WTA US Open 1997 Draw, Results & Schedule

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Martina Hingis won the 1997 US Open, defeating Venus Williams 6-0 6-4 in the final. The Grand Slam was played on hard courts in New York, United States, from August 25 to September 7, 1997.

Champion
Martina Hingis
def. Venus Williams , 6-0 6-4
Dates
Aug 25 — Sep 7
Location
New York, United States
Category
Grand Slam
Surface
Hard
Prize money
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Round of 128
Martina Hingis #1 6-0 6-1
Tami Whitlinger Jones
Denisa Chladkova #42 6-1 1-6 6-1
Helena Sukova #48
Elena Likhovtseva #25 7-5 6-4
Petra Langrova #97
Ludmila Richterova #182 6-1 6-1
Jana Kandarr #87
Florencia Labat #40 6-2 6-1
Angelica Gavaldon #116
Francesca Lubiani #74 6-4 3-6 6-2
Fang Li #99
Olga Barabanschikova #91 6-3 6-3
Laura Golarsa #76
Brenda Schultz-Mccarthy #14 6-7 6-3 6-4
Asa Carlsson #36
Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #11 6-2 6-4
Kerry-Anne Guse #81
Meilen Tu #78 6-3 7-5
Jolene Watanabe #113
Alexandra Fusai #53 6-1 6-1
Emmanuelle Gagliardi #98
Nana Smith #110 6-2 7-5
Ines Gorrochategui #77
Rachel Mcquillan #100 4-6 7-5 6-4
Cristina Torrens Valero #67
Rika Hiraki #105 6-4 4-6 6-2
Mariana Diaz-Oliva #93
Conchita Martínez #9 6-1 6-2
Jennifer Capriati #33
Samantha Smith #114 6-3 6-1
Nicole Pratt #131
Lindsay Davenport #6 6-2 7-6
Lori Mcneil #199
Wiltrud Probst #90 6-1 5-7 6-3
Lindsay Lee-Waters #134
Patty Schnyder #29 6-2 6-2
Dominique Monami #31
Yuka Yoshida #61 6-7 6-1 6-4
Kristina Brandi #85
Magui Serna #49 6-4 1-6 6-3
Magdalena Grzybowska #60
Nathalie Dechy #107 6-3 6-1
Petra Begerow #124
Kimberly Po Messerli 6-4 6-1
Eva Martincova #119
Barbara Schett #35 6-1 6-0
Marion Maruska #54
Jana Novotna #3 6-0 6-4
Virginia Ruano Pascual #46
Yayuk Basuki #22 6-3 6-4
Noelle Van Lottum
Mirjana Lucic-Baroni #63 6-0 6-3
Sandra Kleinova #68
Brie Rippner #210 6-2 6-2
Natalia Medvedeva #144
Mary Joe Fernandez #13 6-2 6-3
Naoko Kijimuta #57
Rita Grande #47 6-2 6-1
Sandra Cacic #70
Paola Suarez #102 6-3 3-6 7-6
Sandra Dopfer #101
Jacqueline Trail #897 7-6 6-2
Adriana Rikl Gersi #72
Venus Williams #66 5-7 6-0 6-1
Larisa Savchenko #112
Gala Leon Garcia #64 4-6 6-2 6-3
Anne Miller
Anke Huber #8 6-2 6-2
Gloria Pizzichini #89
Janet Lee #121 6-3 6-7 6-3
Miho Saeki #88
Joannette Kruger #45 6-1 6-7 6-1
Barbara Paulus #16
Henrieta Nagyova #28 6-3 6-0
Aleksandra Olsza #108
Tamarine Tanasugarn #41 6-4 6-0
Chanda Rubin #32
Maria Vento-Kabchi #83 1-6 7-6 6-2
Andrea Glass #82
Sandrine Testud #17 6-3 6-3
María Sánchez Lorenzo #51
Iva Majoli #4 6-3 6-2
Catalina Cristea #71
Elena Pampoulova 6-2 6-3
Katarina Studenikova #62
Patricia Hy Boulais 6-2 6-1
Marketa Kochta #117
Karina Habsudova #20 7-5 7-6
Nathalie Tauziat #21
Ai Sugiyama #34 6-7 7-5 6-2
Ann Grossman #73
Magdalena Maleeva #38 6-2 6-3
Pavlina Nola #149
Lisa Raymond #24 6-2 3-6 6-3
Ruxandra Dragomir Ilie
Irina Spirlea #12 6-1 6-1
Amy Frazier #37
Anna Kournikova #26 6-2 6-0
Sabine Appelmans #19
Lilia Osterloh #240 6-3 1-6 6-3
Barbara Rittner #55
Corina Morariu #95 7-6 7-6
Annabel Ellwood #75
Amanda Coetzer #5 6-3 6-2
Nicole Arendt #52
Alexia Dechaume Balleret 6-3 3-6 6-3
Anne-Gaelle Sidot #30
Flora Perfetti #94 6-3 6-4
Els Callens #50
Sarah Pitkowski-Malcor #56 6-1 4-6 7-6
Rene Simpson #123
Monica Seles #2 6-1 6-2
Kristie Boogert #84
Tara Snyder #159 6-0 7-6
Olga Lugina #130
Miriam Oremans #59 3-6 6-4 6-4
Elena Makarova
Meike Babel #145 6-4 6-1
Tatiana Panova #92
Mary Pierce #10 6-1 6-2
Gigi Fernandez #178
Silvia Farina Elia #43 6-4 6-7 6-4
Linda Wild #58
Natasha Zvereva #27 6-1 7-5
Radomira Zrubakova #86
Naoko Sawamatsu #44 6-4 6-3
Erika De Lone #143
Round of 64
Martina Hingis #1 6-1 6-2
Denisa Chladkova #42
Elena Likhovtseva #25 7-5 6-1
Ludmila Richterova #182
Florencia Labat #40 6-1 6-1
Francesca Lubiani #74
Olga Barabanschikova #91 6-3 6-3
Brenda Schultz-Mccarthy #14
Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #11 6-2 5-7 6-2
Meilen Tu #78
Alexandra Fusai #53 6-3 3-6 6-4
Nana Smith #110
Rachel Mcquillan #100 6-0 6-2
Rika Hiraki #105
Conchita Martínez #9 6-1 6-0
Samantha Smith #114
Lindsay Davenport #6 6-2 6-3
Wiltrud Probst #90
Patty Schnyder #29 4-6 6-2 6-4
Yuka Yoshida #61
Magui Serna #49 6-4 6-4
Nathalie Dechy #107
Kimberly Po Messerli 6-3 4-6 7-5
Barbara Schett #35
Jana Novotna #3 6-4 6-2
Yayuk Basuki #22
Mirjana Lucic-Baroni #63 6-0 6-1
Brie Rippner #210
Mary Joe Fernandez #13 4-6 6-2 6-2
Rita Grande #47
Paola Suarez #102 4-6 7-5 6-4
Jacqueline Trail #897
Venus Williams #66 6-0 6-1
Gala Leon Garcia #64
Anke Huber #8 6-2 6-1
Janet Lee #121
Joannette Kruger #45 6-4 7-6
Henrieta Nagyova #28
Tamarine Tanasugarn #41 6-4 6-3
Maria Vento-Kabchi #83
Sandrine Testud #17 6-4 2-6 6-1
Iva Majoli #4
Elena Pampoulova 6-3 0-6 7-6
Patricia Hy Boulais
Karina Habsudova #20 5-7 6-3 7-5
Ai Sugiyama #34
Magdalena Maleeva #38 3-6 6-2 6-4
Lisa Raymond #24
Irina Spirlea #12 6-1 3-6 6-3
Anna Kournikova #26
Lilia Osterloh #240 6-7 6-1 3-0 (ret.)
Corina Morariu #95
Amanda Coetzer #5 6-1 6-1
Alexia Dechaume Balleret
Flora Perfetti #94 6-4 6-3
Sarah Pitkowski-Malcor #56
Monica Seles #2 6-2 6-3
Tara Snyder #159
Miriam Oremans #59 7-5 6-1
Meike Babel #145
Mary Pierce #10 6-2 3-0 (ret.)
Silvia Farina Elia #43
Natasha Zvereva #27 6-4 3-6 6-3
Naoko Sawamatsu #44
Round of 32
Martina Hingis #1 7-5 6-2
Elena Likhovtseva #25
Florencia Labat #40 4-6 7-6 6-1
Olga Barabanschikova #91
Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #11 6-2 6-1
Alexandra Fusai #53
Rachel Mcquillan #100 6-2 7-5
Conchita Martínez #9
Lindsay Davenport #6 1-6 6-1 6-4
Patty Schnyder #29
Magui Serna #49 6-4 6-3
Kimberly Po Messerli
Jana Novotna #3 6-2 6-7 6-3
Mirjana Lucic-Baroni #63
Mary Joe Fernandez #13 6-1 6-2
Paola Suarez #102
Venus Williams #66 6-3 6-4
Anke Huber #8
Joannette Kruger #45 6-7 7-5 6-4
Tamarine Tanasugarn #41
Sandrine Testud #17 6-1 6-3
Elena Pampoulova
Karina Habsudova #20 0-6 7-5 6-1
Magdalena Maleeva #38
Irina Spirlea #12 6-2 7-5
Lilia Osterloh #240
Amanda Coetzer #5 6-2 7-5
Flora Perfetti #94
Monica Seles #2 6-1 6-1
Miriam Oremans #59
Mary Pierce #10 7-6 6-1
Natasha Zvereva #27
Round of 16
Martina Hingis #1 6-0 6-2
Florencia Labat #40
Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #11 6-1 6-2
Rachel Mcquillan #100
Lindsay Davenport #6 6-0 6-3
Magui Serna #49
Jana Novotna #3 7-5 6-4
Mary Joe Fernandez #13
Venus Williams #66 6-2 6-3
Joannette Kruger #45
Sandrine Testud #17 6-3 4-6 7-6
Karina Habsudova #20
Irina Spirlea #12 7-6 6-4
Amanda Coetzer #5
Monica Seles #2 1-6 6-2 6-2
Mary Pierce #10
Quarterfinals
Martina Hingis #1 6-3 6-2
Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #11
Lindsay Davenport #6 6-2 4-6 7-6
Jana Novotna #3
Venus Williams #66 7-5 7-5
Sandrine Testud #17
Irina Spirlea #12 6-7 7-6 6-3
Monica Seles #2
Semifinals
Martina Hingis #1 6-2 6-4
Lindsay Davenport #6
Venus Williams #66 7-6 4-6 7-6
Irina Spirlea #12
Final
Martina Hingis #1 6-0 6-4
Venus Williams #66

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