| Singles | |
|---|---|
| 1998 Intersport Grand Prix | |
| Champion |  Martina Hingis |
| Runner-up |  Jana Novotná |
| Final score | 6–3, 7–5 |
| Draw | 28 (4 Q / 3 WC ) |
| Seeds | 8 |
Iva Majoli was the defending champion but lost in the second round to Barbara Schett.
Martina Hingis won in the final 6–3, 7–5 against Jana Novotná.
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 (final)
Arantxa Sánchez-Vicario (quarterfinals)
Iva Majoli (second round) Patty Schnyder (semifinals)
Sabine Appelmans (first round)
Ruxandra Dragomir (first round)
Barbara Paulus (first round)| Final | ||||||
| 1 | Martina Hingis | 6 | 7 | |||
| 2 | Jana Novotná | 3 | 5 | |||
| First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | M Hingis | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| WC |  W Probst | 4 | 0 |  J Halard-Decugis | 5 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| J Halard-Decugis | 6 | 6 | 1 | M Hingis | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WC |  J Capriati | 6 | 6 | WC | J Capriati | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 F Labat | 2 | 4 | WC | J Capriati | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Q |  S Noorlander | 6 | 6 | Q | S Noorlander | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | R Dragomir | 2 | 2 | 1 | M Hingis | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| B Schett | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | I Majoli | 5 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| B Schett | 6 | 6 | B Schett | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| M Babel | 4 | 4 | B Schett | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | R Bobková | 3 | 1 | V Ruano Pascual | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| V Ruano Pascual | 6 | 6 | V Ruano Pascual | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 E Likhovtseva | 6 | 3 | 6 | E Likhovtseva | 0 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | S Appelmans | 0 | 6 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | P Schnyder | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Q |  F Perfetti | 1 | 0 | 5 | P Schnyder | 3 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| A-G Sidot | 6 | 6 | A-G Sidot | 6 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 K Habšudová | 3 | 3 | 5 | P Schnyder | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| S Pitkowski | 1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | A Sánchez-Vicario | 3 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| H Nagyová | 6 | 5 | 6 | H Nagyová | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | A Sánchez-Vicario | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | P Schnyder | 6 | 5 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | B Paulus | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | J Novotná | 2 | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| A Fusai | 6 | 6 | 6 | A Fusai | 2 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 P Hy-Boulais | 1 | 3 | Q | J Abe | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | J Abe | 6 | 6 | Q | J Abe | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| M Serna | 7 | 6 | 2 | J Novotná | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WC | S Klösel | 6 | 0 | M Serna | 4 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | J Novotná | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iva Majoli defeated Martina Hingis in the final, 6–4, 6–2 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1997 French Open. Majoli became the first Croat to win a major title. This was the only major match Hingis lost in the 1997 season, preventing her from achieving the Grand Slam. Hingis was on a 35-match winning streak, dating to the start of the season in Sydney.
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.
Steffi Graf was the defending champion but did not compete that year.
Steffi Graf was the defending champion but did not compete that year.
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.
Magdalena Maleeva was the defending champion but lost in the second round to Jennifer Capriati.
Julie Halard-Decugis was the defending champion but did not compete that year.
Iva Majoli was the defending champion and won in the final 4–6, 7–6, 6–4 against Jana Novotná.
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario was the defending champion but lost in the third round to Amanda Coetzer.
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.
Jana Novotná was the defending champion but lost in the semifinals to Lindsay Davenport.
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.
Martina Hingis was the defending champion but did not compete that year.
Martina Hingis was the defending champion but did not compete that year.
Anke Huber and Mary Pierce were the defending champions but did not compete that year.
Mary Pierce was the defending champion but lost in the third round to Mirjana Lučić.
Meredith McGrath and Arantxa Sánchez Vicario were the defending champions, but competed this year with different partners. McGrath teamed up with Larisa Neiland and lost in semifinals to Gabriela Sabatini and Brenda Schultz-McCarthy, while Sánchez Vicario teamed up with Jana Novotná and also lost in semifinals to Martina Hingis and Iva Majoli.