| Women's singles | |
|---|---|
| 1997 Sydney International | |
| 1996 Champion |  Monica Seles |
| Champion |  Martina Hingis |
| Runner-up | Jennifer Capriati |
| Score | 6–1, 5–7, 6–1 |
| Draw | 28 |
| Seeds | 8 |
Monica Seles was the defending champion but did not compete that year.
Martina Hingis won in the final 6–1, 5–7, 6–1 against Jennifer Capriati.
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.
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (second round) Martina Hingis (champion)
Iva Majoli (quarterfinals) Lindsay Davenport (semifinals)
Irina Spîrlea (first round)
Karina Habšudová (first round)
Brenda Schultz-McCarthy (first round)
Amanda Coetzer (first round)| Final | ||||||
| Jennifer Capriati | 1 | 7 | 1 | |||
| 2 | Martina Hingis | 6 | 5 | 6 | ||
| First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | A Sánchez Vicario | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LL |  S Dopfer | 2 | 3 | A Frazier | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| A Frazier | 6 | 6 | A Frazier | 4 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| C Rubin | 3 | 6 | 3 | J Capriati | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| J Capriati | 6 | 4 | 6 | J Capriati | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Q |  R Simpson | 6 | 7 | Q | R Simpson | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | K Habšudová | 4 | 5 | J Capriati | 2 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | L Davenport | 6 | 4 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | L Davenport | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 A Sugiyama | 1 | 0 | L Raymond | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| L Raymond | 6 | 6 | 4 | L Davenport | 6 | 64 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| N Sawamatsu | 7 | 6 | N Sawamatsu | 3 | 77 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | M Tu | 5 | 3 | N Sawamatsu | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WC |  R McQuillan | 6 | 60 | 6 | WC | R McQuillan | 5 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | B Schultz-McCarthy | 4 | 77 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | A Coetzer | 1 | 6 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| M J Fernández | 6 | 3 | 6 | M J Fernández | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| K Po | 6 | 3 | 6 | K Po | 2 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| J Wiesner | 2 | 6 | 4 | M J Fernández | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Q |  S Pitkowski | 6 | 6 | 3 | I Majoli | 5 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 N Zvereva | 0 | 0 | Q | S Pitkowski | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | I Majoli | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| M J Fernández | 3 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | I Spîrlea | 3 | 6 | 4 | 2 | M Hingis | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| M Pierce | 6 | 4 | 6 | M Pierce | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WC | N Bradtke | 3 | 6 | 0 |  Y Basuki | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Y Basuki | 6 | 3 | 6 | Y Basuki | 66 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 S Appelmans | 6 | 6 | 2 | M Hingis | 78 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Q |  J Kandarr | 0 | 1 | S Appelmans | 3 | 6 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | M Hingis | 6 | 3 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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