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1997 Advanta Championships of Philadelphia – Singles

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Singles
1997 Advanta Championships of Philadelphia
1996 ChampionCzech Republic Jana Novotná
Final
ChampionSwitzerland Martina Hingis
Runner-upUnited States Lindsay Davenport
Score7–5, 6–7, 7–6
Events
Singles Doubles
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Jana Novotná was the defending champion but lost in the quarterfinals to Lindsay Davenport.

Martina Hingis won in the final 7–5, 6–7, 7–6 against Davenport.

Seeds

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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.

  1. Switzerland Martina Hingis (champion)
  2. Czech Republic Jana Novotná (quarterfinals)
  3. South Africa Amanda Coetzer (quarterfinals)
  4. United States Monica Seles (quarterfinals)
  5. United States Lindsay Davenport (final)
  6. Croatia Iva Majoli (first round)
  7. Romania Irina Spîrlea (semifinals)
  8. Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (semifinals)

Draw

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Key

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Final

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Final
1 Switzerland Martina Hingis 7 6 7
5 United States Lindsay Davenport 5 7 6

Section 1

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Switzerland M Hingis 6 4 6
  Belgium S Appelmans 6 6     Belgium S Appelmans 2 6 2
  Romania R Dragomir 4 1   1 Switzerland M Hingis 7 5 6
  Czech Republic H Suková 3 4     Germany A Huber 6 7 4
  United States L Raymond 6 6     United States L Raymond 6 2 5
  Germany A Huber 6 1 6   Germany A Huber 2 6 7
6 Croatia I Majoli 3 6 3 1 Switzerland M Hingis 1 7 6
8 Spain A Sánchez Vicario 6 6 3
3 South Africa A Coetzer 6 7  
Q China F Li 6 6     United States C Rubin 4 6  
  United States C Rubin 7 7   3 South Africa A Coetzer 2 2  
  United States J Capriati 1 2   8 Spain A Sánchez Vicario 6 6  
  Japan A Sugiyama 6 6     Japan A Sugiyama 1 6  
  Indonesia Y Basuki 2 0   8 Spain A Sánchez Vicario 6 7  
8 Spain A Sánchez Vicario 6 6  

Section 2

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
7 Romania I Spîrlea 6 6  
WC United States V Williams 3 2   7 Romania I Spîrlea 6 6  
Q Germany M Weingärtner 2 3   Q Venezuela M Vento 2 1  
Q Venezuela M Vento 6 6   7 Romania I Spîrlea 6 7  
WC United States S Taylor 2 2   4 United States M Seles 4 6  
  Netherlands B Schultz-McCarthy 6 6     Netherlands B Schultz-McCarthy 3 r  
4 United States M Seles 4    
7 Romania I Spîrlea 2 4  
5 United States L Davenport 6 6   5 United States L Davenport 6 6  
  France N Tauziat 3 3   5 United States L Davenport 6 6  
Q United States S Cacic 3 1     Spain C Martínez 3 0  
  Spain C Martínez 6 6   5 United States L Davenport 6 6  
LL South Africa J Kruger 5 1   2 Czech Republic J Novotná 3 2  
  United States A Frazier 7 6     United States A Frazier 2 1  
2 Czech Republic J Novotná 6 6  
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