1997 State Farm Evert Cup – Singles

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Singles
1997 Newsweek Champions Cup
and the State Farm Evert Cup
1996 Champion Flag of Germany.svg Steffi Graf
Final
Champion Flag of the United States.svg Lindsay Davenport
Runner-up Flag of Romania.svg Irina Spîrlea
Score62, 61
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
  1996  · Newsweek Champions Cup ·  1998  
  1996  · State Farm Evert Cup ·  1998  

Lindsay Davenport defeated Irina Spîrlea in the final, 62, 61 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1997 Indian Wells Masters.

Contents

Steffi Graf was the reigning champion, but did not compete that year.

Seeds

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

  1. Flag of Spain.svg Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (semifinals)
  2. Flag of Spain.svg Conchita Martínez (quarterfinals)
  3. Flag of Germany.svg Anke Huber (third round)
  4. Flag of the United States.svg Lindsay Davenport (champion)
  5. Flag of Croatia.svg Iva Majoli (third round)
  6. Flag of Romania.svg Irina Spîrlea (final)
  7. n/a
  8. Flag of South Africa.svg Amanda Coetzer (second round)
  9. Flag of the United States.svg Mary Joe Fernández (semifinals)
  10. Flag of Austria.svg Barbara Paulus (second round)
  11. Flag of the United States.svg Kimberly Po (third round)
  12. Flag of Russia.svg Elena Likhovtseva (third round)
  13. Flag of France.svg Nathalie Tauziat (quarterfinals)
  14. Flag of Romania.svg Ruxandra Dragomir (third round)
  15. Flag of the United States.svg Chanda Rubin (third round)
  16. Flag of the United States.svg Lisa Raymond (second round)
  17. Flag of Japan.svg Ai Sugiyama (second round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
1 Flag of Spain.svg Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 63 3
6 Flag of Romania.svg Irina Spîrlea 4 66
6 Flag of Romania.svg Irina Spîrlea 2 1  
4 Flag of the United States.svg Lindsay Davenport 66 
4 Flag of the United States.svg Lindsay Davenport 66 
9 Flag of the United States.svg Mary Joe Fernández 1 1  

Top half

Section 1

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1 Flag of Spain.svg A Sánchez Vicario 66 
Q Flag of Japan.svg N Miyagi 3 4    Flag of Italy.svg S Farina 4 2  
  Flag of Italy.svg S Farina 66 1 Flag of Spain.svg A Sánchez Vicario 66 
  Flag of Austria.svg B Schett 772 2   Flag of Sweden.svg Å Carlsson 1 3  
  Flag of Sweden.svg Å Carlsson 6466  Flag of Sweden.svg Å Carlsson 66 
LL Flag of Italy.svg F Lubiani 7101 4 10 Flag of Austria.svg B Paulus 4 4  
10 Flag of Austria.svg B Paulus 68661 Flag of Spain.svg A Sánchez Vicario 3 66
16 Flag of the United States.svg L Raymond 776   Flag of France.svg S Testud 62 2
Q Flag of Germany.svg J Kandarr 642  16 Flag of the United States.svg L Raymond 73 4
  Flag of France.svg A-G Sidot 775 2   Flag of France.svg S Testud 5 66
  Flag of France.svg S Testud 6576  Flag of France.svg S Testud 66 
WC Flag of Sweden.svg K Triska 2 1    Flag of Argentina.svg F Labat 2 2  
  Flag of Argentina.svg F Labat 66   Flag of Argentina.svg F Labat 1 77
8 Flag of South Africa.svg A Coetzer 65 5

Section 2

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
3 Flag of Germany.svg A Huber 3 66
  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg P Hy-Boulais 61 4   Flag of Russia.svg A Kournikova 62 2
  Flag of Russia.svg A Kournikova 1 663 Flag of Germany.svg A Huber 4 3  
  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg H Suková 65 613 Flag of France.svg N Tauziat 66 
  Flag of Italy.svg G Pizzichini 1 72   Flag of the Czech Republic.svg H Suková 2 2  
  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg S Devillé 1 0  13 Flag of France.svg N Tauziat 66 
13 Flag of France.svg N Tauziat 66 13 Flag of France.svg N Tauziat 4 2  
12 Flag of Russia.svg E Likhovtseva 774 76 Flag of Romania.svg I Spîrlea 66 
  Flag of Slovakia.svg K Studeníková 6265 12 Flag of Russia.svg E Likhovtseva 66 
WC Flag of Belarus.svg O Barabanschikova 67 WC Flag of Belarus.svg O Barabanschikova 2 2  
WC Flag of the United States.svg A Stevenson 4 5  12 Flag of Russia.svg E Likhovtseva 3 4  
Q Flag of France.svg A Dechaume-Balleret 66 6 Flag of Romania.svg I Spîrlea 66 
  Flag of Austria.svg K Kschwendt 2 2  Q Flag of France.svg A Dechaume-Balleret 77672
6 Flag of Romania.svg I Spîrlea 63796

Bottom half

Section 3

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
5 Flag of Croatia.svg I Majoli 66 
  Flag of Japan.svg M Endo 4 1    Flag of Belarus.svg N Zvereva 4 4  
  Flag of Belarus.svg N Zvereva 66 5 Flag of Croatia.svg I Majoli 5 65
  Flag of the United States.svg A Miller 2 4  Q Flag of the United States.svg V Williams 73 7
Q Flag of the United States.svg V Williams 66 Q Flag of the United States.svg V Williams 3 66
  Flag of Japan.svg N Kijimuta 4 776117 Flag of Japan.svg A Sugiyama 63 2
17 Flag of Japan.svg A Sugiyama 66277Q Flag of the United States.svg V Williams 4 761
14 Flag of Romania.svg R Dragomir 67 4 Flag of the United States.svg L Davenport 65 77
Q Flag of the United States.svg K Brandi 4 5  14 Flag of Romania.svg R Dragomir 63 6
  Flag of Argentina.svg P Suárez 4 64   Flag of Russia.svg E Makarova 3 62
  Flag of Russia.svg E Makarova 677 14 Flag of Romania.svg R Dragomir 2 1  
Q Flag of the United States.svg T Whitlinger-Jones 5 664 Flag of the United States.svg L Davenport 66 
  Flag of the Netherlands.svg K Boogert 74 3 Q Flag of the United States.svg T Whitlinger-Jones 4 0  
4 Flag of the United States.svg L Davenport 66 

Section 4

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
9 Flag of the United States.svg M J Fernández 66 
Q Flag of Poland.svg M Grzybowska 773 2   Flag of Latvia.svg L Neiland 3 3  
  Flag of Latvia.svg L Neiland 65669 Flag of the United States.svg M J Fernández 66 
  Flag of Germany.svg B Rittner 5 6611 Flag of the United States.svg K Po 2 3  
  Flag of Thailand.svg T Tanasugarn 70 2   Flag of Germany.svg B Rittner 5 2  
  Flag of the United States.svg A Grossman 70 0 11 Flag of the United States.svg K Po 76 
11 Flag of the United States.svg K Po 5 669 Flag of the United States.svg M J Fernández 66 
15 Flag of the United States.svg C Rubin 64 782 Flag of Spain.svg C Martínez 4 4  
  Flag of the United States.svg A Frazier 3 66615 Flag of the United States.svg C Rubin 72 7
Q Flag of Germany.svg M Weingärtner 72 2   Flag of Japan.svg N Sawamatsu 5 65
  Flag of Japan.svg N Sawamatsu 5 6615 Flag of the United States.svg C Rubin 1 65
  Flag of Germany.svg P Begerow 62662 Flag of Spain.svg C Martínez 61 7
LL Flag of Romania.svg C Cristea 771 1   Flag of Germany.svg P Begerow 4 2  
2 Flag of Spain.svg C Martínez 66 

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