1997 Sydney International – Women's singles explained

Monica Seles was the defending champion but did not compete that year.

Martina Hingis won in the final 6 - 1, 5 - 7, 6 - 1 against Jennifer Capriati.

Seeds

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. Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (second round)
2. Martina Hingis (champion)
3. Iva Majoli (quarterfinals)
4. Lindsay Davenport (semifinals)
5. Irina Spîrlea (first round)
6. Karina Habšudová (first round)
7. Brenda Schultz-McCarthy (first round)
8. n/a
9. Amanda Coetzer (first round)

Draw

Section 2

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• Singles and Doubles Main and Qualifying draws