1997 Acura Classic – Singles

August 2023 1997 Acura Classic USA Lindsay Davenport USA Monica Seles USA Lindsay Davenport 5–7, 7–5, 6–4 28 8 singles doubles LA Women's Tennis Championships WTA Los Angeles Lindsay Davenport was the defending champion but lost in the final 5–7, 7–5, 6–4 against Monica Seles.International Tennis Federation World of Tennis 1998 1998 CollinsWillow London 9780002188241 John Barrett 171, 173, 184 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 (semifinals) USA Monica Seles (champion) RSA Amanda Coetzer (second round) USA Lindsay Davenport (final) ESP Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (quarterfinals) GER Anke Huber (quarterfinals) ROM Irina Spîrlea (first round) USA Kimberly Po (second round) Draw Final y 3 Final 4 USA Lindsay Davenport 7 5 4 2 USA Monica Seles 5 7 6 Section 1 y 3 1 First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals   FRA A-G Sidot 6 6     RUS E Likhovtseva 3 2   WC USA V Williams 6 6   Q USA A Grossman 0 3   WC RUS A Kournikova 0 1   6 GER A Huber 6 6     INA Y Basuki 3 7 6   BEL S Appelmans 6 6 1   BUL M Maleeva 4 6     FRA N Tauziat 6 7   Q ESP M Serna 5 1   8 USA K Po 7 6   1 SUI M Hingis 6 6     FRA A-G Sidot 2 2   WC USA V Williams 6 4   6 GER A Huber 7 6   4 USA L Davenport 6 6     INA Y Basuki 1 1     FRA N Tauziat 7 4 6 8 USA K Po 6 6 4 1 SUI M Hingis 6 6   6 GER A Huber 3 0   4 USA L Davenport 6 3 6   FRA N Tauziat 1 6 3 1 SUI M Hingis 2 6 4 4 USA L Davenport 6 4 6 Section 2 y 3 1 First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals 5 ESP A Sánchez Vicario 6 7     JPN N Sawamatsu 2 6     JPN A Sugiyama 3 6 6   CZE H Suková 6 2 3   USA A Frazier 6 6   Q RUS T Panova 1 0   7 ROM I Spîrlea 4 3     BLR N Zvereva 6 6   Q JPN N Kijimuta 6 5     ROM R Dragomir 7 7     USA C Rubin 4 2     FRA S Testud 6 6   5 ESP A Sánchez Vicario 6 7     JPN A Sugiyama 3 5     USA A Frazier 6 6   3 RSA A Coetzer 1 3     BLR N Zvereva 6 4 7   ROM R Dragomir 2 6 6   FRA S Testud 7 6 3 2 USA M Seles 6 7 6 5 ESP A Sánchez Vicario 6 1 3   USA A Frazier 3 6 6   BLR N Zvereva 1 1   2 USA M Seles 6 6     USA A Frazier 0 2   2 USA M Seles 6 6   References External links ITF tournament edition details Category:LA Women's Tennis Championships Category:1997 WTA Tour