1997 Australian Open – Women's singles

April 2026 1997 Australian Open SUI Martina Hingis FRA Mary Pierce 6–2, 6–2 128 16 1997 Australian Open Martina Hingis defeated Mary Pierce in the final, 6–2, 6–2 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1997 Australian Open. It was her first major singles title, becoming the first Swiss to win a singles major. Hingis did not lose a set during the tournament. At the age of 16 years and three months, she remains the youngest woman to win a major singles title in the Open Era, and the youngest since Lottie Dod at the 1887 Wimbledon Championships.Robin Finn The Future Has Risen: It's Hingis https://www.nytimes.com/1997/01/25/sports/the-future-has-risen-it-s-hingis.html The New York Times 25 January 1997 Monica Seles was the reigning champion, but did not compete that year. Steffi Graf's 45-match major winning streak ended (dating to the 1995 French Open) when she was defeated by Amanda Coetzer in the fourth round. Seeds 30em GER Steffi Graf (fourth round) ESP Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (third round) ESP Conchita Martínez (fourth round) SUI Martina Hingis (champion) GER Anke Huber (fourth round) CRO Iva Majoli (first round) USA Lindsay Davenport (fourth round) ROM Irina Spîrlea (quarterfinals) SVK Karina Habšudová (fourth round) NED Brenda Schultz-McCarthy (second round) AUT Judith Wiesner (first round) RSA Amanda Coetzer (semifinals) RUS Elena Likhovtseva (first round) USA Mary Joe Fernández (semifinals) USA Chanda Rubin (fourth round) BEL Sabine Appelmans (quarterfinals) Qualifying 1997 Australian Open – Women's singles qualifying Draw Finals Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 175 FRA Mary Pierce   SUI Martina Hingis 4 2 6 2 6 RSA Amanda Coetzer 12 FRA Mary Pierce   5 7 1 6 SUI Martina Hingis 4 USA Mary Joe Fernández 14 6 1 6 3 RSA Amanda Coetzer 12 USA Kimberly Po   6 4 6 1 BEL Sabine Appelmans 16 FRA Mary Pierce   6 1 4 6 4 6 ROM Irina Spîrlea 8 SUI Martina Hingis 4 5 7 2 6 USA Mary Joe Fernández 14 BEL Dominique Van Roost   7 5 4 0r Top half Section 1 First round Second round Third round Fourth round GER S Graf 1 RSA A Coetzer 12 2 6 5 7 GER S Graf 1 ARG I Gorrochategui   7 5 6 3 ESP M Serna Q RSA A Coetzer 12 3 6 2 6 GER S Graf 1 LAT L Neiland   7 5 6 2 ARG I Gorrochategui   USA G Fernández   7 5 77 63 USA L Lee   ESP M Serna Q 5 7 62 77 GER J Kandarr   RSA A Coetzer 12 2 6 64 77 GER S Graf 1 SVK J Husárová   5 1r AUS E Dominikovic WC LAT L Neiland   2 6 77 62 0 6 ARG I Gorrochategui   AUS B Stewart WC 6 2 6 1 BEL E Callens   USA G Fernández   4 6 3 6 USA L Lee   SLO B Mulej   2 6 6 3 6 2 ESP M Serna Q JPN M Saeki Q 6 3 66 78 7 5 GER J Kandarr   JPN K Nagatsuka   6 3 3 6 6 3   RUS A Kournikova 2 2 12 RSA A Coetzer 6 6 Section 2 First round Second round Third round Fourth round USA K Po   USA L Davenport 7 715 613 6 4 JPN R Hiraki   USA K Po   2 6 2 6 THA T Tanasugarn   USA L Davenport 7 1 6 0 6 NED B Schultz-McCarthy 10 JPN R Hiraki   6 0 1 6 4 6 USA K Po   JPN A Sugiyama   6 0 4 6 6 3 AUS J Taylor WC THA T Tanasugarn   4 6 3 6 ITA F Perfetti   USA L Davenport 7 2 6 5 7 NED B Schultz-McCarthy 10 KOR S-h Park   6 2 2 6 6 2 JPN R Hiraki   CZE L Richterová   6 4 2 6 6 4 ESP G León García   USA K Po   6 4 64 77 2 6 ROM C Cristea   JPN A Sugiyama   63 77 4 6 AUS J Taylor WC ESP M Sánchez Lorenzo   7 5 4 6 7 5 THA T Tanasugarn   RUS E Makarova   6 3 1 6 6 4 SVK K Studeníková   ITA F Perfetti   4 6 61 77   FRA N Dechy 6 1 1 7 USA L Davenport 4 6 6 Section 3 First round Second round Third round Fourth round ESP C Martínez 3 BEL S Appelmans 16 6 2 5 7 1 6 ESP C Martínez 3 SWE Å Carlsson   6 0 6 1 NED K Boogert   BEL S Appelmans 16 1 6 0 3 r ESP C Martínez 3 CZE A Gerši   6 2 78 66 SWE Å Carlsson   CAN P Hy-Boulais   2 6 6 3 6 0 NED K Boogert   ITA R Grande   6 3 7 5 USA A Grossman   BEL S Appelmans 16 4 6 1 6 ESP C Martínez 3 NED M Oremans   6 0 6 2 AUT S Dopfer   CZE A Gerši   67 79 2 6 SWE Å Carlsson   CZE P Langrová   6 3 6 2 CAN P Hy-Boulais   FRA A Dechaume-Balleret   6 0 2 6 6 4 USA N Arendt   NED K Boogert   6 3 3 6 4 6 ITA R Grande   ESP Á Montolio   6 2 6 4 USA A Grossman   USA A Miller   7 5 6 2   CZE H Suková 2 2 BEL S Appelmans 16 6 6 Section 4 First round Second round Third round Fourth round FRA M Pierce   GER A Huber 5 6 2 6 3 FRA M Pierce   GER M Kochta Q 6 0 6 2 BLR N Zvereva GER A Huber 5 5 7 0 6 FRA M Pierce   UKR N Medvedeva   6 2 6 2 GER M Kochta Q AUS A Ellwood WC 6 0 4 6 6 1 BLR N Zvereva   GER W Probst   77 65 6 3 ITA F Lubiani   GER A Huber 5 6 4 2 6 0 6 13 RUS E Likhovtseva 6 2 4 FRA M Pierce   3 6 6 CHN L-L Chen WC UKR N Medvedeva   2 6 6 3 3 6 GER M Kochta Q USA M Werdel-Witmeyer   4 6 77 64 6 0 AUS A Ellwood WC USA L McNeil   6 3 6 2 BLR N Zvereva   BEL N Feber   711 69 6 1 USA S Cacic   GER W Probst   4 6 6 2 5 7 ITA F Lubiani   AUS R McQuillan WC 6 2 77 64   USA A Frazier 6 2 5 GER A Huber 5 0 6 7 Bottom half Section 5 First round Second round Third round Fourth round ROM I Spîrlea 8 SVK K Habšudová 9 6 4 6 4 ROM I Spîrlea 8 ITA S Farina   6 1 6 3 TPE S-t Wang   SVK K Habšudová 9 3 6 65 77 ROM I Spîrlea 8 RSA J Kruger   6 1 6 1 ARG P Suárez   ITA S Farina   4 6 1 6 USA J Watanabe   TPE S-t Wang   5 7 3 6 AUS N Bradtke   SVK K Habšudová 9 3 6 3 6 ROM I Spîrlea 8 JPN N Kijimuta   6 2 6 4 RSA J Kruger   MAD D Randriantefy   6 3 2 6 6 2 ARG P Suárez   AUT K Kschwendt   711 69 6 3 POL A Olsza   ITA S Farina   3 6 2 6 USA J Capriati   USA J Watanabe   2 6 6 3 4 6 TPE S-t Wang   USA L Wild   6 3 6 1 USA C Morariu   AUS N Bradtke   3 6 2 6   CRO S Talaja 1 2 9 SVK K Habšudová 6 6 Section 6 First round Second round Third round Fourth round ROM R Dragomir   SUI M Hingis 4 66 78 1 6 ROM R Dragomir   PUR K Brandi Q 6 1 6 1 AUT B Schett   SUI M Hingis 4 2 6 1 6 ROM R Dragomir   ESP V Ruano Pascual   77 63 6 1 FRA N van Lottum LL PUR K Brandi Q 0 6 6 1 4 6 FRA A Fusai   AUT B Schett   6 2 5 7 5 7 USA L Raymond   SUI M Hingis 4 4 6 2 6 11 AUT J Wiesner 6 3 8 ROM R Dragomir   4 6 10 ESP V Ruano Pascual   ESP C Torrens Valero   6 0 3 6 6 3 GER S Hack   FRA N van Lottum LL 6 4 3 6 2 6 GER P Begerow   PUR K Brandi Q 1 6 1 6 USA G Helgeson-Nielsen   FRA A Fusai   2 6 2 6 AUT B Schett   JPN N Miyagi   710 68 78 66 AUS S Drake-Brockman WC USA L Raymond   2 6 2 6   GER B Rittner 1 5 4 SUI M Hingis 6 7 Section 7 First round Second round Third round Fourth round SUI P Schnyder   USA MJ Fernández 14 6 4 4 6 1 6 SUI P Schnyder   POL M Grzybowska Q 77 64 6 1 SVK H Nagyová   USA MJ Fernández 14 2 6 1 6 SUI P Schnyder   JPN M Endo   6 0 6 4 USA M Tu Q POL M Grzybowska Q 4 6 77 63 1 6 ARG F Labat   SVK H Nagyová   3 6 2 6 INA Y Basuki   USA MJ Fernández 14 5 7 4 6 6 CRO I Majoli 5 1   SUI P Schnyder 7 6 AUS K Radford WC JPN M Endo   5 7 1 6 USA M Tu Q CZE L Cenková   3 6 6 2 6 3 POL M Grzybowska Q FRA S Pitkowski   4 6 6 3 6 1 ARG F Labat   LUX A Kremer   7 5 4 6 6 2 SVK H Nagyová   SUI E Gagliardi   6 3 77 63 INA Y Basuki   JPN N Sawamatsu   6 3 4 1 r Q ITA L Golarsa 2 6 2 USA MJ Fernández 14 6 4 6 Section 8 First round Second round Third round Fourth round USA C Rubin 15 BEL D Van Roost   5 7 4 6 USA C Rubin 15 CZE S Kleinová LL 6 1 6 3 BEL D Van Roost   ESP A Sánchez Vicario 2 1 6 6 4 8 6 USA C Rubin 15 FRA S Testud   6 2 6 1 CZE S Kleinová LL FRA A-G Sidot   6 4 4 6 8 6 JPN Y Yoshida Q BEL D Van Roost   6 4 5 7 3 6 BEL S Devillé   ESP A Sánchez Vicario 2 0 1 r USA C Rubin 15 SVK R Zrubáková   77 62 6 3 FRA S Testud   GER E Wagner   6 3 6 1 CZE S Kleinová LL USA T Whitlinger-Jones   714 612 6 1 FRA A-G Sidot   FR Yugoslavia T Ječmenica   5 7 7 5 6 4 USA K Adams   JPN Y Yoshida Q 5 7 3 6 ARG B Fulco-Villella   BEL D Van Roost   0 6 3 6 CZE D Chládková   BEL S Devillé   3 6 77 62 6 8   ITA G Pizzichini 4 4 ESP A Sánchez Vicario 2 6 6 References External links 1997 Australian Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation 1996 US Open – Women's singles Grand Slam women's singles 1997 French Open – Women's singles Women's Singles 1997 Category:1997 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