1997 French Open – Women's Singles

Women's Singles
1997 French Open
Champion	Iva Majoli
Runner-up	Martina Hingis
Final score	6–4, 6–2

Steffi Graf was the defending champion, but she was knocked out in the quarterfinals by Amanda Coetzer.

Iva Majoli won the title, defeating World No. 1 Martina Hingis in the final, 6–4, 6–2.

This tournament was notable for being the first Grand Slam in which Venus Williams competed in the main draw.^[1]

Seeds

Martina Hingis (Final)
Steffi Graf (Quarterfinals)
Monica Seles (Semifinals)
Jana Novotná (Third Round)
Lindsay Davenport (Fourth Round)
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (Quarterfinals)
Conchita Martínez (Fourth Round)
Anke Huber (First Round)
Iva Majoli (Champion)
Mary Pierce (Fourth Round)
Amanda Coetzer (Semifinals)
Mary Joe Fernández (Quarterfinals)
Irina Spîrlea (Fourth Round)
Brenda Schultz-McCarthy (Third Round)
Karina Habšudová (Third Round)
Barbara Paulus (Fourth Round)

Draw

Key

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final

	1	Martina Hingis	6	6
	6	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	2	2
								1	Martina Hingis	6²	7	6

								3	Monica Seles	7⁷	5	4
	3	Monica Seles	3	6	7

	12	Mary Joe Fernández	6	2	5
															1	Martina Hingis	4	2
															9	Iva Majoli	6	6
	9	Iva Majoli	6	5	6
		Ruxandra Dragomir	3	7	2
								9	Iva Majoli	6	4	7

								11	Amanda Coetzer	3	6	5
	11	Amanda Coetzer	6	6

	2	Steffi Graf	1	4

Top Half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round

	1	M Hingis	6	6
		H Nagyová	0	2				1	M Hingis	3	6	6
	Q	S Cacic	6⁵	5					G Pizzichini	6	4	1
		G Pizzichini	7⁷	7											1	M Hingis	6	6
		R Zrubáková	3	2												A Kournikova	1	3
		A Kournikova	6	6					A Kournikova	6	6
		M Endo	6⁵	6⁴					A-M Cecchini	2	2
		A-M Cecchini	7⁷	7⁷																		1	M Hingis	6	0	6
		S Farina	6	1	6																	16	B Paulus	3	6	0
		J Wiesner	2	6	0				S Farina	6	6
		M Grzybowska	6	3	4				P Begerow	4	2
		P Begerow	3	6	6											S Farina	4	1
		Wang S-t	6	7											16	B Paulus	6	6
		S De Ville	3	5					Wang S-t	2	2
		T Whitlinger-Jones	0	1				16	B Paulus	6	6
	16	B Paulus	6	6

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round

	14	B Schultz-McCarthy	6	7
		L Cenková	3	5				14	B Schultz-McCarthy	4	7⁷	6
		F Labat	7	6					F Labat	6	6⁵	4
		K Boogert	5	0											14	B Schultz-McCarthy	6²	4
	WC	M Lamarre	6													N Zvereva	7⁷	6
		B Schett	1	r				WC	M Lamarre	4	5
		M Tu	3	6	4				N Zvereva	6	7
		N Zvereva	6	3	6																		N Zvereva	4	2
		B Rittner	0	r																		6	A Sánchez Vicario	6	6
		D Van Roost	3						D Van Roost	6	6
		E Gagliardi	6	6					E Gagliardi	2	0
		K Brandi	3	4												D Van Roost	0	3
		E Pampoulova	7	4	1										6	A Sánchez Vicario	6	6
		A Sugiyama	5	6	6				A Sugiyama	3	1
	WC	K Jagieniak	0	2				6	A Sánchez Vicario	6	6
	6	A Sánchez Vicario	6	6

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round

	3	M Seles	6	6
		M Saeki	0	3				3	M Seles	6	7
		S Pitkowski	7⁷	6					S Pitkowski	3	5
		F Lubiani	6²	2											3	M Seles	6	6
		N Sawamatsu	2	7⁷	5											N Tauziat	0	1
		V Williams	6	6²	7				V Williams	7	3	5
		N Tauziat	6	6					N Tauziat	5	6	7
		R Simpson	3	2																		3	M Seles	6	7
		S Testud	6	6																		10	M Pierce	4	5
	Q	Park S-h	0	4					S Testud	6	6
		W Probst	3	4					C Cristea	0	4
		C Cristea	6	6												S Testud	1	3
		P Hy-Boulais	6⁶	6	11										10	M Pierce	6	6
		N Dechy	7⁸	4	9				P Hy-Boulais	1	3
		T Panova	2	6	4			10	M Pierce	6	6
	10	M Pierce	6	4	6

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round

	12	M J Fernandez	6	6
		L McNeil	2	3				12	M J Fernandez	6	6
		A Glass	6	4	6				A Glass	1	0
		E Callens	3	6	2										12	M J Fernandez	6	7⁷
		M Oremans	6	2	3											F Perfetti	3	6⁴
	WC	L Ghirardi-Rubbi	2	6	6			WC	L Ghirardi-Rubbi	4	1
		N Miyagi	6³	6	0				F Perfetti	6	6
		F Perfetti	7⁷	2	6																	12	M J Fernandez	6⁴	6	6
		M Maleeva	6	5	3																		L Raymond	7⁷	2	2
		L Raymond	4	7	6				L Raymond	6	6
		L Courtois	6²	4					T Tanasugarn	1	1
		T Tanasugarn	7⁷	6												L Raymond	6	2	6
		Y Yoshida	6	6												K Po	4	6	1
		R McQuillan	2	4					Y Yoshida	3	0
		K Po	6	4	6				K Po	6	6
	8	A Huber	3	6	3

Bottom Half

Section 5

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round

	5	L Davenport	6	6
	Q	J Kruger	2	3				5	L Davenport	6	6
		E Makarova	6	6					E Makarova	1	1
		A Dechaume-Balleret	4	2											5	L Davenport	4	6	9
		M Maruska	3	3												P Schnyder	6	3	7
		P Schnyder	6	6					P Schnyder	6	2
		K Studeniková	6	6					K Studeniková	0	0	r
		P Langrová	2	2																		5	L Davenport	7	4	2
		A-G Sidot	2	5																		9	I Majoli	5	6	6
		L Neiland	6	7					L Neiland	4	4
		A Gerši	3	0					A Grossman	6	6
		A Grossman	6	6												A Grossman	1	6	1
		L Richterová	5	0	r										9	I Majoli	6	4	6
		A Fusai	7	3					A Fusai	2	3
		S Kleinová	5	4				9	I Majoli	6	6
	9	I Majoli	7	6

Section 6

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round

	15	K Habšudová	6	6
		O Barabanschikova	3	3				15	K Habšudová	6	6
		L Němečková	4	3					E Likhovtseva	2	2
		E Likhovtseva	6	6											15	K Habšudová	3	2
		Å Carlsson	4	6	1											R Dragomir	6	6
		Y Basuki	6	4	6				Y Basuki	5	6	6
		R Dragomir	6	6					R Dragomir	7	4	8
	Q	S Jeyaseelan	3	2																			R Dragomir	6	6
		R Hiraki	2	1																			N Arendt	1	1
		N Arendt	6	6					N Arendt	6	6
	Q	L Golarsa	4	7	12			Q	L Golarsa	2	2
		N van Lottum	6	5	10											N Arendt	3	6	6
		J Kandarr	7⁷	6											4	J Novotná	6	4	4
		G León García	6¹	3					J Kandarr	4	0
		C Torrens Valero	3	2				4	J Novotná	6	6
	4	J Novotná	6	6

Section 7

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round

	7	C Martínez	4	6	6
	WC	É Loit	6	2	3			7	C Martínez	6	6
		C Rubin	7⁷	7					C Rubin	3	0
		M Díaz-Oliva	6⁵	5											7	C Martínez	6	6
	WC	C Dhenin	6⁷	6	6										WC	C Dhenin	2	1
		S Appelmans	7⁹	2	1			WC	C Dhenin	6	7
		S Talaja	7	6					S Talaja	2	5
	Q	M Kochta	5	3																		7	C Martínez	7⁷	4	3
		M Babel	1	6	6																	11	A Coetzer	6⁴	6	6
	Q	E Curutchet	6	4	2				M Babel	4	6	12
		S Dopfer	3	4					H Suková	6	4	10
		H Suková	6	6												M Babel	4	2
		D Chládková	4	0											11	A Coetzer	6	6
		A Frazier	6	6					A Frazier	6⁵	4
		R Grande	4	0				11	A Coetzer	7⁷	6
	11	A Coetzer	6	6

Section 8

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round

	13	I Spîrlea	6	6
	Q	J Lee	1	0				13	I Spîrlea	6	4	6
		A Olsza	3	3					I Gorrochategui	4	6	2
		I Gorrochategui	6	6											13	I Spîrlea	6	6
		Á Montolio	0	0												V Ruano Pascual	1	1
		V Ruano Pascual	6	6					V Ruano Pascual	6	6
		A Ellwood	2	6	3			WC	A Cocheteux	4	2
	WC	A Cocheteux	6	3	6																	13	I Spîrlea	7⁷	2	2
		N Kijimuta	6	6																		2	S Graf	6⁴	6	6
	WC	L Andretto	3	3					N Kijimuta	6	4	2
		M Serna	7⁷	6					M Serna	3	6	6
		L Wild	6⁴	0												M Serna	6⁴	1
	WC	A Mauresmo	6	6											2	S Graf	7⁷	6
		J Watanabe	3	4				WC	A Mauresmo	3	3
		P Suárez	1	4				2	S Graf	6	6
	2	S Graf	6	6

References

↑ Venus Williams - Makes Her Debut At French Open - Finals, Tournament, Tennis, and Little - JRank Articles

External links

1997 French Open on ITFtennis.com, the source for this draw

French Open Women's Singles drawsheets

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