# 1997 Bausch & Lomb Championships – Singles

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.

## 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.
* Jana Novotná (third round)
* Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (quarterfinals)
* n/a
* Conchita Martínez (quarterfinals)
* Anke Huber (third round)
* Lindsay Davenport (champion)
* n/a
* Iva Majoli (semifinals)
* Mary Joe Fernández (quarterfinals)
* Barbara Paulus (first round)
* Mary Pierce (final)
* Amanda Coetzer (semifinals)
* Brenda Schultz-McCarthy (third round)
* Elena Likhovtseva (second round)
* n/a
* Ruxandra Dragomir (third 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

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 12 | Amanda Coetzer | 5 | 2 | | | | | |
| 6 | Lindsay Davenport | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| 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 | 3 |
| 11 | Mary Pierce | 2 | 7 | 7 | | | | |

### 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | 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 | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | 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 | 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | 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 | 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | 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 | | | | | | | | | |