1997_Lipton_Championships_–_Women's_singles

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

1997 Lipton Championships – Women's singles

1997 tennis event results

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.

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

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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

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

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

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

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

1997_Lipton_Championships_–_Women's_singles

1997 Lipton Championships – Women's singles

Seeds

Draw

Key

Finals

Top half

Section 1

Section 2

Section 3

Section 4

Bottom half

Section 5

Section 6

Section 7

Section 8

References

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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

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

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