1997 Lipton Championships – Women's singles

Martina Hingis defeated Monica Seles in the final, 6–2, 6–1 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1997 Miami Open. At 16 years and 6 months, Hingis became the youngest-ever world No. 1 player in women's singles. This marked the first time that neither Steffi Graf, Seles nor Arantxa Sánchez Vicario were ranked No. 1 since August 17, 1987.

Women's singles
1997 Lipton Championships
Champion	Martina Hingis
Runner-up	Monica Seles
Score	6–2, 6–1
Draw	96
Seeds	32

Steffi Graf was the three-time reigning champion, but did not compete that year.

Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. All thirty-two seeds received a bye to the second round.

1. Martina Hingis (champion)
2. Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (fourth round)
3. Jana Novotná (semifinals)
4. Monica Seles (final)
5. Lindsay Davenport (fourth round)
6. Anke Huber (third round)
7. Irina Spîrlea (quarterfinals)
8. Iva Majoli (quarterfinals)
9. Karina Habšudová (second round)
10. Mary Joe Fernández (quarterfinals)
11. Barbara Paulus (semifinals)
12. Amanda Coetzer (second round)
13. Judith Wiesner (third round)
14. Kimberly Po (third round)
15. Brenda Schultz-McCarthy (second round)
16. Elena Likhovtseva (fourth round)
17. Nathalie Tauziat (third round)
18. Magdalena Maleeva (third round)
19. Sabine Appelmans (third round)
20. Ruxandra Dragomir (third round)
21. Chanda Rubin (fourth round)
22. Lisa Raymond (third round)
23. Jennifer Capriati (second round)
24. Sandrine Testud (quarterfinals)
25. Ai Sugiyama (third round)
26. Dominique Van Roost (second round)
27. Amy Frazier (third round)
28. Linda Wild (second round)
29. Katarína Studeníková (third round)
30. Åsa Carlsson (fourth round)
31. Henrieta Nagyová (third round)
32. Barbara Schett (fourth 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

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Martina Hingis	6	6
	10	Mary Joe Fernández	4	1
								1	Martina Hingis	6	2	6
								3	Jana Novotná	3	6	4
	3	Jana Novotná	6	3	79
	8	Iva Majoli	2	6	67
															1	Martina Hingis	6	6
															4	Monica Seles	2	1
	7	Irina Spîrlea	6	2	3
	4	Monica Seles	3	6	6
								4	Monica Seles	6	6
								11	Barbara Paulus	1	0
	11	Barbara Paulus	6	6
	24	Sandrine Testud	3	3

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								1	M Hingis	3	6	6
		N Dechy	2	4					P Hy-Boulais	6	3	2
		P Hy-Boulais	6	6											1	M Hingis	6	6
	WC	V Williams	6	4	6										WC	V Williams	4	2
		G Helgeson-Nielsen	1	6	3			WC	V Williams	77	3	6
								23	J Capriati	65	6	2
																						1	M Hingis	6	2	6
																						16	E Likhovtseva	3	6	3
								20	R Dragomir	2	6	78
		I Gorrochategui	6	78					I Gorrochategui	6	3	66
	WC	B Rippner	4	66											20	R Dragomir	77	4	5
	WC	J Watanabe	2	6	6										16	E Likhovtseva	65	6	7
	Q	Á Montolio	6	3	2			WC	J Watanabe	2	0
								16	E Likhovtseva	6	6

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								10	M J Fernández	6	6
		D Chládková	2	1					A Ellwood	4	4
		A Ellwood	6	6											10	M J Fernández	3	6	6
	WC	L Lee	6	6											18	M Maleeva	6	2	4
		C Cristea	3	4				WC	L Lee	3	3
								18	M Maleeva	6	6
																						10	M J Fernández	6	6
																						5	L Davenport	2	4
								28	L Wild	3	3
	WC	C Morariu	1	64				Q	M Grzybowska	6	6
	Q	M Grzybowska	6	77											Q	M Grzybowska	2	0
		P Suárez	1	4											5	L Davenport	6	6
		A-G Sidot	6	6					A-G Sidot	4	2
								5	L Davenport	6	6

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								3	J Novotná	4	6	6
		R Grande	6	1	3			Q	M Saeki	6	3	3
	Q	M Saeki	0	6	6										3	J Novotná	6	6
		R Hiraki	4	6	6										27	L Raymond	2	1
		M Endo	6	4	3				R Hiraki	3	6	2
								27	L Raymond	6	4	6
																						3	J Novotná	6	6
																							A Kournikova	3	4
								29	K Studeníková	6	6
		G Pizzichini	4	4					T Tanasugarn	0	2
		T Tanasugarn	6	6											29	K Studeníková	6	4	0
		A Kournikova	6	6												A Kournikova	1	6	6
		N Miyagi	2	0					A Kournikova	6	3	6
								12	A Coetzer	1	6	3

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								14	K Po	6	6
		F Labat	6	6					F Labat	4	0
		M de Swardt	2	3											14	K Po	3	5
	WC	K Brandi	3	3											32	B Schett	6	7
	Q	M Serna	6	6				Q	M Serna	3	3
								32	B Schett	6	6
																						32	B Schett	2	6	2
																						8	I Majoli	6	4	6
								25	A Sugiyama	6	6
		H Suková	3	4					A Dechaume-Balleret	0	1
		A Dechaume-Balleret	6	6											25	A Sugiyama	3	6	3
		S-T Wang	6	6											8	I Majoli	6	3	6
		R Zrubáková	3	4					S-T Wang	4	6	63
								8	I Majoli	6	1	77

Bottom half

Section 5

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								7	I Spîrlea	6	6
		F Perfetti	6	4	6				F Perfetti	2	0
	WC	M Shaughnessy	0	6	3										7	I Spîrlea	2	6	6
		S Kleinová	63	62											19	S Appelmans	6	2	3
		P Begerow	77	77					P Begerow	2	5
								19	S Appelmans	6	7
																						7	I Spîrlea	1	77	77
																						21	C Rubin	6	62	64
								21	C Rubin	6	6
		K Kschwendt	3	1					A Grossman	2	0
		A Grossman	6	6											21	C Rubin	3	6	7
	Q	M Sánchez Lorenzo	1	3											13	J Wiesner	6	3	5
		E Callens	6	6					E Callens	2	3
								13	J Wiesner	6	6

Section 6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								9	K Habšudová	4	3
		P Langrová	4	0					N Zvereva	6	6
		N Zvereva	6	6												N Zvereva	4	6	1
	WC	M Tu	7	6											30	Å Carlsson	6	1	6
		A Miller	5	1				WC	M Tu	7	1	4
								30	Å Carlsson	5	6	6
																						30	Å Carlsson	2	1
																						4	M Seles	6	6
								27	A Frazier	6	6
		S Devillé	3	1					B Rittner	4	3
		B Rittner	6	6											27	A Frazier	3	3
		N Sawamatsu	4	6	6										4	M Seles	6	6
		S Farina	6	1	2				N Sawamatsu	3	6	2
								4	M Seles	6	2	6

Section 7

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								6	A Huber	6	6
		M Oremans	4	4				WC	L McNeil	3	3
	WC	L McNeil	6	6											6	A Huber	61	3
		A Fusai	6	5	6											A Fusai	77	6
		M Maruska	4	7	3				A Fusai	6	77
								26	D Van Roost	4	64
																							A Fusai	1	6	1
																						11	B Paulus	6	2	6
								17	N Tauziat	4	79	6
		L Neiland	6	7					L Neiland	6	67	4
		L Richterová	3	5											17	N Tauziat	1	77	1
		E Wagner	2	6	6										11	B Paulus	6	65	6
		T Whitlinger-Jones	6	4	3				E Wagner	1	3
								11	B Paulus	6	6

Section 8

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								15	B Schultz-McCarthy	6	62	4
	Q	T Panova	77	6				Q	T Panova	1	77	6
	Q	D Randriantefy	64	3											Q	T Panova	64	1
		P Schnyder	6	6											24	S Testud	77	6
		A Gerši	1	3					P Schnyder	4	4
								24	S Testud	6	6
																						24	S Testud	6	7
																						2	A Sánchez Vicario	0	5
								31	H Nagyová	77	6
	Q	S Smith	79	1	5				J Kandarr	62	0
		J Kandarr	67	6	7										31	H Nagyová	5	6	4
		E Makarova	5	1											2	A Sánchez Vicario	7	4	6
		N Kijimuta	7	6					E Makarova	6	3	2
								2	A Sánchez Vicario	4	6	6

References

• 1997 Lipton Championships Draw