1997 US Open – Women's singles

Martina Hingis defeated Venus Williams in the final, 6–0, 6–4 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1997 US Open. It was her first US Open singles title and third major singles title overall. Hingis did not lose a set during the tournament. By reaching the final, she became the seventh woman (after Maureen Connolly, Margaret Court, Chris Evert, Martina Navratilova, Steffi Graf, and Monica Seles) to reach all four major singles finals in a calendar year. Hingis was the youngest woman to reach all four major finals, and the youngest to win three majors in a calendar year. Williams was the first unseeded player in the Open Era to reach the final.

Women's singles
1997 US Open
Champion	Martina Hingis
Runner-up	Venus Williams
Score	6–0, 6–4
Draw	128
Seeds	16

Main article: 1997 US Open (tennis)

Graf was the two-time reigning champion, but withdrew due to injury.

Seeds

1. Martina Hingis (champion)
2. Monica Seles (quarterfinals)
3. Jana Novotná (quarterfinals)
4. Iva Majoli (second round)
5. Amanda Coetzer (fourth round)
6. Lindsay Davenport (semifinals)
7. Conchita Martínez (third round)
8. Anke Huber (third round)
9. Mary Pierce (fourth round)
10. Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (quarterfinals)
11. Irina Spîrlea (semifinals)
12. Mary Joe Fernández (fourth round)
13. Brenda Schultz-McCarthy (second round)
14. Barbara Paulus (first round)
15. Ruxandra Dragomir (first round)
16. Kimberly Po (third round)

Qualifying

Main article: 1997 US Open – Women's singles qualifying

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• ITF = ITF entry
• PR = Protected ranking
• SR = Special ranking
• SE = Special exempt
• JE = Junior exempt
• JR = Junior Accelerator Programme entrant
• CO = College Accelerator Programme entrant
• NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Martina Hingis	6	6
	10	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	3	2
								1	Martina Hingis	6	6
								6	Lindsay Davenport	2	4
	3	Jana Novotná	2	6	65
	6	Lindsay Davenport	6	4	77
															1	Martina Hingis	6	6
																Venus Williams	0	4
		Venus Williams	7	7
		Sandrine Testud	5	5
									Venus Williams	77	4	79
								11	Irina Spîrlea	65	6	67
	11	Irina Spîrlea	67	710	6
	2	Monica Seles	79	68	3

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	1	M Hingis	6	6
		T Whitlinger-Jones	0	1				1	M Hingis	6	6
		D Chládková	6	1	6				D Chládková	1	2
		H Suková	1	6	1										1	M Hingis	7	6
		P Langrová	5	4												E Likhovtseva	5	2
		E Likhovtseva	7	6					E Likhovtseva	7	6
		J Kandarr	1	1				Q	L Richterová	5	1
	Q	L Richterová	6	6																		1	M Hingis	6	6
	Q	A Gavaldón	2	1																			F Labat	0	2
		F Labat	6	6					F Labat	6	6
	Q	F Li	4	6	2				F Lubiani	1	1
		F Lubiani	6	3	6											F Labat	4	7	6
		L Golarsa	3	3												O Barabanschikova	6	6	1
		O Barabanschikova	6	6					O Barabanschikova	6	6
		Å Carlsson	7	3	4			13	B Schultz-McCarthy	3	3
	13	B Schultz-McCarthy	6	6	6

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	10	A Sánchez Vicario	6	6
		K-A Guse	2	4				10	A Sánchez Vicario	6	5	6
		J Watanabe	3	5					M Tu	2	7	2
		M Tu	6	7											10	A Sánchez Vicario	6	6
		I Gorrochategui	2	5												A Fusai	2	1
		N Miyagi	6	7					N Miyagi	3	6	4
		A Fusai	6	6					A Fusai	6	3	6
		E Gagliardi	1	1																		10	A Sánchez Vicario	6	6
		R Hiraki	6	4	6																		R McQuillan	1	2
		M Díaz Oliva	4	6	2				R Hiraki	0	2
		R McQuillan	4	7	6				R McQuillan	6	6
		C Torrens Valero	6	5	4											R McQuillan	6	7
	Q	S Smith	6	6											7	C Martínez	2	5
	Q	N Pratt	3	1				Q	S Smith	1	0
		J Capriati	1	2				7	C Martínez	6	6
	7	C Martínez	6	6

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	3	J Novotná	6	6
		V Ruano Pascual	0	4				3	J Novotná	6	6
		Y Basuki	6	6					Y Basuki	4	2
		N van Lottum	3	4											3	J Novotná	6	6	6
	WC	B Rippner	6	6												M Lučić	2	7	3
		N Medvedeva	2	2				WC	B Rippner	0	1
		S Kleinová	0	3					M Lučić	6	6
		M Lučić	6	6																		3	J Novotná	7	6
		S Dopfer	3	6	6																	12	MJ Fernández	5	4
		P Suárez	6	3	7				P Suárez	4	7	6
	WC	J Trail	7	6				WC	J Trail	6	5	4
		A Gerši	6	2												P Suárez	1	2
		S Cacic	2	1											12	MJ Fernández	6	6
		R Grande	6	6					R Grande	6	2	2
		N Kijimuta	2	3				12	MJ Fernández	4	6	6
	12	MJ Fernández	6	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	16	K Po	6	6
		E Martincová	4	1				16	K Po	6	4	7
		M Maruska	1	0					B Schett	3	6	5
		B Schett	6	6											16	K Po	4	3
		M Serna	6	1	6											M Serna	6	6
		M Grzybowska	4	6	3				M Serna	6	6
		P Begerow	3	1				Q	N Dechy	4	4
	Q	N Dechy	6	6																			M Serna	0	3
		P Schnyder	6	6																		6	L Davenport	6	6
		D Van Roost	2	2					P Schnyder	4	6	6
		K Brandi	7	1	4				Y Yoshida	6	2	4
		Y Yoshida	6	6	6											P Schnyder	6	1	4
		W Probst	6	5	6										6	L Davenport	1	6	6
	WC	L Lee	1	7	3				W Probst	2	3
	WC	L McNeil	2	6				6	L Davenport	6	6
	6	L Davenport	6	7

Bottom half

Section 5

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	8	A Huber	6	6
		G Pizzichini	2	2				8	A Huber	6	6
		J Lee	6	6	6				J Lee	2	1
		M Saeki	3	7	3										8	A Huber	3	4
		L Neiland	7	0	1											V Williams	6	6
		V Williams	5	6	6				V Williams	6	6
		G León García	4	6	6				G León García	0	1
		A Miller	6	2	3																		V Williams	6	6
		C Rubin	4	0																			J Kruger	2	3
		T Tanasugarn	6	6					T Tanasugarn	6	6
		M-A Vento	1	7	6				M-A Vento	4	3
		A Glass	6	6	2											T Tanasugarn	7	5	4
		H Nagyová	6	6												J Kruger	6	7	6
		A Olsza	3	0					H Nagyová	4	6
		J Kruger	6	6	6				J Kruger	6	7
	14	B Paulus	1	7	1

Section 6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	15	R Dragomir	2	6	3
		L Raymond	6	3	6				L Raymond	6	2	4
		M Maleeva	6	6					M Maleeva	3	6	6
	Q	P Stoyanova	2	3												M Maleeva	6	5	1
		N Tauziat	5	6												K Habšudová	0	7	6
		K Habšudová	7	7					K Habšudová	5	6	7
		A Grossman	7	5	2				A Sugiyama	7	3	5
		A Sugiyama	6	7	6																		K Habšudová	3	6	6
		P Hy-Boulais	6	6																			S Testud	6	4	7
		M Kochta	2	1					P Hy-Boulais	3	6	6
		K Studeníková	2	3					E Pampoulova	6	0	7
		E Pampoulova	6	6												E Pampoulova	1	3
		M Sánchez Lorenzo	3	3												S Testud	6	6
		S Testud	6	6					S Testud	6	2	6
		C Cristea	3	2				4	I Majoli	4	6	1
	4	I Majoli	6	6

Section 7

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	5	A Coetzer	6	6
		N Arendt	3	2				5	A Coetzer	6	6
		A-G Sidot	3	6	3				A Dechaume-Balleret	1	1
		A Dechaume-Balleret	6	3	6										5	A Coetzer	6	7
		S Pitkowski	6	4	7											F Perfetti	2	5
		R Simpson	1	6	6				S Pitkowski	4	3
		E Callens	3	4					F Perfetti	6	6
		F Perfetti	6	6																		5	A Coetzer	6	4
		C Morariu	7	7																		11	I Spîrlea	7	6
		A Ellwood	6	6					C Morariu	7	1	0r
		B Rittner	3	6	3			WC	L Osterloh	6	6	3
	WC	L Osterloh	6	1	6										WC	L Osterloh	2	5
		A Kournikova	6	6											11	I Spîrlea	6	7
		S Appelmans	2	0					A Kournikova	1	6	3
		A Frazier	1	1				11	I Spîrlea	6	3	6
	11	I Spîrlea	6	6

Section 8

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	9	M Pierce	6	6
	WC	G Fernández	1	2				9	M Pierce	6	3
		S Farina	6	6	6				S Farina	2	0	r
		L Wild	4	7	4										9	M Pierce	7	6
		N Sawamatsu	6	6												N Zvereva	6	1
	WC	E deLone	4	3					N Sawamatsu	4	6	3
		R Zrubáková	1	5					N Zvereva	6	3	6
		N Zvereva	6	7																		9	M Pierce	6	2	2
		T Panova	4	1																		2	M Seles	1	6	6
		M Babel	6	6					M Babel	5	1
		E Makarova	6	4	4				M Oremans	7	6
		M Oremans	3	6	6											M Oremans	1	1
	WC	T Snyder	6	7											2	M Seles	6	6
	Q	O Lugina	0	6				WC	T Snyder	2	3
		K Boogert	1	2				2	M Seles	6	6
	2	M Seles	6	6

External links

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

Preceded by 1997 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

Grand Slam women's singles

Succeeded by 1998 Australian Open – Women's singles