1997 Advanta Championships of Philadelphia – Singles

Singles
1997 Advanta Championships of Philadelphia
1996 Champion	Jana Novotná
Final
Champion	Martina Hingis
Runner-up	Lindsay Davenport
Score	7–5, 6–7, 7–6
Events
Singles Doubles
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Jana Novotná was the defending champion but lost in the quarterfinals to Lindsay Davenport.

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.

Draw

Key

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