1997 Bausch & Lomb Championships – Singles

1997 Bausch & Lomb Championships
1996 Champion		Irina Spîrlea
Champion		Lindsay Davenport
Runner-up		Mary Pierce
Final score		6–2, 6–3
Events
Singles		Doubles

Irina Spîrlea was the defending champion but did not compete that year.

Lindsay Davenport won in the final 6–2, 6–3 against Mary Pierce.

Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. The top eight seeds received a bye to the second round.

Draw

Key

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	12	Amanda Coetzer	5	2
	6	Lindsay Davenport	7	6
								6	Lindsay Davenport	6	6
								11	Mary Pierce	2	3
	8	Iva Majoli	6	5	6
	11	Mary Pierce	2	7	7

Top Half

Section 1

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
							1	J Novotná	4	6	6
Q	C Morariu	1	1					B Schett	6	4	0
	B Schett	6	6											1	J Novotná	2	6	1
Q	G León García	6	6	2										12	A Coetzer	6	1	6
WC	A Mauresmo	4	7	6			WC	A Mauresmo	4	6	1
Q	E Martincová	5	1				12	A Coetzer	6	1	6
12	A Coetzer	7	6																		12	A Coetzer	6	6
9	M J Fernández	6	6																		9	M J Fernández	2	4
	S Pitkowski	3	0				9	M J Fernández	6	6
	P Hy-Boulais	4	6	6				P Hy-Boulais	3	0
Q	R McQuillan	6	2	1										9	M J Fernández	6	6
WC	J Steck	5	3											WC	M Weingärtner	1	2
WC	M Weingärtner	7	6				WC	M Weingärtner	2	7	7
							LL	T Ječmenica	6	6	5

Section 2

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
							LL	M Díaz-Oliva	w/o
	C Cristea	6	2					J Capriati
	J Capriati	7	6											LL	M Díaz-Oliva	3	1
	S Farina	7	7											LL	J Kandarr	6	6
	M Maruska	5	5					S Farina	4	6
Q	C Torrens Valero	3	2				LL	J Kandarr	6	7
LL	J Kandarr	6	6																		LL	J Kandarr	2	2
13	B Schultz-McCarthy	6	6																		6	L Davenport	6	6
	A Gerši	1	1				13	B Schultz-McCarthy	7	6
Q	B Fulco-Villella	7	4	0				S Kleinová	5	3
	S Kleinová	5	6	6										13	B Schultz-McCarthy	2	1
	M Serna	6	2	1										6	L Davenport	6	6
	S-T Wang	4	6	6				S-T Wang	2	0
							6	L Davenport	6	6

Bottom Half

Section 3

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
							8	I Majoli	6	6
Q	Á Montolio	2	6	7			Q	Á Montolio	3	2
	P Suárez	6	4	6										8	I Majoli	6	6
	A Fusai	6	7												A Fusai	0	2
	L Savchenko	2	6					A Fusai	1	7	6
	T Whitlinger-Jones	6	4	1			14	E Likhovtseva	6	6	4
14	E Likhovtseva	2	6	6																	8	I Majoli	1	6	6
10	B Paulus	4	6																		4	C Martínez	6	3	3
	C Rubin	6	7					C Rubin	6	6
	J Watanabe	6	4	1			Q	V Williams	4	0
Q	V Williams	1	6	6											C Rubin	3	3
	P Schnyder	6	7	4										4	C Martínez	6	6
	J Kruger	7	5	6				J Kruger	3	1
							4	C Martínez	6	6

Section 4

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
							5	A Huber	6	6
	R Zrubáková	6	6					R Zrubáková	2	2
	I Gorrochategui	4	3											5	A Huber	6	2
	E Makarova	1	4											11	M Pierce	7	6
	H Nagyová	6	6					H Nagyová	5	0
	E Wagner	0	1				11	M Pierce	7	6
11	M Pierce	6	6																		11	M Pierce	6	6
16	R Dragomir	6	6																		2	A Sánchez Vicario	2	1
	D Chládková	4	2				16	R Dragomir	6	6
	P Langrová	2	4					A Grossman	2	3
	A Grossman	6	6											16	R Dragomir	3	6	4
	F Labat	6	6											2	A Sánchez Vicario	6	1	6
	K Kschwendt	3	1					F Labat	6	2	3
							2	A Sánchez Vicario	3	6	6

References

• 1997 Bausch & Lomb Championships Draw (Archived 2009-09-25)