1997 WTA Tour Championships – Singles
Steffi Graf was the defending champion but did not compete that year.
| Singles | |
|---|---|
| 1997 Chase Championships | |
| Champion |  Jana Novotná |
| Runner-up |  Mary Pierce |
| Final score | 7–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
Jana Novotná won in the final 7–6, 6–3, 6–2 against Mary Pierce.
Seeds
A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.
Martina Hingis (Quarterfinals)- Jana Novotná (Champion)
Lindsay Davenport (First round)
Amanda Coetzer (First round)- Monica Seles (First round)
Iva Majoli (Quarterfinals)- Mary Pierce (Final)
Irina Spîrlea (Semifinals)
Main 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
- NB: The final was a best of five sets while all other rounds were the best of three sets.
| First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Martina Hingis
| 7 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Brenda Schultz-McCarthy
| 6 | 2 | r | 1 | Martina Hingis
| 3 | 6 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| 3 | 4 | 7 | Mary Pierce
| 6 | 2 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Mary Pierce
| 6 | 6 | 7 | Mary Pierce
| 6 | 5 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Amanda Coetzer
| 3 | 3 | Nathalie Tauziat
| 2 | 7 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nathalie Tauziat
| 6 | 6 | Nathalie Tauziat
| 7 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Anke Huber
| 6 | 6 | 6 | Iva Majoli
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Iva Majoli
| 7 | 7 | 7 | Mary Pierce
| 6 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Irina Spîrlea
| 6 | 5 | 6 | 2 | Jana Novotná
| 7 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sandrine Testud
| 3 | 7 | 4 | 8 | Irina Spîrlea
| 5 | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Mary Joe Fernández
| 2 | 6 | 7 | Mary Joe Fernández
| 7 | 2 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Lindsay Davenport
| 6 | 4 | 6 | 8 | Irina Spîrlea
| 6 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Monica Seles
| 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | Jana Novotná
| 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
| 3 | 6 | 6 | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
| 4 | 6 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Conchita Martínez
| 4 | 4 | 2 | Jana Novotná
| 6 | 3 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Jana Novotná
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
See also
External links
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