# Charleston Open 1997

Source: https://tennis-db.com/wta/tournaments/balldontlie_wta:23/charleston-open?season=1997
Tour: WTA

Martina Hingis won the 1997 Family Circle Cup, defeating Monica Seles 3-6 6-3 7-6 in the final. The WTA 1000 event was played March 31–April 6 on clay courts at the Hilton Head in Hilton Head, United States.

The Charleston Open is the WTA's established green-clay tournament at Credit One Stadium in South Carolina.

## Tournament info
- Also known as: Credit One Charleston Open, Family Circle Cup, Volvo Car Open, Hilton Head
- Category: WTA 1000
- Surface: Clay
- Location: Hilton Head, United States
- Start date: 1997-03-31
- End date: 1997-04-06

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## Champion
- Winner: Martina Hingis
- Runner-up: Monica Seles
- Final score: 3-6 6-3 7-6

## Knockout results
### F
- Martina Hingis def. Monica Seles 3-6 6-3 7-6

### SF
- Martina Hingis def. Brenda Schultz-Mccarthy 5-7 6-3 6-2
- Monica Seles def. Conchita Martínez 6-3 6-4

### QF
- Monica Seles def. Anke Huber 6-3 6-0
- Martina Hingis def. Wiltrud Probst 6-2 6-0
- Brenda Schultz-Mccarthy def. Lindsay Davenport 4-6 6-4 6-2
- Conchita Martínez def. Amanda Coetzer 6-1 6-3

### R16
- Wiltrud Probst def. Irina Spirlea 4-1 RET
- Conchita Martínez def. Jennifer Capriati 6-0 5-7 6-4
- Martina Hingis def. Barbara Schett 6-3 6-3
- Amanda Coetzer def. Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario 6-2 5-7 6-0
- Anke Huber def. Iva Majoli 3-6 7-6 6-3
- Brenda Schultz-Mccarthy def. Jana Novotna 6-3 6-3
- Monica Seles def. Adriana Rikl Gersi 6-2 7-6
- Lindsay Davenport def. Barbara Paulus 6-2 6-4

### R32
- Conchita Martínez def. Olga Barabanschikova 6-7 6-4 6-3
- Amanda Coetzer def. Paola Suarez 4-6 6-2 4-0 RET
- Adriana Rikl Gersi def. Silvia Farina Elia 6-4 6-3
- Brenda Schultz-Mccarthy def. Gala Leon Garcia 6-4 6-4
- Irina Spirlea def. Cristina Torrens Valero 7-6 6-4
- Monica Seles def. Shi-Ting Wang 6-3 6-3
- Barbara Paulus def. Virginia Ruano Pascual 6-4 6-1
- Barbara Schett def. Alexandra Fusai 6-1 6-0
- Anke Huber def. Lisa Raymond 6-0 6-2
- Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario def. Sarah Pitkowski-Malcor 6-2 6-2
- Martina Hingis def. Barbara Rittner 6-0 6-4
- Lindsay Davenport def. Mariaan De Swardt 6-2 6-0
- Jennifer Capriati def. Ai Sugiyama 6-1 6-0
- Wiltrud Probst def. Magdalena Maleeva W/O
- Jana Novotna def. Patty Schnyder 3-6 7-5 6-1
- Iva Majoli def. Ruxandra Dragomir Ilie 3-6 6-4 6-1

### R64
- Magdalena Maleeva def. Petra Langrova 7-5 6-4
- Adriana Rikl Gersi def. Catalina Cristea 6-4 6-0
- Gala Leon Garcia def. Tamarine Tanasugarn 6-1 6-4
- Virginia Ruano Pascual def. Patricia Hy Boulais 6-2 6-3
- Silvia Farina Elia def. Elena Likhovtseva 1-6 6-3 6-4
- Patty Schnyder def. Tami Whitlinger Jones 6-2 7-5
- Paola Suarez def. Ines Gorrochategui 7-6 6-2
- Cristina Torrens Valero def. Flora Perfetti 3-6 7-5 6-1
- Barbara Rittner def. Gloria Pizzichini 6-1 4-6 7-5
- Ruxandra Dragomir Ilie def. Katarina Studenikova 5-7 7-6 6-4
- Mariaan De Swardt def. Natasha Zvereva 6-4 2-1 RET
- Barbara Schett def. Joannette Kruger 4-6 6-0 6-0
- Lisa Raymond def. Linda Wild 6-0 6-1
- Alexandra Fusai def. Karina Habsudova 7-6 6-3
- Ai Sugiyama def. Ann Grossman 1-6 6-2 6-3
- Brenda Schultz-Mccarthy def. Elena Makarova 3-6 7-6 6-4
- Sarah Pitkowski-Malcor def. Florencia Labat 0-6 6-4 7-5
- Amanda Coetzer def. Henrieta Nagyova 6-2 6-3
- Jennifer Capriati def. Mary Joe Fernandez 6-3 4-6 7-6
- Barbara Paulus def. Sandra Dopfer 6-0 6-2
- Shi-Ting Wang def. Marlene Weingartner 6-4 7-6
- Olga Barabanschikova def. Larisa Savchenko 7-5 6-0
- Wiltrud Probst def. Andrea Glass 6-3 3-6 6-4
- Iva Majoli def. Rene Simpson 4-6 6-4 6-4

## Stats
- Total matches: 55
- Players: 56

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