| Singles | |
|---|---|
| 1996 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix | |
| Champion |  Martina Hingis |
| Runner-up |  Anke Huber |
| Final score | 6–2, 3–6, 6–3 |
| Draw | 24 |
| Seeds | 8 |
Iva Majoli was the defending champion but lost in the quarterfinals to Judith Wiesner.
Martina Hingis won the title, defeating Anke Huber in the final 6–2, 3–6, 6–3. This was the first WTA title of Hingis's career.
A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. The top four seeds received a bye to the second round.
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (quarterfinals) Conchita Martínez (quarterfinals)
Iva Majoli (quarterfinals)
Lindsay Davenport (semifinals) Anke Huber (final)
Jana Novotná (quarterfinals) Mary Joe Fernández (first round) Martina Hingis (champion)| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Martina Hingis | 3 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||
| 4 | Lindsay Davenport | 6 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||
| 8 | Martina Hingis | 6 | 3 | 6 | |||||||||
| 5 | Anke Huber | 2 | 6 | 3 | |||||||||
 Judith Wiesner | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 5 | Anke Huber | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
| First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | A Sánchez Vicario | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | J Capriati | 7 | 6 | Q | J Capriati | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 N Zvereva | 6 | 3 | 1 | A Sánchez Vicario | 1 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| H Suková | 1 | 3 | 8 | M Hingis | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 A Coetzer | 6 | 6 | A Coetzer | 1 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 N Sawamatsu | 0 | 3 | 8 | M Hingis | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | M Hingis | 6 | 6 | 8 | M Hingis | 3 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | L Davenport | 6 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | L Davenport | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 M Maleeva | 6 | 5 | 5 | Q |  N Medvedeva | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | N Medvedeva | 3 | 7 | 7 | 4 | L Davenport | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
 D Van Roost | 7 | 6 | 6 | J Novotná | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | M Werdel-Witmeyer | 5 | 4 | D Van Roost | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Q |  S Smith | 1 | 2 | 6 | J Novotná | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | J Novotná | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | M J Fernández | 3 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 K Habšudová | 6 | 7 | K Habšudová | 6 | 4 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| J Wiesner | 7 | 7 | J Wiesner | 1 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 N Tauziat | 5 | 5 | J Wiesner | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 E Likhovtseva | 2 | 4 | 3 | I Majoli | 4 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WC | B Rittner | 6 | 6 | WC | B Rittner | 4 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | I Majoli | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| J Wiesner | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | A Huber | 6 | 6 | 5 | A Huber | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| WC | E Pampoulova | 2 | 1 | 5 | A Huber | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| L Raymond | 6 | 3 |  B Schultz-McCarthy | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| B Schultz-McCarthy | 7 | 6 | 5 | A Huber | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Å Carlsson | 7 | 6 | 2 | C Martínez | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 G Sabatini | 5 | 4 | Å Carlsson | 5 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | C Martínez | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iva Majoli defeated Martina Hingis in the final, 6–4, 6–2 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1997 French Open. Majoli became the first Croat to win a major title. This was the only major match Hingis lost in the 1997 season, preventing her from achieving the Grand Slam. Hingis was on a 35-match winning streak, dating to the start of the season in Sydney.
Martina Hingis defeated Jana Novotná in the final, 2–6, 6–3, 6–3 to win the ladies' singles tennis title at the 1997 Wimbledon Championships. At 16 years and 278 days old, Hingis became the youngest person to win a Wimbledon singles title since Lottie Dod in 1887.
Steffi Graf was the defending champion but did not compete that year.
Steffi Graf was the defending champion but did not compete that year.
Conchita Martínez was the three-time defending champion and successfully defended her title, defeating Martina Hingis in the final, 6–2, 6–3.
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario was the defending champion but lost in the quarterfinals to Elena Likhovtseva.
Iva Majoli was the defending champion but lost in the semifinals to Jana Novotná.
Iva Majoli was the defending champion but lost in the quarterfinals to Steffi Graf.
Julie Halard-Decugis was the defending champion but did not compete that year.
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario was the defending champion but lost in the third round to Amanda Coetzer.
Anke Huber was the defending champion but lost in the semifinals to Jana Novotná.
Martina Hingis was the defending champion, and successfully defended her title, defeating Lisa Raymond in the final 6–4, 6–2.
Jana Novotná was the defending champion but lost in the semifinals to Lindsay Davenport.
Jana Novotná was the defending champion but lost in the quarterfinals to Lindsay Davenport.
First-seeded Martina Hingis was the defending champion but lost in the final 6–3, 6–3 against second-seeded Lindsay Davenport.
Martina Hingis was the defending champion but did not compete that year.
Martina Hingis was the defending champion but did not compete that year.
Iva Majoli was the defending champion but lost in the second round to Barbara Schett.
Anke Huber and Mary Pierce were the defending champions but did not compete that year.
Defending champion Martina Hingis and her partner Mirjana Lučić defeated the other defending champion Natasha Zvereva and her partner Lindsay Davenport in the final, 6–4, 2–6, 6–3 to win the women's doubles tennis title at the 1998 Australian Open. It was the first step in an eventual Grand Slam for Hingis.