1997 French Open – Women's Singles

Ninth seed Iva Majoli defeated world No. 1 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 Croatian player to win a Grand Slam tournament. This was the only major final Hingis lost in the 1997 season and prevented her from winning a Grand Slam. 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 doing so in the 4th round of the 1997 Australian Open.

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

This tournament was notable for being the first Grand Slam in which Venus Williams competed in the main draw.[1]

Seeds

1. Martina Hingis (Final)
2. Steffi Graf (Quarterfinals)
3. Monica Seles (Semifinals)
4. Jana Novotná (Third Round)
5. Lindsay Davenport (Fourth Round)
6. Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (Quarterfinals)
7. Conchita Martínez (Fourth Round)
8. Anke Huber (First Round)
9. Iva Majoli (Champion)
10. Mary Pierce (Fourth Round)
11. Amanda Coetzer (Semifinals)
12. Mary Joe Fernández (Quarterfinals)
13. Irina Spîrlea (Fourth Round)
14. Brenda Schultz-McCarthy (Third Round)
15. Karina Habšudová (Third Round)
16. Barbara Paulus (Fourth Round)

Qualifying

Main article: 1997 French Open – Women's Singles Qualifying

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

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Martina Hingis	6	6
	6	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	2	2
								1	Martina Hingis	6^2	7	6
								3	Monica Seles	7^7	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	6^5	5					G Pizzichini	6	4	1
		G Pizzichini	7^7	7											1	M Hingis	6	6
		R Zrubáková	3	2												A Kournikova	1	3
		A Kournikova	6	6					A Kournikova	6	6
		M Endo	6^5	6^4					A-M Cecchini	2	2
		A-M Cecchini	7^7	7^7																		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
		Wang S-t	6	7											16	B Paulus	6	6
		S Devillé	3	5					Wang S-t	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	7^7	6
		F Labat	7	6					F Labat	6	6^5	4
		K Boogert	5	0											14	B Schultz-McCarthy	6^2	4
	WC	M Lamarre	6													N Zvereva	7^7	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	7^7	6					S Pitkowski	3	5
		F Lubiani	6^2	2											3	M Seles	6	6
		N Sawamatsu	2	7^7	5											N Tauziat	0	1
		V Williams	6	6^2	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	Park S-h	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	6^6	6	11										10	M Pierce	6	6
		N Dechy	7^8	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	7^7
		M Oremans	6	2	3											F Perfetti	3	6^4
	WC	L Ghirardi-Rubbi	2	6	6			WC	L Ghirardi-Rubbi	4	1
		N Miyagi	6^3	6	0				F Perfetti	6	6
		F Perfetti	7^7	2	6																	12	M J Fernandez	6^4	6	6
		M Maleeva	6	5	3																		L Raymond	7^7	2	2
		L Raymond	4	7	6				L Raymond	6	6
		L Courtois	6^2	4					T Tanasugarn	1	1
		T Tanasugarn	7^7	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 Studeniková	6	6					K Studeniková	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	7^7	6											4	J Novotná	6	4	4
		G León García	6^1	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	7^7	7					C Rubin	3	0
		M Díaz Oliva	6^5	5											7	C Martínez	6	6
	WC	C Dhenin	6^7	6	6										WC	C Dhenin	2	1
		S Appelmans	7^9	2	1			WC	C Dhenin	6	7
		S Talaja	7	6					S Talaja	2	5
	Q	M Kochta	5	3																		7	C Martínez	7^7	4	3
		M Babel	1	6	6																	11	A Coetzer	6^4	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	6^5	4
		R Grande	4	0				11	A Coetzer	7^7	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	7^7	2	2
		N Kijimuta	6	6																		2	S Graf	6^4	6	6
	WC	L Andretto	3	3					N Kijimuta	6	4	2
		M Serna	7^7	6					M Serna	3	6	6
		L Wild	6^4	0												M Serna	6^4	1
	WC	A Mauresmo	6	6											2	S Graf	7^7	6
		J Watanabe	3	4				WC	A Mauresmo	3	3
		P Suárez	1	4				2	S Graf	6	6
	2	S Graf	6	6

References

1. Venus Williams - Makes Her Debut At French Open - Finals, Tournament, Tennis, and Little - JRank Articles

External links

• 1997 French Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation