1997 European Indoors – Singles

1997 European Indoors USA Lindsay Davenport FRA Nathalie Tauziat 7–6, 7–5 28 8 singles doubles Swisscom Challenge Lindsay Davenport defeated Nathalie Tauziat in the final, 7–6, 7–5 to win the singles tennis title at the 1996 European Indoor Championships. Jana Novotná was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Davenport.International Tennis Federation World of Tennis 1998 1998 CollinsWillow London 9780002188241 John Barrett 171–173, 185–186 Seeds 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. SUI Martina Hingis (quarterfinals) CZE Jana Novotná (semifinals) CRO Iva Majoli (second round) USA Lindsay Davenport (champion) RSA Amanda Coetzer (second round) GER Anke Huber (second round) ROM Irina Spîrlea (second round) ESP Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (first round) Draw Final y 3 Final   FRA Nathalie Tauziat 6 5   4 USA Lindsay Davenport 7 7   Section 1 y 3 1 First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals   SVK K Habšudová 2 6   LL FRA A-G Sidot 6 7     USA L Raymond 7 6     CZE H Suková 5 3   WC SUI P Schnyder 6 3   5 RSA A Coetzer 7 6     BEL S Appelmans 6 6 7   NED B Schultz-McCarthy 3 7 5   FRA N Tauziat 6 5 7   USA K Po 3 7 5 Q BEL D Van Roost 7 5 6 8 ESP A Sánchez Vicario 5 7 4 1 SUI M Hingis 6 6   LL FRA A-G Sidot 3 2     USA L Raymond 7 6   5 RSA A Coetzer 5 3   3 CRO I Majoli 6 2     BEL S Appelmans 7 6     FRA N Tauziat 6 6 7 Q BEL D Van Roost 3 7 6 1 SUI M Hingis 6 2 5   USA L Raymond 4 6 7   BEL S Appelmans 6 1 5   FRA N Tauziat 4 6 7   USA L Raymond 3 5     FRA N Tauziat 6 7   Section 2 y 3 1 First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals 6 GER A Huber 7 6     USA MJ Fernández 5 0   Q USA V Williams 6 6     ROM R Dragomir 0 3   Q NED M Oremans 2 6 3   BLR N Zvereva 6 2 6 7 ROM I Spîrlea 6 3 6   JPN N Sawamatsu 4 6 2   BUL M Maleeva 3 3   Q CZE S Kleinová 6 6     JPN A Sugiyama 6 1   WC AUT B Schett 2 0r 6 GER A Huber       Q USA V Williams w/o       BLR N Zvereva 4 2r 4 USA L Davenport 6 2   7 ROM I Spîrlea 6 1r Q CZE S Kleinová 3 5     JPN A Sugiyama 0 7 2 2 CZE J Novotná 6 6 6 Q USA V Williams 0 4   4 USA L Davenport 6 6   Q CZE S Kleinová 2 6   2 CZE J Novotná 6 7   4 USA L Davenport 6 6   2 CZE J Novotná 4 1   Qualifying Seeds 30em USA Venus Williams (qualified) BEL Dominique Van Roost (qualified) USA Jennifer Capriati (first round) FRA Anne-Gaëlle Sidot (qualifying competition, lucky loser) RSA Joannette Kruger (qualifying competition) ARG Florencia Labat (second round) ESP Magüi Serna (first round) CZE Denisa Chládková (first round) Qualifiers 30em USA Venus Williams CZE Sandra Kleinová NED Miriam Oremans BEL Dominique Van Roost Lucky loser FRA Anne-Gaëlle Sidot Qualifying draw First qualifier y 3 First round Second round Qualifying competition 175 1 USA Venus Williams 6 6 CZE Petra Langrová 2 1 GER Wiltrud Probst 6 2 7 FRA Alexia Dechaume-Balleret 4 6 6 LAT Larisa Neiland 6 4 6 RUS Tatiana Panova 4 6 3 SWE Åsa Carlsson 6 6 8 CZE Denisa Chládková 2 3 1 USA Venus Williams 7 6 GER Wiltrud Probst 5 3 LAT Larisa Neiland 6 7 SWE Åsa Carlsson 4 6 1 USA Venus Williams 6 6 LAT Larisa Neiland 1 2 Second qualifier y 3 First round Second round Qualifying competition 175 4 FRA Anne-Gaëlle Sidot 6 6 POL Aleksandra Olsza 0 0 WC GER Maja Živec-Škulj 6 5 ESP María Sánchez Lorenzo 7 7 CZE Radka Bobková 0 4 CZE Sandra Kleinová 6 6 GER Andrea Glass 6 5 6 ARG Florencia Labat 7 7 4 FRA Anne-Gaëlle Sidot 6 6 ESP María Sánchez Lorenzo 2 1 CZE Sandra Kleinová 6 7 6 ARG Florencia Labat 3 6 4 FRA Anne-Gaëlle Sidot 5 5 CZE Sandra Kleinová 7 7 Third qualifier y 3 First round Second round Qualifying competition 175 7 ESP Magüi Serna 3 3 WC USA Brie Rippner 6 6 ITA Rita Grande 6 6 6 ITA Silvia Farina 2 7 3 WC USA Katrina Adams 7 6 CZE Ludmila Varmužová 6 4 NED Miriam Oremans 6 6 3 USA Jennifer Capriati 1 3 WC USA Brie Rippner 6 7 ITA Rita Grande 2 6 WC USA Katrina Adams 2 6 NED Miriam Oremans 6 7 WC USA Brie Rippner 7 5 4 NED Miriam Oremans 6 7 6 Fourth qualifier y 3 First round Second round Qualifying competition 175 5 RSA Joannette Kruger 6 7 FRA Alexandra Fusai 1 6 ITA Francesca Lubiani 6 1 2 USA Annie Miller 4 6 6 WC USA Serena Williams 6 6 ITA Gloria Pizzichini 2 4 ITA Flora Perfetti 6 1 2 BEL Dominique Van Roost 7 6 5 RSA Joannette Kruger 7 6 USA Annie Miller 5 2 WC USA Serena Williams 2 4 2 BEL Dominique Van Roost 6 6 5 RSA Joannette Kruger 4 1 2 BEL Dominique Van Roost 6 6 References External links Official results archive (ITF) Official results archive (WTA) Category:Zurich Open Category:1997 WTA Tour