1997 Acura Classic – Singles

Lindsay Davenport was the defending champion but lost in the final 5–7, 7–5, 6–4 against Monica Seles.

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)  Martina Hingis (semifinals)
 * 2) 🇺🇸 Monica Seles (champion)
 * 3)  Amanda Coetzer (second round)
 * 4) 🇺🇸 Lindsay Davenport (final)
 * 5) 🇪🇸 Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (quarterfinals)
 * 6) 🇩🇪 Anke Huber (quarterfinals)
 * 7)  Irina Spîrlea (first round)
 * 8) 🇺🇸 Kimberly Po (second round)