Hosta

Brenda Schultz-McCarthy was the defending champion but did not compete that year.

Lindsay Davenport won in the final 6–4, 6–2 against Lisa Raymond.

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.

Draw

Key

Final

	Final
	1	Lindsay Davenport	6	6
	4	Lisa Raymond	4	2

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
								1	L Davenport	6	6
		C Cristea	6	6					C Cristea	1	2
		J Watanabe	4	2											1	L Davenport	6	6
		A Grossman	4	6											5	J Capriati	3	4
	Q	K Nagatsuka	6	7				Q	K Nagatsuka	3	2
	Q	M Vento	3	4				5	J Capriati	6	6
	5	J Capriati	6	6																		1	L Davenport	1	6	6
	3	K Po	7	6																		3	K Po	6	2	3
		T Whitlinger-Jones	6	4				3	K Po	6	6
	Q	K Radford	4	2					L Lee	1	4
		L Lee	6	6											3	K Po	6	6
		S Cacic	7	6												S Cacic	3	3
	WC	K Adams	6	2					S Cacic	6	6
		N Miyagi	6	5	r			7	M Werdel-Witmeyer	4	3
	7	M Werdel-Witmeyer	4	3

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	8	P Hy-Boulais	5	7	3
	WC	P Shriver	7	6	6			WC	P Shriver	6	6
		R Hiraki	2	6	3				R Simpson	4	3
		R Simpson	6	3	6										WC	P Shriver	5	6
		A Dechaume-Balleret	6	6											4	L Raymond	7	7
		G Helgeson-Nielsen	4	4					A Dechaume-Balleret	4	3
		K Kschwendt	7	2	5			4	L Raymond	6	6
	4	L Raymond	5	6	7																	4	L Raymond	6	6
	6	A Frazier	6	5																			F Lubiani	1	0
		F Lubiani	7	7					F Lubiani	6	7
		M Grzybowska	7	3	6				M Grzybowska	1	5
	LL	E Brioukhovets	6	6	3											F Lubiani	6	6
	Q	A Gavaldón	2	6	5										2	A Coetzer	0	4
		M Tu	6	2	7				M Tu	1	0
								2	A Coetzer	6	6

External links

• 1997 IGA Classic draw^{[permanent dead link]}