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1997 Kremlin Cup – Women's singles

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Women's singles
1997 Kremlin Cup
Final
ChampionCzech Republic Jana Novotná
Runner-upJapan Ai Sugiyama
Score6–3, 6–4
Details
Seeds8
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
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Jana Novotná defeated Ai Sugiyama in the final, 6–3, 6–4 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1997 Kremlin Cup.

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

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. Czech Republic Jana Novotná (champion)
  2. Romania Irina Spîrlea (quarterfinals)
  3. Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (quarterfinals)
  4. Spain Conchita Martínez (semifinals)
  5. Germany Anke Huber (first round)
  6. France Sandrine Testud (quarterfinals)
  7. Netherlands Brenda Schultz-McCarthy (second round)
  8. Belgium Sabine Appelmans (first round)

Draw

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Key

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Final

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Semifinals Final
          
1 Czech Republic Jana Novotná 6 6  
4 Spain Conchita Martínez 4 1  
1 Czech Republic Jana Novotná 6 6  
  Japan Ai Sugiyama 3 4  
  Japan Ai Sugiyama 6 4 6
  Belgium Dominique Van Roost 2 6 3

Section 1

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Czech Republic J Novotná 6 6  
Q United States S Williams 3 66     United States K Po 0 2  
  United States K Po 6 78   1 Czech Republic J Novotná 7 6  
  United States V Williams 77 6     United States V Williams 5 4  
  Russia E Likhovtseva 63 3     United States V Williams 6 6  
Q Italy S Farina 3 77 6 Q Italy S Farina 4 0  
8 Belgium S Appelmans 6 64 1 1 Czech Republic J Novotná 6 6  
4 Spain C Martínez 4 1  
4 Spain C Martínez 7 2 6
  Switzerland P Schnyder 6 6     Switzerland P Schnyder 5 6 1
Q Russia E Dementieva 2 1   4 Spain C Martínez 6 6  
  Bulgaria M Maleeva 1 3   6 France S Testud 1 4  
  Slovakia K Habšudová 6 6     Slovakia K Habšudová 2 6 63
  South Africa J Kruger 3 64   6 France S Testud 6 3 77
6 France S Testud 6 77  

Section 2

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
7 Netherlands B Schultz-McCarthy 7 6  
  Austria B Paulus 5 3   7 Netherlands B Schultz-McCarthy 4 5  
  Belarus N Zvereva 4 63     Japan A Sugiyama 6 7  
  Japan A Sugiyama 6 77     Japan A Sugiyama 6 77  
  Indonesia Y Basuki 4r   3 Spain A Sánchez Vicario 1 61  
WC Russia E Makarova 5     WC Russia E Makarova 3 0  
3 Spain A Sánchez Vicario 6 6  
  Japan A Sugiyama 6 4 6
5 Germany A Huber 7 4 3   Belgium D Van Roost 2 6 3
  Belgium D Van Roost 5 6 6   Belgium D Van Roost 6 78  
Q Croatia M Lučić 2 4     Czech Republic H Suková 2 66  
  Czech Republic H Suková 6 6     Belgium D Van Roost 6 6  
WC Latvia L Savchenko 3 6 6 2 Romania I Spîrlea 2 4  
  Argentina F Labat 6 3 1 WC Latvia L Savchenko 4 610  
2 Romania I Spîrlea 6 712  
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