1997 Toshiba Classic – Singles

Kimiko Date was the defending champion but she had retired at the end of the previous year.

Singles
1997 Toshiba Classic
Champion	Martina Hingis
Runner-up	Monica Seles
Final score	7–6, 6–4
Draw	28
Seeds	8

Martina Hingis won in the final 7–6, 6–4 against Monica Seles.

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. Monica Seles (Final)
3. Amanda Coetzer (Semifinals)
4. Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (Second Round)
5. Anke Huber (Second Round)
6. Mary Pierce (Semifinals)
7. Conchita Martínez (Quarterfinals)
8. Irina Spîrlea (Second Round)

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
	2	Monica Seles	6	4

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
								1	M Hingis	6	6
	Q	V Williams	6	6				Q	V Williams	2	1
		F Labat	3	2											1	M Hingis	6	6
		H Suková	7	3											7	C Martínez	4	4
		C Rubin	5	0	r				H Suková	1	0
		L Raymond	3	6	1			7	C Martínez	6	6
	7	C Martínez	6	3	6																	1	M Hingis	6	6
																						6	M Pierce	0	2
								WC/4	A Sánchez Vicario	1	2
		Å Carlsson	1	2					S Testud	6	6
		S Testud	6	6												S Testud	3	2
	Q	R Grande	5	1											6	M Pierce	6	6
		N Tauziat	7	6					N Tauziat	2	1
		A Frazier	3	7	3			6	M Pierce	6	6
	6	M Pierce	6	6	6

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	5	A Huber	7	1	6
		M Maleeva	5	6	3			5	A Huber	2	6	2
		Y Basuki	6	6					Y Basuki	6	2	6
	Q	A Miller	1	3												Y Basuki	3	4
	Q	S Drake-Brockman	5	3											3	A Coetzer	6	6
		A-G Sidot	7	6					A-G Sidot	2	1
								3	A Coetzer	6	6
																						3	A Coetzer	3	4
	8	I Spîrlea	6	6																		2	M Seles	6	6
		E Likhovtseva	3	3				8	I Spîrlea	2	0
		N Zvereva	7	2	6				N Zvereva	6	6
		K Po	6	6	1											N Zvereva	1	3
		A Sugiyama	6	6											2	M Seles	6	6
	WC	A Stevenson	3	1					A Sugiyama	4	4
								2	M Seles	6	6

External links

• 1997 Toshiba Classic draw