1997 Wta Tour Championships – Singles
Jana Novotná defeated Mary Pierce in the final, 7–6, 6–3, 6–2 to win the singles tennis title at the 1997 WTA Tour Championships.
| Singles | |
|---|---|
| 1997 WTA Tour Championships | |
| Champion |  Jana Novotná |
| Runner-up |  Mary Pierce |
| Score | 7–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
| Draw | 16 |
| Seeds | 8 |
Steffi Graf was the two-time defending champion, but did not compete this year.
Seeds
A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.
Martina Hingis (quarterfinals)
Jana Novotná (champion)
Lindsay Davenport (first round)
Amanda Coetzer (first round)- Monica Seles (first round)
Iva Majoli (quarterfinals)
Mary Pierce (final)
Irina Spîrlea (semifinals)
Main 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
- NB: The final was a best of five sets while all other rounds were the best of three sets.
| First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 |  Martina Hingis | 7 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Brenda Schultz-McCarthy | 6 | 2 | r | 1 | Martina Hingis | 3 | 6 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Sabine Appelmans | 3 | 4 | 7 | Mary Pierce | 6 | 2 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Mary Pierce | 6 | 6 | 7 | Mary Pierce | 6 | 5 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 |  Amanda Coetzer | 3 | 3 | Nathalie Tauziat | 2 | 7 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nathalie Tauziat | 6 | 6 | Nathalie Tauziat | 7 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Anke Huber | 6 | 6 | 6 |  Iva Majoli | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Iva Majoli | 7 | 7 | 7 | Mary Pierce | 6 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 |  Irina Spîrlea | 6 | 5 | 6 | 2 | Jana Novotná | 7 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sandrine Testud | 3 | 7 | 4 | 8 | Irina Spîrlea | 5 | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Mary Joe Fernández | 2 | 6 | 7 | Mary Joe Fernández | 7 | 2 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Lindsay Davenport | 6 | 4 | 6 | 8 | Irina Spîrlea | 6 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Monica Seles | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | Jana Novotná | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | 3 | 6 | 6 | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | 4 | 6 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Conchita Martínez | 4 | 4 | 2 | Jana Novotná | 6 | 3 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Jana Novotná | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
See also
External links
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