1997 French Open – Women's singles
# 1997 French Open – Women's singles

Iva Majoli defeated Martina Hingis in the final, 6–4, 6–2 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1997 French Open. Majoli became the first Croat to win a major title. This was the only major match Hingis lost in the 1997 season, preventing her from achieving the Grand Slam. Hingis was on a 35-match winning streak, dating to the start of the season in Sydney.

Steffi Graf was the two-time defending champion, but lost to Amanda Coetzer in the quarterfinals. It was the second consecutive major where Coetzer defeated Graf, after the 1997 Australian Open.

This tournament marked the major debut of future world No. 1 and seven-time major champion Venus Williams; she was defeated in the second round by Nathalie Tauziat.

## Seeds

* Martina Hingis (final)
* Steffi Graf (quarterfinals)
* Monica Seles (semifinals)
* Jana Novotná (third round)
* Lindsay Davenport (fourth round)
* Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (quarterfinals)
* Conchita Martínez (fourth round)
* Anke Huber (first round)
* Iva Majoli (champion)
* Mary Pierce (fourth round)
* Amanda Coetzer (semifinals)
* Mary Joe Fernández (quarterfinals)
* Irina Spîrlea (fourth round)
* Brenda Schultz-McCarthy (third round)
* Karina Habšudová (third round)
* Barbara Paulus (fourth round)

## 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

### Finals

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Martina Hingis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | 2 | 2 | | 1 | Martina Hingis | $6^2$ | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | Monica Seles | $7^7$ | 5 | 4 | | | | |
| 3 | Monica Seles | 3 | 6 | 7 | 3 | Monica Seles | $7^7$ | 5 | 4 | | | | |
| 12 | Mary Joe Fernández | 6 | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Mary Joe Fernández | 6 | 2 | 5 | | | | | | 1 | Martina Hingis | 4 | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 9 | Iva Majoli | 6 | 6 |
| 9 | Iva Majoli | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 9 | Iva Majoli | 6 | 6 |
| | Ruxandra Dragomir | 3 | 7 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ruxandra Dragomir | 3 | 7 | 2 | 9 | Iva Majoli | 6 | 4 | 7 | | | | |
| | | | | | 11 | Amanda Coetzer | 3 | 6 | 5 | | | | |
| 11 | Amanda Coetzer | 6 | 6 | | 11 | Amanda Coetzer | 3 | 6 | 5 | | | | |
| 2 | Steffi Graf | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half

**Section 1**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | M Hingis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Nagyová | 0 | 2 | | 1 | M Hingis | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S Cacic | $6^5$ | 5 | | | G Pizzichini | 6 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Pizzichini | $7^7$ | 7 | | | | | | | 1 | M Hingis | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | R Zrubáková | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | A Kournikova | 1 | 3 | | | | | |
| | A Kournikova | 6 | 6 | | | A Kournikova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Endo | $6^5$ | $6^4$ | | | A-M Cecchini | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A-M Cecchini | $7^7$ | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | M Hingis | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| | S Farina | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 16 | B Paulus | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| | J Wiesner | 2 | 6 | 0 | | S Farina | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Grzybowska | 6 | 3 | 4 | | P Begerow | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Begerow | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | S Farina | 4 | 1 | | | | | |
| | S-t Wang | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | 16 | B Paulus | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | S Devillé | 3 | 5 | | | S-t Wang | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Whitlinger-Jones | 0 | 1 | | 16 | B Paulus | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | B Paulus | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

**Section 2**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 14 | B Schultz-McCarthy | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Cenková | 3 | 5 | | 14 | B Schultz-McCarthy | 4 | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | F Labat | 7 | 6 | | | F Labat | 6 | $6^5$ | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | K Boogert | 5 | 0 | | | | | | | 14 | B Schultz-McCarthy | $6^2$ | 4 | | | | |
| WC | M Lamarre | 6 | | | | | | | | | N Zvereva | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | |
| | B Schett | 1 | r | | WC | M Lamarre | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Tu | 3 | 6 | 4 | | N Zvereva | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Zvereva | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | N Zvereva | 4 | 2 |
| | B Rittner | 0 | r | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | A Sánchez Vicario | 6 | 6 |
| | D Van Roost | 3 | | | | D Van Roost | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Gagliardi | 6 | 6 | | | E Gagliardi | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Brandi | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | D Van Roost | 0 | 3 | | | | |
| | E Pampoulova | 7 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | 6 | A Sánchez Vicario | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | A Sugiyama | 5 | 6 | 6 | | A Sugiyama | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | K Jagieniak | 0 | 2 | | 6 | A Sánchez Vicario | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | A Sánchez Vicario | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

**Section 3**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 3 | M Seles | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Saeki | 0 | 3 | | 3 | M Seles | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Pitkowski | $7^7$ | 6 | | | S Pitkowski | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Lubiani | $6^2$ | 2 | | | | | | | 3 | M Seles | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | N Sawamatsu | 2 | $7^7$ | 5 | | | | | | | N Tauziat | 0 | 1 | | | | |
| | V Williams | 6 | $6^2$ | 7 | | V Williams | 7 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | N Tauziat | 6 | 6 | | | N Tauziat | 5 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | R Simpson | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | M Seles | 6 | 7 |
| | S Testud | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | M Pierce | 4 | 5 |
| Q | S-h Park | 0 | 4 | | | S Testud | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | W Probst | 3 | 4 | | | C Cristea | 0 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Cristea | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | S Testud | 1 | 3 | | | | |
| | P Hy-Boulais | $6^6$ | 6 | 11 | | | | | | 10 | M Pierce | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | N Dechy | $7^8$ | 4 | 9 | | P Hy-Boulais | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Panova | 2 | 6 | 4 | 10 | M Pierce | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | M Pierce | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

**Section 4**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 12 | M J Fernandez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L McNeil | 2 | 3 | | 12 | M J Fernandez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Glass | 6 | 4 | 6 | | A Glass | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Callens | 3 | 6 | 2 | | | | | 12 | M J Fernandez | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | |
| | M Oremans | 6 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | F Perfetti | 3 | $6^4$ | | | | | | |
| WC | L Ghirardi-Rubbi | 2 | 6 | 6 | WC | L Ghirardi-Rubbi | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Miyagi | $6^3$ | 6 | 0 | | F Perfetti | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Perfetti | $7^7$ | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 12 | M J Fernandez | $6^4$ | 6 | 6 |
| | M Maleeva | 6 | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | L Raymond | $7^7$ | 2 | 2 |
| | L Raymond | 4 | 7 | 6 | | L Raymond | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Courtois | $6^2$ | 4 | | | T Tanasugarn | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Tanasugarn | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | L Raymond | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Y Yoshida | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | K Po | 4 | 6 | 1 | | | | | |
| | R McQuillan | 2 | 4 | | | Y Yoshida | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Po | 6 | 4 | 6 | | K Po | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | A Huber | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

**Section 5**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5 | L Davenport | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J Kruger | 2 | 3 | | 5 | L Davenport | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Makarova | 6 | 6 | | | E Makarova | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Dechaume-Balleret | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | 5 | L Davenport | 4 | 6 | 9 | | | | | |
| | M Maruska | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | P Schnyder | 6 | 3 | 7 | | | | | |
| | P Schnyder | 6 | 6 | | | P Schnyder | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Studeníková | 6 | 6 | | | K Studeníková | 0 | 0 | r | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Langrová | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | L Davenport | 7 | 4 | 2 |
| | A-G Sidot | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | I Majoli | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| | L Neiland | 6 | 7 | | | L Neiland | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Gerši | 3 | 0 | | | A Grossman | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Grossman | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | A Grossman | 1 | 6 | 1 | | | | | |
| | L Richterová | 5 | 0 | r | | | | | | 9 | I Majoli | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | |
| | A Fusai | 7 | 3 | | | A Fusai | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Kleinová | 5 | 4 | | 9 | I Majoli | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | I Majoli | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

**Section 6**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 15 | K Habšudová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | O Barabanschikova | 3 | 3 | | 15 | K Habšudová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Němečková | 4 | 3 | | | E Likhovtseva | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Likhovtseva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 15 | K Habšudová | 3 | 2 | | | | |
| | Å Carlsson | 4 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | R Dragomir | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Y Basuki | 6 | 4 | 6 | | Y Basuki | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | R Dragomir | 6 | 6 | | | R Dragomir | 7 | 4 | 8 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S Jeyaseelan | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | R Dragomir | 6 | 6 |
| | R Hiraki | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | N Arendt | 1 | 1 |
| | N Arendt | 6 | 6 | | | N Arendt | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | L Golarsa | 4 | 7 | 12 | Q | L Golarsa | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | N van Lottum | 6 | 5 | 10 | | | | | | | N Arendt | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | J Kandarr | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | 4 | J Novotná | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | |
| | G León García | $6^1$ | 3 | | | J Kandarr | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Torrens Valero | 3 | 2 | | 4 | J Novotná | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | J Novotná | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

**Section 7**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 7 | C Martínez | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | É Loit | 6 | 2 | 3 | 7 | C Martínez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Rubin | $7^7$ | 7 | | | C Rubin | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Díaz Oliva | $6^5$ | 5 | | | | | | | 7 | C Martínez | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | C Dhenin | $6^7$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | WC | C Dhenin | 2 | 1 | | | | | |
| | S Appelmans | $7^9$ | 2 | 1 | WC | C Dhenin | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Talaja | 7 | 6 | | | S Talaja | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Kochta | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | C Martínez | $7^7$ | 4 | 3 |
| | M Babel | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 11 | A Coetzer | $6^4$ | 6 | 6 |
| Q | E Curutchet | 6 | 4 | 2 | | M Babel | 4 | 6 | 12 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Dopfer | 3 | 4 | | | H Suková | 6 | 4 | 10 | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Suková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | M Babel | 4 | 2 | | | | | |
| | D Chládková | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | 11 | A Coetzer | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | A Frazier | 6 | 6 | | | A Frazier | $6^5$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Grande | 4 | 0 | | 11 | A Coetzer | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | A Coetzer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

**Section 8**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 13 | I Spîrlea | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J Lee | 1 | 0 | | 13 | I Spîrlea | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Olsza | 3 | 3 | | | I Gorrochategui | 4 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Gorrochategui | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 13 | I Spîrlea | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Á Montolio | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | V Ruano Pascual | 1 | 1 | | | | | |
| | V Ruano Pascual | 6 | 6 | | | V Ruano Pascual | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Ellwood | 2 | 6 | 3 | WC | A Cocheteux | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | A Cocheteux | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 13 | I Spîrlea | $7^7$ | 2 | 2 |
| | N Kijimuta | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | S Graf | $6^4$ | 6 | 6 |
| WC | L Andretto | 3 | 3 | | | N Kijimuta | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Serna | $7^7$ | 6 | | | M Serna | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Wild | $6^4$ | 0 | | | | | | | | M Serna | $6^4$ | 1 | | | | | |
| WC | A Mauresmo | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 2 | S Graf | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
| | J Watanabe | 3 | 4 | | WC | A Mauresmo | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Suárez | 1 | 4 | | 2 | S Graf | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | S Graf | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
