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1997 Newsweek Champions Cup and the State Farm Evert Cup | |
1996 Champion | ![]() |
Champion | ![]() |
Runner-up | ![]() |
Score | 6–2, 6–1 |
Lindsay Davenport defeated Irina Spîrlea in the final, 6–2, 6–1 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1997 Indian Wells Masters.
Steffi Graf was the reigning champion, but did not compete that year.
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.
Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
1 | ![]() | 6 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||
6 | ![]() | 4 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||
6 | ![]() | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||
4 | ![]() | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
4 | ![]() | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
9 | ![]() | 1 | 1 |
First round | Second round | Third round | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | ![]() | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Q | ![]() | 3 | 4 | ![]() | 4 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 6 | 6 | 1 | ![]() | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 77 | 2 | 2 | ![]() | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 64 | 6 | 6 | ![]() | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
LL | ![]() | 710 | 1 | 4 | 10 | ![]() | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
10 | ![]() | 68 | 6 | 6 | 1 | ![]() | 3 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
16 | ![]() | 77 | 6 | ![]() | 6 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Q | ![]() | 64 | 2 | 16 | ![]() | 7 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 77 | 5 | 2 | ![]() | 5 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 65 | 7 | 6 | ![]() | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
WC | ![]() | 2 | 1 | ![]() | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 6 | 6 | ![]() | 1 | 7 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
8 | ![]() | 6 | 5 | 5 |
First round | Second round | Third round | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | ![]() | 3 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 6 | 1 | 4 | ![]() | 6 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | ![]() | 4 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 6 | 5 | 6 | 13 | ![]() | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 1 | 7 | 2 | ![]() | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 1 | 0 | 13 | ![]() | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
13 | ![]() | 6 | 6 | 13 | ![]() | 4 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
12 | ![]() | 77 | 4 | 7 | 6 | ![]() | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 62 | 6 | 5 | 12 | ![]() | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
WC | ![]() | 6 | 7 | WC | ![]() | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
WC | ![]() | 4 | 5 | 12 | ![]() | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Q | ![]() | 6 | 6 | 6 | ![]() | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 2 | 2 | Q | ![]() | 77 | 67 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
6 | ![]() | 63 | 79 | 6 |
First round | Second round | Third round | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | ![]() | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 4 | 1 | ![]() | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 6 | 6 | 5 | ![]() | 5 | 6 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 2 | 4 | Q | ![]() | 7 | 3 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Q | ![]() | 6 | 6 | Q | ![]() | 3 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 4 | 77 | 61 | 17 | ![]() | 6 | 3 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
17 | ![]() | 6 | 62 | 77 | Q | ![]() | 4 | 7 | 61 | ||||||||||||||||||
14 | ![]() | 6 | 7 | 4 | ![]() | 6 | 5 | 77 | |||||||||||||||||||
Q | ![]() | 4 | 5 | 14 | ![]() | 6 | 3 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 4 | 64 | ![]() | 3 | 6 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 6 | 77 | 14 | ![]() | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Q | ![]() | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | ![]() | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 7 | 4 | 3 | Q | ![]() | 4 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
4 | ![]() | 6 | 6 |
First round | Second round | Third round | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | ![]() | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Q | ![]() | 77 | 3 | 2 | ![]() | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 65 | 6 | 6 | 9 | ![]() | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 5 | 6 | 6 | 11 | ![]() | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 7 | 0 | 2 | ![]() | 5 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 7 | 0 | 0 | 11 | ![]() | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
11 | ![]() | 5 | 6 | 6 | 9 | ![]() | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
15 | ![]() | 6 | 4 | 78 | 2 | ![]() | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 3 | 6 | 66 | 15 | ![]() | 7 | 2 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
Q | ![]() | 7 | 2 | 2 | ![]() | 5 | 6 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 5 | 6 | 6 | 15 | ![]() | 1 | 6 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 62 | 6 | 6 | 2 | ![]() | 6 | 1 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
LL | ![]() | 77 | 1 | 1 | ![]() | 4 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
2 | ![]() | 6 | 6 |
Steffi Graf defeated Conchita Martínez in the final, 7–6 (7–5), 7–6(7–5) to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1996 Indian Wells Masters.
Conchita Martínez was the defending champion but lost in the quarterfinals to Mary Pierce.
Conchita Martínez was the defending champion but did not compete that year.
Martina Hingis won the singles tennis title at the 1997 Pan Pacific Open via walkover walkover after Steffi Graf withdrew from the final.
Martina Hingis defeated Monica Seles in the final, 3–6, 6–3, 7–6 to win the singles tennis title at the 1997 Family Circle Cup.
Jana Novotná and Arantxa Sánchez Vicario were the defending champions but only Novotná competed that year with Lindsay Davenport.
Irina Spîrlea was the defending champion but did not compete that year.
Mary Joe Fernández defeated Mary Pierce in the final, 6–4, 6–2 to win the singles tennis title at the 1997 WTA German Open.
Lindsay Davenport was the defending champion but lost in the final 5–7, 7–5, 6–4 against Monica Seles.
Two-time defending champion Monica Seles defeated Anke Huber in the final, 6–2, 6–4 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1997 Canadian Open.
Jana Novotná was the defending champion but lost in the quarterfinals to Lindsay Davenport.
Jana Novotná defeated Mary Pierce in the final, 7–6, 6–3, 6–2 to win the singles tennis title at the 1997 WTA Tour Championships.
Lindsay Davenport defeated the defending champion Martina Hingis in the final, 6–3, 6–3 to win the singles tennis title at the 1998 Pan Pacific Open.
Conchita Martínez was the defending champion but did not compete that year.
Martina Hingis defeated the defending champion Lindsay Davenport in the final, 6–3, 6–4 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1998 Indian Wells Masters.
Amanda Coetzer defeated Irina Spîrlea in the final, 6–3, 6–4 to win the singles tennis title at the 1998 Family Circle Cup.
Lindsay Davenport was the defending champion but lost in the semifinals to Mary Pierce.
Martina Hingis was the defending champion but lost in the semifinals to Mary Pierce.
Monica Seles was the defending champion but lost in the semifinals to Lindsay Davenport.
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.