1997 Toshiba Classic – Singles

Singles
1997 Toshiba Classic
1996 Champion	Kimiko Date
Champion	Martina Hingis
Runner-up	Monica Seles
Score	7–6, 6–4

Kimiko Date was the defending champion but did not compete that year.

Martina Hingis won in the final 7–6, 6–4 against Monica Seles.

Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. The top four seeds received a bye to the second round.

1. Martina Hingis (Champion)
2. Monica Seles (Final)
3. Amanda Coetzer (Semifinals)
4. Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (Second Round)

5. Anke Huber (Second Round)
6. Mary Pierce (Semifinals)
7. Conchita Martínez (Quarterfinals)
8. Irina Spîrlea (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

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
								1	M Hingis	6	6
	Q	V Williams	6	6				Q	V Williams	2	1
		F Labat	3	2											1	M Hingis	6	6
		H Suková	7	3											7	C Martínez	4	4
		C Rubin	5	0	r				H Suková	1	0
		L Raymond	3	6	1			7	C Martínez	6	6
	7	C Martínez	6	3	6																	1	M Hingis	6	6
																						6	M Pierce	0	2
								WC/4	A Sánchez Vicario	1	2
		Å Carlsson	1	2					S Testud	6	6
		S Testud	6	6												S Testud	3	2
	Q	R Grande	5	1											6	M Pierce	6	6
		N Tauziat	7	6					N Tauziat	2	1
		A Frazier	3	7	3			6	M Pierce	6	6
	6	M Pierce	6	6	6

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	5	A Huber	7	1	6
		M Maleeva	5	6	3			5	A Huber	2	6	2
		Y Basuki	6	6					Y Basuki	6	2	6
	Q	A Miller	1	3												Y Basuki	3	4
	Q	S Drake-Brockman	5	3											3	A Coetzer	6	6
		A-G Sidot	7	6					A-G Sidot	2	1
								3	A Coetzer	6	6
																						3	A Coetzer	3	4
	8	I Spîrlea	6	6																		2	M Seles	6	6
		E Likhovtseva	3	3				8	I Spîrlea	2	0
		N Zvereva	7	2	6				N Zvereva	6	6
		K Po	6	6	1											N Zvereva	1	3
		A Sugiyama	6	6											2	M Seles	6	6
	WC	A Stevenson	3	1					A Sugiyama	4	4
								2	M Seles	6	6

External links

• 1997 Toshiba Classic Draw