1997 Páginas Amarillas Open – Singles

Singles
1997 Páginas Amarillas Open
1996 Champion	Jana Novotná
Champion	Jana Novotná
Runner-up	Monica Seles
Score	7–5, 6–1

Jana Novotná was the defending champion and won in the final 7–5, 6–1 against Monica Seles.

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. Monica Seles (final)
2. Jana Novotná (champion)
3. Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (semifinals)
4. Irina Spîrlea (quarterfinals)
5. Mary Joe Fernández (first round)
6. Kimberly Po (first round)
7. Lisa Raymond (first round)
8. Amy Frazier (second round)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

Final

	Final
	1	Monica Seles	5	1
	2	Jana Novotná	7	6

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
								1	M Seles	6	6
		M Sánchez Lorenzo	6	6					M Sánchez Lorenzo	0	1
	Q	V Martinek	1	0											1	M Seles	6	6
		L Wild	6	6	1											V Ruano-Pascual	2	1
		V Ruano-Pascual	4	7	6				V Ruano-Pascual	6	6
	WC	L Pena	4	3				8	A Frazier	0	0
	8	A Frazier	6	6																		1	M Seles	6	6	6
	4	I Spîrlea	6	6																			F Labat	7	1	2
		A Ellwood	3	4				4	I Spîrlea	6	6
		R Grande	5	3				Q	S Cecchini	1	2
	Q	S Cecchini	7	6											4	I Spîrlea	2	5
	Q	L Němečková	2	1												F Labat	6	7
		F Labat	6	6					F Labat	6	6
		M Maruska	3	6	6				M Maruska	2	2
	6	K Po	6	2	4

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	7	L Raymond	1	2
		P Schnyder	6	6					P Schnyder	6	6	5
		A Grossman	7	7					A Grossman	7	4	7
		F Lubiani	5	5												A Grossman	1	1
		C Cristea	7	6											3	A Sánchez Vicario	6	6
		T Whitlinger-Jones	6	4					C Cristea	6	0	0
		M Serna	2	1				3	A Sánchez Vicario	4	6	6
	3	A Sánchez Vicario	6	6																		3	A Sánchez Vicario	4	4
	5	M J Fernández	2	3																		2	J Novotná	6	6
		I Gorrochategui	6	6					I Gorrochategui	3	6	2
		R Hiraki	2	4				Q	G León García	6	3	6
	Q	G León García	6	6											Q	G León García	3	4
	WC	E Salvador	0	0											2	J Novotná	6	6
		Å Carlsson	6	6					Å Carlsson	2	2
								2	J Novotná	6	6

External links

• 1997 Páginas Amarillas Open Draw