1997 Bausch & Lomb Championships – Singles

Singles
Singles
1997 Bausch & Lomb Championships
Final
Champion	Lindsay Davenport
Runner-up	Mary Pierce
Score	6–2, 6–3
Details
Draw	56 (8 Q / 3 WC )
Seeds	16
Events
Singles	Doubles

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

Finals

Semifinals					Final

12	Amanda Coetzer	5	2

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	7	7

Top half

Section 1

First round					Second round					Third round					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					Second round				Third round				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					Second round					Third round				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				Second round					Third round					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

External links

ITF tournament edition details Archived 2016-08-05 at the Wayback Machine