1997 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix – Singles

Singles
1997 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix
1996 Champion	Martina Hingis
Champion	Martina Hingis
Runner-up	Lisa Raymond
Score	6–4, 6–2

Martina Hingis was the defending champion and won in the final 6–4, 6–2 against Lisa Raymond.

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. Jana Novotná (Second Round)
3. Iva Majoli (Second Round)
4. Lindsay Davenport (Second Round)
5. Amanda Coetzer (Semifinals)
6. Anke Huber (First Round)
7. n/a
8. Irina Spîrlea (Semifinals)

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

Final

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Martina Hingis	6	6
	5	Amanda Coetzer	2	1
								1	Martina Hingis	6	6
									Lisa Raymond	4	2
	8	Irina Spîrlea	3	1
		Lisa Raymond	6	6

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
								1	M Hingis	4	6	6
		N Zvereva	6	6					N Zvereva	6	1	4
	WC	C Martínez	1	0											1	M Hingis	6	6
	Q	R Grande	7	6												M Maleeva	2	3
		S Testud	6	3				Q	R Grande	2	3
		M Maleeva	6	6	6				M Maleeva	6	6
	LL	A-G Sidot	7	4	3																	1	M Hingis	6	6
																						5	A Coetzer	2	1
								3	I Majoli	2	2
		H Suková	6	2				Q	P Schnyder	6	6
	Q	P Schnyder	7	6											Q	P Schnyder	2	5
	Q	B Schett	3	6											5	A Coetzer	6	7
	WC	A Kournikova	6	7				WC	A Kournikova	6	3	4
		B Schultz-McCarthy	6	3				5	A Coetzer	3	6	6
	5	A Coetzer	7	6

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	8	I Spîrlea	6	6
		R Dragomir	2	0				8	I Spîrlea	6	6
		J Capriati	2	1					K Habšudová	2	0
		K Habšudová	6	6											8	I Spîrlea	7	6
		J Wiesner	2	5												A Sánchez Vicario	5	4
		A Sánchez Vicario	6	7					A Sánchez Vicario	6	7
								4	L Davenport	4	6
																						8	I Spîrlea	3	1
	6	A Huber	4	4																			L Raymond	6	6
		M J Fernández	6	6					M J Fernández	2	6	3
		N Sawamatsu	6	6					N Sawamatsu	6	0	6
		S Appelmans	3	2												N Sawamatsu	2	3
	Q	S Farina	3	2												L Raymond	6	6
		L Raymond	6	6					L Raymond	3	6	6
								2	J Novotná	6	4	4

External links

• 1997 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix Draw