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
Champion	Martina Hingis
Runner-up	Monica Seles
Score	3–6, 6–3, 7–6
Draw	56
Seeds	16

Arantxa Sánchez Vicario was the defending champion, but lost in the third round to Amanda Coetzer.

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.

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

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

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)