1997 IGA Classic – Singles

Singles
1997 IGA Classic
1996 champion	Brenda Schultz-McCarthy
Champion	Lindsay Davenport
Runner-up	Lisa Raymond
Final score	6–4, 6–2

Brenda Schultz-McCarthy was the defending champion but did not compete that year.

Lindsay Davenport won in the final 6–4, 6–2 against Lisa Raymond.

Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. The top two seeds received a bye to the second round.

1. Lindsay Davenport (Champion)
2. Amanda Coetzer (Quarterfinals)
3. Kimberly Po (Semifinals)
4. Lisa Raymond (Final)

5. Jennifer Capriati (Quarterfinals)
6. Amy Frazier (First Round)
7. Marianne Werdel-Witmeyer (Second Round)
8. Patricia Hy-Boulais (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	Lindsay Davenport	6	6
	4	Lisa Raymond	4	2

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
								1	L Davenport	6	6
		C Cristea	6	6					C Cristea	1	2
		J Watanabe	4	2											1	L Davenport	6	6
		A Grossman	4	6											5	J Capriati	3	4
	Q	K Nagatsuka	6	7				Q	K Nagatsuka	3	2
	Q	M Vento	3	4				5	J Capriati	6	6
	5	J Capriati	6	6																		1	L Davenport	1	6	6
	3	K Po	7	6																		3	K Po	6	2	3
		T Whitlinger-Jones	6	4				3	K Po	6	6
	Q	K Radford	4	2					L Lee	1	4
		L Lee	6	6											3	K Po	6	6
		S Cacic	7	6												S Cacic	3	3
	WC	K Adams	6	2					S Cacic	6	6
		N Miyagi	6	5	r			7	M Werdel-Witmeyer	4	3
	7	M Werdel-Witmeyer	4	3

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	8	P Hy-Boulais	5	7	3
	WC	P Shriver	7	6	6			WC	P Shriver	6	6
		R Hiraki	2	6	3				R Simpson	4	3
		R Simpson	6	3	6										WC	P Shriver	5	6
		A Dechaume-Balleret	6	6											4	L Raymond	7	7
		G Helgeson-Nielsen	4	4					A Dechaume-Balleret	4	3
		K Kschwendt	7	2	5			4	L Raymond	6	6
	4	L Raymond	5	6	7																	4	L Raymond	6	6
	6	A Frazier	6	5																			F Lubiani	1	0
		F Lubiani	7	7					F Lubiani	6	7
		M Grzybowska	7	3	6				M Grzybowska	1	5
	LL	E Brioukhovets	6	6	3											F Lubiani	6	6
	Q	A Gavaldón	2	6	5										2	A Coetzer	0	4
		M Tu	6	2	7				M Tu	1	0
								2	A Coetzer	6	6

External links

• 1997 IGA Classic Draw