Jana Novotná was the defending champion but lost in the quarterfinals to Nathalie Tauziat.
Lindsay Davenport won in the final 6–0, 7–5 against Tauziat.
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.
Draw
Key
Final
Section 1
Section 2
External links
- 1997 Ameritech Cup Draw
