1997 State Farm Evert Cup – Singles

Singles
Singles
1997 Newsweek Champions Cup; and the State Farm Evert Cup
1996 Champion	Steffi Graf
Final
Champion	Lindsay Davenport
Runner-up	Irina Spîrlea
Score	6–2, 6–1
Details
Draw	56
Seeds	16
Events

Lindsay Davenport defeated Irina Spîrlea in the final, 6–2, 6–1 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1997 Indian Wells Masters.

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

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.

Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (semifinals)
Conchita Martínez (quarterfinals)
Anke Huber (third round)
Lindsay Davenport (champion)
Iva Majoli (third round)
Irina Spîrlea (final)
n/a
Amanda Coetzer (second round)
Mary Joe Fernández (semifinals)
Barbara Paulus (second round)
Kimberly Po (third round)
Elena Likhovtseva (third round)
Nathalie Tauziat (quarterfinals)
Ruxandra Dragomir (third round)
Chanda Rubin (third round)
Lisa Raymond (second round)
Ai Sugiyama (second round)

Draw

Key

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 Fernández	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	7⁷	2	2							Å Carlsson	1	3
	Å Carlsson	6⁴	6	6		Å Carlsson	6	6
LL	F Lubiani	7¹⁰	1	4	10	B Paulus	4	4
10	B Paulus	6⁸	6	6										1	A Sánchez Vicario	3	6	6
16	L Raymond	7⁷	6												S Testud	6	2	2
Q	J Kandarr	6⁴	2		16	L Raymond	7	3	4
	A-G Sidot	7⁷	5	2		S Testud	5	6	6
	S Testud	6⁵	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 Devillé	1	0		13	N Tauziat	6	6
13	N Tauziat	6	6											13	N Tauziat	4	2
12	E Likhovtseva	7⁷	4	7										6	I Spîrlea	6	6
	K Studeníková	6²	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	7⁷	6⁷	2
					6	I Spîrlea	6³	7⁹	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	7⁷	6¹	17	A Sugiyama	6	3	2
17	A Sugiyama	6	6²	7⁷											Q	V Williams	4	7	6¹
14	R Dragomir	6	7												4	L Davenport	6	5	7⁷
Q	K Brandi	4	5		14	R Dragomir	6	3	6
	P Suárez	4	6⁴			E Makarova	3	6	2
	E Makarova	6	7⁷							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 Fernández	6	6
Q	M Grzybowska	7⁷	3	2		L Neiland	3	3
	L Neiland	6⁵	6	6						9	M J Fernández	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 Fernández	6	6
15	C Rubin	6	4	7⁸											2	C Martínez	4	4
	A Frazier	3	6	6⁶	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	6²	6	6						2	C Martínez	6	1	7
LL	C Cristea	7⁷	1	1		P Begerow	4	2
					2	C Martínez	6	6