1997 Ameritech Cup – Singles

Jana Novotná was the defending champion but lost in the quarterfinals to Nathalie Tauziat.

Singles
1997 Ameritech Cup
1996 Champion Jana Novotná
Champion Lindsay Davenport
Runner-up Nathalie Tauziat
Final score6–0, 7–5

Lindsay Davenport won in the final 6–0, 7–5 against Tauziat.

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. Jana Novotná (Quarterfinals)
  2. Monica Seles (Quarterfinals)
  3. Lindsay Davenport (Champion)
  4. Iva Majoli (Semifinals)
  5. Mary Pierce (Second Round)
  6. Mary Joe Fernández (First Round)
  7. Brenda Schultz-McCarthy (Second Round)
  8. Lisa Raymond (Quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

Final
Final
  Nathalie Tauziat 0 5  
3 Lindsay Davenport 6 7  

Section 1
First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 J Novotná 5 6 6
  A Frazier 6 6     A Frazier 7 2 3
Q J Nejedly 3 3   1 J Novotná 5 3  
  R Dragomir 3 7 2   N Tauziat 7 6  
  N Tauziat 6 5 6   N Tauziat 6 6  
  S Appelmans 6 6     S Appelmans 1 2  
6 M J Fernández 2 1     N Tauziat 6 6  
4 I Majoli 2 3  
4 I Majoli 7 6  
PR L Courtois 5 7 6 PR L Courtois 5 1  
Q A Mauresmo 7 6 4 4 I Majoli 4 7 6
WC L Osterloh 0 3     Y Basuki 6 5 4
  Y Basuki 6 6     Y Basuki 6 4 6
  C Rubin 4 5   7 B Schultz-McCarthy 2 6 4
7 B Schultz-McCarthy 6 7  

Section 2
First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals
8 L Raymond 6 6  
  H Suková 2 2   8 L Raymond 6 6  
  A Sugiyama 6 6     A Sugiyama 4 2  
Q T Snyder 4 3   8 L Raymond 4 4  
  Å Carlsson 7 3 3 3 L Davenport 6 6  
  J Kruger 5 6 6   J Kruger 2 4  
3 L Davenport 6 6  
3 L Davenport 6 6  
5 M Pierce 6 6   WC S Williams 4 4  
Q C Cristea 3 3   5 M Pierce 3 6  
WC S Williams 6 7   WC S Williams 6 7  
  E Likhovtseva 3 5   WC S Williams 4 6 6
  M Grzybowska 6 7   2 M Seles 6 1 1
  J Capriati 3 5     M Grzybowska 6 3 2
2 M Seles 3 6 6
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