WTA Australian Open 1997 Draw, Results & Schedule
Full tournament history →Martina Hingis won the 1997 Australian Open, defeating Mary Pierce 6-2 6-2 in the final. The Grand Slam was played on hard courts in Melbourne, Australia, from January 13 to January 27, 1997.
Dates
Jan 13 — Jan 27
Location
Melbourne, Australia
Category
Grand Slam
Surface
Hard
Prize money
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Round of 128
Martina Hingis
6-1 7-5
Lisa Raymond
6-2 6-2
Barbara Schett
7-6(8) 7-6(6)
Alexandra Fusai
6-2 6-2
Ruxandra Dragomir Ilie
4-6 6-3 10-8
Virginia Ruano Pascual
6-0 3-6 6-3
Kristina Brandi
6-1 6-1
Noelle Van Lottum
4-6 6-3 6-2
Irina Spirlea
6-2 6-4
Joannette Kruger
6-3 2-6 6-2
Silvia Farina Elia
6-3 6-2
Paola Suarez
7-6(9) 6-3
Karina Habsudova
6-1 6-2
Nicole Bradtke
6-3 6-2
Shi-Ting Wang
6-3 6-1
Jolene Watanabe
6-2 3-6 6-4
Mary Joe Fernandez
6-2 4-6 6-2
Yayuk Basuki
6-3 4-1 (ret.)
Henrieta Nagyova
6-3 7-6(3)
Florencia Labat
7-5 4-6 6-2
Patty Schnyder
7-5 6-1
Mana Endo
7-5 6-1
Magdalena Grzybowska
4-6 6-3 6-1
Meilen Tu
3-6 6-2 6-3
Dominique Monami
6-0 6-3
Yuka Yoshida
7-5 6-3
Stephanie De Ville
6-3 6-7(2) 8-6
Chanda Rubin
7-6(2) 6-3
Sandrine Testud
6-3 6-1
Sandra Kleinova
7-6(12) 6-1
Anne-Gaelle Sidot
5-7 7-5 6-4
Mary Pierce
3-6 6-2 6-4
Natalia Medvedeva
6-2 3-6 6-3
Marketa Kochta
4-6 7-6(4) 6-0
Annabel Ellwood
6-3 6-2
Anke Huber
0-6 6-2 7-5
Francesca Lubiani
6-2 7-6(4)
Natasha Zvereva
7-6(9) 6-1
Wiltrud Probst
6-4 2-6 7-5
Sabine Appelmans
6-2 6-2
Ann Grossman
7-5 6-2
Kristie Boogert
3-6 6-3 6-4
Rita Grande
6-2 6-4
Conchita Martínez
6-0 6-2
Adriana Rikl Gersi
7-6(7) 6-2
Asa Carlsson
6-3 6-2
Patricia Hy Boulais
6-0 2-6 6-4
Amanda Coetzer
6-2 6-2
Jana Kandarr
6-3 3-6 6-3
Magui Serna
6-3 6-7(6) 7-5
Lindsay Lee-Waters
2-6 6-3 6-2
Steffi Graf
5-1 (ret.)
Larisa Savchenko
6-2 6-7(2) 6-0
Ines Gorrochategui
6-2 6-1
Gigi Fernandez
6-4 6-3
Kimberly Po Messerli
4-6 7-6(4) 6-2
Ai Sugiyama
7-6(3) 6-4
Rika Hiraki
6-4 2-6 6-4
Brenda Schultz-Mccarthy
6-2 2-6 6-2
Lindsay Davenport
4-6 6-1 6-1
Flora Perfetti
6-4 7-6(1)
Tamarine Tanasugarn
6-3 1-6 6-4
Jane Taylor
7-5 4-6 7-5
Round of 64
Martina Hingis
6-4 6-2
Barbara Schett
2-6 7-5 7-5
Ruxandra Dragomir Ilie
7-6(3) 6-1
Kristina Brandi
6-0 1-6 6-4
Irina Spirlea
6-1 6-1
Silvia Farina Elia
6-4 6-1
Karina Habsudova
6-3 6-3
Shi-Ting Wang
7-5 6-3
Mary Joe Fernandez
7-5 6-4
Henrieta Nagyova
6-3 6-2
Patty Schnyder
6-0 6-4
Magdalena Grzybowska
6-4 6-7(3) 6-1
Dominique Monami
4-6 7-5 6-3
Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario
1-0 (ret.)
Chanda Rubin
6-2 6-1
Sandra Kleinova
6-4 4-6 8-6
Mary Pierce
6-2 6-2
Marketa Kochta
6-0 4-6 6-1
Anke Huber
4-6 6-2 6-0
Natasha Zvereva
7-6(5) 6-3
Sabine Appelmans
6-4 6-1
Kristie Boogert
6-3 7-5
Conchita Martínez
6-2 7-6(6)
Asa Carlsson
2-6 6-3 6-0
Amanda Coetzer
6-2 7-6(4)
Magui Serna
7-5 7-6(2)
Steffi Graf
7-5 6-2
Ines Gorrochategui
7-5 7-6(3)
Kimberly Po Messerli
6-0 4-6 6-3
Rika Hiraki
0-6 6-1 6-4
Lindsay Davenport
6-2 7-5
Tamarine Tanasugarn
6-4 6-3
Round of 32
Martina Hingis
6-2 6-1
Irina Spirlea
6-1 6-3
Karina Habsudova
6-3 7-6(5)
Mary Joe Fernandez
6-2 6-1
Patty Schnyder
7-6(4) 6-1
Dominique Monami
1-6 6-4 8-6
Chanda Rubin
6-1 6-3
Mary Pierce
6-0 6-2
Anke Huber
7-5 6-0
Sabine Appelmans
6-1 3-0 (ret.)
Conchita Martínez
6-0 6-1
Amanda Coetzer
6-3 6-2
Steffi Graf
7-5 6-3
Kimberly Po Messerli
6-2 6-2
Lindsay Davenport
6-1 6-0
Round of 16
Martina Hingis
7-6(6) 6-1
Irina Spirlea
6-4 6-4
Mary Joe Fernandez
4-6 6-4 6-1
Dominique Monami
7-5 6-4
Mary Pierce
6-2 6-3
Sabine Appelmans
2-6 7-5 6-1
Amanda Coetzer
6-2 7-5
Kimberly Po Messerli
7-6(13) 6-4
Quarterfinals
Martina Hingis
7-5 6-2
Mary Joe Fernandez
7-5 4-0 (ret.)
Mary Pierce
1-6 6-4 6-4
Amanda Coetzer
6-4 6-1
Semifinals
Martina Hingis
6-1 6-3
Mary Pierce
7-5 6-1
Final
Martina Hingis
6-2 6-2
Most Titles
| Player | Titles |
|---|---|
| Serena Williams | 7 |
| Evonne Goolagong | 4 |
| Margaret Court | 4 |
| Monica Seles | 4 |
| Steffi Graf | 4 |
Recent Finals
| Season | Surface | Winner | Score | Runner-up | H2H | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Hard | Elena Rybakina | 6-4 4-6 6-4 | Aryna Sabalenka | H2H | Match data |
| 2025 | Hard | Madison Keys | 6-3 2-6 7-5 | Aryna Sabalenka | H2H | Match data |
| 2024 | Hard | Aryna Sabalenka | 6-3 6-2 | Qinwen Zheng | H2H | Match data |
| 2023 | Hard | Aryna Sabalenka | 4-6 6-3 6-4 | Elena Rybakina | H2H | Match data |
| 2022 | Hard | Ashleigh Barty | 6-3 7-6(2) | Danielle Collins | H2H | Match data |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Where is Australian Open held?
- Australian Open is held in Melbourne, Australia.
- Who won the most recent Australian Open?
- The 2026 Australian Open was won by Elena Rybakina 6-4 4-6 6-4.
- Who has won the most Australian Open titles?
- Serena Williams has won 7 Australian Open titles, the most by any player in the Open Era (since 1968).
- When was the first Australian Open played?
- The first edition of Australian Open was held in 1905. The first women's singles edition was held in 1922.
- What surface is Australian Open played on?
- Australian Open is played on hard courts.