1997 US Open – Women's Singles

World No. 1 Martina Hingis defeated unseeded Venus Williams in the final, 6–0, 6–4 to win the Women's Singles tennis title at the 1997 US Open. 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 singles 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. Hingis did not drop a set throughout the entire tournament.

Women's Singles
1997 US Open
Champion Martina Hingis
Runner-up Venus Williams
Final score6–0, 6–4

Williams was the first unseeded player in the Open Era to reach the final of the US Open.

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

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)

Qualifying
Main article: 1997 US Open – Women's Singles Qualifying

Draw

Key

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 65
6 Lindsay Davenport 6 4 77
1 Martina Hingis 6 6
  Venus Williams 0 4
  Venus Williams 7 7
  Sandrine Testud 5 5
  Venus Williams 77 4 79
11 Irina Spîrlea 65 6 67
11 Irina Spîrlea 67 710 6
2 Monica Seles 79 68 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 F Li 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
N 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 MJ 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 MJ Fernández 6 6
R Grande 6 6 R Grande 6 2 2
N Kijimuta 2 3 12 MJ Fernández 4 6 6
12 MJ 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 deLone 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
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