| Singles | |
|---|---|
| 1997 Open Gaz de France | |
| Champion |  Martina Hingis |
| Runner-up |  Anke Huber |
| Final score | 6–3, 3–6, 6–3 |
| Draw | 28 |
| Seeds | 8 |
Julie Halard-Decugis was the defending champion but did not compete that year.
Martina Hingis won in the final 6–3, 3–6, 6–3 against Anke Huber.
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.
Martina Hingis (champion)
Jana Novotná (semifinals) Anke Huber (final)
Iva Majoli (semifinals)
Irina Spîrlea (quarterfinals)
Karina Habšudová (second round)
Brenda Schultz-McCarthy (second round)
Mary Pierce (quarterfinals)| Final | ||||||
| 1 | Martina Hingis | 6 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 3 | Anke Huber | 3 | 6 | 3 | ||
| First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | M Hingis | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| K Studeníková | 6 | 1 | 3 |  S Farina | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| S Farina | 3 | 6 | 6 | 1 | M Hingis | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 F Labat | 1 | 2 | N Tauziat | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| N Tauziat | 6 | 6 | N Tauziat | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| WC | N Dechy | 6 | 4 | 3 | 6 | K Habšudová | 4 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | K Habšudová | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1 | M Hingis | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | I Majoli | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | I Majoli | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Q |  M Strandlund | 2 | 7 | 1 | WC | A-G Sidot | 4 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| WC | A-G Sidot | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | I Majoli | 7 | 3 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
 B Schett | 4 | 5 |  Y Basuki | 6 | 6 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Y Basuki | 6 | 7 | Y Basuki | 6 | 3 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| H Nagyová | 6 | 1 | 2 | 7 | B Schultz-McCarthy | 4 | 6 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | B Schultz-McCarthy | 4 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | I Spîrlea | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 E Likhovtseva | 4 | 5 | 5 | I Spîrlea | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 C Rubin | 6 | 6 | C Rubin | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | N Arendt | 1 | 1 | 5 | I Spîrlea | 4 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 M Maleeva | 5 | 2 | 3 | A Huber | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 S Appelmans | 7 | 6 | S Appelmans | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | A Huber | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | A Huber | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | M Pierce | 6 | 6 | 2 | J Novotná | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Å Carlsson | 2 | 3 | 8 | M Pierce | w/o | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | A Glass | 5 | 0 | Q | A Gerši | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | A Gerši | 7 | 6 | 8 | M Pierce | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| LL | K Boogert | 0 | 6 | 7 | 2 | J Novotná | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| S Testud | 6 | 1 | 6 | LL | K Boogert | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | J Novotná | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Steffi Graf was the defending champion but did not compete that year.
Steffi Graf was the defending champion but did not compete that year.
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 quarterfinals to Judith Wiesner.
Iva Majoli was the defending champion but lost in the semifinals to Jana Novotná.
Defending champion Steffi Graf successfully defended her title, defeating Martina Hingis in the final, 6–3, 4–6, 6–0, 4–6, 6–0 to win the singles tennis title at the 1996 WTA Tour Championships. It was her fifth and last Tour Finals singles title.
Iva Majoli was the defending champion but lost in the quarterfinals to Steffi Graf.
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario was the defending champion but lost in the third round to Amanda Coetzer.
Kimiko Date was the defending champion but she had retired at the end of the previous year.
Lindsay Davenport was the defending champion but lost in the final 5–7, 7–5, 6–4 against Monica Seles.
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.
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 lost in the semifinals to Venus Williams.
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario and Natasha Zvereva were the defending champions but lost in the final 6–2, 3–6, 6–3 against Martina Hingis and Jana Novotná.
Martina Hingis was the defending champion but did not compete that year.
Martina Hingis defeated Lindsay Davenport in the final, 6–3, 6–2 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2000 Miami Open. She did not lose a set, and lost only 21 games, en route to the title.
Serena Williams was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Mary Pierce.
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.