WTA Canadian Open 1997 Draw, Results & Schedule

Monica Seles won the 1997 Canadian Open, defeating Anke Huber 6-2 6-4 in the final. The WTA 1000 event was played on hard courts in Toronto, Canada, from August 11 to August 17, 1997.

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Champion
Monica Seles
def. Anke Huber , 6-2 6-4
Dates
Aug 11 — Aug 17
Location
Toronto, Canada
Category
WTA 1000
Surface
Hard
Prize money
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Canadian Open 1997 match log
WinnerScoreLoserH2HMatch DataDateRound
F (1)
Monica Seles #3 6-2 6-4 Anke Huber #8 H2H Match data Aug 17, 1997* F
SF (2)
Anke Huber #8 3-6 6-2 (ret.) Mary Joe Fernandez #13 H2H Match data Aug 16, 1997* SF
Monica Seles #3 6-2 7-6 Conchita Martínez #9 H2H Match data Aug 16, 1997* SF
QF (4)
Anke Huber #8 2-6 6-1 6-4 Amanda Coetzer #6 H2H Match data Aug 16, 1997* QF
Mary Joe Fernandez #13 6-2 6-7 6-4 Magdalena Maleeva #43 H2H Match data Aug 16, 1997* QF
Monica Seles #3 6-0 6-0 Rita Grande #69 H2H Match data Aug 16, 1997* QF
Conchita Martínez #9 6-4 4-6 6-2 Lindsay Davenport #5 H2H Match data Aug 16, 1997* QF
R16 (8)
Magdalena Maleeva #43 7-5 6-4 Naoko Sawamatsu #52 H2H Match data Aug 15, 1997* R16
Mary Joe Fernandez #13 6-4 6-3 Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #11 H2H Match data Aug 15, 1997* R16
Monica Seles #3 6-3 7-5 Sabine Appelmans #20 H2H Match data Aug 15, 1997* R16
Anke Huber #8 6-3 6-4 Sandrine Testud #19 H2H Match data Aug 15, 1997* R16
Amanda Coetzer #6 6-3 6-3 Kimberly Po Messerli H2H Match data Aug 15, 1997* R16
Conchita Martínez #9 6-1 6-4 Yayuk Basuki #24 H2H Match data Aug 15, 1997* R16
Lindsay Davenport #5 7-5 6-4 Magui Serna #49 H2H Match data Aug 15, 1997* R16
Rita Grande #69 6-2 6-2 Mary Pierce #10 H2H Match data Aug 15, 1997* R16 Upset: winner had a 7 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
R32 (16)
Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #11 6-2 6-1 Anne Miller H2H Match data Aug 14, 1997* R32
Lindsay Davenport #5 6-2 7-6 Ai Sugiyama #29 H2H Match data Aug 14, 1997* R32
Naoko Sawamatsu #52 7-5 6-7 6-1 Iva Majoli #4 H2H Match data Aug 14, 1997* R32 Upset: winner had a 17 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Amanda Coetzer #6 4-6 6-4 6-2 Nathalie Dechy #115 H2H Match data Aug 14, 1997* R32
Conchita Martínez #9 6-3 3-6 6-1 Yuka Yoshida #63 H2H Match data Aug 14, 1997* R32
Magui Serna #49 7-6 4-6 6-3 Miho Saeki #111 H2H Match data Aug 14, 1997* R32
Mary Pierce #10 6-1 6-1 Sonya Jeyaseelan #117 H2H Match data Aug 14, 1997* R32
Yayuk Basuki #24 6-4 6-2 Naoko Kijimuta #58 H2H Match data Aug 14, 1997* R32
Kimberly Po Messerli 6-3 6-2 Jennifer Capriati #33 H2H Match data Aug 14, 1997* R32
Sabine Appelmans #20 6-3 6-3 Alexandra Fusai #56 H2H Match data Aug 14, 1997* R32
Sandrine Testud #19 6-3 6-3 Lisa Raymond #23 H2H Match data Aug 14, 1997* R32
Monica Seles #3 6-2 6-4 Asa Carlsson #36 H2H Match data Aug 14, 1997* R32
Rita Grande #69 6-4 2-6 6-2 Tamarine Tanasugarn #42 H2H Match data Aug 14, 1997* R32
Anke Huber #8 6-2 6-1 Florencia Labat #39 H2H Match data Aug 14, 1997* R32
Magdalena Maleeva #43 6-7 6-4 6-4 Francesca Lubiani #67 H2H Match data Aug 14, 1997* R32
Mary Joe Fernandez #13 6-4 6-2 Nicole Arendt #59 H2H Match data Aug 14, 1997* R32
R64 (24)
Naoko Sawamatsu #52 6-1 6-4 Chanda Rubin #34 H2H Match data Aug 13, 1997* R64
Nicole Arendt #59 6-2 6-4 Helena Sukova #47 H2H Match data Aug 13, 1997* R64
Magui Serna #49 6-2 6-2 Renata Kolbovic #217 H2H Match data Aug 13, 1997* R64
Sandrine Testud #19 7-5 6-2 María Sánchez Lorenzo #54 H2H Match data Aug 13, 1997* R64
Ai Sugiyama #29 6-4 6-3 Els Callens #51 H2H Match data Aug 13, 1997* R64
Kimberly Po Messerli 6-1 7-6 Nathalie Tauziat #21 H2H Match data Aug 13, 1997* R64
Mary Joe Fernandez #13 6-4 7-5 Joannette Kruger #44 H2H Match data Aug 13, 1997* R64
Sabine Appelmans #20 6-3 6-3 Patricia Hy Boulais H2H Match data Aug 13, 1997* R64
Rita Grande #69 6-2 3-6 6-3 Barbara Rittner #48 H2H Match data Aug 13, 1997* R64
Alexandra Fusai #56 6-1 6-0 Sarah Pitkowski-Malcor #60 H2H Match data Aug 13, 1997* R64
Francesca Lubiani #67 6-2 7-6 Tatiana Panova #85 H2H Match data Aug 13, 1997* R64
Nathalie Dechy #115 6-1 1-6 6-1 Venus Williams #53 H2H Match data Aug 13, 1997* R64
Asa Carlsson #36 6-4 6-3 Ann Grossman #72 H2H Match data Aug 13, 1997* R64
Magdalena Maleeva #43 6-3 6-3 Karina Habsudova #18 H2H Match data Aug 13, 1997* R64
Lisa Raymond #23 6-2 6-1 Andrea Glass #83 H2H Match data Aug 13, 1997* R64
Yayuk Basuki #24 6-3 6-0 Sandra Kleinova #64 H2H Match data Aug 13, 1997* R64
Miho Saeki #111 4-6 6-3 6-2 Irina Spirlea #12 H2H Match data Aug 13, 1997* R64 Upset: winner had a 7 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Anne Miller 7-6 2-6 6-3 Elena Likhovtseva #27 H2H Match data Aug 13, 1997* R64 Upset: winner had a 20 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Tamarine Tanasugarn #42 6-0 6-1 Ruxandra Dragomir Ilie H2H Match data Aug 13, 1997* R64 Upset: winner had a 18 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Florencia Labat #39 6-2 6-0 Linda Wild #46 H2H Match data Aug 13, 1997* R64
Jennifer Capriati #33 6-4 6-3 Silvia Farina Elia #41 H2H Match data Aug 13, 1997* R64
Naoko Kijimuta #58 6-4 2-6 6-3 Brenda Schultz-Mccarthy #14 H2H Match data Aug 13, 1997* R64
Yuka Yoshida #63 5-7 6-3 6-1 Annabel Ellwood #74 H2H Match data Aug 13, 1997* R64
Sonya Jeyaseelan #117 6-4 7-6 Meike Babel #145 H2H Match data Aug 13, 1997* R64 Upset: winner had a 13 percent pre-match Elo win probability.

Most Titles

Players with the most Canadian Open titles
PlayerTitles
Chris Evert 4
Monica Seles 4
Martina Navratilova 3
Serena Williams 3
Simona Halep 3
Amélie Mauresmo 2
Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario 2
Evonne Goolagong 2
Jessica Pegula 2
Justine Henin 2
Martina Hingis 2
Regina Marsikova 2
Steffi Graf 2

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