1997 WTA Tour

The WTA Tour is the elite tour for professional women's tennis organised by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA). The WTA Tour includes the four Grand Slam tournaments, the WTA Tour Championships and the WTA Tier I, Tier II, Tier III and Tier IV events. ITF tournaments are not part of the WTA Tour, although they award points for the WTA World Ranking.

Schedule

The table below shows the 1997 WTA Tour schedule.

Key

Grand Slam events

Year-end championships

WTA Tier I tournamentss

WTA Tier II events

WTA Tier III events

WTA Tier IV events

Team events

January

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
30 Dec	Hyundai Hopman Cup Perth, Australia ITF Mixed Teams Championships Hard (i) – A$1,000,000 – 8 teams (RR)	Template:Hopman 2–1	Template:Hopman	Round robin (Group A) Template:Hopman Template:Hopman Template:Hopman	Round robin (Group B) Template:Hopman Template:Hopman Template:Hopman
	Gold Coast Classic Hope Island, Australia Tier III event Hard – $164,250 – 30S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Template:Flagicon Elena Likhovtseva 3–6, 7–6(9–7), 6–3	Template:Flagicon Ai Sugiyama	Template:Flagicon Brenda Schultz-McCarthy Template:Flagicon Anne-Gaëlle Sidot	Template:Flagicon Magüi Serna Template:Flagicon Rachel McQuillan Template:Flagicon Sabine Appelmans Template:Flagicon Åsa Carlsson
		Template:Flagicon Naoko Kijimuta Template:Flagicon Nana Miyagi 7–6(7–3), 6–1	Template:Flagicon Ruxandra Dragomir Template:Flagicon Silvia Farina
	ASB Bank Classic Auckland, New Zealand Tier IV event Hard – $107,500 – 32S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Template:Flagicon Marion Maruska 6–3, 6–1	Template:Flagicon Judith Wiesner	Template:Flagicon Tamarine Tanasugarn Template:Flagicon Elena Pampoulova	Template:Flagicon Anke Huber Template:Flagicon Sandra Cacic Template:Flagicon Rika Hiraki Template:Flagicon Alexia Dechaume-Balleret
		Template:Flagicon Janette Husárová Template:Flagicon Dominique Van Roost 6–2, 6–7(5–7), 6–3	Template:Flagicon Aleksandra Olsza Template:Flagicon Elena Pampoulova
6 Jan	Sydney International Sydney, Australia Tier II event Hard – $342,500 – 28S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Template:Flagicon Martina Hingis 6–1, 5–7, 6–1	Template:Flagicon Jennifer Capriati	Template:Flagicon Lindsay Davenport Template:Flagicon Mary Joe Fernández	Template:Flagicon Amy Frazier Template:Flagicon Naoko Sawamatsu Template:Flagicon Iva Majoli Template:Flagicon Yayuk Basuki
		Template:Flagicon Gigi Fernández Template:Flagicon Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6–3, 6–1	Template:Flagicon Lindsay Davenport Template:Flagicon Natasha Zvereva
	ANZ Tasmanian International Hobart, Australia Tier IV event Hard – $107,500 – 32S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Template:Flagicon Dominique Van Roost 6–3, 6–3	Template:Flagicon Marianne Werdel Witmeyer	Template:Flagicon Els Callens Template:Flagicon Mana Endo	Template:Flagicon Anne-Gaëlle Sidot Template:Flagicon Wang Shi-ting Template:Flagicon Lenka Cenková Template:Flagicon Annabel Ellwood
		Template:Flagicon Naoko Kijimuta Template:Flagicon Nana Miyagi 6–3, 6–1	Template:Flagicon Barbara Rittner Template:Flagicon Dominique Van Roost
13 Jan 20 Jan	Ford Australian Open Melbourne, Australia Grand Slam Hard – $3,451,626 – 128S/64Q/64D/32X Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles	Template:Flagicon Martina Hingis 6–2, 6–2	Template:Flagicon Mary Pierce	Template:Flagicon Amanda Coetzer Template:Flagicon Mary Joe Fernández	Template:Flagicon Kimberly Po Template:Flagicon Sabine Appelmans Template:Flagicon Irina Spîrlea Template:Flagicon Dominique Van Roost
		Template:Flagicon Martina Hingis Template:Flagicon Natasha Zvereva 6–2, 6–2	Template:Flagicon Lindsay Davenport Template:Flagicon Lisa Raymond
		Template:Flagicon Rick Leach Template:Flagicon Manon Bollegraf 6–3, 6–7(5–7), 7–5	Template:Flagicon John-Laffnie de Jager Template:Flagicon Larisa Savchenko
27 Jan	Toray Pan Pacific Open Tokyo, Japan Tier I event Hard (i) – $926,250 – 28S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Template:Flagicon Martina Hingis W/O	Template:Flagicon Steffi Graf	Template:Flagicon Brenda Schultz-McCarthy Template:Flagicon Anke Huber	Template:Flagicon Iva Majoli Template:Flagicon Conchita Martínez Template:Flagicon Lindsay Davenport Template:Flagicon Amanda Coetzer
		Template:Flagicon Lindsay Davenport Template:Flagicon Natasha Zvereva 6–4, 6–3	Template:Flagicon Gigi Fernández Template:Flagicon Martina Hingis

February

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
3 Feb	EA-Generali Austrian Open Linz, Austria Tier III event Carpet (i) – $164,250 – 28S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Template:Flagicon Chanda Rubin 6–4, 6–2	Template:Flagicon Karina Habšudová	Template:Flagicon Jana Novotná Template:Flagicon Judith Wiesner	Template:Flagicon Magdalena Maleeva Template:Flagicon Barbara Rittner Template:Flagicon Nathalie Tauziat Template:Flagicon Åsa Carlsson
		Template:Flagicon Alexandra Fusai Template:Flagicon Nathalie Tauziat 4–6, 6–3, 6–1	Template:Flagicon Eva Melicharová Template:Flagicon Helena Vildová
10 Feb	Open Gaz de France Paris, France Tier II event Hard (i) – $450,000 – 28S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Template:Flagicon Martina Hingis 6–3, 3–6, 6–3	Template:Flagicon Anke Huber	Template:Flagicon Iva Majoli Template:Flagicon Jana Novotná	Template:Flagicon Nathalie Tauziat Template:Flagicon Yayuk Basuki Template:Flagicon Irina Spîrlea Template:Flagicon Mary Pierce
		Template:Flagicon Martina Hingis Template:Flagicon Jana Novotná 6–3, 6–0	Template:Flagicon Alexandra Fusai Template:Flagicon Rita Grande
17 Feb	Faber Grand Prix Hanover, Germany Tier II event Hard (i) – $450,000 – 28S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Template:Flagicon Iva Majoli 4–6, 7–6(7–2), 6–4	Template:Flagicon Jana Novotná	Template:Flagicon Magdalena Maleeva Template:Flagicon Barbara Paulus	Template:Flagicon Elena Likhovtseva Template:Flagicon Sandrine Testud Template:Flagicon Anne-Gaëlle Sidot Template:Flagicon Miriam Oremans
		Template:Flagicon Nicole Arendt Template:Flagicon Manon Bollegraf 4–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–4)	Template:Flagicon Larisa Savchenko Template:Flagicon Brenda Schultz-McCarthy
	IGA Tennis Classic Oklahoma City, United States Tier III event Hard (i) – $164,250 – 30S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Template:Flagicon Lindsay Davenport 6–4, 6–2	Template:Flagicon Lisa Raymond	Template:Flagicon Kimberly Po Template:Flagicon Francesca Lubiani	Template:Flagicon Jennifer Capriati Template:Flagicon Sandra Cacic Template:Flagicon Pam Shriver Template:Flagicon Amanda Coetzer
		Template:Flagicon Rika Hiraki Template:Flagicon Nana Miyagi 6–4, 6–1	Template:Flagicon Marianne Werdel Template:Flagicon Tami Whitlinger Jones
24 Feb	Fed Cup: Quarterfinals Haarlem, Netherlands – carpet (i) Mannheim, Germany – hard (i) Tokyo, Japan – hard (i) Sprimont, Belgium – hard (i)	Quarterfinals Winners Netherlands 3–2 Czech Republic 3–2 France 4–1 Belgium 5–0	Quarterfinals Losers United States Germany Japan Spain

March

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
3 Mar 10 Mar	State Farm Evert Cup Indian Wells, United States Tier I event Hard – $1,250,000 – 56S/32Q/28D Singles – Doubles	Template:Flagicon Lindsay Davenport 6–2, 6–1	Template:Flagicon Irina Spîrlea	Template:Flagicon Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Template:Flagicon Mary Joe Fernández	Template:Flagicon Sandrine Testud Template:Flagicon Nathalie Tauziat Template:Flagicon Venus Williams Template:Flagicon Conchita Martínez
		Template:Flagicon Lindsay Davenport Template:Flagicon Natasha Zvereva 6–3, 6–2	Template:Flagicon Lisa Raymond Template:Flagicon Nathalie Tauziat
17 Mar 24 Mar	The Lipton Championships Key Biscayne, United States Tier I event Hard – $1,750,000 – 96S/64Q/48D Singles – Doubles	Template:Flagicon Martina Hingis 6–2, 6–1	Template:Flagicon Monica Seles	Template:Flagicon Jana Novotná Template:Flagicon Barbara Paulus	Template:Flagicon Mary Joe Fernández Template:Flagicon Iva Majoli Template:Flagicon Irina Spîrlea Template:Flagicon Sandrine Testud
		Template:Flagicon Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Template:Flagicon Natasha Zvereva 6–2, 6–3	Template:Flagicon Sabine Appelmans Template:Flagicon Miriam Oremans
31 Mar	Family Circle Magazine Cup Hilton Head Island, United States Tier I event Clay – $926,250 (green) – 56S/32Q/28D Singles – Doubles	Template:Flagicon Martina Hingis 3–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–5)	Template:Flagicon Monica Seles	Template:Flagicon Brenda Schultz-McCarthy Template:Flagicon Conchita Martínez	Template:Flagicon Wiltrud Probst Template:Flagicon Lindsay Davenport Template:Flagicon Anke Huber Template:Flagicon Amanda Coetzer
		Template:Flagicon Mary Joe Fernández Template:Flagicon Martina Hingis 7–5, 4–6, 6–1	Template:Flagicon Lindsay Davenport Template:Flagicon Jana Novotná

April

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
7 Apr	Bausch & Lomb Championships Amelia Island, United States Tier II event Clay – $450,000 (green) – 56S/32Q/28D Singles – Doubles	Template:Flagicon Lindsay Davenport 6–2, 6–3	Template:Flagicon Mary Pierce	Template:Flagicon Amanda Coetzer Template:Flagicon Iva Majoli	Template:Flagicon Mary Joe Fernández Template:Flagicon Jana Kandarr Template:Flagicon Conchita Martínez Template:Flagicon Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
		Template:Flagicon Lindsay Davenport Template:Flagicon Jana Novotná 6–3, 6–0	Template:Flagicon Nicole Arendt Template:Flagicon Manon Bollegraf
14 Apr	Japan Open Tokyo, Japan Tier III event Hard – $164,250 – 32S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Template:Flagicon Ai Sugiyama 4–6, 6–4, 6–4	Template:Flagicon Amy Frazier	Template:Flagicon Annabel Ellwood Template:Flagicon Kimberly Po	Template:Flagicon Janet Lee Template:Flagicon Naoko Sawamatsu Template:Flagicon Corina Morariu Template:Flagicon Wang Shi-ting
		Template:Flagicon Alexia Dechaume-Balleret Template:Flagicon Rika Hiraki 6–4, 6–2	Template:Flagicon Kerry-Anne Guse Template:Flagicon Corina Morariu
21 Apr	Budapest Lotto Open Budapest, Hungary Tier IV event Clay (red) – $107,500 – 32S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Template:Flagicon Amanda Coetzer 6–1, 6–3	Template:Flagicon Sabine Appelmans	Template:Flagicon Karina Habšudová Template:Flagicon Henrieta Nagyová	Template:Flagicon Alexandra Fusai Template:Flagicon Cristina Torrens Valero Template:Flagicon Joannette Kruger Template:Flagicon Elena Pampoulova
		Template:Flagicon Amanda Coetzer Template:Flagicon Alexandra Fusai 6–3, 6–1	Template:Flagicon Eva Martincová Template:Flagicon Elena Pampoulova
	Danamon Open Jakarta, Indonesia Tier IV event Hard – $107,500 – 32S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Template:Flagicon Naoko Sawamatsu 6–3, 6–2	Template:Flagicon Yuka Yoshida	Template:Flagicon Alexia Dechaume-Balleret Template:Flagicon Rita Grande	Template:Flagicon Wang Shi-ting Template:Flagicon Kim Eun-ha Template:Flagicon Nancy Feber Template:Flagicon Nana Miyagi
		Template:Flagicon Kerry-Anne Guse Template:Flagicon Kristine Radford 6–4, 5–7, 7–5	Template:Flagicon Lenka Němečková Template:Flagicon Yuka Yoshida
28 April	Rexona Cup Hamburg, Germany Tier II event Clay (red) – $450,000 – 28S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Template:Flagicon Iva Majoli 6–3, 6–2	Template:Flagicon Ruxandra Dragomir	Template:Flagicon Anne-Gaëlle Sidot Template:Flagicon María Sánchez Lorenzo	Template:Flagicon Petra Langrová Template:Flagicon Barbara Schett Template:Flagicon Mary Pierce Template:Flagicon Conchita Martínez
		Template:Flagicon Anke Huber Template:Flagicon Mary Pierce 2–6, 7–6(7–1), 6–2	Template:Flagicon Ruxandra Dragomir Template:Flagicon Iva Majoli
	Croatian Bol Ladies Open Bol, Croatia Tier IV event Clay (red) – $107,500 – 32S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Template:Flagicon Mirjana Lučić 7–5, 6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–5)	Template:Flagicon Corina Morariu	Template:Flagicon Amanda Coetzer Template:Flagicon Emmanuelle Gagliardi	Template:Flagicon Sarah Pitkowski Template:Flagicon Katarína Studeníková Template:Flagicon Joannette Kruger Template:Flagicon Marion Maruska
		Template:Flagicon Laura Montalvo Template:Flagicon Henrieta Nagyová 6–3, 6–1	Template:Flagicon María José Gaidano Template:Flagicon Marion Maruska

May

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
5 May	Italian Open Rome, Italy Tier I event Clay (red) – $926,250 – 56S/32Q/28D Singles – Doubles	Template:Flagicon Mary Pierce 6–4, 6–0	Template:Flagicon Conchita Martínez	Template:Flagicon Barbara Paulus Template:Flagicon Patty Schnyder	Template:Flagicon Ruxandra Dragomir Template:Flagicon Irina Spîrlea Template:Flagicon Joannette Kruger Template:Flagicon Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
		Template:Flagicon Nicole Arendt Template:Flagicon Manon Bollegraf 6–2, 6–4	Template:Flagicon Conchita Martínez Template:Flagicon Patricia Tarabini
12 May	German Open Berlin, Germany Tier I event Clay (red) – $926,250 – 56S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Template:Flagicon Mary Joe Fernández 6–4, 6–2	Template:Flagicon Mary Pierce	Template:Flagicon Amanda Coetzer Template:Flagicon Jana Novotná	Template:Flagicon Steffi Graf Template:Flagicon Iva Majoli Template:Flagicon Anna Kournikova Template:Flagicon Sabine Appelmans
		Template:Flagicon Lindsay Davenport Template:Flagicon Jana Novotná 6–3, 3–6, 6–2	Template:Flagicon Gigi Fernández Template:Flagicon Natasha Zvereva
	Welsh International Open Cardiff, Great Britain Tier IV event Clay (red) – $107,500 – 56S/32Q/28D Singles – Doubles	Template:Flagicon Virginia Ruano Pascual 6–1, 3–6, 6–2	Template:Flagicon Alexia Dechaume-Balleret	Template:Flagicon Rita Grande Template:Flagicon Sarah Pitkowski	Template:Flagicon Dominique Van Roost Template:Flagicon Petra Langrová Template:Flagicon Francesca Lubiani Template:Flagicon Åsa Carlsson
		Template:Flagicon Debbie Graham Template:Flagicon Kerry-Anne Guse 6–3, 6–4	Template:Flagicon Julie Pullin Template:Flagicon Lorna Woodroffe
19 May	Open Paginas Amarillas Madrid, Spain Tier III event Clay (red) – $175,000 – 56S/32Q/28D Singles – Doubles	Template:Flagicon Jana Novotná 7–5, 6–1	Template:Flagicon Monica Seles	Template:Flagicon Florencia Labat Template:Flagicon Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	Template:Flagicon Virginia Ruano Pascual Template:Flagicon Irina Spîrlea Template:Flagicon Ann Grossman Template:Flagicon Gala León García
		Template:Flagicon Mary Joe Fernández Template:Flagicon Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6–3, 6–2	Template:Flagicon Inés Gorrochategui Template:Flagicon Irina Spîrlea
	Internationaux de Strasbourg Strasbourg, France Tier III event Clay (red) – $250,000 – 30S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Template:Flagicon Steffi Graf 6–2, 7–5	Template:Flagicon Mirjana Lučić	Template:Flagicon Amanda Coetzer Template:Flagicon Judith Wiesner	Template:Flagicon Sandrine Testud Template:Flagicon Naoko Kijimuta Template:Flagicon Sabine Appelmans Template:Flagicon Natasha Zvereva
		Template:Flagicon Helena Suková Template:Flagicon Natasha Zvereva 6–1, 6–1	Template:Flagicon Elena Likhovtseva Template:Flagicon Ai Sugiyama
26 May 2 Jun	French Open Paris, France Grand Slam Clay (red) – $4,566,003 – 128S/64D/48X Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles	Template:Flagicon Iva Majoli 6–4, 6–2	Template:Flagicon Martina Hingis	Template:Flagicon Monica Seles Template:Flagicon Amanda Coetzer	Template:Flagicon Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Template:Flagicon Mary Joe Fernández Template:Flagicon Ruxandra Dragomir Template:Flagicon Steffi Graf
		Template:Flagicon Gigi Fernández Template:Flagicon Natasha Zvereva 6–2, 6–3	Template:Flagicon Mary Joe Fernández Template:Flagicon Lisa Raymond
		Template:Flagicon Mahesh Bhupathi Template:Flagicon Rika Hiraki 6–4, 6–1	Template:Flagicon Patrick Galbraith Template:Flagicon Lisa Raymond

June

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
9 Jun	DFS Classic Birmingham, Great Britain Tier III event Grass – $164,250 – 56S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Template:Flagicon Nathalie Tauziat 2–6, 6–2, 6–2	Template:Flagicon Yayuk Basuki	Template:Flagicon Irina Spîrlea Template:Flagicon Kristine Kunce	Template:Flagicon Dominique Van Roost Template:Flagicon Magdalena Maleeva Template:Flagicon Lisa Raymond Template:Flagicon Natasha Zvereva
		Template:Flagicon Katrina Adams Template:Flagicon Larisa Savchenko 6–2, 6–3	Template:Flagicon Nathalie Tauziat Template:Flagicon Linda Wild
16 Jun	Aegon International Eastbourne, Great Britain Tier II event Grass – $450,000 – 28S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Template:Flagicon Arantxa Sánchez Vicario vs. Template:Flagicon Jana Novotná (cancelled due to rain)		Template:Flagicon Brenda Schultz-McCarthy Template:Flagicon Natasha Zvereva	Template:Flagicon Monica Seles Template:Flagicon Irina Spîrlea Template:Flagicon Nathalie Tauziat Template:Flagicon Ai Sugiyama
		Template:Flagicon Lori McNeil / Template:Flagicon Helena Suková vs. Template:Flagicon Nicole Arendt / Template:Flagicon Manon Bollegraf (cancelled due to rain)
	Heineken Trophy 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands Tier III event Grass – $164,250 – 30S/16D Singles – Doubles	Template:Flagicon Ruxandra Dragomir 5–7, 6–2, 6–4	Template:Flagicon Miriam Oremans	Template:Flagicon Anke Huber Template:Flagicon Åsa Carlsson	Template:Flagicon Sabine Appelmans Template:Flagicon Karina Habšudová Template:Flagicon Dominique Van Roost Template:Flagicon Mary Pierce
		Template:Flagicon Eva Melicharová Template:Flagicon Helena Vildová 6–3, 7–6(8–6)	Template:Flagicon Karina Habšudová Template:Flagicon Florencia Labat
23 Jun 30 Jun	Wimbledon Championships London, Great Britain Grand Slam Grass – $4,083,056 – 128S/64D/32X Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles	Template:Flagicon Martina Hingis 2–6, 6–3, 6–3	Template:Flagicon Jana Novotná	Template:Flagicon Anna Kournikova Template:Flagicon Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	Template:Flagicon Denisa Chládková Template:Flagicon Iva Majoli Template:Flagicon Yayuk Basuki Template:Flagicon Nathalie Tauziat
		Template:Flagicon Gigi Fernández Template:Flagicon Natasha Zvereva 7–6(7–4), 6–4	Template:Flagicon Nicole Arendt Template:Flagicon Manon Bollegraf
		Template:Flagicon Cyril Suk Template:Flagicon Helena Suková 4–6, 6–3, 6–4	Template:Flagicon Andrei Olhovskiy Template:Flagicon Larisa Savchenko

July

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
7 Jul	Fed Cup: Semifinals Prague, Czech Republic – clay (red) Nice, France – clay (red)	Semifinals Winners Netherlands 3–2 France 3–2	Semifinals Losers Czech Republic Belgium
14 Jul	Torneo Internazionale Palermo, Italy Tier IV event Clay (red) – $163,000 – 32S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Template:Flagicon Sandrine Testud 7–5, 6–3	Template:Flagicon Elena Makarova	Template:Flagicon Barbara Paulus Template:Flagicon Barbara Schett	Template:Flagicon Inés Gorrochategui Template:Flagicon Silvia Farina Template:Flagicon Virginia Ruano Pascual Template:Flagicon Emmanuelle Gagliardi
		Template:Flagicon Silvia Farina Template:Flagicon Barbara Schett 2–6, 6–1, 6–4	Template:Flagicon Florencia Labat Template:Flagicon Mercedes Paz
	Skoda Czech Open Prague, Czech Republic Tier IV event Clay (red) – $160,000 – 32S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Template:Flagicon Joannette Kruger 6–1, 6–1	Template:Flagicon Marion Maruska	Template:Flagicon Veronika Martinek Template:Flagicon Cătălina Cristea	Template:Flagicon Alexia Dechaume-Balleret Template:Flagicon Denisa Chládková Template:Flagicon Karina Habšudová Template:Flagicon Ludmila Richterová
		Template:Flagicon Ruxandra Dragomir Template:Flagicon Karina Habšudová 6–1, 5–7, 6–2	Template:Flagicon Eva Martincová Template:Flagicon Helena Vildová
21 Jul	Bank of the West Classic Stanford, United States Tier II event Hard – $450,000 – 28S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Template:Flagicon Martina Hingis 6–0, 6–2	Template:Flagicon Conchita Martínez	Template:Flagicon Lindsay Davenport Template:Flagicon Amanda Coetzer	Template:Flagicon Linda Wild Template:Flagicon Elena Likhovtseva Template:Flagicon Kimberly Po Template:Flagicon Monica Seles
		Template:Flagicon Lindsay Davenport Template:Flagicon Martina Hingis 6–1, 6–3	Template:Flagicon Conchita Martínez Template:Flagicon Patricia Tarabini
	Warsaw Cup by Heros Warsaw, Poland Tier III event Clay (red) – $164,250 – 32S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Template:Flagicon Barbara Paulus 6–4, 6–4	Template:Flagicon Henrieta Nagyová	Template:Flagicon Virginia Ruano Pascual Template:Flagicon Ruxandra Dragomir	Template:Flagicon Gala León García Template:Flagicon Joannette Kruger Template:Flagicon Cristina Torrens Valero Template:Flagicon Katarína Studeníková
		Template:Flagicon Ruxandra Dragomir Template:Flagicon Inés Gorrochategui 6–4, 6–0	Template:Flagicon Meike Babel Template:Flagicon Catherine Barclay
28 Jul	Toshiba Classic San Diego, United States Tier II event Hard – $450,000 – 28S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Template:Flagicon Martina Hingis 7–6(7–4), 6–4	Template:Flagicon Monica Seles	Template:Flagicon Mary Pierce Template:Flagicon Amanda Coetzer	Template:Flagicon Conchita Martínez Template:Flagicon Sandrine Testud Template:Flagicon Yayuk Basuki Template:Flagicon Natasha Zvereva
		Template:Flagicon Martina Hingis Template:Flagicon Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6–3, 7–5	Template:Flagicon Amy Frazier Template:Flagicon Kimberly Po
	Styria Open Maria Lankowitz, Austria Tier IV event Clay (red) – $107,500 – 32S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Template:Flagicon Barbara Schett 3–6, 6–2, 6–3	Template:Flagicon Henrieta Nagyová	Template:Flagicon María Sánchez Lorenzo Template:Flagicon Meike Babel	Template:Flagicon Barbara Paulus Template:Flagicon Judith Wiesner Template:Flagicon Patty Schnyder Template:Flagicon Gala León García
		Template:Flagicon Eva Melicharová Template:Flagicon Helena Vildová 6–2, 6–2	Template:Flagicon Radka Bobková Template:Flagicon Wiltrud Probst

August

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
4 Aug	Acura Classic Manhattan Beach, United States Tier II event Hard – $450,000 – 30S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Template:Flagicon Monica Seles 5–7, 7–5, 6–4	Template:Flagicon Lindsay Davenport	Template:Flagicon Martina Hingis Template:Flagicon Amy Frazier	Template:Flagicon Anke Huber Template:Flagicon Nathalie Tauziat Template:Flagicon Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Template:Flagicon Natasha Zvereva
		Template:Flagicon Yayuk Basuki Template:Flagicon Caroline Vis 7–6(9–7), 6–3	Template:Flagicon Larisa Savchenko Template:Flagicon Helena Suková
11 Aug	du Maurier Open Toronto, Canada Tier I event Hard – $926,250 – 56S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Template:Flagicon Monica Seles 6–2, 6–4	Template:Flagicon Anke Huber	Template:Flagicon Conchita Martínez Template:Flagicon Mary Joe Fernández	Template:Flagicon Rita Grande Template:Flagicon Lindsay Davenport Template:Flagicon Amanda Coetzer Template:Flagicon Magdalena Maleeva
		Template:Flagicon Yayuk Basuki Template:Flagicon Caroline Vis 3–6, 7–5, 6–4	Template:Flagicon Nicole Arendt Template:Flagicon Manon Bollegraf
18 Aug	U.S. Hardcourt Championships Atlanta, United States Tier II event Hard – $450,000 – 28S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Template:Flagicon Lindsay Davenport 6–4, 6–1	Template:Flagicon Sandrine Testud	Template:Flagicon Amanda Coetzer Template:Flagicon Iva Majoli	Template:Flagicon Jana Novotná Template:Flagicon Dominique Van Roost Template:Flagicon Brenda Schultz-McCarthy Template:Flagicon Monica Seles
		Template:Flagicon Nicole Arendt Template:Flagicon Manon Bollegraf 6–7(5–7), 6–3, 6–2	Template:Flagicon Alexandra Fusai Template:Flagicon Nathalie Tauziat
25 Aug 1 Sep	US Open New York City, United States Grand Slam Hard – $4,976,000 – 128S/64D/32X Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles	Template:Flagicon Martina Hingis 6–0, 6–4	Template:Flagicon Venus Williams	Template:Flagicon Lindsay Davenport Template:Flagicon Irina Spîrlea	Template:Flagicon Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Template:Flagicon Jana Novotná Template:Flagicon Sandrine Testud Template:Flagicon Monica Seles
		Template:Flagicon Lindsay Davenport Template:Flagicon Jana Novotná 6–3, 6–4	Template:Flagicon Gigi Fernández Template:Flagicon Natasha Zvereva
		Template:Flagicon Rick Leach Template:Flagicon Manon Bollegraf 3–6, 7–5, 7–6(7–3)	Template:Flagicon Pablo Albano Template:Flagicon Mercedes Paz

September

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
15 Sep	Toyota Princess Cup Tokyo, Japan Tier II event Hard – $450,000 – 28S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Template:Flagicon Monica Seles 6–1, 3–6, 7–6(7–5)	Template:Flagicon Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	Template:Flagicon Naoko Sawamatsu Template:Flagicon Yayuk Basuki	Template:Flagicon Natasha Zvereva Template:Flagicon Conchita Martínez Template:Flagicon Kimberly Po Template:Flagicon Li Fang
		Template:Flagicon Monica Seles Template:Flagicon Ai Sugiyama 6–1, 6–0	Template:Flagicon Julie Halard-Decugis Template:Flagicon Chanda Rubin
22 Sep	Sparkassen Cup International GP Leipzig, Germany Tier II event Carpet (i) – $450,000 – 28S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Template:Flagicon Jana Novotná 6–2, 4–6, 6–3	Template:Flagicon Amanda Coetzer	Template:Flagicon Martina Hingis Template:Flagicon Anke Huber	Template:Flagicon Sabine Appelmans Template:Flagicon Magdalena Grzybowska Template:Flagicon Iva Majoli Template:Flagicon Sandra Kleinová
		Template:Flagicon Martina Hingis Template:Flagicon Jana Novotná 6–2, 6–2	Template:Flagicon Yayuk Basuki Template:Flagicon Helena Suková
	Wismilak International Surabaya, Indonesia Tier IV event Hard – $155,340 – 32S/28Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Template:Flagicon Dominique Van Roost 6–1, 6–3	Template:Flagicon Lenka Němečková	Template:Flagicon Rachel McQuillan Template:Flagicon María Vento	Template:Flagicon Dally Randriantefy Template:Flagicon Nicole Pratt Template:Flagicon Sarah Pitkowski Template:Flagicon Haruka Inoue
		Template:Flagicon Kerry-Anne Guse Template:Flagicon Rika Hiraki 6–1, 7–6(7–5)	Template:Flagicon Maureen Drake Template:Flagicon Renata Kolbovic
9 Sepr	Fed Cup: Final 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands Carpet (i)	France 4–1	Netherlands

October

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
6 Oct	Porsche Tennis Grand Prix Filderstadt, Germany Tier II event Hard (i) – $450,000 – 28S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Template:Flagicon Martina Hingis 6–4, 6–2	Template:Flagicon Lisa Raymond	Template:Flagicon Amanda Coetzer Template:Flagicon Irina Spîrlea	Template:Flagicon Magdalena Maleeva Template:Flagicon Patty Schnyder Template:Flagicon Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Template:Flagicon Naoko Sawamatsu
		Template:Flagicon Martina Hingis Template:Flagicon Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 7–6(7–4), 3–6, 7–6(7–3)	Template:Flagicon Lindsay Davenport Template:Flagicon Jana Novotná
13 Oct	European Indoor Championships Zürich, Switzerland Tier I event Hard – $926,250 – 28S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Template:Flagicon Lindsay Davenport 7–6(7–3), 7–5	Template:Flagicon Nathalie Tauziat	Template:Flagicon Lisa Raymond Template:Flagicon Jana Novotná	Template:Flagicon Martina Hingis Template:Flagicon Sabine Appelmans Template:Flagicon Venus Williams Template:Flagicon Sandra Kleinová
		Template:Flagicon Martina Hingis Template:Flagicon Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 4–6, 6–4, 6–1	Template:Flagicon Larisa Savchenko Template:Flagicon Helena Suková
20 Oct	SEAT Open Kockelscheuer, Luxembourg Tier III event Carpet (i) – $164,250 – 30S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Template:Flagicon Amanda Coetzer 6–4, 3–6, 7–5	Template:Flagicon Barbara Paulus	Template:Flagicon Katarína Studeníková Template:Flagicon Anne-Gaëlle Sidot	Template:Flagicon Miriam Oremans Template:Flagicon Joannette Kruger Template:Flagicon Sabine Appelmans Template:Flagicon Henrieta Nagyová
		Template:Flagicon Larisa Savchenko Template:Flagicon Helena Suková 6–2, 6–4	Template:Flagicon Meike Babel Template:Flagicon Laurence Courtois
	Bell Challenge Quebec City, Canada Tier III event Carpet (i) – $164,250 – 28S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Template:Flagicon Brenda Schultz-McCarthy 6–4, 6–7(4–7), 7–5	Template:Flagicon Dominique Van Roost	Template:Flagicon Chanda Rubin Template:Flagicon Lisa Raymond	Template:Flagicon Corina Morariu Template:Flagicon María Vento Template:Flagicon Jolene Watanabe Template:Flagicon Magdalena Grzybowska
		Template:Flagicon Lisa Raymond Template:Flagicon Rennae Stubbs 6–4, 5–7, 7–5	Template:Flagicon Alexandra Fusai Template:Flagicon Nathalie Tauziat
27 Oct	Kremlin Cup Moscow, Russia Tier I event Carpet (i) – $926,250 – 28S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Template:Flagicon Jana Novotná 6–3, 6–4	Template:Flagicon Ai Sugiyama	Template:Flagicon Conchita Martínez Template:Flagicon Dominique Van Roost	Template:Flagicon Venus Williams Template:Flagicon Sandrine Testud Template:Flagicon Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Template:Flagicon Irina Spîrlea
		Template:Flagicon Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Template:Flagicon Natasha Zvereva 5-3 def.	Template:Flagicon Yayuk Basuki Template:Flagicon Caroline Vis

November

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
3 Nov	Ameritech Cup Chicago, United States Tier II event Carpet (i) – $450,000 – 28S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Template:Flagicon Lindsay Davenport 6–0, 7–5	Template:Flagicon Nathalie Tauziat	Template:Flagicon Iva Majoli Template:Flagicon Serena Williams	Template:Flagicon Jana Novotná Template:Flagicon Yayuk Basuki Template:Flagicon Lisa Raymond Template:Flagicon Monica Seles
		Template:Flagicon Alexandra Fusai Template:Flagicon Nathalie Tauziat 6–3, 6–2	Template:Flagicon Lindsay Davenport Template:Flagicon Monica Seles
10 Nov	Advanta Championships Philadelphia, United States Tier II event Carpet (i) – $450,000 – 30S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Template:Flagicon Martina Hingis 7–5, 6–7(7–9), 7–6(7–4)	Template:Flagicon Lindsay Davenport	Template:Flagicon Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Template:Flagicon Irina Spîrlea	Template:Flagicon Anke Huber Template:Flagicon Amanda Coetzer Template:Flagicon Monica Seles Template:Flagicon Jana Novotná
		Template:Flagicon Lisa Raymond Template:Flagicon Rennae Stubbs 6–3, 7–5	Template:Flagicon Lindsay Davenport Template:Flagicon Jana Novotná
17 Nov	Chase Championships New York City, United States Year-End Championships Carpet (i) – $2,000,000 – 16S/8D Singles – Doubles	Template:Flagicon Jana Novotná 7–6(7–4), 6–2, 6–3	Template:Flagicon Mary Pierce	Template:Flagicon Nathalie Tauziat Template:Flagicon Irina Spîrlea	Template:Flagicon Martina Hingis Template:Flagicon Iva Majoli Template:Flagicon Mary Joe Fernández Template:Flagicon Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
		Template:Flagicon Lindsay Davenport Template:Flagicon Jana Novotná 6–7(5–7), 6–3, 6–2	Template:Flagicon Alexandra Fusai Template:Flagicon Nathalie Tauziat
	Volvo Women's Open Pattaya, Thailand Tier IV event Hard – $107,500 – 30S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Template:Flagicon Henrieta Nagyová 7–5, 6–7(6–8), 7–5	Template:Flagicon Dominique Van Roost	Template:Flagicon Ruxandra Dragomir Template:Flagicon Olga Barabanschikova	Template:Flagicon Corina Morariu Template:Flagicon Sandra Kleinová Template:Flagicon Nicole Pratt Template:Flagicon Laurence Courtois
		Template:Flagicon Kristine Kunce Template:Flagicon Corina Morariu 6–3, 6–4	Template:Flagicon Florencia Labat Template:Flagicon Dominique Van Roost

Statistical Information

List of players and titles won, last name alphabetically:

• Template:Flagicon Martina Hingis – Sydney, Australian Open, Tokyo (Tier I), Paris, Miami, Hilton Head, Wimbledon, Stanford, San Diego, US Open, Filderstadt, Philadelphia (12)
• Template:Flagicon Lindsay Davenport – Oklahoma City, Indian Wells, Amelia Island, Atlanta, Zurich, Chicago (6)
• Template:Flagicon Jana Novotná – Madrid, Leipzig, Moscow, Season-Ending Championships (4)
• Template:Flagicon Iva Majoli – Hanover, Hamburg, French Open (3)
• Template:Flagicon Monica Seles – Los Angeles, Toronto, Tokyo (Tier II) (3)
• Template:Flagicon Amanda Coetzer – Budapest, Luxembourg (2)
• Template:Flagicon Dominique Van Roost – Hobart, Surabaya (2)
• Template:Flagicon Ruxandra Dragomir – Rosmalen (1)
• Template:Flagicon Mary Joe Fernández – Berlin (1)
• Template:Flagicon Steffi Graf – Strasbourg (1)
• Template:Flagicon Joannette Kruger – Prague (1)
• Template:Flagicon Elena Likhovtseva – Hope Island (1)
• Template:Flagicon Mirjana Lučić – Bol (1)
• Template:Flagicon Marion Maruska – Auckland (1)
• Template:Flagicon Henrieta Nagyová – Pattaya (1)
• Template:Flagicon Barbara Paulus – Warsaw (1)
• Template:Flagicon Mary Pierce – Rome (1)
• Template:Flagicon Virginia Ruano Pascual – Cardiff (1)
• Template:Flagicon Chanda Rubin – Linz (1)
• Template:Flagicon Naoko Sawamatsu – Jakarta (1)
• Template:Flagicon Barbara Schett – Maria Lankowitz (1)
• Template:Flagicon Brenda Schultz-McCarthy – Quebec City (1)
• Template:Flagicon Ai Sugiyama – Tokyo (Tier III)
• Template:Flagicon Nathalie Tauziat – Birmingham (1)
• Template:Flagicon Sandrine Testud – Palermo (1)

The following players won their first title:

• Template:Flagicon Marion Maruska – Auckland
• Template:Flagicon Chanda Rubin – Linz
• Template:Flagicon Ai Sugiyama – Tokyo (Tier III)
• Template:Flagicon Mirjana Lučić – Bol
• Template:Flagicon Virginia Ruano Pascual – Cardiff
• Template:Flagicon Sandrine Testud – Palermo

List of titles won by country:

• Template:Flagicon Switzerland 12 – Sydney, Australian Open, Tokyo (Tier I), Paris, Miami, Hilton Head, Wimbledon, Stanford, San Diego, US Open, Filderstadt, Philadelphia
• Template:Flagu 11 – Linz, Oklahoma City, Indian Wells, Amelia Island, Berlin, Los Angeles, Toronto, Atlanta, Tokyo (Tier II), Zurich, Chicago
• Template:Flagicon Croatia 4 – Hanover, Hamburg, Bol, French Open
• Template:Flagicon Czech Republic 4 – Madrid, Leipzig, Moscow, Season-Ending Championships
• Template:Flagicon Austria 3 – Auckland, Warsaw, Maria Lankowitz
• Template:Flagu 3 – Rome, Birmingham, Palermo
• Template:Flagicon South Africa 3 – Budapest, Prague, Luxembourg
• Template:Flagicon Belgium 2 – Hobart, Surabaya
• Template:Flagicon 2 – Tokyo (Tier III), Jakarta
• Template:Flagicon 1 – Strasbourg
• Template:Flagicon Russia 1 – Hope Island
• Template:Flagicon Netherlands 1 – Quebec City
• Template:Flagicon Romania 1 – Rosmalen
• Template:Flagicon Slovakia 1 – Pattaya
• Template:Flagicon 1 – Cardiff

Rankings

Below are the 1997 WTA year-end rankings in both singles and doubles competition:

Singles Year-end Ranking No Player Name Points 1996 Change 1 Template:Flagathlete 6,264 6 +5 2 Template:Flagathlete 3,754 5 +3 3 Template:Flagathlete 3,696 9 +6 4 Template:Flagathlete 3,360 14 +10 5 Template:Flagathlete 2,988 2 -3 6 Template:Flagathlete 2,874 8 +2 7 Template:Flagathlete 2,861 24 +17 8 Template:Flagathlete 2,577 10 +2 9 Template:Flagathlete 2,361 3 -6 10 Template:Flagathlete 2,114 32 +19 11 Template:Flagathlete 2,003 16 +5 12 Template:Flagathlete 1988 4 -8 13 Template:Flagathlete 1,841 41 +28 14 Template:Flagathlete 1,829 7 -7 15 Template:Flagathlete 1,543 12 -3 16 Template:Flagathlete 1,502 21 +5 17 Template:Flagathlete 1,437 27 +10 18 Template:Flagathlete 1,394 48 +30 19 Template:Flagathlete 1,333 25 +6 20 Template:Flagathlete 1,252 28 +8

Doubles Year-end Ranking No Player Name Points 1996 Change 1 Template:Flagathlete 5,435 9 +8 2 Template:Flagathlete 5,377 7 +5 3 Template:Flagathlete 4,409 10 +7 4 Template:Flagathlete 4,175 4 = 5 Template:Flagathlete 4,129 1 -4 6 Template:Flagathlete 3,997 3 -3 7 Template:Flagathlete 3,982 15 +8 8 Template:Flagathlete 3,720 11 +3 9 Template:Flagathlete 3,327 2 -7 10 Template:Flagathlete 3,046 6 -4 11 Template:Flagathlete 2,963 19 +8 12 Template:Flagathlete 2,853 12 = 13 Template:Flagathlete 2,842 14 +1 14 Template:Flagathlete 2,820 35 +21 15 Template:Flagathlete 2,721 20 +5 16 Template:Flagathlete 2,463 5 -11 17 Template:Flagathlete 2,322 30 +13 18 Template:Flagathlete 2,102 29 +11 19 Template:Flagathlete 1,928 28 +9 20 Template:Flagathlete 1,787 46 +26

See also

• 1997 ATP Tour