1997 French Open – Women's singles

Women's singles
Women's singles
1997 French Open
Final
Champion	Iva Majoli
Runner-up	Martina Hingis
Score	6–4, 6–2
Details
Draw	128
Seeds	16
Events

Iva Majoli defeated Martina Hingis in the final, 6–4, 6–2 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1997 French Open. Majoli became the first Croat to win a major title. This was the only major match Hingis lost in the 1997 season, preventing her from achieving the Grand Slam. Hingis was on a 35-match winning streak, dating to the start of the season in Sydney.

Steffi Graf was the two-time defending champion, but lost to Amanda Coetzer in the quarterfinals. It was the second consecutive major where Coetzer defeated Graf, after the 1997 Australian Open.

This tournament marked the major debut of future world No. 1 and seven-time major champion Venus Williams; she was defeated in the second round by Nathalie Tauziat.^{[citation needed]}

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)

Qualifying

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
	S-t Wang	6	7							16	B Paulus	6	6
	S Devillé	3	5			S-t Wang	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	S-h Park	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 Studeníková	6	6			K Studeníková	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