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 score7–5, 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

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  
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