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1997 State Farm Evert Cup – Singles


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.

  1. ESP Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (semifinals)
  2. ESP Conchita Martínez (quarterfinals)
  3. GER Anke Huber (third round)
  4. USA Lindsay Davenport (champion)
  5. CRO Iva Majoli (third round)
  6. ROM Irina Spîrlea (final)
  7. n/a
  8. RSA Amanda Coetzer (second round)
  9. USA Mary Joe Fernández (semifinals)
  10. AUT Barbara Paulus (second round)
  11. USA Kimberly Po (third round)
  12. RUS Elena Likhovtseva (third round)
  13. FRA Nathalie Tauziat (quarterfinals)
  14. ROM Ruxandra Dragomir (third round)
  15. USA Chanda Rubin (third round)
  16. USA Lisa Raymond (second round)
  17. JPN Ai Sugiyama (second round)

Draw

Finals

| RD1-seed1=1 | RD1-team1=ESP Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | RD1-score1-1=6 | RD1-score1-2=3 | RD1-score1-3=3 | RD1-seed2=6 | RD1-team2=ROM Irina Spîrlea | RD1-score2-1=4 | RD1-score2-2=6 | RD1-score2-3=6

| RD1-seed3=4 | RD1-team3=USA Lindsay Davenport | RD1-score3-1=6 | RD1-score3-2=6 | RD1-score3-3= | RD1-seed4=9 | RD1-team4=USA Mary Joe Fernández | RD1-score4-1=1 | RD1-score4-2=1 | RD1-score4-3=

| RD2-seed1=6 | RD2-team1=ROM Irina Spîrlea | RD2-score1-1=2 | RD2-score1-2=1 | RD2-score1-3= | RD2-seed2=4 | RD2-team2=USA Lindsay Davenport | RD2-score2-1=6 | RD2-score2-2=6 | RD2-score2-3=

Top half

Section 1

| RD1-seed03=Q | RD1-team03=JPN N Miyagi | RD1-score03-1=3 | RD1-score03-2=4 | RD1-score03-3= | RD1-seed04= | RD1-team04=ITA S Farina | RD1-score04-1=6 | RD1-score04-2=6 | RD1-score04-3=

| RD1-seed05= | RD1-team05=AUT B Schett | RD1-score05-1=77 | RD1-score05-2=2 | RD1-score05-3=2 | RD1-seed06= | RD1-team06=SWE Å Carlsson | RD1-score06-1=64 | RD1-score06-2=6 | RD1-score06-3=6

| RD1-seed07=LL | RD1-team07=ITA F Lubiani | RD1-score07-1=710 | RD1-score07-2=1 | RD1-score07-3=4 | RD1-seed08=10 | RD1-team08=AUT B Paulus | RD1-score08-1=68 | RD1-score08-2=6 | RD1-score08-3=6

| RD1-seed09=16 | RD1-team09=USA L Raymond | RD1-score09-1=77 | RD1-score09-2=6 | RD1-score09-3= | RD1-seed10=Q | RD1-team10=GER J Kandarr | RD1-score10-1=64 | RD1-score10-2=2 | RD1-score10-3=

| RD1-seed11= | RD1-team11=FRA A-G Sidot | RD1-score11-1=77 | RD1-score11-2=5 | RD1-score11-3=2 | RD1-seed12= | RD1-team12=FRA S Testud | RD1-score12-1=65 | RD1-score12-2=7 | RD1-score12-3=6

| RD1-seed13=WC | RD1-team13=SWE K Triska | RD1-score13-1=2 | RD1-score13-2=1 | RD1-score13-3= | RD1-seed14= | RD1-team14=ARG F Labat | RD1-score14-1=6 | RD1-score14-2=6 | RD1-score14-3=

| RD2-seed01=1 | RD2-team01=ESP A Sánchez Vicario | RD2-score01-1=6 | RD2-score01-2=6 | RD2-score01-3= | RD2-seed02= | RD2-team02=ITA S Farina | RD2-score02-1=4 | RD2-score02-2=2 | RD2-score02-3=

| RD2-seed03= | RD2-team03=SWE Å Carlsson | RD2-score03-1=6 | RD2-score03-2=6 | RD2-score03-3= | RD2-seed04=10 | RD2-team04=AUT B Paulus | RD2-score04-1=4 | RD2-score04-2=4 | RD2-score04-3=

| RD2-seed05=16 | RD2-team05=USA L Raymond | RD2-score05-1=7 | RD2-score05-2=3 | RD2-score05-3=4 | RD2-seed06= | RD2-team06=FRA S Testud | RD2-score06-1=5 | RD2-score06-2=6 | RD2-score06-3=6

| RD2-seed07= | RD2-team07=ARG F Labat | RD2-score07-1=1 | RD2-score07-2=7 | RD2-score07-3=7 | RD2-seed08=8 | RD2-team08=RSA A Coetzer | RD2-score08-1=6 | RD2-score08-2=5 | RD2-score08-3=5

| RD3-seed01=1 | RD3-team01=ESP A Sánchez Vicario | RD3-score01-1=6 | RD3-score01-2=6 | RD3-score01-3= | RD3-seed02= | RD3-team02=SWE Å Carlsson | RD3-score02-1=1 | RD3-score02-2=3 | RD3-score02-3=

| RD3-seed03= | RD3-team03=FRA S Testud | RD3-score03-1=6 | RD3-score03-2=6 | RD3-score03-3= | RD3-seed04= | RD3-team04=ARG F Labat | RD3-score04-1=2 | RD3-score04-2=2 | RD3-score04-3=

| RD4-seed01=1 | RD4-team01=ESP A Sánchez Vicario | RD4-score01-1=3 | RD4-score01-2=6 | RD4-score01-3=6 | RD4-seed02= | RD4-team02=FRA S Testud | RD4-score02-1=6 | RD4-score02-2=2 | RD4-score02-3=2

Section 2

| RD1-seed03= | RD1-team03=CAN P Hy-Boulais | RD1-score03-1=6 | RD1-score03-2=1 | RD1-score03-3=4 | RD1-seed04= | RD1-team04=RUS A Kournikova | RD1-score04-1=1 | RD1-score04-2=6 | RD1-score04-3=6

| RD1-seed05= | RD1-team05=CZE H Suková | RD1-score05-1=6 | RD1-score05-2=5 | RD1-score05-3=6 | RD1-seed06= | RD1-team06=ITA G Pizzichini | RD1-score06-1=1 | RD1-score06-2=7 | RD1-score06-3=2

| RD1-seed07= | RD1-team07=BEL S Devillé | RD1-score07-1=1 | RD1-score07-2=0 | RD1-score07-3= | RD1-seed08=13 | RD1-team08=FRA N Tauziat | RD1-score08-1=6 | RD1-score08-2=6 | RD1-score08-3=

| RD1-seed09=12 | RD1-team09=RUS E Likhovtseva | RD1-score09-1=77 | RD1-score09-2=4 | RD1-score09-3=7 | RD1-seed10= | RD1-team10=SVK K Studeníková | RD1-score10-1=62 | RD1-score10-2=6 | RD1-score10-3=5

| RD1-seed11=WC | RD1-team11=BLR O Barabanschikova | RD1-score11-1=6 | RD1-score11-2=7 | RD1-score11-3= | RD1-seed12=WC | RD1-team12=USA A Stevenson | RD1-score12-1=4 | RD1-score12-2=5 | RD1-score12-3=

| RD1-seed13=Q | RD1-team13=FRA A Dechaume-Balleret | RD1-score13-1=6 | RD1-score13-2=6 | RD1-score13-3= | RD1-seed14= | RD1-team14=AUT K Kschwendt | RD1-score14-1=2 | RD1-score14-2=2 | RD1-score14-3=

| RD2-seed01=3 | RD2-team01=GER A Huber | RD2-score01-1=3 | RD2-score01-2=6 | RD2-score01-3=6 | RD2-seed02= | RD2-team02=RUS A Kournikova | RD2-score02-1=6 | RD2-score02-2=2 | RD2-score02-3=2

| RD2-seed03= | RD2-team03=CZE H Suková | RD2-score03-1=2 | RD2-score03-2=2 | RD2-score03-3= | RD2-seed04=13 | RD2-team04=FRA N Tauziat | RD2-score04-1=6 | RD2-score04-2=6 | RD2-score04-3=

| RD2-seed05=12 | RD2-team05=RUS E Likhovtseva | RD2-score05-1=6 | RD2-score05-2=6 | RD2-score05-3= | RD2-seed06=WC | RD2-team06=BLR O Barabanschikova | RD2-score06-1=2 | RD2-score06-2=2 | RD2-score06-3=

| RD2-seed07=Q | RD2-team07=FRA A Dechaume-Balleret | RD2-score07-1=77 | RD2-score07-2=67 | RD2-score07-3=2 | RD2-seed08=6 | RD2-team08=ROM I Spîrlea | RD2-score08-1=63 | RD2-score08-2=79 | RD2-score08-3=6

| RD3-seed01=3 | RD3-team01=GER A Huber | RD3-score01-1=4 | RD3-score01-2=3 | RD3-score01-3= | RD3-seed02=13 | RD3-team02=FRA N Tauziat | RD3-score02-1=6 | RD3-score02-2=6 | RD3-score02-3=

| RD3-seed03=12 | RD3-team03=RUS E Likhovtseva | RD3-score03-1=3 | RD3-score03-2=4 | RD3-score03-3= | RD3-seed04=6 | RD3-team04=ROM I Spîrlea | RD3-score04-1=6 | RD3-score04-2=6 | RD3-score04-3=

| RD4-seed01=13 | RD4-team01=FRA N Tauziat | RD4-score01-1=4 | RD4-score01-2=2 | RD4-score01-3= | RD4-seed02=6 | RD4-team02=ROM I Spîrlea | RD4-score02-1=6 | RD4-score02-2=6 | RD4-score02-3=

Bottom half

Section 3

| RD1-seed03= | RD1-team03=JPN M Endo | RD1-score03-1=4 | RD1-score03-2=1 | RD1-score03-3= | RD1-seed04= | RD1-team04=BLR N Zvereva | RD1-score04-1=6 | RD1-score04-2=6 | RD1-score04-3=

| RD1-seed05= | RD1-team05=USA A Miller | RD1-score05-1=2 | RD1-score05-2=4 | RD1-score05-3= | RD1-seed06=Q | RD1-team06=USA V Williams | RD1-score06-1=6 | RD1-score06-2=6 | RD1-score06-3=

| RD1-seed07= | RD1-team07=JPN N Kijimuta | RD1-score07-1=4 | RD1-score07-2=77 | RD1-score07-3=61 | RD1-seed08=17 | RD1-team08=JPN A Sugiyama | RD1-score08-1=6 | RD1-score08-2=62 | RD1-score08-3=77

| RD1-seed09=14 | RD1-team09=ROM R Dragomir | RD1-score09-1=6 | RD1-score09-2=7 | RD1-score09-3= | RD1-seed10=Q | RD1-team10=USA K Brandi | RD1-score10-1=4 | RD1-score10-2=5 | RD1-score10-3=

| RD1-seed11= | RD1-team11=ARG P Suárez | RD1-score11-1=4 | RD1-score11-2=64 | RD1-score11-3= | RD1-seed12= | RD1-team12=RUS E Makarova | RD1-score12-1=6 | RD1-score12-2=77 | RD1-score12-3=

| RD1-seed13=Q | RD1-team13=USA T Whitlinger-Jones | RD1-score13-1=5 | RD1-score13-2=6 | RD1-score13-3=6 | RD1-seed14= | RD1-team14=NED K Boogert | RD1-score14-1=7 | RD1-score14-2=4 | RD1-score14-3=3

| RD2-seed01=5 | RD2-team01=CRO I Majoli | RD2-score01-1=6 | RD2-score01-2=6 | RD2-score01-3= | RD2-seed02= | RD2-team02=BLR N Zvereva | RD2-score02-1=4 | RD2-score02-2=4 | RD2-score02-3=

| RD2-seed03=Q | RD2-team03=USA V Williams | RD2-score03-1=3 | RD2-score03-2=6 | RD2-score03-3=6 | RD2-seed04=17 | RD2-team04=JPN A Sugiyama | RD2-score04-1=6 | RD2-score04-2=3 | RD2-score04-3=2

| RD2-seed05=14 | RD2-team05=ROM R Dragomir | RD2-score05-1=6 | RD2-score05-2=3 | RD2-score05-3=6 | RD2-seed06= | RD2-team06=RUS E Makarova | RD2-score06-1=3 | RD2-score06-2=6 | RD2-score06-3=2

| RD2-seed07=Q | RD2-team07=USA T Whitlinger-Jones | RD2-score07-1=4 | RD2-score07-2=0 | RD2-score07-3= | RD2-seed08=4 | RD2-team08=USA L Davenport | RD2-score08-1=6 | RD2-score08-2=6 | RD2-score08-3=

| RD3-seed01=5 | RD3-team01=CRO I Majoli | RD3-score01-1=5 | RD3-score01-2=6 | RD3-score01-3=5 | RD3-seed02=Q | RD3-team02=USA V Williams | RD3-score02-1=7 | RD3-score02-2=3 | RD3-score02-3=7

| RD3-seed03=14 | RD3-team03=ROM R Dragomir | RD3-score03-1=2 | RD3-score03-2=1 | RD3-score03-3= | RD3-seed04=4 | RD3-team04=USA L Davenport | RD3-score04-1=6 | RD3-score04-2=6 | RD3-score04-3=

| RD4-seed01=Q | RD4-team01=USA V Williams | RD4-score01-1=4 | RD4-score01-2=7 | RD4-score01-3=61 | RD4-seed02=4 | RD4-team02=USA L Davenport | RD4-score02-1=6 | RD4-score02-2=5 | RD4-score02-3=77

Section 4

| RD1-seed03=Q | RD1-team03=POL M Grzybowska | RD1-score03-1=77 | RD1-score03-2=3 | RD1-score03-3=2 | RD1-seed04= | RD1-team04=LAT L Neiland | RD1-score04-1=65 | RD1-score04-2=6 | RD1-score04-3=6

| RD1-seed05= | RD1-team05=GER B Rittner | RD1-score05-1=5 | RD1-score05-2=6 | RD1-score05-3=6 | RD1-seed06= | RD1-team06=THA T Tanasugarn | RD1-score06-1=7 | RD1-score06-2=0 | RD1-score06-3=2

| RD1-seed07= | RD1-team07=USA A Grossman | RD1-score07-1=7 | RD1-score07-2=0 | RD1-score07-3=0 | RD1-seed08=11 | RD1-team08=USA K Po | RD1-score08-1=5 | RD1-score08-2=6 | RD1-score08-3=6

| RD1-seed09=15 | RD1-team09=USA C Rubin | RD1-score09-1=6 | RD1-score09-2=4 | RD1-score09-3=78 | RD1-seed10= | RD1-team10=USA A Frazier | RD1-score10-1=3 | RD1-score10-2=6 | RD1-score10-3=66

| RD1-seed11=Q | RD1-team11=GER M Weingärtner | RD1-score11-1=7 | RD1-score11-2=2 | RD1-score11-3=2 | RD1-seed12= | RD1-team12=JPN N Sawamatsu | RD1-score12-1=5 | RD1-score12-2=6 | RD1-score12-3=6

| RD1-seed13= | RD1-team13=GER P Begerow | RD1-score13-1=62 | RD1-score13-2=6 | RD1-score13-3=6 | RD1-seed14=LL | RD1-team14=ROM C Cristea | RD1-score14-1=77 | RD1-score14-2=1 | RD1-score14-3=1

| RD2-seed01=9 | RD2-team01=USA M J Fernández | RD2-score01-1=6 | RD2-score01-2=6 | RD2-score01-3= | RD2-seed02= | RD2-team02=LAT L Neiland | RD2-score02-1=3 | RD2-score02-2=3 | RD2-score02-3=

| RD2-seed03= | RD2-team03=GER B Rittner | RD2-score03-1=5 | RD2-score03-2=2 | RD2-score03-3= | RD2-seed04=11 | RD2-team04=USA K Po | RD2-score04-1=7 | RD2-score04-2=6 | RD2-score04-3=

| RD2-seed05=15 | RD2-team05=USA C Rubin | RD2-score05-1=7 | RD2-score05-2=2 | RD2-score05-3=7 | RD2-seed06= | RD2-team06=JPN N Sawamatsu | RD2-score06-1=5 | RD2-score06-2=6 | RD2-score06-3=5

| RD2-seed07= | RD2-team07=GER P Begerow | RD2-score07-1=4 | RD2-score07-2=2 | RD2-score07-3= | RD2-seed08=2 | RD2-team08=ESP C Martínez | RD2-score08-1=6 | RD2-score08-2=6 | RD2-score08-3=

| RD3-seed01=9 | RD3-team01=USA M J Fernández | RD3-score01-1=6 | RD3-score01-2=6 | RD3-score01-3= | RD3-seed02=11 | RD3-team02=USA K Po | RD3-score02-1=2 | RD3-score02-2=3 | RD3-score02-3=

| RD3-seed03=15 | RD3-team03=USA C Rubin | RD3-score03-1=1 | RD3-score03-2=6 | RD3-score03-3=5 | RD3-seed04=2 | RD3-team04=ESP C Martínez | RD3-score04-1=6 | RD3-score04-2=1 | RD3-score04-3=7

| RD4-seed01=9 | RD4-team01=USA M J Fernández | RD4-score01-1=6 | RD4-score01-2=6 | RD4-score01-3= | RD4-seed02=2 | RD4-team02=ESP C Martínez | RD4-score02-1=4 | RD4-score02-2=4 | RD4-score02-3=

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