1997 Family Circle Cup – Singles

August 2023 1997 Family Circle Cup SUI Martina Hingis USA Monica Seles 3–6, 6–3, 7–6 56 16 singles doubles Family Circle Cup – Singles Family Circle Cup – Singles Martina Hingis defeated Monica Seles in the final, 3–6, 6–3, 7–6 to win the singles tennis title at the 1997 Family Circle Cup. Arantxa Sánchez Vicario was the defending champion, but lost in the third round to Amanda Coetzer.International Tennis Federation World of Tennis 1998 1998 CollinsWillow London 9780002188241 John Barrett 171, 173, 181 Seeds A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. The top nine seeds received a bye to the second round. SUI Martina Hingis (champion) ESP Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (third round) CZE Jana Novotná (third round) USA Monica Seles (final) ESP Conchita Martínez (semifinals) USA Lindsay Davenport (quarterfinals) GER Anke Huber (quarterfinals) ROM Irina Spîrlea (third round) CRO Iva Majoli (third round) SVK Karina Habšudová (first round) USA Mary Joe Fernández (first round) AUT Barbara Paulus (third round) RSA Amanda Coetzer (quarterfinals) NED Brenda Schultz-McCarthy (semifinals) RUS Elena Likhovtseva (first round) BUL Magdalena Maleeva (second round) Draw Finals Semifinals Final 180 1 SUI Martina Hingis 5 6 6 14 NED Brenda Schultz-McCarthy 7 3 2 4 USA Monica Seles 6 6   5 ESP Conchita Martínez 3 4   1 SUI Martina Hingis 3 6 7 4 USA Monica Seles 6 3 6 Top half Section 1 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals   GER B Rittner 6 4 7   ITA G Pizzichini 1 6 5   AUT B Schett 4 6 6   RSA J Kruger 6 0 0   FRA A Fusai 7 6   10 SVK K Habšudová 6 3   16 BUL M Maleeva 7 6     CZE P Langrová 5 4   Q GER A Glass 3 6 4 Q GER W Probst 6 3 6 Q ESP C Torrens Valero 3 7 6   ITA F Perfetti 6 5 1 1 SUI M Hingis 6 6     GER B Rittner 0 4     AUT B Schett 6 6     FRA A Fusai 0 1   16 BUL M Maleeva       Q GER W Probst w/o     Q ESP C Torrens Valero 6 4   8 ROM I Spîrlea 7 6   1 SUI M Hingis 6 6     AUT B Schett 3 3   Q GER W Probst 4     8 ROM I Spîrlea 1 r   1 SUI M Hingis 6 6   Q GER W Probst 2 0   Section 2 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals   SUI P Schnyder 6 7   WC USA T Whitlinger-Jones 2 5     THA T Tanasugarn 1 4   Q ESP G León García 6 6     RUS E Makarova 6 6 4 14 NED B Schultz-McCarthy 3 7 6 12 AUT B Paulus 6 6   Q AUT S Dopfer 0 2   Q ESP V Ruano-Pascual 6 6     CAN P Hy-Boulais 2 3     RSA M de Swardt 6 2     BLR N Zvereva 4 1 r 3 CZE J Novotná 3 7 6   SUI P Schnyder 6 5 1 Q ESP G León García 4 4   14 NED B Schultz-McCarthy 6 6   12 AUT B Paulus 6 6   Q ESP V Ruano-Pascual 4 1     RSA M de Swardt 2 0   6 USA L Davenport 6 6   3 CZE J Novotná 3 3   14 NED B Schultz-McCarthy 6 6   12 AUT B Paulus 2 4   6 USA L Davenport 6 6   14 NED B Schultz-McCarthy 4 6 6 6 USA L Davenport 6 4 2 Bottom half Section 3 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals   USA L Raymond 6 6     USA L Wild 0 1     ROM R Dragomir 5 7 6   SVK K Studeníková 7 6 4 Q CAN R Simpson 6 4 4 9 CRO I Majoli 4 6 6 15 RUS E Likhovtseva 6 3 4   ITA S Farina 1 6 6   ROM C Cristea 4 0     CZE A Gerši 6 6   WC GER M Weingärtner 4 6     TPE S-T Wang 6 7   7 GER A Huber 6 6     USA L Raymond 0 2     ROM R Dragomir 6 4 1 9 CRO I Majoli 3 6 6   ITA S Farina 4 3   Q CZE A Gerši 6 6     TPE S-T Wang 3 3   4 USA M Seles 6 6   7 GER A Huber 3 7 6 9 CRO I Majoli 6 6 3 Q CZE A Gerši 2 6   4 USA M Seles 6 7   7 GER A Huber 3 0   4 USA M Seles 6 6   Section 4 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals   LAT L Savchenko 5 0   Q BLR O Barabanschikova 7 6     USA A Grossman 6 2 3   JPN A Sugiyama 1 6 6   USA J Capriati 6 4 7 11 USA M J Fernández 3 6 6 13 RSA A Coetzer 6 6     SVK H Nagyová 2 3   WC ARG I Gorrochategui 6 2     ARG P Suárez 7 6     FRA S Pitkowski 0 6 7   ARG F Labat 6 4 5 5 ESP C Martínez 6 6 6 Q BLR O Barabanschikova 7 4 3   JPN A Sugiyama 1 0     USA J Capriati 6 6   13 RSA A Coetzer 4 6 4   ARG P Suárez 6 2 0/r   FRA S Pitkowski 2 2   2 ESP A Sánchez Vicario 6 6   5 ESP C Martínez 6 5 6   USA J Capriati 0 7 4 13 RSA A Coetzer 6 5 6 2 ESP A Sánchez Vicario 2 7 0 5 ESP C Martínez 6 6   13 RSA A Coetzer 1 3   References External links 1997 Family Circle Cup draws Category:Charleston Open Category:1997 WTA Tour