Martina Hingis defeated Venus Williams in the final, 6–0, 6–4 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1997 US Open. By reaching the final, Hingis became the seventh woman, to reach all four major singles finals in a calendar year. She also became the youngest woman to reach each major final, and the youngest woman to win three majors in a calendar year. She did not drop a set during the tournament. Williams was the first unseeded player in the Open Era to reach the final.
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.
Kimiko Date was the defending champion but lost in the second round to Naoko Sawamatsu.
Conchita Martínez was the defending champion but lost in the semifinals to Barbara Paulus.
Steffi Graf was the defending champion but did not compete that year.
The 1996 Rexona Cup singles was a tennis event played on outdoor clay courts at the Am Rothenbaum in Hamburg in Germany that was part of Tier II of the 1996 WTA Tour. The 1996 Rexona Cup tournament was held from April 29 through May 5, 1996.
Steffi Graf 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.
Irina Spîrlea was the defending champion but did not compete that year.
The 1997 Rexona Cup - Singles was a tennis event played on outdoor clay courts at the Am Rothenbaum in Hamburg, Germany. The 1997 Rexona Cup tournament was held from April 28 through May 4, 1997, and was part of Tier II of the 1997 WTA Tour.
Conchita Martínez was the four-time defending champion but lost in the final to Mary Pierce, 6–4, 6–0.
Steffi Graf was the defending champion but lost in the quarterfinals to Amanda Coetzer.
Meredith McGrath and Larisa Savchenko were the defending champions but only Savchenko competed that year with Katrina Adams.
Monica Seles was the defending champion but lost in the quarterfinals to Brenda Schultz-McCarthy.
Monica Seles was the defending champion and won in the final 6–2, 6–4 against Anke Huber.
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario was the defending champion and won in the final 5–7, 6–0, 6–2 against Iva Majoli.
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.
Lindsay Davenport and Jana Novotná defeated the defending champions Gigi Fernández and Natasha Zvereva in the final, 6–3, 6–4 to win the women's doubles tennis title at the 1997 US Open. It was the 17th doubles title and second major title for Davenport, and the 67th title and ninth major title for Novotná.
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