1997 IGA Tennis Classic – Singles

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Singles
1997 IGA Classic
1996 Champion Flag of the Netherlands.svg Brenda Schultz-McCarthy
Final
Champion Flag of the United States.svg Lindsay Davenport
Runner-up Flag of the United States.svg Lisa Raymond
Score6–4, 6–2
Details
Draw30
Seeds8
Events
Singles Doubles
  1996  · IGA Classic ·  1998  

Brenda Schultz-McCarthy was the defending champion but did not compete that year.

Contents

Lindsay Davenport won in the final 6–4, 6–2 against Lisa Raymond.

Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. The top two seeds received a bye to the second round.

  1. Flag of the United States.svg Lindsay Davenport (champion)
  2. Flag of South Africa.svg Amanda Coetzer (quarterfinals)
  3. Flag of the United States.svg Kimberly Po (semifinals)
  4. Flag of the United States.svg Lisa Raymond (final)
  5. Flag of the United States.svg Jennifer Capriati (quarterfinals)
  6. Flag of the United States.svg Amy Frazier (first round)
  7. Flag of the United States.svg Marianne Werdel-Witmeyer (second round)
  8. Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Patricia Hy-Boulais (first round)

Draw

Key

Final

Final
1 Flag of the United States.svg Lindsay Davenport 66 
4 Flag of the United States.svg Lisa Raymond 4 2  

Section 1

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Flag of the United States.svg L Davenport 66 
  Flag of Romania.svg C Cristea 66   Flag of Romania.svg C Cristea 1 2  
  Flag of the United States.svg J Watanabe 4 2  1 Flag of the United States.svg L Davenport 66 
  Flag of the United States.svg A Grossman 4 6  5 Flag of the United States.svg J Capriati 3 4  
Q Flag of Japan.svg K Nagatsuka 67 Q Flag of Japan.svg K Nagatsuka 3 2  
Q Flag of Venezuela (1930-1954).svg M Vento 3 4  5 Flag of the United States.svg J Capriati 66 
5 Flag of the United States.svg J Capriati 66 1 Flag of the United States.svg L Davenport 1 66
3 Flag of the United States.svg K Po 76 3 Flag of the United States.svg K Po 62 3
  Flag of the United States.svg T Whitlinger-Jones 6 4  3 Flag of the United States.svg K Po 66 
Q Flag of Australia (converted).svg K Radford 4 2    Flag of the United States.svg L Lee 1 4  
  Flag of the United States.svg L Lee 66 3 Flag of the United States.svg K Po 66 
  Flag of the United States.svg S Cacic 76   Flag of the United States.svg S Cacic 3 3  
WC Flag of the United States.svg K Adams 6 2    Flag of the United States.svg S Cacic 66 
  Flag of Japan.svg N Miyagi 65 r 7 Flag of the United States.svg M Werdel-Witmeyer 4 3  
7 Flag of the United States.svg M Werdel-Witmeyer 4 3 

Section 2

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
8 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg P Hy-Boulais 5 73
WC Flag of the United States.svg P Shriver 76 6WC Flag of the United States.svg P Shriver 66 
  Flag of Japan.svg R Hiraki 2 63   Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg R Simpson 4 3  
  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg R Simpson 63 6WC Flag of the United States.svg P Shriver 5 6  
  Flag of France.svg A Dechaume-Balleret 66 4 Flag of the United States.svg L Raymond 77 
  Flag of the United States.svg G Helgeson-Nielsen 4 4    Flag of France.svg A Dechaume-Balleret 4 3  
  Flag of Austria.svg K Kschwendt 72 5 4 Flag of the United States.svg L Raymond 66 
4 Flag of the United States.svg L Raymond 5 674 Flag of the United States.svg L Raymond 66 
6 Flag of the United States.svg A Frazier 6 5    Flag of Italy.svg F Lubiani 1 0  
  Flag of Italy.svg F Lubiani 77   Flag of Italy.svg F Lubiani 67 
  Flag of Poland.svg M Grzybowska 73 6  Flag of Poland.svg M Grzybowska 1 5  
LL Flag of Ukraine.svg E Brioukhovets 6 63   Flag of Italy.svg F Lubiani 66 
Q Flag of Mexico.svg A Gavaldón 2 65 2 Flag of South Africa.svg A Coetzer 0 4  
  Flag of the United States.svg M Tu 62 7  Flag of the United States.svg M Tu 1 0  
2 Flag of South Africa.svg A Coetzer 66 

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