1997 Australian Open – Women's singles

Women's singles
Women's singles
1997 Australian Open
Champion	Martina Hingis
Runner-up	Mary Pierce
Score	6–2, 6–2
Draw	128
Seeds	16

Martina Hingis defeated Mary Pierce in the final, 6–2, 6–2 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1997 Australian Open. She did not lose a set during the tournament. Hingis became the youngest woman (at the age of 16 years and three months) to win a major singles title since Lottie Dod at the 1887 Wimbledon Championships.[1]

Monica Seles was the reigning champion, but did not compete that year.

Steffi Graf's 45-match major winning streak ended (dating to the 1995 French Open) when she was defeated by Amanda Coetzer in the fourth round.

Seeds

Steffi Graf (fourth round)
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (third round)
Conchita Martínez (fourth round)
Martina Hingis (champion)
Anke Huber (fourth round)
Iva Majoli (first round)
Lindsay Davenport (fourth round)
Irina Spîrlea (quarterfinals)
Karina Habšudová (fourth round)
Brenda Schultz-McCarthy (second round)
Judith Wiesner (first round)
Amanda Coetzer (semifinals)
Elena Likhovtseva (first round)
Mary Joe Fernández (semifinals)
Chanda Rubin (fourth round)
Sabine Appelmans (quarterfinals)

Qualifying

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals					Semifinals				Final

12	Amanda Coetzer	6	6

	Kimberly Po	4	1
					12	Amanda Coetzer	5	1

						Mary Pierce	7	6
16	Sabine Appelmans	6	4	4

	Mary Pierce	1	6	6
										Mary Pierce	2	2

									4	Martina Hingis	6	6
8	Irina Spîrlea	5	2

4	Martina Hingis	7	6
					4	Martina Hingis	6	6

					14	Mary Joe Fernández	1	3
14	Mary Joe Fernández	7	4

	Dominique Van Roost	5	0^r

Section 1

First round					Second round				Third round				Fourth round

1	S Graf	5
	J Husárová	1^r			1	S Graf	7	6
WC	E Dominikovic	2	7⁷	0		L Neiland	5	2
	L Neiland	6	6²	6					1	S Graf	7	6
	I Gorrochategui	6	6							I Gorrochategui	5	3
WC	B Stewart	2	1			I Gorrochategui	7	7⁷
	E Callens	4	3			G Fernández	5	6³
	G Fernández	6	6										1	S Graf	2	5
	L Lee	2	6	6									12	A Coetzer	6	7
	B Mulej	6	3	2		L Lee	5	6²
Q	M Serna	6	6⁶	7	Q	M Serna	7	7⁷
Q	M Saeki	3	7⁸	5					Q	M Serna	3	2
	J Kandarr	6	3	6					12	A Coetzer	6	6
	K Nagatsuka	3	6	3		J Kandarr	2	6⁴
	A Kournikova	2	2		12	A Coetzer	6	7⁷
12	A Coetzer	6	6

Section 2

First round					Second round					Third round				Fourth round

10	B Schultz-McCarthy	6	2	6
	S-h Park	2	6	2	10	B Schultz-McCarthy	6	1	4
	R Hiraki	6	2	6		R Hiraki	0	6	6
	L Richterová	4	6	4							R Hiraki	2	2
	G León García	6	6⁴	2							K Po	6	6
	K Po	4	7⁷	6		K Po	6	4	6
	C Cristea	6³	4			A Sugiyama	0	6	3
	A Sugiyama	7⁷	6												K Po	7¹⁵	6
WC	J Taylor	7	4	7										7	L Davenport	6¹³	4
	M Sánchez Lorenzo	5	6	5	WC	J Taylor	4	3
	T Tanasugarn	6	1	6		T Tanasugarn	6	6
	E Makarova	3	6	4							T Tanasugarn	1	0
	K Studeníková	4	6¹							7	L Davenport	6	6
	F Perfetti	6	7⁷			F Perfetti	2	5
	N Dechy	6	1	1	7	L Davenport	6	7
7	L Davenport	4	6	6

Section 3

First round					Second round					Third round					Fourth round

3	C Martínez	6	6
	M Oremans	0	2		3	C Martínez	6	7⁸
	S Dopfer	6⁷	2			A Gerši	2	6⁶
	A Gerši	7⁹	6							3	C Martínez	6	6
	Å Carlsson	6	6								Å Carlsson	0	1
	P Langrová	3	2			Å Carlsson	2	6	6
	P Hy-Boulais	6	2	6		P Hy-Boulais	6	3	0
	A Dechaume-Balleret	0	6	4											3	C Martínez	6	5	1
	N Arendt	6	3	4											16	S Appelmans	2	7	6
	K Boogert	3	6	6		K Boogert	6	7
	R Grande	6	6			R Grande	3	5
	Á Montolio	2	4								K Boogert	1	0	r
	A Grossman	7	6							16	S Appelmans	6	3
	A Miller	5	2			A Grossman	4	1
	H Suková	2	2		16	S Appelmans	6	6
16	S Appelmans	6	6

Section 4

First round					Second round					Third round				Fourth round

13	E Likhovtseva	6	2	4
	M Pierce	3	6	6		M Pierce	6	6
WC	L-L Chen	2	6	3		N Medvedeva	2	2
	N Medvedeva	6	3	6							M Pierce	6	6
Q	M Kochta	4	7⁷	6						Q	M Kochta	0	2
	M Werdel-Witmeyer	6	6⁴	0	Q	M Kochta	6	4	6
WC	A Ellwood	6	6		WC	A Ellwood	0	6	1
	L McNeil	3	2												M Pierce	6	6
	N Zvereva	7¹¹	6											5	A Huber	2	3
	N Feber	6⁹	1			N Zvereva	7⁷	6
	S Cacic	4	6	5		W Probst	6⁵	3
	W Probst	6	2	7							N Zvereva	5	0
	F Lubiani	6	7⁷							5	A Huber	7	6
WC	R McQuillan	2	6⁴			F Lubiani	6	2	0
	A Frazier	6	2	5	5	A Huber	4	6	6
5	A Huber	0	6	7

Section 5

First round					Second round				Third round				Fourth round

8	I Spîrlea	6	6
	N Kijimuta	2	4		8	I Spîrlea	6	6
	J Kruger	6	2	6		J Kruger	1	1
	D Randriantefy	3	6	2					8	I Spîrlea	6	6
	P Suárez	7¹¹	6							S Farina	1	3
	K Kschwendt	6⁹	3			P Suárez	4	1
	A Olsza	3	2			S Farina	6	6
	S Farina	6	6										8	I Spîrlea	6	6
	J Capriati	2	6	4									9	K Habšudová	4	4
	J Watanabe	6	3	6		J Watanabe	5	3
	S-t Wang	6	6			S-t Wang	7	6
	L Wild	3	1							S-t Wang	3	6⁵
	C Morariu	3	2						9	K Habšudová	6	7⁷
	N Bradtke	6	6			N Bradtke	3	3
	S Talaja	1	2		9	K Habšudová	6	6
9	K Habšudová	6	6

Section 6

First round					Second round					Third round				Fourth round

11	J Wiesner	6	3	8
	R Dragomir	4	6	10		R Dragomir	7⁷	6
	V Ruano Pascual	6	3	6		V Ruano Pascual	6³	1
	C Torrens Valero	0	6	3							R Dragomir	6	6
	S Hack	6	3	2						Q	K Brandi	1	1
LL	N van Lottum	4	6	6	LL	N van Lottum	0	6	4
	P Begerow	1	1		Q	K Brandi	6	1	6
Q	K Brandi	6	6												R Dragomir	6⁶	1
	G Helgeson-Nielsen	2	2											4	M Hingis	7⁸	6
	A Fusai	6	6			A Fusai	6	5	5
	B Schett	7¹⁰	7⁸			B Schett	2	7	7
	N Miyagi	6⁸	6⁶								B Schett	2	1
WC	S Drake-Brockman	2	2							4	M Hingis	6	6
	L Raymond	6	6			L Raymond	4	2
	B Rittner	1	5		4	M Hingis	6	6
4	M Hingis	6	7

Section 7

First round					Second round					Third round				Fourth round

6	I Majoli	5	1
	P Schnyder	7	6			P Schnyder	6	6
WC	K Radford	5	1			M Endo	0	4
	M Endo	7	6								P Schnyder	7⁷	6
Q	M Tu	3	6	6						Q	M Grzybowska	6⁴	1
	L Cenková	6	2	3	Q	M Tu	4	7⁷	1
Q	M Grzybowska	4	6	6	Q	M Grzybowska	6	6³	6
	S Pitkowski	6	3	1											P Schnyder	6	4	1
	F Labat	7	4	6										14	MJ Fernández	4	6	6
	A Kremer	5	6	2		F Labat	3	2
	H Nagyová	6	7⁷			H Nagyová	6	6
	E Gagliardi	3	6³								H Nagyová	2	1
	Y Basuki	6	4							14	MJ Fernández	6	6
	N Sawamatsu	3	1	r		Y Basuki	5	4
Q	L Golarsa	2	6	2	14	MJ Fernández	7	6
14	MJ Fernández	6	4	6

Section 8

First round					Second round					Third round					Fourth round

15	C Rubin	7⁷	6
	R Zrubáková	6²	3		15	C Rubin	6	6
	S Testud	6	6			S Testud	2	1
	E Wagner	3	1							15	C Rubin	6	6
LL	S Kleinová	7¹⁴	6							LL	S Kleinová	1	3
	T Whitlinger-Jones	6¹²	1		LL	S Kleinová	6	4	8
	A-G Sidot	5	7	6		A-G Sidot	4	6	6
	T Ječmenica	7	5	4											15	C Rubin	5	4
	K Adams	5	3													D Van Roost	7	6
Q	Y Yoshida	7	6		Q	Y Yoshida	6	5	3
	B Fulco-Villella	0	3			D Van Roost	4	7	6
	D Van Roost	6	6								D Van Roost	1	6	8
	D Chládková	3	7⁷	6						2	A Sánchez Vicario	6	4	6
	S Devillé	6	6²	8		S Devillé	0	r
	G Pizzichini	4	4		2	A Sánchez Vicario	1
2	A Sánchez Vicario	6	6

References

Robin Finn (25 January 1997). "The Future Has Risen: It's Hingis". The New York Times.

External links

1997 Australian Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation

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[1] Robin Finn (25 January 1997). "The Future Has Risen: It's Hingis". The New York Times.

1997 WTA Tour « 1996 1998 »
Grand Slam events	Australian Open (S, D, X) French Open (S, D, X) Wimbledon (S, D, X) US Open (S, D, X)
Tier I tournaments	Tokyo Indoor (S, D) Indian Wells (S, D) Key Biscayne (S, D) Hilton Head (S, D) Rome (S, D) Berlin (S, D) Toronto (S, D) Zürich (S, D) Moscow (S, D)
Tier II tournaments	Sydney (S, D) Paris (S, D) Hanover (S, D) Amelia Island (S, D) Hamburg (S, D) Eastbourne (S, D) Stanford (S, D) San Diego (S, D) Los Angeles (S, D) Atlanta (S, D) Tokyo (S, D) Leipzig (S, D) Filderstadt (S, D) Chicago (S, D) Philadelphia (S, D)
Tier III tournaments	Gold Coast (S, D) Linz (S, D) Oklahoma City (S, D) Tokyo Outdoor (S, D) Strasbourg (S, D) Madrid (S, D) Birmingham (S, D) Rosmalen (S, D) Warsaw (S, D) Quebec City (S, D) Luxembourg (S, D)
Tier IV tournaments	Auckland (S, D) Hobart (S, D) Budapest (S, D) Jakarta (S, D) Bol (S, D) Cardiff (S, D) Prague (S, D) Palermo (S, D) Maria Lankowitz (S, D) Surabaya (S, D) Pattaya (S, D)
Team events	Fed Cup
Chase Championships, New York (S, D) World Doubles Cup, Edinburgh (D)

Australian Open (Open Era) singles drawsheets
Men's singles	1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 Jan Dec 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Women's singles	1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 Jan Dec 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023

Australian Open women's singles drawsheets
Pre Open Era	1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941–1945 (WWII) 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968
Open Era	1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977^J 1977^D 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023