1997 Toshiba Classic – Singles

Seeds

Draw

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Final

Section 1

Section 2

Singles
Singles
1997 Toshiba Classic
Final
Champion	Martina Hingis
Runner-up	Monica Seles
Score	7–6, 6–4
Details
Draw	28
Seeds	8
Events
Singles	Doubles

Kimiko Date was the defending champion but she had retired at the end of the previous year.

Martina Hingis won in the final 7–6, 6–4 against Monica Seles.

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.

Martina Hingis (champion)
Monica Seles (final)
Amanda Coetzer (semifinals)
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (second round)
Anke Huber (second round)
Mary Pierce (semifinals)
Conchita Martínez (quarterfinals)
Irina Spîrlea (second round)

First round					Second round				Quarterfinals				Semifinals

					1	M Hingis	6	6
Q	V Williams	6	6		Q	V Williams	2	1
	F Labat	3	2						1	M Hingis	6	6
	H Suková	7	3						7	C Martínez	4	4
	C Rubin	5	0	r		H Suková	1	0
	L Raymond	3	6	1	7	C Martínez	6	6
7	C Martínez	6	3	6									1	M Hingis	6	6
													6	M Pierce	0	2
					WC/4	A Sánchez Vicario	1	2
	Å Carlsson	1	2			S Testud	6	6
	S Testud	6	6							S Testud	3	2
Q	R Grande	5	1						6	M Pierce	6	6
	N Tauziat	7	6			N Tauziat	2	1
	A Frazier	3	7	3	6	M Pierce	6	6
6	M Pierce	6	6	6

First round					Second round					Quarterfinals				Semifinals

5	A Huber	7	1	6
	M Maleeva	5	6	3	5	A Huber	2	6	2
	Y Basuki	6	6			Y Basuki	6	2	6
Q	A Miller	1	3								Y Basuki	3	4
Q	S Drake-Brockman	5	3							3	A Coetzer	6	6
	A-G Sidot	7	6			A-G Sidot	2	1
					3	A Coetzer	6	6
														3	A Coetzer	3	4
8	I Spîrlea	6	6											2	M Seles	6	6
	E Likhovtseva	3	3		8	I Spîrlea	2	0
	N Zvereva	7	2	6		N Zvereva	6	6
	K Po	6	6	1							N Zvereva	1	3
	A Sugiyama	6	6							2	M Seles	6	6
WC	A Stevenson	3	1			A Sugiyama	4	4
					2	M Seles	6	6

Martina Hingis

Monica Seles

1997 Toshiba Classic draw