1997 Advanta Championships of Philadelphia – Singles

Jana Novotná was the defending champion but lost in the quarterfinals to Lindsay Davenport.

Singles
1997 Advanta Championships of Philadelphia
1996 Champion	Jana Novotná
Champion	Martina Hingis
Runner-up	Lindsay Davenport
Final score	7–5, 6–7, 7–6

Martina Hingis won in the final 7–5, 6–7, 7–6 against Davenport.

Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. The top four seeds received a bye to the second round.

1. Martina Hingis (Champion)
2. Jana Novotná (Quarterfinals)
3. Amanda Coetzer (Quarterfinals)
4. Monica Seles (Quarterfinals)
5. Lindsay Davenport (Final)
6. Iva Majoli (First Round)
7. Irina Spîrlea (Semifinals)
8. Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (Semifinals)

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

Final

	Final
	1	Martina Hingis	7	6	7
	5	Lindsay Davenport	5	7	6

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
								1	M Hingis	6	4	6
		S Appelmans	6	6					S Appelmans	2	6	2
		R Dragomir	4	1											1	M Hingis	7	5	6
		H Suková	3	4												A Huber	6	7	4
		L Raymond	6	6					L Raymond	6	2	5
		A Huber	6	1	6				A Huber	2	6	7
	6	I Majoli	3	6	3																	1	M Hingis	1	7	6
																						8	A Sánchez Vicario	6	6	3
								3	A Coetzer	6	7
	Q	F Li	6	6					C Rubin	4	6
		C Rubin	7	7											3	A Coetzer	2	2
		J Capriati	1	2											8	A Sánchez Vicario	6	6
		A Sugiyama	6	6					A Sugiyama	1	6
		Y Basuki	2	0				8	A Sánchez Vicario	6	7
	8	A Sánchez Vicario	6	6

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	7	I Spîrlea	6	6
	WC	V Williams	3	2				7	I Spîrlea	6	6
	Q	M Weingärtner	2	3				Q	M Vento	2	1
	Q	M Vento	6	6											7	I Spîrlea	6	7
	WC	S Taylor	2	2											4	M Seles	4	6
		B Schultz-McCarthy	6	6					B Schultz-McCarthy	3	r
								4	M Seles	4
																						7	I Spîrlea	2	4
	5	L Davenport	6	6																		5	L Davenport	6	6
		N Tauziat	3	3				5	L Davenport	6	6
	Q	S Cacic	3	1					C Martínez	3	0
		C Martínez	6	6											5	L Davenport	6	6
	LL	J Kruger	5	1											2	J Novotná	3	2
		A Frazier	7	6					A Frazier	2	1
								2	J Novotná	6	6

External links

• 1997 Advanta Championships of Philadelphia Draw