WTA Indian Wells 1997 Draw, Results & Schedule

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Lindsay Davenport won the 1997 Indian Wells, defeating Irina Spirlea 6-2 6-1 in the final. The WTA 1000 event was played on hard courts in Indian Wells, United States, from March 7 to March 13, 1997.

Champion
Lindsay Davenport
def. Irina Spirlea , 6-2 6-1
Dates
Mar 7 — Mar 13
Location
Indian Wells, United States
Category
WTA 1000
Surface
Hard
Prize money
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DateRoundWinnerScoreLoserH2HMatch
F (1)
Mar 13, 1997* F Lindsay Davenport #8 6-2 6-1 Irina Spirlea #11 H2H Match data
SF (2)
Mar 12, 1997* SF Irina Spirlea #11 4-6 6-3 6-3 Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #4 H2H Match data
Mar 12, 1997* SF Lindsay Davenport #8 6-1 6-1 Mary Joe Fernandez #14 H2H Match data
QF (4)
Mar 12, 1997* QF Mary Joe Fernandez #14 6-4 6-4 Conchita Martínez #5 H2H Match data
Mar 12, 1997* QF Lindsay Davenport #8 6-4 5-7 7-6 Venus Williams #211 H2H Match data
Mar 12, 1997* QF Irina Spirlea #11 6-4 6-2 Nathalie Tauziat #21 H2H Match data
Mar 12, 1997* QF Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #4 3-6 6-2 6-2 Sandrine Testud #33 H2H Match data
R16 (8)
Mar 11, 1997* R16 Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #4 6-1 6-3 Asa Carlsson #38 H2H Match data
Mar 11, 1997* R16 Venus Williams #211 7-5 3-6 7-5 Iva Majoli #9 H2H Match data
Mar 11, 1997* R16 Mary Joe Fernandez #14 6-2 6-3 Kimberly Po Messerli H2H Match data
Mar 11, 1997* R16 Sandrine Testud #33 6-2 6-2 Florencia Labat #52 H2H Match data
Mar 11, 1997* R16 Nathalie Tauziat #21 6-4 6-3 Anke Huber #7 H2H Match data
Mar 11, 1997* R16 Lindsay Davenport #8 6-2 6-1 Ruxandra Dragomir Ilie H2H Match data
Mar 11, 1997* R16 Conchita Martínez #5 6-1 1-6 7-5 Chanda Rubin #25 H2H Match data
Mar 11, 1997* R16 Irina Spirlea #11 6-3 6-4 Elena Likhovtseva #19 H2H Match data
R32 (16)
Mar 10, 1997* R32 Chanda Rubin #25 7-5 2-6 7-5 Naoko Sawamatsu #46 H2H Match data
Mar 10, 1997* R32 Asa Carlsson #38 6-4 6-4 Barbara Paulus #15 H2H Match data
Mar 10, 1997* R32 Iva Majoli #9 6-4 6-4 Natasha Zvereva #54 H2H Match data
Mar 10, 1997* R32 Mary Joe Fernandez #14 6-3 6-3 Larisa Savchenko #59 H2H Match data
Mar 10, 1997* R32 Sandrine Testud #33 5-7 6-3 6-4 Lisa Raymond #26 H2H Match data
Mar 10, 1997* R32 Venus Williams #211 3-6 6-3 6-2 Ai Sugiyama #29 H2H Match data
Mar 10, 1997* R32 Conchita Martínez #5 6-4 6-2 Petra Begerow #76 H2H Match data
Mar 10, 1997* R32 Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #4 6-4 6-2 Silvia Farina Elia #40 H2H Match data
Mar 10, 1997* R32 Kimberly Po Messerli 7-5 6-2 Barbara Rittner #47 H2H Match data
Mar 10, 1997* R32 Florencia Labat #52 1-6 7-5 7-5 Amanda Coetzer #13 H2H Match data
Mar 10, 1997* R32 Elena Likhovtseva #19 6-2 6-2 Olga Barabanschikova #159 H2H Match data
Mar 10, 1997* R32 Irina Spirlea #11 6-7 7-6 6-2 Alexia Dechaume Balleret H2H Match data
Mar 10, 1997* R32 Ruxandra Dragomir Ilie 6-2 3-6 6-2 Elena Makarova H2H Match data
Mar 10, 1997* R32 Lindsay Davenport #8 6-4 6-0 Tami Whitlinger Jones H2H Match data
Mar 10, 1997* R32 Nathalie Tauziat #21 6-2 6-2 Helena Sukova #43 H2H Match data
Mar 10, 1997* R32 Anke Huber #7 3-6 6-2 6-2 Anna Kournikova #89 H2H Match data
R64 (24)
Mar 9, 1997* R64 Asa Carlsson #38 6-7 6-2 6-2 Barbara Schett #36 H2H Match data
Mar 9, 1997* R64 Lisa Raymond #26 7-6 6-2 Jana Kandarr #83 H2H Match data
Mar 9, 1997* R64 Natasha Zvereva #54 6-4 6-1 Mana Endo #91 H2H Match data
Mar 9, 1997* R64 Nathalie Tauziat #21 6-1 6-0 Stephanie De Ville #64 H2H Match data
Mar 9, 1997* R64 Venus Williams #211 6-2 6-4 Anne Miller H2H Match data
Mar 9, 1997* R64 Chanda Rubin #25 6-3 4-6 7-6 Amy Frazier #31 H2H Match data
Mar 9, 1997* R64 Naoko Sawamatsu #46 5-7 6-2 6-2 Marlene Weingartner #178 H2H Match data
Mar 9, 1997* R64 Silvia Farina Elia #40 6-3 6-4 Nana Smith #96 H2H Match data
Mar 9, 1997* R64 Barbara Rittner #47 5-7 6-0 6-2 Tamarine Tanasugarn #53 H2H Match data
Mar 9, 1997* R64 Elena Makarova 6-4 7-6 Paola Suarez #58 H2H Match data
Mar 9, 1997* R64 Sandrine Testud #33 6-7 7-5 6-2 Anne-Gaelle Sidot #37 H2H Match data
Mar 9, 1997* R64 Helena Sukova #43 6-1 5-7 6-2 Gloria Pizzichini #55 H2H Match data
Mar 9, 1997* R64 Barbara Paulus #15 6-7 6-1 6-4 Francesca Lubiani #68 H2H Match data
Mar 9, 1997* R64 Petra Begerow #76 6-7 6-1 6-1 Catalina Cristea #66 H2H Match data
Mar 9, 1997* R64 Alexia Dechaume Balleret 6-2 6-2 Karin Kschwendt #90 H2H Match data
Mar 9, 1997* R64 Olga Barabanschikova #159 6-4 7-5 Alexandra Stevenson #355 H2H Match data
Mar 9, 1997* R64 Ruxandra Dragomir Ilie 6-4 7-5 Kristina Brandi #107 H2H Match data
Mar 9, 1997* R64 Larisa Savchenko #59 6-7 6-3 6-2 Magdalena Grzybowska #84 H2H Match data
Mar 9, 1997* R64 Kimberly Po Messerli 5-7 6-0 6-0 Ann Grossman #65 H2H Match data
Mar 9, 1997* R64 Florencia Labat #52 6-2 6-1 Kristina Triska H2H Match data
Mar 9, 1997* R64 Elena Likhovtseva #19 7-6 4-6 7-5 Katarina Studenikova #34 H2H Match data
Mar 9, 1997* R64 Tami Whitlinger Jones 5-7 6-4 6-3 Kristie Boogert #41 H2H Match data
Mar 9, 1997* R64 Anna Kournikova #89 1-6 6-1 6-4 Patricia Hy Boulais H2H Match data
Mar 9, 1997* R64 Ai Sugiyama #29 6-4 6-7 7-6 Naoko Kijimuta #44 H2H Match data

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