# 1997 Australian Open – Women's singles

Martina Hingis defeated Mary Pierce in the final, 6–2, 6–2 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1997 Australian Open. It was her first major singles title, becoming the first Swiss to win a singles major. Hingis did not lose a set during the tournament. At the age of 16 years and three months, she remains the youngest woman to win a major singles title in the Open Era, and the youngest since Lottie Dod at the 1887 Wimbledon Championships.
Monica Seles was the reigning champion, but did not compete that year.
Steffi Graf's 45-match major winning streak ended (dating to the 1995 French Open) when she was defeated by Amanda Coetzer in the fourth round.

## Seeds

* Steffi Graf (fourth round)
* Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (third round)
* Conchita Martínez (fourth round)
* Martina Hingis (champion)
* Anke Huber (fourth round)
* Iva Majoli (first round)
* Lindsay Davenport (fourth round)
* Irina Spîrlea (quarterfinals)
* Karina Habšudová (fourth round)
* Brenda Schultz-McCarthy (second round)
* Judith Wiesner (first round)
* Amanda Coetzer (semifinals)
* Elena Likhovtseva (first round)
* Mary Joe Fernández (semifinals)
* Chanda Rubin (fourth round)
* Sabine Appelmans (quarterfinals)

## 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 | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 12 | Amanda Coetzer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Kimberly Po | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Kimberly Po | 4 | 1 | | 12 | Amanda Coetzer | 5 | 1 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Mary Pierce | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| 16 | Sabine Appelmans | 6 | 4 | 4 | | Mary Pierce | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | Mary Pierce | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Mary Pierce | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | Mary Pierce | 2 | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | 4 | Martina Hingis | 6 | 6 |
| 8 | Irina Spîrlea | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Martina Hingis | 6 | 6 |
| 4 | Martina Hingis | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Martina Hingis | 7 | 6 | | 4 | Martina Hingis | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | 14 | Mary Joe Fernández | 1 | 3 | | | | |
| 14 | Mary Joe Fernández | 7 | 4 | | 14 | Mary Joe Fernández | 1 | 3 | | | | |
| | Dominique Van Roost | 5 | 0$^r$ | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| 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 | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 1 | S Graf | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Husárová | 1$^r$ | | | 1 | S Graf | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | E Dominikovic | 2 | 7$^7$ | 0 | | L Neiland | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | L Neiland | 6 | 6$^2$ | 6 | | | | | 1 | S Graf | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | I Gorrochategui | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | I Gorrochategui | 5 | 3 | | | | |
| WC | B Stewart | 2 | 1 | | | I Gorrochategui | 7 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | |
| | E Callens | 4 | 3 | | | G Fernández | 5 | 6$^3$ | | | | | | | | |
| | G Fernández | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | S Graf | 2 | 5 |
| | L Lee | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 12 | A Coetzer | 6 | 7 |
| | B Mulej | 6 | 3 | 2 | | L Lee | 5 | 6$^2$ | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Serna | 6 | 6$^6$ | 7 | Q | M Serna | 7 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Saeki | 3 | 7$^8$ | 5 | | | | | Q | M Serna | 3 | 2 | | | | |
| | J Kandarr | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | 12 | A Coetzer | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | K Nagatsuka | 3 | 6 | 3 | | J Kandarr | 2 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | |
| | A Kournikova | 2 | 2 | | 12 | A Coetzer | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | A Coetzer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| 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 | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 10 | B Schultz-McCarthy | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S-h Park | 2 | 6 | 2 | 10 | B Schultz-McCarthy | 6 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | R Hiraki | 6 | 2 | 6 | | R Hiraki | 0 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | L Richterová | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | R Hiraki | 2 | 2 | | | | |
| | G León García | 6 | 6$^4$ | 2 | | | | | | | K Po | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | K Po | 4 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | K Po | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | C Cristea | 6$^3$ | 4 | | | A Sugiyama | 0 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | A Sugiyama | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | K Po | 7$^{15}$ | 6 |
| WC | J Taylor | 7 | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | 7 | L Davenport | 6$^{13}$ | 4 |
| | M Sánchez Lorenzo | 5 | 6 | 5 | WC | J Taylor | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Tanasugarn | 6 | 1 | 6 | | T Tanasugarn | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Makarova | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | T Tanasugarn | 1 | 0 | | | | |
| | K Studeníková | 4 | 6$^1$ | | | | | | | 7 | L Davenport | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | F Perfetti | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | F Perfetti | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Dechy | 6 | 1 | 1 | 7 | L Davenport | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | L Davenport | 4 | 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 | Fourth round |
| 3 | C Martínez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Oremans | 0 | 2 | | 3 | C Martínez | 6 | 7$^8$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Dopfer | 6$^7$ | 2 | | | A Gerši | 2 | 6$^6$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Gerši | 7$^9$ | 6 | | | | | | | 3 | C Martínez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | Å Carlsson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | Å Carlsson | 0 | 1 | | | | | | |
| | P Langrová | 3 | 2 | | | Å Carlsson | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Hy-Boulais | 6 | 2 | 6 | | P Hy-Boulais | 6 | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Dechaume-Balleret | 0 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | C Martínez | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| | N Arendt | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | S Appelmans | 2 | 7 | 6 |
| | K Boogert | 3 | 6 | 6 | | K Boogert | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Grande | 6 | 6 | | | R Grande | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Á Montolio | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | K Boogert | 1 | 0 | r | | | | | |
| | A Grossman | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | 16 | S Appelmans | 6 | 3 | | | | | | |
| | A Miller | 5 | 2 | | | A Grossman | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Suková | 2 | 2 | | 16 | S Appelmans | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | S Appelmans | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| 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 | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 13 | E Likhovtseva | 6 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Pierce | 3 | 6 | 6 | | M Pierce | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | L-L Chen | 2 | 6 | 3 | | N Medvedeva | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Medvedeva | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | M Pierce | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | M Kochta | 4 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | Q | M Kochta | 0 | 2 | | | | |
| | M Werdel-Witmeyer | 6 | 6$^4$ | 0 | Q | M Kochta | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | A Ellwood | 6 | 6 | | WC | A Ellwood | 0 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | L McNeil | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | M Pierce | 6 | 6 |
| | N Zvereva | 7$^{11}$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | A Huber | 2 | 3 |
| | N Feber | 6$^9$ | 1 | | | N Zvereva | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Cacic | 4 | 6 | 5 | | W Probst | 6$^5$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | W Probst | 6 | 2 | 7 | | | | | | | N Zvereva | 5 | 0 | | | | |
| | F Lubiani | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | 5 | A Huber | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | R McQuillan | 2 | 6$^4$ | | | F Lubiani | 6 | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | A Frazier | 6 | 2 | 5 | 5 | A Huber | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | A Huber | 0 | 6 | 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 | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 8 | I Spîrlea | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Kijimuta | 2 | 4 | | 8 | I Spîrlea | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | J Kruger | 6 | 2 | 6 | | J Kruger | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | D Randriantefy | 3 | 6 | 2 | | | | | 8 | I Spîrlea | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | P Suárez | 7$^{11}$ | 6 | | | | | | | S Farina | 1 | 3 | | | | |
| | K Kschwendt | 6$^9$ | 3 | | | P Suárez | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | A Olsza | 3 | 2 | | | S Farina | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | S Farina | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 8 | I Spîrlea | 6 | 6 |
| | J Capriati | 2 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | 9 | K Habšudová | 4 | 4 |
| | J Watanabe | 6 | 3 | 6 | | J Watanabe | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | S-t Wang | 6 | 6 | | | S-t Wang | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | L Wild | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | S-t Wang | 3 | 6$^5$ | | | | |
| | C Morariu | 3 | 2 | | | | | | 9 | K Habšudová | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | |
| | N Bradtke | 6 | 6 | | | N Bradtke | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | S Talaja | 1 | 2 | | 9 | K Habšudová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | K Habšudová | 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 | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 11 | J Wiesner | 6 | 3 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Dragomir | 4 | 6 | 10 | | R Dragomir | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Ruano Pascual | 6 | 3 | 6 | | V Ruano Pascual | 6$^3$ | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Torrens Valero | 0 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | R Dragomir | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | S Hack | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | Q | K Brandi | 1 | 1 | | | | |
| LL | N van Lottum | 4 | 6 | 6 | LL | N van Lottum | 0 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | P Begerow | 1 | 1 | | Q | K Brandi | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | K Brandi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | R Dragomir | 6$^6$ | 1 |
| | G Helgeson-Nielsen | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | M Hingis | 7$^8$ | 6 |
| | A Fusai | 6 | 6 | | | A Fusai | 6 | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | B Schett | 7$^{10}$ | 7$^8$ | | | B Schett | 2 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | N Miyagi | 6$^8$ | 6$^6$ | | | | | | | | B Schett | 2 | 1 | | | | |
| WC | S Drake-Brockman | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | 4 | M Hingis | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | L Raymond | 6 | 6 | | | L Raymond | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Rittner | 1 | 5 | | 4 | M Hingis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | M Hingis | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 6 | I Majoli | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Schnyder | 7 | 6 | | | P Schnyder | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | K Radford | 5 | 1 | | | M Endo | 0 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Endo | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | P Schnyder | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | M Tu | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | Q | M Grzybowska | 6$^4$ | 1 | | | | | |
| | L Cenková | 6 | 2 | 3 | Q | M Tu | 4 | 7$^7$ | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Grzybowska | 4 | 6 | 6 | Q | M Grzybowska | 6 | 6$^3$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Pitkowski | 6 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | P Schnyder | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| | F Labat | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 14 | MJ Fernández | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| | A Kremer | 5 | 6 | 2 | | F Labat | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Nagyová | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | H Nagyová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Gagliardi | 3 | 6$^3$ | | | | | | | | H Nagyová | 2 | 1 | | | | | |
| | Y Basuki | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | 14 | MJ Fernández | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | N Sawamatsu | 3 | 1 | r | | Y Basuki | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | L Golarsa | 2 | 6 | 2 | 14 | MJ Fernández | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | MJ Fernández | 6 | 4 | 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 | C Rubin | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Zrubáková | 6$^2$ | 3 | | 15 | C Rubin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Testud | 6 | 6 | | | S Testud | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Wagner | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | 15 | C Rubin | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| LL | S Kleinová | 7$^{14}$ | 6 | | | | | | | LL | S Kleinová | 1 | 3 | | | | | |
| | T Whitlinger-Jones | 6$^{12}$ | 1 | | LL | S Kleinová | 6 | 4 | 8 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A-G Sidot | 5 | 7 | 6 | | A-G Sidot | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Ječmenica | 7 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | C Rubin | 5 | 4 |
| | K Adams | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | D Van Roost | 7 | 6 |
| Q | Y Yoshida | 7 | 6 | | Q | Y Yoshida | 6 | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Fulco-Villella | 0 | 3 | | | D Van Roost | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Van Roost | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | D Van Roost | 1 | 6 | 8 | | | | |
| | D Chládková | 3 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | 2 | A Sánchez Vicario | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| | S Devillé | 6 | 6$^2$ | 8 | | S Devillé | 0 | r | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Pizzichini | 4 | 4 | | 2 | A Sánchez Vicario | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | A Sánchez Vicario | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |