1997 Sydney International

Seeds

Draw

Key

Final

Section 1

Section 2

Women's singles
Women's singles
1997 Sydney International
1996 Champion	Monica Seles
Final
Champion	Martina Hingis
Runner-up	Jennifer Capriati
Score	6–1, 5–7, 6–1
Details
Draw	28
Seeds	8
Events

Monica Seles was the defending champion but did not compete that year.

Martina Hingis won in the final 6–1, 5–7, 6–1 against Jennifer Capriati.

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. The top four seeds received a bye to the second round.

Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (second round)
Martina Hingis (champion)
Iva Majoli (quarterfinals)
Lindsay Davenport (semifinals)
Irina Spîrlea (first round)
Karina Habšudová (first round)
Brenda Schultz-McCarthy (first round)
n/a
Amanda Coetzer (first round)

First round					Second round				Quarterfinals					Semifinals

					1	A Sánchez Vicario	3	3
LL	S Dopfer	2	3			A Frazier	6	6
	A Frazier	6	6							A Frazier	4	1
	C Rubin	3	6	3						J Capriati	6	6
	J Capriati	6	4	6		J Capriati	6	6
Q	R Simpson	6	7		Q	R Simpson	3	2
6	K Habšudová	4	5												J Capriati	2	6	6
														4	L Davenport	6	4	2
					4	L Davenport	6	6
	A Sugiyama	1	0			L Raymond	3	4
	L Raymond	6	6						4	L Davenport	6	6⁴	6
	N Sawamatsu	7	6							N Sawamatsu	3	7⁷	1
Q	M Tu	5	3			N Sawamatsu	7	6
WC	R McQuillan	6	6⁰	6	WC	R McQuillan	5	3
7	B Schultz-McCarthy	4	7⁷	4

Jennifer Capriati

Martina Hingis

First round					Second round					Quarterfinals				Semifinals

9	A Coetzer	1	6	2
	M J Fernández	6	3	6		M J Fernández	6	6
	K Po	6	3	6		K Po	2	4
	J Wiesner	2	6	4							M J Fernández	7	6
Q	S Pitkowski	6	6							3	I Majoli	5	4
	N Zvereva	0	0		Q	S Pitkowski	2	1
					3	I Majoli	6	6
															M J Fernández	3	2
5	I Spîrlea	3	6	4										2	M Hingis	6	6
	M Pierce	6	4	6		M Pierce	4	4
WC	N Bradtke	3	6	0		Y Basuki	6	6
	Y Basuki	6	3	6							Y Basuki	6⁶	1
	S Appelmans	6	6							2	M Hingis	7⁸	6
Q	J Kandarr	0	1			S Appelmans	3	6	1
					2	M Hingis	6	3	6