1997 US Open – Women's singles

August 2023 1997 US Open SUI Martina Hingis USA Venus Williams 6–0, 6–4 128 16 1997 US Open (tennis) Martina Hingis defeated Venus Williams in the final, 6–0, 6–4 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1997 US Open. It was her first US Open singles title and third major singles title overall. Hingis did not lose a set during the tournament. By reaching the final, she became the seventh woman (after Maureen Connolly, Margaret Court, Chris Evert, Martina Navratilova, Steffi Graf, and Monica Seles) to reach all four major singles finals in a calendar year. Hingis was the youngest woman to reach all four major finals at 1980 9 30 1997 9 4 old, and the youngest to win three majors in a calendar year at 1980 9 30 1997 9 6 old. Williams was the first unseeded player in the Open Era to reach the final. She reached that stage after being two match points down in the third set of her semifinal clash with Irina Spîrlea.tennis.com Top 10 US Open Matches: No. 10, Venus d. Spirlea, 1997 semifinals https://www.tennis.com/news/articles/top-10-us-open-matches-no-10-venus-d-spirlea-1997-semifinals 2025-09-10 tennis.com en Graf was the two-time reigning champion, but withdrew due to injury. Seeds 30em SUI Martina Hingis (champion) USA Monica Seles (quarterfinals) CZE Jana Novotná (quarterfinals) CRO Iva Majoli (second round) RSA Amanda Coetzer (fourth round) USA Lindsay Davenport (semifinals) ESP Conchita Martínez (third round) GER Anke Huber (third round) FRA Mary Pierce (fourth round) ESP Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (quarterfinals) ROU Irina Spîrlea (semifinals) USA Mary Joe Fernández (fourth round) NED Brenda Schultz-McCarthy (second round) AUT Barbara Paulus (first round) ROU Ruxandra Dragomir (first round) USA Kimberly Po (third round) Qualifying 1997 US Open – Women's singles qualifying Draw Finals Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 180 SUI Martina Hingis 1 USA Venus Williams   6 0 6 4 SUI Martina Hingis 1 USA Lindsay Davenport 6 6 2 6 4 USA Venus Williams   ROU Irina Spîrlea 11 77 65 4 6 79 67 SUI Martina Hingis 1 ESP Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 10 6 3 6 2 CZE Jana Novotná 3 USA Lindsay Davenport 6 2 6 6 4 65 77 USA Venus Williams   FRA Sandrine Testud   7 5 7 5 ROU Irina Spîrlea 11 USA Monica Seles 2 67 79 710 68 6 3 Top half Section 1 First round Second round Third round Fourth round SUI M Hingis 1 ARG F Labat 6 0 6 2 SUI M Hingis 1 RUS E Likhovtseva 7 5 6 2 ARG F Labat BLR O Barabanschikova 4 6 7 6 6 1 SUI M Hingis 1 CZE D Chládková 6 1 6 2 RUS E Likhovtseva CZE L Richterová Q 7 5 6 1 ARG F Labat ITA F Lubiani 6 1 6 1 BLR O Barabanschikova NED B Schultz-McCarthy 13 6 3 6 3 SUI M Hingis 1 USA T Whitlinger-Jones 6 0 6 1 CZE D Chládková CZE H Suková 6 1 1 6 6 1 CZE P Langrová RUS E Likhovtseva 5 7 4 6 GER J Kandarr CZE L Richterová Q 1 6 1 6 MEX A Gavaldón Q ARG F Labat 2 6 1 6 CHN F Li Q ITA F Lubiani 4 6 6 3 2 6 ITA L Golarsa BLR O Barabanschikova 3 6 3 6 SWE Å Carlsson NED B Schultz-McCarthy 13 7 6 3 6 4 6 Section 2 First round Second round Third round Fourth round ESP A Sánchez Vicario 10 AUS R McQuillan 6 1 6 2 ESP A Sánchez Vicario 10 FRA A Fusai 6 2 6 1 AUS R McQuillan ESP C Martínez 7 6 2 7 5 ESP A Sánchez Vicario 10 USA M Tu 6 2 5 7 6 2 JPN N Miyagi FRA A Fusai 3 6 6 3 4 6 JPN R Hiraki AUS R McQuillan 0 6 2 6 GBR S Smith Q ESP C Martínez 7 1 6 0 6 ESP A Sánchez Vicario 10 AUS K-A Guse 6 2 6 4 USA J Watanabe USA M Tu 3 6 5 7 ARG I Gorrochategui JPN N Miyagi 2 6 5 7 FRA A Fusai MON E Gagliardi 6 1 6 1 JPN R Hiraki ARG M Díaz Oliva 6 4 4 6 6 2 AUS R McQuillan ESP C Torrens Valero 4 6 7 5 6 4 GBR S Smith Q AUS N Pratt Q 6 3 6 1 USA J Capriati ESP C Martínez 7 1 6 2 6 Section 3 First round Second round Third round Fourth round CZE J Novotná 3 USA MJ Fernández 12 7 5 6 4 CZE J Novotná 3 CRO M Lučić 6 2 6 7 6 3 ARG P Suárez USA MJ Fernández 12 1 6 2 6 CZE J Novotná 3 INA Y Basuki 6 4 6 2 USA B Rippner WC CRO M Lučić 0 6 1 6 ARG P Suárez USA J Trail WC 4 6 7 5 6 4 ITA R Grande USA MJ Fernández 12 6 4 2 6 2 6 CZE J Novotná 3 ESP V Ruano Pascual 6 0 6 4 INA Y Basuki FRA N van Lottum 6 3 6 4 USA B Rippner WC UKR N Medvedeva 6 2 6 2 CZE S Kleinová CRO M Lučić 0 6 3 6 AUT S Dopfer ARG P Suárez 3 6 6 3 6 7 USA J Trail WC CZE A Gerši 7 6 6 2 USA S Cacic ITA R Grande 2 6 1 6 JPN N Kijimuta USA MJ Fernández 12 2 6 3 6 Section 4 First round Second round Third round Fourth round ESP M Serna USA L Davenport 6 0 6 3 6 USA K Po 16 ESP M Serna 4 6 3 6 SUI P Schnyder USA L Davenport 6 6 1 1 6 4 6 USA K Po 16 AUT B Schett 6 3 4 6 7 5 ESP M Serna FRA N Dechy Q 6 4 6 4 SUI P Schnyder JPN Y Yoshida 4 6 6 2 6 4 GER W Probst USA L Davenport 6 2 6 3 6 USA K Po 16 CZE E Martincová 6 4 6 1 AUT M Maruska AUT B Schett 1 6 0 6 ESP M Serna POL M Grzybowska 6 4 1 6 6 3 GER P Begerow FRA N Dechy Q 3 6 1 6 SUI P Schnyder BEL D Van Roost 6 2 6 2 USA K Brandi JPN Y Yoshida 7 6 1 6 4 6 GER W Probst USA L Lee WC 6 1 5 7 6 3 USA L McNeil WC USA L Davenport 6 2 6 6 7 Bottom half Section 5 First round Second round Third round Fourth round USA V Williams RSA J Kruger 6 2 6 3 GER A Huber 8 USA V Williams 3 6 4 6 THA T Tanasugarn RSA J Kruger 7 6 5 7 4 6 GER A Huber 8 USA J Lee 6 2 6 1 USA V Williams ESP G León García 6 0 6 1 THA T Tanasugarn VEN M-A Vento 6 4 6 3 SVK H Nagyová RSA J Kruger 4 6 6 7 GER A Huber 8 ITA G Pizzichini 6 2 6 2 USA J Lee JPN M Saeki 6 3 6 7 6 3 LAT L Neiland USA V Williams 7 5 0 6 1 6 ESP G León García USA A Miller 4 6 6 2 6 3 USA C Rubin THA T Tanasugarn 4 6 0 6 VEN M-A Vento GER A Glass 1 6 7 6 6 2 SVK H Nagyová POL A Olsza 6 3 6 0 RSA J Kruger AUT B Paulus 14 6 1 6 7 6 1 Section 6 First round Second round Third round Fourth round SVK K Habšudová FRA S Testud 3 6 6 4 6 7 BUL M Maleeva SVK K Habšudová 6 0 5 7 1 6 BUL E Pampoulova FRA S Testud 1 6 3 6 USA L Raymond BUL M Maleeva 6 3 2 6 4 6 SVK K Habšudová JPN A Sugiyama 5 7 6 3 7 5 CAN P Hy-Boulais BUL E Pampoulova 3 6 6 0 6 7 FRA S Testud CRO I Majoli 4 6 4 2 6 6 1 ROU R Dragomir 15 USA L Raymond 2 6 6 3 3 6 BUL M Maleeva BUL P Stoyanova Q 6 2 6 3 FRA N Tauziat SVK K Habšudová 5 7 6 7 USA A Grossman JPN A Sugiyama 7 6 5 7 2 6 CAN P Hy-Boulais GER M Kochta 6 2 6 1 SVK K Studeníková BUL E Pampoulova 2 6 3 6 ESP M Sánchez Lorenzo FRA S Testud 3 6 3 6 ROU C Cristea CRO I Majoli 4 3 6 2 6 Section 7 First round Second round Third round Fourth round RSA A Coetzer 5 ROU I Spîrlea 11 6 7 4 6 RSA A Coetzer 5 ITA F Perfetti 6 2 7 5 USA L Osterloh WC ROU I Spîrlea 11 2 6 5 7 RSA A Coetzer 5 FRA A Dechaume-Balleret 6 1 6 1 FRA S Pitkowski ITA F Perfetti 4 6 3 6 USA C Morariu USA L Osterloh WC 7 6 1 6 0r 3 RUS A Kournikova ROU I Spîrlea 11 1 6 6 3 3 6 RSA A Coetzer 5 USA N Arendt 6 3 6 2 FRA A-G Sidot FRA A Dechaume-Balleret 3 6 6 3 3 6 FRA S Pitkowski CAN R Simpson 6 1 4 6 7 6 BEL E Callens ITA F Perfetti 3 6 4 6 USA C Morariu AUS A Ellwood 7 6 7 6 GER B Rittner USA L Osterloh WC 3 6 6 1 3 6 RUS A Kournikova BEL S Appelmans 6 2 6 0 USA A Frazier ROU I Spîrlea 11 1 6 1 6 Section 8 First round Second round Third round Fourth round FRA M Pierce 9 USA M Seles 2 6 1 2 6 2 6 FRA M Pierce 9 BLR N Zvereva 7 6 6 1 NED M Oremans USA M Seles 2 1 6 1 6 FRA M Pierce 9 ITA S Farina 6 2 3 0 r JPN N Sawamatsu BLR N Zvereva 4 6 6 3 3 6 GER M Babel NED M Oremans 5 7 1 6 USA T Snyder WC USA M Seles 2 2 6 3 6 FRA M Pierce 9 USA G Fernández WC 6 1 6 2 ITA S Farina USA L Wild 6 4 6 7 6 4 JPN N Sawamatsu USA E deLone WC 6 4 6 3 SVK R Zrubáková BLR N Zvereva 1 6 5 7 RUS T Panova GER M Babel 4 6 1 6 RUS E Makarova NED M Oremans 6 3 4 6 4 6 USA T Snyder WC UKR O Lugina Q 6 0 7 6 NED K Boogert USA M Seles 2 1 6 2 6 References External links 1997 US Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation 1997 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles Grand Slam women's singles 1998 Australian Open – Women's singles Women's Singles Women's Singles Category:US Open (tennis) by year – Women's singles Category:1997 in women's tennis Category:1997 in American women's sports