1997 State Farm Evert Cup – Singles

Singles
1997 Newsweek Champions Cup and the State Farm Evert Cup
1996 Champion	Steffi Graf
Champion	Lindsay Davenport
Runner-up	Irina Spîrlea
Final score	6–2, 6–1

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

Lindsay Davenport won in the final 6–2, 6–1 against Irina Spîrlea.

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. Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (Semifinals)
2. Conchita Martínez (Quarterfinals)
3. Anke Huber (Third Round)
4. Lindsay Davenport (Champion)
5. Iva Majoli (Third Round)
6. Irina Spîrlea (Final)
7. n/a
8. Amanda Coetzer (Second Round)
9. Mary Joe Fernandez (Semifinals)
10. Barbara Paulus (Second Round)
11. Kimberly Po (Third Round)
12. Elena Likhovtseva (Third Round)
13. Nathalie Tauziat (Quarterfinals)
14. Ruxandra Dragomir (Third Round)
15. Chanda Rubin (Third Round)
16. Lisa Raymond (Second Round)
17. Ai Sugiyama (Second 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

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	6	3	3
	6	Irina Spîrlea	4	6	6
								6	Irina Spîrlea	2	1
								4	Lindsay Davenport	6	6
	4	Lindsay Davenport	6	6
	9	Mary Joe Fernandez	1	1

Top Half

Section 1

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
							1	A Sánchez Vicario	6	6
Q	N Miyagi	3	4					S Farina	4	2
	S Farina	6	6											1	A Sánchez Vicario	6	6
	B Schett	7^7	2	2											Å Carlsson	1	3
	Å Carlsson	6^4	6	6				Å Carlsson	6	6
LL	F Lubiani	7^10	1	4			10	B Paulus	4	4
10	B Paulus	6^8	6	6																	1	A Sánchez Vicario	3	6	6
16	L Raymond	7^7	6																			S Testud	6	2	2
Q	J Kandarr	6^4	2				16	L Raymond	7	3	4
	A-G Sidot	7^7	5	2				S Testud	5	6	6
	S Testud	6^5	7	6											S Testud	6	6
WC	K Triska	2	1												F Labat	2	2
	F Labat	6	6					F Labat	1	7	7
							8	A Coetzer	6	5	5

Section 2

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
							3	A Huber	3	6	6
	P Hy-Boulais	6	1	4				A Kournikova	6	2	2
	A Kournikova	1	6	6										3	A Huber	4	3
	H Suková	6	5	6										13	N Tauziat	6	6
	G Pizzichini	1	7	2				H Suková	2	2
	S de Ville	1	0				13	N Tauziat	6	6
13	N Tauziat	6	6																		13	N Tauziat	4	2
12	E Likhovtseva	7^7	4	7																	6	I Spîrlea	6	6
	K Studeníková	6^2	6	5			12	E Likhovtseva	6	6
WC	O Barabanschikova	6	7				WC	O Barabanschikova	2	2
WC	A Stevenson	4	5											12	E Likhovtseva	3	4
Q	A Dechaume-Balleret	6	6											6	I Spîrlea	6	6
	K Kschwendt	2	2				Q	A Dechaume-Balleret	7^7	6^7	2
							6	I Spîrlea	6^3	7^9	6

Bottom Half

Section 3

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
							5	I Majoli	6	6
	M Endo	4	1					N Zvereva	4	4
	N Zvereva	6	6											5	I Majoli	5	6	5
	A Miller	2	4											Q	V Williams	7	3	7
Q	V Williams	6	6				Q	V Williams	3	6	6
	N Kijimuta	4	7^7	6^1			17	A Sugiyama	6	3	2
17	A Sugiyama	6	6^2	7^7																	Q	V Williams	4	7	6^1
14	R Dragomir	6	7																		4	L Davenport	6	5	7^7
Q	K Brandi	4	5				14	R Dragomir	6	3	6
	P Suárez	4	6^4					E Makarova	3	6	2
	E Makarova	6	7^7											14	R Dragomir	2	1
Q	T Whitlinger-Jones	5	6	6										4	L Davenport	6	6
	K Boogert	7	4	3			Q	T Whitlinger-Jones	4	0
							4	L Davenport	6	6

Section 4

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
							9	M J Fernandez	6	6
Q	M Grzybowska	7^7	3	2				L Neiland	3	3
	L Neiland	6^5	6	6										9	M J Fernandez	6	6
	B Rittner	5	6	6										11	K Po	2	3
	T Tanasugarn	7	0	2				B Rittner	5	2
	A Grossman	7	0	0			11	K Po	7	6
11	K Po	5	6	6																	9	M J Fernandez	6	6
15	C Rubin	6	4	7^8																	2	C Martínez	4	4
	A Frazier	3	6	6^6			15	C Rubin	7	2	7
Q	M Weingärtner	7	2	2				N Sawamatsu	5	6	5
	N Sawamatsu	5	6	6										15	C Rubin	1	6	5
	P Begerow	6^2	6	6										2	C Martínez	6	1	7
LL	C Cristea	7^7	1	1				P Begerow	4	2
							2	C Martínez	6	6

References

• 1997 State Farm Evert Cup Draw