1997 Bausch & Lomb Championships – Singles

Singles
1997 Bausch & Lomb Championships
Champion Lindsay Davenport
Runner-up Mary Pierce
Score6–2, 6–3
Draw56 (8 Q / 3 WC )
Seeds16

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.[1]

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.

  1. Jana Novotná (third round)
  2. Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (quarterfinals)
  3. n/a
  4. Conchita Martínez (quarterfinals)
  5. Anke Huber (third round)
  6. Lindsay Davenport (champion)
  7. n/a
  8. Iva Majoli (semifinals)
  9. Mary Joe Fernández (quarterfinals)
  10. Barbara Paulus (first round)
  11. Mary Pierce (final)
  12. Amanda Coetzer (semifinals)
  13. Brenda Schultz-McCarthy (third round)
  14. Elena Likhovtseva (second round)
  15. n/a
  16. Ruxandra Dragomir (third 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

  1. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1997). International Tennis Federation World of Tennis 1997. London: CollinsWillow. pp. 171, 173, 181–182. ISBN 9780002187145.
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