	6
	J Capriati	2	6	4																	9	K Habšudová	4	4
	J Watanabe	6	3	6				J Watanabe	5	3
	S-t Wang	6	6					S-t Wang	7	6
	L Wild	3	1												S-t Wang	3	65
	C Morariu	3	2											9	K Habšudová	6	77
	N Bradtke	6	6					N Bradtke	3	3
	S Talaja	1	2				9	K Habšudová	6	6
9	K Habšudová	6	6

Section 6

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
11	J Wiesner	6	3	8
	R Dragomir	4	6	10				R Dragomir	77	6
	V Ruano Pascual	6	3	6				V Ruano Pascual	63	1
	C Torrens Valero	0	6	3											R Dragomir	6	6
	S Hack	6	3	2										Q	K Brandi	1	1
LL	N van Lottum	4	6	6			LL	N van Lottum	0	6	4
	P Begerow	1	1				Q	K Brandi	6	1	6
Q	K Brandi	6	6																			R Dragomir	66	1
	G Helgeson-Nielsen	2	2																		4	M Hingis	78	6
	A Fusai	6	6					A Fusai	6	5	5
	B Schett	710	78					B Schett	2	7	7
	N Miyagi	68	66												B Schett	2	1
WC	S Drake-Brockman	2	2											4	M Hingis	6	6
	L Raymond	6	6					L Raymond	4	2
	B Rittner	1	5				4	M Hingis	6	6
4	M Hingis	6	7

Section 7

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
6	I Majoli	5	1
	P Schnyder	7	6					P Schnyder	6	6
WC	K Radford	5	1					M Endo	0	4
	M Endo	7	6												P Schnyder	77	6
Q	M Tu	3	6	6										Q	M Grzybowska	64	1
	L Cenková	6	2	3			Q	M Tu	4	77	1
Q	M Grzybowska	4	6	6			Q	M Grzybowska	6	63	6
	S Pitkowski	6	3	1																		P Schnyder	6	4	1
	F Labat	7	4	6																	14	MJ Fernández	4	6	6
	A Kremer	5	6	2				F Labat	3	2
	H Nagyová	6	77					H Nagyová	6	6
	E Gagliardi	3	63												H Nagyová	2	1
	Y Basuki	6	4											14	MJ Fernández	6	6
	N Sawamatsu	3	1	r				Y Basuki	5	4
Q	L Golarsa	2	6	2			14	MJ Fernández	7	6
14	MJ Fernández	6	4	6

Section 8

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
15	C Rubin	77	6
	R Zrubáková	62	3				15	C Rubin	6	6
	S Testud	6	6					S Testud	2	1
	E Wagner	3	1											15	C Rubin	6	6
LL	S Kleinová	714	6											LL	S Kleinová	1	3
	T Whitlinger-Jones	612	1				LL	S Kleinová	6	4	8
	A-G Sidot	5	7	6				A-G Sidot	4	6	6
	T Ječmenica	7	5	4																	15	C Rubin	5	4
	K Adams	5	3																			D Van Roost	7	6
Q	Y Yoshida	7	6				Q	Y Yoshida	6	5	3
	B Fulco-Villella	0	3					D Van Roost	4	7	6
	D Van Roost	6	6												D Van Roost	1	6	8
	D Chládková	3	77	6										2	A Sánchez Vicario	6	4	6
	S de Ville	6	62	8				S de Ville	0	r
	G Pizzichini	4	4				2	A Sánchez Vicario	1
2	A Sánchez Vicario	6	6

External links

• 1997 Australian Open Draw