1997 US Open – Women's Singles

1997 US Open
Champion		Martina Hingis
Runner-up		Venus Williams
Final score		6–0, 6–4
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
US Open  < 1996 1998 >

Steffi Graf was the defending champion, but withdrew due to injury.

World No. 1 Martina Hingis won the title, defeating unseeded Venus Williams in the final, 6–0, 6–4. By reaching the final, she became the seventh woman, after Maureen Connolly, Margaret Court, Chris Evert, Martina Navratilova, Steffi Graf and Monica Seles, to reach all four Grand Slam finals in a calendar year. She also became the youngest woman to reach all Grand Slam finals, and the youngest woman to win three Grand Slams in a calendar year.

Seeds

1. Martina Hingis (Champion)
2. Monica Seles (Quarterfinals)
3. Jana Novotná (Quarterfinals)
4. Iva Majoli (Second Round)
5. Amanda Coetzer (Fourth Round)
6. Lindsay Davenport (Semifinals)
7. Conchita Martínez (Third Round)
8. Anke Huber (Third Round)

9. Mary Pierce (Fourth Round)
10. Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (Quarterfinals)
11. Irina Spîrlea (Semifinals)
12. Mary Joe Fernández (Fourth Round)
13. Brenda Schultz-McCarthy (Second Round)
14. Barbara Paulus (First Round)
15. Ruxandra Dragomir (First Round)
16. Kimberly Po (Third Round)

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
	1	Martina Hingis	6	6
	10	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	3	2
								1	Martina Hingis	6	6
								6	Lindsay Davenport	2	4
	3	Jana Novotná	2	6	6
	6	Lindsay Davenport	6	4	7
															1	Martina Hingis	6	6
																Venus Williams	0	4
		Venus Williams	7	7
		Sandrine Testud	5	5
									Venus Williams	7	4	7
								11	Irina Spîrlea	6	6	6
	11	Irina Spîrlea	6	7	6
	2	Monica Seles	7	6	3

Top Half

Section 1

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
1	M Hingis	6	6
	T Whitlinger-Jones	0	1				1	M Hingis	6	6
	D Chládková	6	1	6				D Chládková	1	2
	H Suková	1	6	1										1	M Hingis	7	6
	P Langrová	5	4												E Likhovtseva	5	2
	E Likhovtseva	7	6					E Likhovtseva	7	6
	J Kandarr	1	1				Q	L Richterová	5	1
Q	L Richterová	6	6																		1	M Hingis	6	6
Q	A Gavaldón	2	1																			F Labat	0	2
	F Labat	6	6					F Labat	6	6
Q	Li F	4	6	2				F Lubiani	1	1
	F Lubiani	6	3	6											F Labat	4	7	6
	L Golarsa	3	3												O Barabanschikova	6	6	1
	O Barabanschikova	6	6					O Barabanschikova	6	6
	Å Carlsson	7	3	4			13	B Schultz-McCarthy	3	3
13	B Schultz-McCarthy	6	6	6

Section 2

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
10	A Sánchez Vicario	6	6
	K-A Guse	2	4				10	A Sánchez Vicario	6	5	6
	J Watanabe	3	5					M Tu	2	7	2
	M Tu	6	7											10	A Sánchez Vicario	6	6
	I Gorrochategui	2	5												A Fusai	2	1
	N Miyagi	6	7					N Miyagi	3	6	4
	A Fusai	6	6					A Fusai	6	3	6
	E Gagliardi	1	1																		10	A Sánchez Vicario	6	6
	R Hiraki	6	4	6																		R McQuillan	1	2
	M Díaz-Oliva	4	6	2				R Hiraki	0	2
	R McQuillan	4	7	6				R McQuillan	6	6
	C Torrens Valero	6	5	4											R McQuillan	6	7
Q	S Smith	6	6											7	C Martínez	2	5
Q	N Pratt	3	1				Q	S Smith	1	0
	J Capriati	1	2				7	C Martínez	6	6
7	C Martínez	6	6

Section 3

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
3	J Novotná	6	6
	V Ruano Pascual	0	4				3	J Novotná	6	6
	Y Basuki	6	6					Y Basuki	4	2
	N van Lottum	3	4											3	J Novotná	6	6	6
WC	B Rippner	6	6												M Lučić	2	7	3
	M Medvedeva	2	2				WC	B Rippner	0	1
	S Kleinová	0	3					M Lučić	6	6
	M Lučić	6	6																		3	J Novotná	7	6
	S Dopfer	3	6	6																	12	M J Fernández	5	4
	P Suárez	6	3	7				P Suárez	4	7	6
WC	J Trail	7	6				WC	J Trail	6	5	4
	A Gerši	6	2												P Suárez	1	2
	S Cacic	2	1											12	M J Fernández	6	6
	R Grande	6	6					R Grande	6	2	2
	N Kijimuta	2	3				12	M J Fernández	4	6	6
12	M J Fernández	6	6

Section 4

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
16	K Po	6	6
	E Martincová	4	1				16	K Po	6	4	7
	M Maruska	1	0					B Schett	3	6	5
	B Schett	6	6											16	K Po	4	3
	M Serna	6	1	6											M Serna	6	6
	M Grzybowska	4	6	3				M Serna	6	6
	P Begerow	3	1				Q	N Dechy	4	4
Q	N Dechy	6	6																			M Serna	0	3
	P Schnyder	6	6																		6	L Davenport	6	6
	D Van Roost	2	2					P Schnyder	4	6	6
	K Brandi	7	1	4				Y Yoshida	6	2	4
	Y Yoshida	6	6	6											P Schnyder	6	1	4
	W Probst	6	5	6										6	L Davenport	1	6	6
WC	L Lee	1	7	3				W Probst	2	3
WC	L McNeil	2	6				6	L Davenport	6	6
6	L Davenport	6	7

Bottom Half

Section 5

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
8	A Huber	6	6
	G Pizzichini	2	2				8	A Huber	6	6
	J Lee	6	6	6				J Lee	2	1
	M Saeki	3	7	3										8	A Huber	3	4
	L Neiland	7	0	1											V Williams	6	6
	V Williams	5	6	6				V Williams	6	6
	G León García	4	6	6				G León García	0	1
	A Miller	6	2	3																		V Williams	6	6
	C Rubin	4	0																			J Kruger	2	3
	T Tanasugarn	6	6					T Tanasugarn	6	6
	M-A Vento	1	7	6				M-A Vento	4	3
	A Glass	6	6	2											T Tanasugarn	7	5	4
	H Nagyová	6	6												J Kruger	6	7	6
	A Olsza	3	0					H Nagyová	4	6
	J Kruger	6	6	6				J Kruger	6	7
14	B Paulus	1	7	1

Section 6

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
15	R Dragomir	2	6	3
	L Raymond	6	3	6				L Raymond	6	2	4
	M Maleeva	6	6					M Maleeva	3	6	6
Q	P Stoyanova	2	3												M Maleeva	6	5	1
	N Tauziat	5	6												K Habšudová	0	7	6
	K Habšudová	7	7					K Habšudová	5	6	7
	A Grossman	7	5	2				A Sugiyama	7	3	5
	A Sugiyama	6	7	6																		K Habšudová	3	6	6
	P Hy-Boulais	6	6																			S Testud	6	4	7
	M Kochta	2	1					P Hy-Boulais	3	6	6
	K Studeníková	2	3					E Pampoulova	6	0	7
	E Pampoulova	6	6												E Pampoulova	1	3
	M Sánchez Lorenzo	3	3												S Testud	6	6
	S Testud	6	6					S Testud	6	2	6
	C Cristea	3	2				4	I Majoli	4	6	1
4	I Majoli	6	6

Section 7

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
5	A Coetzer	6	6
	N Arendt	3	2				5	A Coetzer	6	6
	A-G Sidot	3	6	3				A Dechaume-Balleret	1	1
	A Dechaume-Balleret	6	3	6										5	A Coetzer	6	7
	S Pitkowski	6	4	7											F Perfetti	2	5
	R Simpson	1	6	6				S Pitkowski	4	3
	E Callens	3	4					F Perfetti	6	6
	F Perfetti	6	6																		5	A Coetzer	6	4
	C Morariu	7	7																		11	I Spîrlea	7	6
	A Ellwood	6	6					C Morariu	7	1	0r
	B Rittner	3	6	3			WC	L Osterloh	6	6	3
WC	L Osterloh	6	1	6										WC	L Osterloh	2	5
	A Kournikova	6	6											11	I Spîrlea	6	7
	S Appelmans	2	0					A Kournikova	1	6	3
	A Frazier	1	1				11	I Spîrlea	6	3	6
11	I Spîrlea	6	6

Section 8

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
9	M Pierce	6	6
WC	G Fernández	1	2				9	M Pierce	6	3
	S Farina	6	6	6				S Farina	2	0	r
	L Wild	4	7	4										9	M Pierce	7	6
	N Sawamatsu	6	6												N Zvereva	6	1
WC	E de Lone	4	3					N Sawamatsu	4	6	3
	R Zrubáková	1	5					N Zvereva	6	3	6
	N Zvereva	6	7																		9	M Pierce	6	2	2
	T Panova	4	1																		2	M Seles	1	6	6
	M Babel	6	6					M Babel	5	1
	E Makarova	6	4	4				M Oremans	7	6
	M Oremans	3	6	6											M Oremans	1	1
WC	T Snyder	6	7											2	M Seles	6	6
Q	O Lugina	0	6				WC	T Snyder	2	3
	K Boogert	1	2				2	M Seles	6	6
2	M Seles	6	6

External links

• 1997 US Open on ITFtennis.com, the source for this draw