# 1997 Lipton Championships – Women's singles

Martina Hingis defeated Monica Seles in the final, 6–2, 6–1 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1997 Miami Open. At 16 years and 6 months, Hingis became the youngest-ever world No. 1 player in women's singles. This marked the first time that neither Steffi Graf, Seles nor Arantxa Sánchez Vicario were ranked No. 1 since August 17, 1987.
Steffi Graf was the three-time reigning champion, but did not compete that year.

## Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. All thirty-two seeds received a bye to the second round.
* Martina Hingis (champion)
* Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (fourth round)
* Jana Novotná (semifinals)
* Monica Seles (final)
* Lindsay Davenport (fourth round)
* Anke Huber (third round)
* Irina Spîrlea (quarterfinals)
* Iva Majoli (quarterfinals)
* Karina Habšudová (second round)
* Mary Joe Fernández (quarterfinals)
* Barbara Paulus (semifinals)
* Amanda Coetzer (second round)
* Judith Wiesner (third round)
* Kimberly Po (third round)
* Brenda Schultz-McCarthy (second round)
* Elena Likhovtseva (fourth round)
* Nathalie Tauziat (third round)
* Magdalena Maleeva (third round)
* Sabine Appelmans (third round)
* Ruxandra Dragomir (third round)
* Chanda Rubin (fourth round)
* Lisa Raymond (third round)
* Jennifer Capriati (second round)
* Sandrine Testud (quarterfinals)
* Ai Sugiyama (third round)
* Dominique Van Roost (second round)
* Amy Frazier (third round)
* Linda Wild (second round)
* Katarína Studeníková (third round)
* Åsa Carlsson (fourth round)
* Henrieta Nagyová (third round)
* Barbara Schett (fourth round)

## Draw
### Key

* Q = Qualifier
* WC = Wild card
* LL = Lucky loser
* Alt = Alternate
* SE = Special exempt
* PR = Protected ranking
* ITF = ITF entry
* JE = Junior exempt
* w/o = Walkover
* r = Retired
* d = Defaulted
* SR = Special ranking

### Finals

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Martina Hingis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Mary Joe Fernández | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Mary Joe Fernández | 4 | 1 | | 1 | Martina Hingis | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | Jana Novotná | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | |
| 3 | Jana Novotná | 6 | 3 | 7$^9$ | 3 | Jana Novotná | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | |
| 8 | Iva Majoli | 2 | 6 | 6$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Iva Majoli | 2 | 6 | 6$^7$ | | | | | | 1 | Martina Hingis | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Monica Seles | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | Irina Spîrlea | 6 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Monica Seles | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | Monica Seles | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Monica Seles | 3 | 6 | 6 | 4 | Monica Seles | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 11 | Barbara Paulus | 1 | 0 | | | | | |
| 11 | Barbara Paulus | 6 | 6 | | 11 | Barbara Paulus | 1 | 0 | | | | | |
| 24 | Sandrine Testud | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| | | | | | 1 | M Hingis | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Dechy | 2 | 4 | | | P Hy-Boulais | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Hy-Boulais | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 1 | M Hingis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| WC | V Williams | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | WC | V Williams | 4 | 2 | | | | | | |
| | G Helgeson-Nielsen | 1 | 6 | 3 | WC | V Williams | 7$^7$ | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 23 | J Capriati | 6$^5$ | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | M Hingis | 6 | 2 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | E Likhovtseva | 3 | 6 | 3 |
| | | | | | 20 | R Dragomir | 2 | 6 | 7$^8$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Gorrochategui | 6 | 7$^8$ | | | I Gorrochategui | 6 | 3 | 6$^6$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | B Rippner | 4 | 6$^6$ | | | | | | | 20 | R Dragomir | 7$^7$ | 4 | 5 | | | | | |
| WC | J Watanabe | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 16 | E Likhovtseva | 6$^5$ | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| Q | Á Montolio | 6 | 3 | 2 | WC | J Watanabe | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 16 | E Likhovtseva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| | | | | 10 | M J Fernández | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Chládková | 2 | 1 | | A Ellwood | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Ellwood | 6 | 6 | | | | | 10 | M J Fernández | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | L Lee | 6 | 6 | | | | | 18 | M Maleeva | 6 | 2 | 4 | | | | |
| | C Cristea | 3 | 4 | WC | L Lee | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 18 | M Maleeva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | M J Fernández | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | L Davenport | 2 | 4 |
| | | | | 28 | L Wild | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | C Morariu | 1 | 6$^4$ | Q | M Grzybowska | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Grzybowska | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | Q | M Grzybowska | 2 | 0 | | | | | |
| | P Suárez | 1 | 4 | | | | | 5 | L Davenport | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | A-G Sidot | 6 | 6 | | A-G Sidot | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 5 | L Davenport | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 3

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| | | | | | 3 | J Novotná | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Grande | 6 | 1 | 3 | Q | M Saeki | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Saeki | 0 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 3 | J Novotná | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | R Hiraki | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 27 | L Raymond | 2 | 1 | | | | | |
| | M Endo | 6 | 4 | 3 | | R Hiraki | 3 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 27 | L Raymond | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | J Novotná | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | A Kournikova | 3 | 4 |
| | | | | | 29 | K Studeníková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Pizzichini | 4 | 4 | | | T Tanasugarn | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Tanasugarn | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 29 | K Studeníková | 6 | 4 | 0 | | | | |
| | A Kournikova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | A Kournikova | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | N Miyagi | 2 | 0 | | | A Kournikova | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 12 | A Coetzer | 1 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| | | | | 14 | K Po | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Labat | 6 | 6 | | F Labat | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M de Swardt | 2 | 3 | | | | | | 14 | K Po | 3 | 5 | | | | | | |
| WC | K Brandi | 3 | 3 | | | | | | 32 | B Schett | 6 | 7 | | | | | | |
| Q | M Serna | 6 | 6 | Q | M Serna | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 32 | B Schett | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 32 | B Schett | 2 | 6 | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | I Majoli | 6 | 4 | 6 |
| | | | | 25 | A Sugiyama | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Suková | 3 | 4 | | A Dechaume-Balleret | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Dechaume-Balleret | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 25 | A Sugiyama | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | |
| | S-T Wang | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 8 | I Majoli | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | |
| | R Zrubáková | 3 | 4 | | S-T Wang | 4 | 6 | 6$^3$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 8 | I Majoli | 6 | 1 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 5

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| | | | | | 7 | I Spîrlea | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Perfetti | 6 | 4 | 6 | | F Perfetti | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | M Shaughnessy | 0 | 6 | 3 | | | | | 7 | I Spîrlea | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | S Kleinová | 6$^3$ | 6$^2$ | | | | | | 19 | S Appelmans | 6 | 2 | 3 | | | | | |
| | P Begerow | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | | P Begerow | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 19 | S Appelmans | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | I Spîrlea | 1 | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 21 | C Rubin | 6 | 6$^2$ | 6$^4$ |
| | | | | | 21 | C Rubin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Kschwendt | 3 | 1 | | | A Grossman | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Grossman | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 21 | C Rubin | 3 | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| Q | M Sánchez Lorenzo | 1 | 3 | | | | | | 13 | J Wiesner | 6 | 3 | 5 | | | | | |
| | E Callens | 6 | 6 | | | E Callens | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 13 | J Wiesner | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 6

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| | | | | | 9 | K Habšudová | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Langrová | 4 | 0 | | | N Zvereva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Zvereva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | N Zvereva | 4 | 6 | 1 | | | | |
| WC | M Tu | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | 30 | Å Carlsson | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | |
| | A Miller | 5 | 1 | | WC | M Tu | 7 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 30 | Å Carlsson | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 30 | Å Carlsson | 2 | 1 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | M Seles | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 27 | A Frazier | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Devillé | 3 | 1 | | | B Rittner | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Rittner | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 27 | A Frazier | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
| | N Sawamatsu | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 4 | M Seles | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | S Farina | 6 | 1 | 2 | | N Sawamatsu | 3 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | M Seles | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 7

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| | | | | | 6 | A Huber | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Oremans | 4 | 4 | | WC | L McNeil | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | L McNeil | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 6 | A Huber | 6$^1$ | 3 | | | | | | |
| | A Fusai | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | A Fusai | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | |
| | M Maruska | 4 | 7 | 3 | | A Fusai | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 26 | D Van Roost | 4 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | A Fusai | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | B Paulus | 6 | 2 | 6 |
| | | | | | 17 | N Tauziat | 4 | 7$^9$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Neiland | 6 | 7 | | | L Neiland | 6 | 6$^7$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Richterová | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | 17 | N Tauziat | 1 | 7$^7$ | 1 | | | | | |
| | E Wagner | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 11 | B Paulus | 6 | 6$^5$ | 6 | | | | | |
| | T Whitlinger-Jones | 6 | 4 | 3 | | E Wagner | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 11 | B Paulus | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 8

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| | | | | | 15 | B Schultz-McCarthy | 6 | 6$^2$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | T Panova | 7$^7$ | 6 | | Q | T Panova | 1 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | D Randriantefy | 6$^4$ | 3 | | | | | | | Q | T Panova | 6$^4$ | 1 | | | | | |
| | P Schnyder | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 24 | S Testud | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
| | A Gerši | 1 | 3 | | | P Schnyder | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 24 | S Testud | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 24 | S Testud | 6 | 7 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | A Sánchez Vicario | 0 | 5 |
| | | | | | 31 | H Nagyová | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S Smith | 7$^9$ | 1 | 5 | | J Kandarr | 6$^2$ | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Kandarr | 6$^7$ | 6 | 7 | | | | | | 31 | H Nagyová | 5 | 6 | 4 | | | | |
| | E Makarova | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | 2 | A Sánchez Vicario | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| | N Kijimuta | 7 | 6 | | | E Makarova | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | A Sánchez Vicario | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |