1997 du Maurier Open – Women's singles

Women's singles
1997 du Maurier Open
Champion	Monica Seles
Runner-up	Anke Huber
Score	6–2, 6–4
Draw	56 (2WC/8Q/1LL)
Seeds	16

Main article: 1997 du Maurier Open

Two-time defending champion Monica Seles defeated Anke Huber in the final, 6–2, 6–4 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1997 Canadian Open.^[1][2]

Seeds

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

1. Monica Seles (champion)
2. Iva Majoli (second round)
3. Amanda Coetzer (quarterfinals)
4. Lindsay Davenport (quarterfinals)
5. Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (third round)
6. Mary Pierce (third round)
7. Conchita Martínez (semifinals)
8. Anke Huber (final)
9. Irina Spîrlea (first round)
10. Mary Joe Fernández (semifinals, retired)
11. Kimberly Po (third round)
12. Brenda Schultz-McCarthy (first round)
13. Ruxandra Dragomir (first round)
14. Karina Habšudová (first round)
15. Sandrine Testud (third round)
16. Sabine Appelmans (third 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

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Monica Seles	6	7
	7	Conchita Martínez	2	6
								1	Monica Seles	6	6
								8	Anke Huber	2	4
	8	Anke Huber	3	6	0
	10	Mary Joe Fernández	6	2	0^r

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								1	M Seles	6	6
		Å Carlsson	6	6					Å Carlsson	2	4
	Q	A Grossman	4	3											1	M Seles	6	7
		A Fusai	6	6											16	S Appelmans	3	5
		S Pitkowski	1	0					A Fusai	3	3
	WC	P Hy-Boulais	3	3				16	S Appelmans	6	6
	16	S Appelmans	6	6																		1	M Seles	6	6
	13	R Dragomir	0	1																		Q	R Grande	0	0
		T Tanasugarn	6	6					T Tanasugarn	4	6	2
	Q	R Grande	6	3	6			Q	R Grande	6	2	6
		B Rittner	2	6	3										Q	R Grande	6	6
	Q	S Jeyaseelan	6	7											6	M Pierce	2	2
		M Babel	4	6				Q	S Jeyaseelan	1	1
								6	M Pierce	6	6

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								WC/4	L Davenport	6	7
		E Callens	4	3					A Sugiyama	2	6
		A Sugiyama	6	6											WC/4	L Davenport	7	6
		M Serna	6	6												M Serna	5	4
	Q	R Kolbovic	2	2					M Serna	7	4	6
	Q	M Saeki	4	6	6			Q	M Saeki	6	6	3
	9	I Spîrlea	6	3	2																	WC/4	L Davenport	4	6	2
	12	B Schultz-McCarthy	4	6	3																	7	C Martínez	6	4	6
		N Kijimuta	6	2	6				N Kijimuta	4	2
		Y Basuki	6	6					Y Basuki	6	6
		S Kleinová	3	0												Y Basuki	1	4
		A Ellwood	7	3	1										7	C Martínez	6	6
		Y Yoshida	5	6	6				Y Yoshida	3	6	1
								7	C Martínez	6	3	6

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								8	A Huber	6	6
		L Wild	2	0					F Labat	2	1
		F Labat	6	6											8	A Huber	6	6
	Q	A Glass	2	1											15	S Testud	3	4
		L Raymond	6	6					L Raymond	3	3
		M Sánchez Lorenzo	5	2				15	S Testud	6	6
	15	S Testud	7	6																		8	A Huber	2	6	6
	11	K Po	6	7																		3	A Coetzer	6	1	4
		N Tauziat	1	6				11	K Po	6	6
		S Farina	4	3					J Capriati	3	2
		J Capriati	6	6											11	K Po	3	3
	Q	N Dechy	6	1	6										3	A Coetzer	6	6
		V Williams	1	6	1			Q	N Dechy	6	4	2
								3	A Coetzer	4	6	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								5	A Sánchez Vicario	6	6
		A Miller	7	2	6				A Miller	2	1
		E Likhovtseva	6	6	3										5	A Sánchez Vicario	4	3
		N Arendt	6	6											10	M J Fernández	6	6
		H Suková	2	4					N Arendt	4	2
		J Kruger	4	5				10	M J Fernández	6	6
	10	M J Fernández	6	7																		10	M J Fernández	6	6	6
	14	K Habšudová	3	3																			M Maleeva	2	7	4
		M Maleeva	6	6					M Maleeva	6	6	6
	Q	T Panova	2	6				LL	F Lubiani	7	4	4
	LL	F Lubiani	6	7												M Maleeva	7	6
		N Sawamatsu	6	6												N Sawamatsu	5	4
		C Rubin	1	4					N Sawamatsu	7	6	6
								2	I Majoli	5	7	1

Qualifying

Qualifying seeds

1. Marion Maruska (first round)
2. Cătălina Cristea (first round)
3. Francesca Lubiani (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
4. Rita Grande (qualified)
5. Ann Grossman (qualified)
6. Alexia Dechaume-Balleret (first round, retired)
7. Inés Gorrochategui (first round)
8. Kristie Boogert (first round)

Qualifiers

1. Andrea Glass
2. Tatiana Panova
3. Sonya Jeyaseelan
4. Miho Saeki
5. Renata Kolbovic
6. Rita Grande
7. Ann Grossman
8. Nathalie Dechy

Lucky loser

1. Francesca Lubiani

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	1	Marion Maruska	1	3
		Andrea Glass	6	6
									Andrea Glass	5	6	6
									Maureen Drake	7	3	2
	WC	Christina Popescu	2	6
		Maureen Drake	6	7

Second qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
		Tatiana Panova	7	7
		Olga Barabanschikova	5	5
									Tatiana Panova	7	7
									Siobhan Drake-Brockman	5	6
		Siobhan Drake-Brockman	5
	6	Alexia Dechaume-Balleret	1^r

Third qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	3	Francesca Lubiani	6	6
		Martina Nejedly	2	2
								3	Francesca Lubiani	6	2	5
									Sonya Jeyaseelan	2	6	7
		Sonya Jeyaseelan	6	6
		Mercedes Paz	4	0

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
		Jane Taylor	3	6	6
		Vanessa Webb	6	3	1
									Jane Taylor	2	2
									Miho Saeki	6	6
		Miho Saeki	6	6
	7	Inés Gorrochategui	3	4

Fifth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	8	Kristie Boogert	6	2
		Renata Kolbovic	7	6
									Renata Kolbovic	6	6
									Tracey Hiete	3	2
	WC	Sanja Bajin	6	5
		Tracey Hiete	7	7

Sixth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
		Jana Nejedly	6	6
	WC	Petia Marinova	0	3
									Jana Nejedly	2	1
								4	Rita Grande	6	6
		Kristina Brandi	3	1
	4	Rita Grande	6	6

Seventh qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	5	Ann Grossman	5	7	6
		Lindsay Lee	7	6	4
								5	Ann Grossman	2	6	6
									Jolene Watanabe	6	3	4
		Jolene Watanabe	6	4
		Rene Simpson	2	1^r

Eighth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	WC	Susan Huang	1	3
		Kathy Rinaldi-Stunkel	6	6
									Kathy Rinaldi-Stunkel	4	1
									Nathalie Dechy	6	6
		Nathalie Dechy	4	7	6
	2	Cătălina Cristea	6	6	2

References

1. "Seles takes du Maurier for third year in row". The Washington Post. 17 August 1997. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
2. "Seles Beats Huber In Straight Sets To Win Du Maurier Open Tourney". The Spokesman-Review. Associated Press. 18 August 1997. Retrieved 22 April 2024.

External links

• ITF tournament edition details
• Main and qualifying draws (WTA)