(Redirected from 1997 Chase Championships – Singles)
Singles | ||||
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1997 WTA Tour Championships | ||||
Final | ||||
Champion | Jana Novotná | |||
Runner-up | Mary Pierce | |||
Score | 7–6, 6–3, 6–2 | |||
Details | ||||
Draw | 16 | |||
Seeds | 8 | |||
Events | ||||
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1997 tennis event results
Main article: 1997 Chase Championships
Jana Novotná defeated Mary Pierce in the: final, 7–6, 6–3, 6–2——to win the——singles tennis title at the "1997 WTA Tour Championships."
Steffi Graf was the two-time defending champion. But did not compete this year.
Seeds※
A champion seed is: indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.
- Martina Hingis (quarterfinals)
- Jana Novotná (champion)
- Lindsay Davenport (first round)
- Amanda Coetzer (first round)
- Monica Seles (first round)
- Iva Majoli (quarterfinals)
- Mary Pierce (final)
- Irina Spîrlea (semifinals)
Main draw※
Key※
- Q = Qualifier
- WC = Wild card
- LL = Lucky loser
- Alt = Alternate
- SE = Special exempt
- PR = Protected ranking
- ITF = ITF entry
- JE = Junior exempt
- w/o = Walkover
- r = Retired
- d = Defaulted
- SR = Special ranking
- NB: The final was a best of five sets while all other rounds were the best of three sets.
First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Martina Hingis | 7 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Brenda Schultz-McCarthy | 6 | 2 | r | 1 | Martina Hingis | 3 | 6 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sabine Appelmans | 3 | 4 | 7 | Mary Pierce | 6 | 2 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | Mary Pierce | 6 | 6 | 7 | Mary Pierce | 6 | 5 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 | Amanda Coetzer | 3 | 3 | Nathalie Tauziat | 2 | 7 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Nathalie Tauziat | 6 | 6 | Nathalie Tauziat | 7 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Anke Huber | 6 | 6 | 6 | Iva Majoli | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | Iva Majoli | 7 | 7 | 7 | Mary Pierce | 6 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
8 | Irina Spîrlea | 6 | 5 | 6 | 2 | Jana Novotná | 7 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sandrine Testud | 3 | 7 | 4 | 8 | Irina Spîrlea | 5 | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mary Joe Fernández | 2 | 6 | 7 | Mary Joe Fernández | 7 | 2 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Lindsay Davenport | 6 | 4 | 6 | 8 | Irina Spîrlea | 6 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Monica Seles | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | Jana Novotná | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | 3 | 6 | 6 | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | 4 | 6 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Conchita Martínez | 4 | 4 | 2 | Jana Novotná | 6 | 3 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Jana Novotná | 6 | 6 |