1997 Lipton Championships – Women's singles

January 2025 1997 Lipton Championships SUI Martina Hingis USA Monica Seles 6–2, 6–1 96 32 Martina Hingis defeated Monica Seles in the final, 6–2, 6–1 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1997 Miami Open. At 16 years and 6 months, Hingis became the youngest-ever world No. 1 player in women's singles. This marked the first time that neither Steffi Graf, Seles nor Arantxa Sánchez Vicario were ranked No. 1 since August 17, 1987. Steffi Graf was the three-time reigning champion, but did not compete that year. Seeds A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. All thirty-two seeds received a bye to the second round. SUI Martina Hingis (champion) ESP Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (fourth round) CZE Jana Novotná (semifinals) USA Monica Seles (final) USA Lindsay Davenport (fourth round) GER Anke Huber (third round) ROM Irina Spîrlea (quarterfinals) CRO Iva Majoli (quarterfinals) SVK Karina Habšudová (second round) USA Mary Joe Fernández (quarterfinals) AUT Barbara Paulus (semifinals) RSA Amanda Coetzer (second round) AUT Judith Wiesner (third round) USA Kimberly Po (third round) NED Brenda Schultz-McCarthy (second round) RUS Elena Likhovtseva (fourth round) FRA Nathalie Tauziat (third round) BUL Magdalena Maleeva (third round) BEL Sabine Appelmans (third round) ROM Ruxandra Dragomir (third round) USA Chanda Rubin (fourth round) USA Lisa Raymond (third round) USA Jennifer Capriati (second round) FRA Sandrine Testud (quarterfinals) JPN Ai Sugiyama (third round) BEL Dominique Van Roost (second round) USA Amy Frazier (third round) USA Linda Wild (second round) SVK Katarína Studeníková (third round) SWE Åsa Carlsson (fourth round) SVK Henrieta Nagyová (third round) AUT Barbara Schett (fourth round) Draw Finals Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 1 SUI Martina Hingis 6 6   10 USA Mary Joe Fernández 4 1   3 CZE Jana Novotná 6 3 79 8 CRO Iva Majoli 2 6 67 7 ROM Irina Spîrlea 6 2 3 4 USA Monica Seles 3 6 6 11 AUT Barbara Paulus 6 6   24 FRA Sandrine Testud 3 3   1 SUI Martina Hingis 6 2 6 3 CZE Jana Novotná 3 6 4 4 USA Monica Seles 6 6   11 AUT Barbara Paulus 1 0   1 SUI Martina Hingis 6 6   4 USA Monica Seles 2 1   Top half Section 1 First round Second round Third round Fourth round   FRA N Dechy 2 4     CAN P Hy-Boulais 6 6   WC USA V Williams 6 4 6   USA G Helgeson-Nielsen 1 6 3   ARG I Gorrochategui 6 78   WC USA B Rippner 4 66   WC USA J Watanabe 2 6 6 Q ESP Á Montolio 6 3 2 1 SUI M Hingis 3 6 6   CAN P Hy-Boulais 6 3 2 WC USA V Williams 77 3 6 23 USA J Capriati 65 6 2 20 ROM R Dragomir 2 6 78   ARG I Gorrochategui 6 3 66 WC USA J Watanabe 2 0   16 RUS E Likhovtseva 6 6   1 SUI M Hingis 6 6   WC USA V Williams 4 2   20 ROM R Dragomir 77 4 5 16 RUS E Likhovtseva 65 6 7 1 SUI M Hingis 6 2 6 16 RUS E Likhovtseva 3 6 3 Section 2 First round Second round Third round Fourth round   CZE D Chládková 2 1     AUS A Ellwood 6 6   WC USA L Lee 6 6     ROM C Cristea 3 4   WC USA C Morariu 1 64   Q POL M Grzybowska 6 77     ARG P Suárez 1 4     FRA A-G Sidot 6 6   10 USA M J Fernández 6 6     AUS A Ellwood 4 4   WC USA L Lee 3 3   18 BUL M Maleeva 6 6   28 USA L Wild 3 3   Q POL M Grzybowska 6 6     FRA A-G Sidot 4 2   5 USA L Davenport 6 6   10 USA M J Fernández 3 6 6 18 BUL M Maleeva 6 2 4 Q POL M Grzybowska 2 0   5 USA L Davenport 6 6   10 USA M J Fernández 6 6   5 USA L Davenport 2 4   Section 3 First round Second round Third round Fourth round   ITA R Grande 6 1 3 Q JPN M Saeki 0 6 6   JPN R Hiraki 4 6 6   JPN M Endo 6 4 3   ITA G Pizzichini 4 4     THA T Tanasugarn 6 6     RUS A Kournikova 6 6     JPN N Miyagi 2 0   3 CZE J Novotná 4 6 6 Q JPN M Saeki 6 3 3   JPN R Hiraki 3 6 2 27 USA L Raymond 6 4 6 29 SVK K Studeníková 6 6     THA T Tanasugarn 0 2     RUS A Kournikova 6 3 6 12 RSA A Coetzer 1 6 3 3 CZE J Novotná 6 6   27 USA L Raymond 2 1   29 SVK K Studeníková 6 4 0   RUS A Kournikova 1 6 6 3 CZE J Novotná 6 6     RUS A Kournikova 3 4   Section 4 First round Second round Third round Fourth round   ARG F Labat 6 6     RSA M de Swardt 2 3   WC USA K Brandi 3 3   Q ESP M Serna 6 6     CZE H Suková 3 4     FRA A Dechaume-Balleret 6 6     TPE S-T Wang 6 6     SVK R Zrubáková 3 4   14 USA K Po 6 6     ARG F Labat 4 0   Q ESP M Serna 3 3   32 AUT B Schett 6 6   25 JPN A Sugiyama 6 6     FRA A Dechaume-Balleret 0 1     TPE S-T Wang 4 6 63 8 CRO I Majoli 6 1 77 14 USA K Po 3 5   32 AUT B Schett 6 7   25 JPN A Sugiyama 3 6 3 8 CRO I Majoli 6 3 6 32 AUT B Schett 2 6 2 8 CRO I Majoli 6 4 6 Bottom half Section 5 First round Second round Third round Fourth round   ITA F Perfetti 6 4 6 WC USA M Shaughnessy 0 6 3   CZE S Kleinová 63 62     GER P Begerow 77 77     AUT K Kschwendt 3 1     USA A Grossman 6 6   Q ESP M Sánchez Lorenzo 1 3     BEL E Callens 6 6   7 ROM I Spîrlea 6 6     ITA F Perfetti 2 0     GER P Begerow 2 5   19 BEL S Appelmans 6 7   21 USA C Rubin 6 6     USA A Grossman 2 0     BEL E Callens 2 3   13 AUT J Wiesner 6 6   7 ROM I Spîrlea 2 6 6 19 BEL S Appelmans 6 2 3 21 USA C Rubin 3 6 7 13 AUT J Wiesner 6 3 5 7 ROM I Spîrlea 1 77 77 21 USA C Rubin 6 62 64 Section 6 First round Second round Third round Fourth round   CZE P Langrová 4 0     BLR N Zvereva 6 6   WC USA M Tu 7 6     USA A Miller 5 1     BEL S Devillé 3 1     GER B Rittner 6 6     JPN N Sawamatsu 4 6 6   ITA S Farina 6 1 2 9 SVK K Habšudová 4 3     BLR N Zvereva 6 6   WC USA M Tu 7 1 4 30 SWE Å Carlsson 5 6 6 27 USA A Frazier 6 6     GER B Rittner 4 3     JPN N Sawamatsu 3 6 2 4 USA M Seles 6 2 6   BLR N Zvereva 4 6 1 30 SWE Å Carlsson 6 1 6 27 USA A Frazier 3 3   4 USA M Seles 6 6   30 SWE Å Carlsson 2 1   4 USA M Seles 6 6   Section 7 First round Second round Third round Fourth round   NED M Oremans 4 4   WC USA L McNeil 6 6     FRA A Fusai 6 5 6   AUT M Maruska 4 7 3   LAT L Neiland 6 7     CZE L Richterová 3 5     GER E Wagner 2 6 6   USA T Whitlinger-Jones 6 4 3 6 GER A Huber 6 6   WC USA L McNeil 3 3     FRA A Fusai 6 77   26 BEL D Van Roost 4 64   17 FRA N Tauziat 4 79 6   LAT L Neiland 6 67 4   GER E Wagner 1 3   11 AUT B Paulus 6 6   6 GER A Huber 61 3     FRA A Fusai 77 6   17 FRA N Tauziat 1 77 1 11 AUT B Paulus 6 65 6   FRA A Fusai 1 6 1 11 AUT B Paulus 6 2 6 Section 8 First round Second round Third round Fourth round Q RUS T Panova 77 6   Q MAD D Randriantefy 64 3     SUI P Schnyder 6 6     CZE A Gerši 1 3   Q GBR S Smith 79 1 5   GER J Kandarr 67 6 7   RUS E Makarova 5 1     JPN N Kijimuta 7 6   15 NED B Schultz-McCarthy 6 62 4 Q RUS T Panova 1 77 6   SUI P Schnyder 4 4   24 FRA S Testud 6 6   31 SVK H Nagyová 77 6     GER J Kandarr 62 0     RUS E Makarova 6 3 2 2 ESP A Sánchez Vicario 4 6 6 Q RUS T Panova 64 1   24 FRA S Testud 77 6   31 SVK H Nagyová 5 6 4 2 ESP A Sánchez Vicario 7 4 6 24 FRA S Testud 6 7   2 ESP A Sánchez Vicario 0 5   References 1997 Lipton Championships DrawFebruary 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes Women's Singles Singles