1997 du Maurier Open – Women's singles

September 2026 1997 du Maurier Open USA Monica Seles USA Monica Seles GER Anke Huber 6–2, 6–4 Canadian Open (tennis) Canadian Open 56 (2WC Wild cards/8Q Qualifiers/1LL Lucky loser) 16 1997 du Maurier Open Two-time defending champion Monica Seles defeated Anke Huber in the final, 6–2, 6–4 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1997 Canadian Open.Seles takes du Maurier for third year in row https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1997/08/18/seles-takes-du-maurier-for-third-year-in-row/5a772057-e38f-4bfd-82d2-c7d6db47aad0/ 22 April 2024 The Washington Post 17 August 1997Seles Beats Huber In Straight Sets To Win Du Maurier Open Tourney https://www.spokesman.com/stories/1997/aug/18/seles-beats-huber-in-straight-sets-to-win-du/ 22 April 2024 The Spokesman-Review Associated Press 18 August 1997 Seeds A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. The top eight seeds received a bye to the second round. USA Monica Seles (champion) CRO Iva Majoli (second round) RSA Amanda Coetzer (quarterfinals) USA Lindsay Davenport (quarterfinals) ESP Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (third round) FRA Mary Pierce (third round) ESP Conchita Martínez (semifinals) GER Anke Huber (final) ROM Irina Spîrlea (first round) USA Mary Joe Fernández (semifinals, retired) USA Kimberly Po (third round) NED Brenda Schultz-McCarthy (first round) ROM Ruxandra Dragomir (first round) SVK Karina Habšudová (first round) FRA Sandrine Testud (third round) BEL Sabine Appelmans (third round) Draw Finals Semifinals Final 1 USA Monica Seles 6 7   7 ESP Conchita Martínez 2 6   8 GER Anke Huber 3 6 0 10 USA Mary Joe Fernández 6 2 0r 1 USA Monica Seles 6 6   8 GER Anke Huber 2 4   Top half Section 1 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals   SWE Å Carlsson 6 6   Q USA A Grossman 4 3     FRA A Fusai 6 6     FRA S Pitkowski 1 0   WC CAN P Hy-Boulais 3 3   16 BEL S Appelmans 6 6   13 ROM R Dragomir 0 1     THA T Tanasugarn 6 6   Q ITA R Grande 6 3 6   GER B Rittner 2 6 3 Q CAN S Jeyaseelan 6 7     GER M Babel 4 6   1 USA M Seles 6 6     SWE Å Carlsson 2 4     FRA A Fusai 3 3   16 BEL S Appelmans 6 6     THA T Tanasugarn 4 6 2 Q ITA R Grande 6 2 6 Q CAN S Jeyaseelan 1 1   6 FRA M Pierce 6 6   1 USA M Seles 6 7   16 BEL S Appelmans 3 5   Q ITA R Grande 6 6   6 FRA M Pierce 2 2   1 USA M Seles 6 6   Q ITA R Grande 0 0   Section 2 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals   BEL E Callens 4 3     JPN A Sugiyama 6 6     ESP M Serna 6 6   Q CAN R Kolbovic 2 2   Q JPN M Saeki 4 6 6 9 ROM I Spîrlea 6 3 2 12 NED B Schultz-McCarthy 4 6 3   JPN N Kijimuta 6 2 6   INA Y Basuki 6 6     CZE S Kleinová 3 0     AUS A Ellwood 7 3 1   JPN Y Yoshida 5 6 6 WC/4 USA L Davenport 6 7     JPN A Sugiyama 2 6     ESP M Serna 7 4 6 Q JPN M Saeki 6 6 3   JPN N Kijimuta 4 2     INA Y Basuki 6 6     JPN Y Yoshida 3 6 1 7 ESP C Martínez 6 3 6 WC/4 USA L Davenport 7 6     ESP M Serna 5 4     INA Y Basuki 1 4   7 ESP C Martínez 6 6   WC/4 USA L Davenport 4 6 2 7 ESP C Martínez 6 4 6 Bottom half Section 3 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals   USA L Wild 2 0     ARG F Labat 6 6   Q GER A Glass 2 1     USA L Raymond 6 6     ESP M Sánchez Lorenzo 5 2   15 FRA S Testud 7 6   11 USA K Po 6 7     FRA N Tauziat 1 6     ITA S Farina 4 3     USA J Capriati 6 6   Q FRA N Dechy 6 1 6   USA V Williams 1 6 1 8 GER A Huber 6 6     ARG F Labat 2 1     USA L Raymond 3 3   15 FRA S Testud 6 6   11 USA K Po 6 6     USA J Capriati 3 2   Q FRA N Dechy 6 4 2 3 RSA A Coetzer 4 6 6 8 GER A Huber 6 6   15 FRA S Testud 3 4   11 USA K Po 3 3   3 RSA A Coetzer 6 6   8 GER A Huber 2 6 6 3 RSA A Coetzer 6 1 4 Section 4 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals   USA A Miller 7 2 6   RUS E Likhovtseva 6 6 3   USA N Arendt 6 6     CZE H Suková 2 4     RSA J Kruger 4 5   10 USA M J Fernández 6 7   14 SVK K Habšudová 3 3     BUL M Maleeva 6 6   Q RUS T Panova 2 6   LL ITA F Lubiani 6 7     JPN N Sawamatsu 6 6     USA C Rubin 1 4   5 ESP A Sánchez Vicario 6 6     USA A Miller 2 1     USA N Arendt 4 2   10 USA M J Fernández 6 6     BUL M Maleeva 6 6 6 LL ITA F Lubiani 7 4 4   JPN N Sawamatsu 7 6 6 2 CRO I Majoli 5 7 1 5 ESP A Sánchez Vicario 4 3   10 USA M J Fernández 6 6     BUL M Maleeva 7 6     JPN N Sawamatsu 5 4   10 USA M J Fernández 6 6 6   BUL M Maleeva 2 7 4 Qualifying Qualifying seeds 30em AUT Marion Maruska (first round) ROM Cătălina Cristea (first round) ITA Francesca Lubiani (qualifying competition, lucky loser) ITA Rita Grande (qualified) USA Ann Grossman (qualified) FRA Alexia Dechaume-Balleret (first round, retired) ARG Inés Gorrochategui (first round) NED Kristie Boogert (first round) Qualifiers 30em GER Andrea Glass RUS Tatiana Panova CAN Sonya Jeyaseelan JPN Miho Saeki CAN Renata Kolbovic ITA Rita Grande USA Ann Grossman FRA Nathalie Dechy Lucky loser ITA Francesca Lubiani Qualifying draw First qualifier First round Qualifying competition 175 yes 1 AUT Marion Maruska 1 3 GER Andrea Glass 6 6 WC CAN Christina Popescu 2 6 CAN Maureen Drake 6 7 GER Andrea Glass 5 6 6 CAN Maureen Drake 7 3 2 Second qualifier First round Qualifying competition 175 yes RUS Tatiana Panova 7 7 BLR 1995 Olga Barabanschikova 5 5 AUS Siobhan Drake-Brockman 5 6 FRA Alexia Dechaume-Balleret 1r RUS Tatiana Panova 7 7 AUS Siobhan Drake-Brockman 5 6 Third qualifier First round Qualifying competition 175 yes 3 ITA Francesca Lubiani 6 6 CAN Martina Nejedly 2 2 CAN Sonya Jeyaseelan 6 6 ARG Mercedes Paz 4 0 3 ITA Francesca Lubiani 6 2 5 CAN Sonya Jeyaseelan 2 6 7 Fourth qualifier First round Qualifying competition 175 yes AUS Jane Taylor 3 6 6 CAN Vanessa Webb 6 3 1 JPN Miho Saeki 6 6 7 ARG Inés Gorrochategui 3 4 AUS Jane Taylor 2 2 JPN Miho Saeki 6 6 Fifth qualifier First round Qualifying competition 175 yes 8 NED Kristie Boogert 6 2 CAN Renata Kolbovic 7 6 WC CAN Sanja Bajin 6 5 USA Tracey Hiete 7 7 CAN Renata Kolbovic 6 6 USA Tracey Hiete 3 2 Sixth qualifier First round Qualifying competition 175 CAN Jana Nejedly 6 6 WC CAN Petia Marinova 0 3 USA Kristina Brandi 3 1 4 ITA Rita Grande 6 6 CAN Jana Nejedly 2 1 4 ITA Rita Grande 6 6 Seventh qualifier First round Qualifying competition 175 yes 5 USA Ann Grossman 5 7 6 USA Lindsay Lee 7 6 4 USA Jolene Watanabe 6 4 CAN Rene Simpson 2 1r 5 USA Ann Grossman 2 6 6 USA Jolene Watanabe 6 3 4 Eighth qualifier First round Qualifying competition 175 yes WC CAN Susan Huang 1 3 USA Kathy Rinaldi-Stunkel 6 6 FRA Nathalie Dechy 4 7 6 2 ROM Cătălina Cristea 6 6 2 USA Kathy Rinaldi-Stunkel 4 1 FRA Nathalie Dechy 6 6 References External links ITF tournament edition details Main and qualifying draws (WTA) Singles Category:1997 du Maurier Open