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Women's singles
1997 French Open
Final
Champion	Iva Majoli
Runner-up	Martina Hingis
Score	6–4, 6–2
Details
Draw	128
Seeds	16
Events
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Iva Majoli defeated Martina Hingis in the final, 6–4, 6–2 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1997 French Open. Majoli became the first Croat to win a major title. This was the only major match Hingis lost in the 1997 season, preventing her from achieving the Grand Slam. Hingis was on a 35-match winning streak, dating to the start of the season in Sydney.

Steffi Graf was the two-time defending champion, but lost to Amanda Coetzer in the quarterfinals. It was the second consecutive major where Coetzer defeated Graf, after the 1997 Australian Open.

This tournament marked the major debut of future world No. 1 and seven-time major champion Venus Williams; she was defeated in the second round by Nathalie Tauziat.

Seeds

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

Qualifying

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							Semifinals							Final
	1	Martina Hingis	6	6
	6	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	2	2
								1	Martina Hingis	6	7	6
								3	Monica Seles	7	5	4
	3	Monica Seles	3	6	7
	12	Mary Joe Fernández	6	2	5
															1	Martina Hingis	4	2
															9	Iva Majoli	6	6
	9	Iva Majoli	6	5	6
		Ruxandra Dragomir	3	7	2
								9	Iva Majoli	6	4	7
								11	Amanda Coetzer	3	6	5
	11	Amanda Coetzer	6	6
	2	Steffi Graf	1	4

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	1	M Hingis	6	6
		H Nagyová	0	2				1	M Hingis	3	6	6
	Q	S Cacic	6	5					G Pizzichini	6	4	1
		G Pizzichini	7	7											1	M Hingis	6	6
		R Zrubáková	3	2												A Kournikova	1	3
		A Kournikova	6	6					A Kournikova	6	6
		M Endo	6	6					A-M Cecchini	2	2
		A-M Cecchini	7	7																		1	M Hingis	6	0	6
		S Farina	6	1	6																	16	B Paulus	3	6	0
		J Wiesner	2	6	0				S Farina	6	6
		M Grzybowska	6	3	4				P Begerow	4	2
		P Begerow	3	6	6											S Farina	4	1
		S-t Wang	6	7											16	B Paulus	6	6
		S Devillé	3	5					S-t Wang	2	2
		T Whitlinger-Jones	0	1				16	B Paulus	6	6
	16	B Paulus	6	6

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	14	B Schultz-McCarthy	6	7
		L Cenková	3	5				14	B Schultz-McCarthy	4	7	6
		F Labat	7	6					F Labat	6	6	4
		K Boogert	5	0											14	B Schultz-McCarthy	6	4
	WC	M Lamarre	6													N Zvereva	7	6
		B Schett	1	r				WC	M Lamarre	4	5
		M Tu	3	6	4				N Zvereva	6	7
		N Zvereva	6	3	6																		N Zvereva	4	2
		B Rittner	0	r																		6	A Sánchez Vicario	6	6
		D Van Roost	3						D Van Roost	6	6
		E Gagliardi	6	6					E Gagliardi	2	0
		K Brandi	3	4												D Van Roost	0	3
		E Pampoulova	7	4	1										6	A Sánchez Vicario	6	6
		A Sugiyama	5	6	6				A Sugiyama	3	1
	WC	K Jagieniak	0	2				6	A Sánchez Vicario	6	6
	6	A Sánchez Vicario	6	6

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	3	M Seles	6	6
		M Saeki	0	3				3	M Seles	6	7
		S Pitkowski	7	6					S Pitkowski	3	5
		F Lubiani	6	2											3	M Seles	6	6
		N Sawamatsu	2	7	5											N Tauziat	0	1
		V Williams	6	6	7				V Williams	7	3	5
		N Tauziat	6	6					N Tauziat	5	6	7
		R Simpson	3	2																		3	M Seles	6	7
		S Testud	6	6																		10	M Pierce	4	5
	Q	S-h Park	0	4					S Testud	6	6
		W Probst	3	4					C Cristea	0	4
		C Cristea	6	6												S Testud	1	3
		P Hy-Boulais	6	6	11										10	M Pierce	6	6
		N Dechy	7	4	9				P Hy-Boulais	1	3
		T Panova	2	6	4			10	M Pierce	6	6
	10	M Pierce	6	4	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	12	M J Fernandez	6	6
		L McNeil	2	3				12	M J Fernandez	6	6
		A Glass	6	4	6				A Glass	1	0
		E Callens	3	6	2										12	M J Fernandez	6	7
		M Oremans	6	2	3											F Perfetti	3	6
	WC	L Ghirardi-Rubbi	2	6	6			WC	L Ghirardi-Rubbi	4	1
		N Miyagi	6	6	0				F Perfetti	6	6
		F Perfetti	7	2	6																	12	M J Fernandez	6	6	6
		M Maleeva	6	5	3																		L Raymond	7	2	2
		L Raymond	4	7	6				L Raymond	6	6
		L Courtois	6	4					T Tanasugarn	1	1
		T Tanasugarn	7	6												L Raymond	6	2	6
		Y Yoshida	6	6												K Po	4	6	1
		R McQuillan	2	4					Y Yoshida	3	0
		K Po	6	4	6				K Po	6	6
	8	A Huber	3	6	3

Bottom half

Section 5

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	5	L Davenport	6	6
	Q	J Kruger	2	3				5	L Davenport	6	6
		E Makarova	6	6					E Makarova	1	1
		A Dechaume-Balleret	4	2											5	L Davenport	4	6	9
		M Maruska	3	3												P Schnyder	6	3	7
		P Schnyder	6	6					P Schnyder	6	2
		K Studeníková	6	6					K Studeníková	0	0	r
		P Langrová	2	2																		5	L Davenport	7	4	2
		A-G Sidot	2	5																		9	I Majoli	5	6	6
		L Neiland	6	7					L Neiland	4	4
		A Gerši	3	0					A Grossman	6	6
		A Grossman	6	6												A Grossman	1	6	1
		L Richterová	5	0	r										9	I Majoli	6	4	6
		A Fusai	7	3					A Fusai	2	3
		S Kleinová	5	4				9	I Majoli	6	6
	9	I Majoli	7	6

Section 6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	15	K Habšudová	6	6
		O Barabanschikova	3	3				15	K Habšudová	6	6
		L Němečková	4	3					E Likhovtseva	2	2
		E Likhovtseva	6	6											15	K Habšudová	3	2
		Å Carlsson	4	6	1											R Dragomir	6	6
		Y Basuki	6	4	6				Y Basuki	5	6	6
		R Dragomir	6	6					R Dragomir	7	4	8
	Q	S Jeyaseelan	3	2																			R Dragomir	6	6
		R Hiraki	2	1																			N Arendt	1	1
		N Arendt	6	6					N Arendt	6	6
	Q	L Golarsa	4	7	12			Q	L Golarsa	2	2
		N van Lottum	6	5	10											N Arendt	3	6	6
		J Kandarr	7	6											4	J Novotná	6	4	4
		G León García	6	3					J Kandarr	4	0
		C Torrens Valero	3	2				4	J Novotná	6	6
	4	J Novotná	6	6

Section 7

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	7	C Martínez	4	6	6
	WC	É Loit	6	2	3			7	C Martínez	6	6
		C Rubin	7	7					C Rubin	3	0
		M Díaz Oliva	6	5											7	C Martínez	6	6
	WC	C Dhenin	6	6	6										WC	C Dhenin	2	1
		S Appelmans	7	2	1			WC	C Dhenin	6	7
		S Talaja	7	6					S Talaja	2	5
	Q	M Kochta	5	3																		7	C Martínez	7	4	3
		M Babel	1	6	6																	11	A Coetzer	6	6	6
	Q	E Curutchet	6	4	2				M Babel	4	6	12
		S Dopfer	3	4					H Suková	6	4	10
		H Suková	6	6												M Babel	4	2
		D Chládková	4	0											11	A Coetzer	6	6
		A Frazier	6	6					A Frazier	6	4
		R Grande	4	0				11	A Coetzer	7	6
	11	A Coetzer	6	6

Section 8

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	13	I Spîrlea	6	6
	Q	J Lee	1	0				13	I Spîrlea	6	4	6
		A Olsza	3	3					I Gorrochategui	4	6	2
		I Gorrochategui	6	6											13	I Spîrlea	6	6
		Á Montolio	0	0												V Ruano Pascual	1	1
		V Ruano Pascual	6	6					V Ruano Pascual	6	6
		A Ellwood	2	6	3			WC	A Cocheteux	4	2
	WC	A Cocheteux	6	3	6																	13	I Spîrlea	7	2	2
		N Kijimuta	6	6																		2	S Graf	6	6	6
	WC	L Andretto	3	3					N Kijimuta	6	4	2
		M Serna	7	6					M Serna	3	6	6
		L Wild	6	0												M Serna	6	1
	WC	A Mauresmo	6	6											2	S Graf	7	6
		J Watanabe	3	4				WC	A Mauresmo	3	3
		P Suárez	1	4				2	S Graf	6	6
	2	S Graf	6	6

References

External links

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

• 1997 French Open
• French Open by year – Women's singles
• 1997 WTA Tour
• 1997 in women's tennis
• 1997 in French women's sport