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, and she did not lose a set en route. At the age of 16 years and three months, Hingis 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.[1]

Women's singles
1997 Australian Open
Final
ChampionSwitzerland Martina Hingis
Runner-upFrance Mary Pierce
Score6–2, 6–2
Details
Draw128
Seeds16
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
WC Singles men women quad
WC Doubles men women quad
Legends men women mixed
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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

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  1.   Steffi Graf (fourth round)
  2.   Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (third round)
  3.   Conchita Martínez (fourth round)
  4.   Martina Hingis (champion)
  5.   Anke Huber (fourth round)
  6.   Iva Majoli (first round)
  7.   Lindsay Davenport (fourth round)
  8.   Irina Spîrlea (quarterfinals)
  9.   Karina Habšudová (fourth round)
  10.   Brenda Schultz-McCarthy (second round)
  11.   Judith Wiesner (first round)
  12.   Amanda Coetzer (semifinals)
  13.   Elena Likhovtseva (first round)
  14.   Mary Joe Fernández (semifinals)
  15.   Chanda Rubin (fourth round)
  16.   Sabine Appelmans (quarterfinals)

Qualifying

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Draw

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Finals

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

Top half

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Section 1

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1   S Graf 5
    J Husárová 1r 1   S Graf 7 6
WC   E Dominikovic 2 77 0     L Neiland 5 2
    L Neiland 6 62 6 1   S Graf 7 6
    I Gorrochategui 6 6     I Gorrochategui 5 3
WC   B Stewart 2 1     I Gorrochategui 7 77
    E Callens 4 3     G Fernández 5 63
    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 62
Q   M Serna 6 66 7 Q   M Serna 7 77
Q   M Saeki 3 78 5 Q   M Serna 3 2
    J Kandarr 6 3 6 12   A Coetzer 6 6
    K Nagatsuka 3 6 3     J Kandarr 2 64
    A Kournikova 2 2 12   A Coetzer 6 77
12   A Coetzer 6 6

Section 2

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First round Second round Third 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 64 2     K Po 6 6
    K Po 4 77 6     K Po 6 4 6
    C Cristea 63 4     A Sugiyama 0 6 3
    A Sugiyama 77 6     K Po 715 6
WC   J Taylor 7 4 7 7   L Davenport 613 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 61 7   L Davenport 6 6
    F Perfetti 6 77     F Perfetti 2 5
    N Dechy 6 1 1 7   L Davenport 6 7
7   L Davenport 4 6 6

Section 3

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
3   C Martínez 6 6
    M Oremans 0 2 3   C Martínez 6 78
    S Dopfer 67 2     A Gerši 2 66
    A Gerši 79 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

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First round Second round Third 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 77 6 Q   M Kochta 0 2
    M Werdel-Witmeyer 6 64 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 711 6 5   A Huber 2 3
    N Feber 69 1     N Zvereva 77 6
    S Cacic 4 6 5     W Probst 65 3
    W Probst 6 2 7   N Zvereva 5 0
    F Lubiani 6 77 5   A Huber 7 6
WC   R McQuillan 2 64     F Lubiani 6 2 0
    A Frazier 6 2 5 5   A Huber 4 6 6
5   A Huber 0 6 7

Bottom half

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Section 5

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First round Second round Third 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 711 6     S Farina 1 3
    K Kschwendt 69 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 65
    C Morariu 3 2 9   K Habšudová 6 77
    N Bradtke 6 6     N Bradtke 3 3
    S Talaja 1 2 9   K Habšudová 6 6
9   K Habšudová 6 6

Section 6

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
11   J Wiesner 6 3 8
    R Dragomir 4 6 10     R Dragomir 77 6
    V Ruano Pascual 6 3 6     V Ruano Pascual 63 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 66 1
    G Helgeson-Nielsen 2 2 4   M Hingis 78 6
    A Fusai 6 6     A Fusai 6 5 5
    B Schett 710 78     B Schett 2 7 7
    N Miyagi 68 66     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

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First round Second round Third 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 77 6
Q   M Tu 3 6 6 Q   M Grzybowska 64 1
    L Cenková 6 2 3 Q   M Tu 4 77 1
Q   M Grzybowska 4 6 6 Q   M Grzybowska 6 63 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 77     H Nagyová 6 6
    E Gagliardi 3 63     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

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
15   C Rubin 77 6
    R Zrubáková 62 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 714 6 LL   S Kleinová 1 3
    T Whitlinger-Jones 612 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 77 6 2   A Sánchez Vicario 6 4 6
    S Devillé 6 62 8     S Devillé 0 r
    G Pizzichini 4 4 2   A Sánchez Vicario 1
2   A Sánchez Vicario 6 6

References

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  1. ^ Robin Finn (25 January 1997). "The Future Has Risen: It's Hingis". The New York Times.
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