1997 Kremlin Cup – Women's Singles

Women's Singles
1997 Kremlin Cup
Champion	Jana Novotná
Runner-up	Ai Sugiyama
Final score	6–3, 6–4

Conchita Martínez was the defending champion but lost in the semifinals to Jana Novotná.

Novotná won in the final 6–3, 6–4 against Ai Sugiyama.

Seeds

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.

Jana Novotná (Champion) Irina Spîrlea (Quarterfinals) Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (Quarterfinals) Conchita Martínez (Semifinals)

Anke Huber (First Round) Sandrine Testud (Quarterfinals) Brenda Schultz-McCarthy (Second Round) Sabine Appelmans (First Round)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild Card
• LL = Lucky Loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special Exempt
• PR = Protected Ranking
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Final

	Final
	1	Jana Novotná	6	6
		Ai Sugiyama	3	4

Section 1

First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
							1	J Novotná	6	6
Q	S Williams	3	6					K Po	0	2
	K Po	6	7											1	J Novotná	7	6
	V Williams	7	6												V Williams	5	4
	E Likhovtseva	6	3					V Williams	6	6
Q	S Farina	3	7	6			Q	S Farina	4	0
8	S Appelmans	6	6	1																	1	J Novotná	6	6
																					4	C Martínez	4	1
							4	C Martínez	7	2	6
	P Schnyder	6	6					P Schnyder	5	6	1
Q	E Dementieva	2	1											4	C Martínez	6	6
	M Maleeva	1	3											6	S Testud	1	4
	K Habšudová	6	6					K Habšudová	2	6	6
	J Kruger	3	6				6	S Testud	6	3	7
6	S Testud	6	7

Section 2

First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
7	B Schultz-McCarthy	7	6
	B Paulus	5	3				7	B Schultz-McCarthy	4	5
	N Zvereva	4	6					A Sugiyama	6	7
	A Sugiyama	6	7												A Sugiyama	6	7
	Y Basuki	4	r											3	A Sánchez Vicario	1	6
WC	E Makarova	5					WC	E Makarova	3	0
							3	A Sánchez Vicario	6	6
																						A Sugiyama	6	4	6
5	A Huber	7	4	3																		D Van Roost	2	6	3
	D Van Roost	5	6	6				D Van Roost	6	7
Q	M Lučić	2	4					H Suková	2	6
	H Suková	6	6												D Van Roost	6	6
WC	L Savchenko	3	6	6										2	I Spîrlea	2	4
	F Labat	6	3	1			WC	L Savchenko	4	6
							2	I Spîrlea	6	7

External links

• 1997 Kremlin Cup Draw