1997 Advanta Championships of Philadelphia – Singles

Jana Novotná was the defending champion but lost in the quarterfinals to Lindsay Davenport.

Martina Hingis won in the final 7–5, 6–7, 7–6 against Davenport.

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 (champion)
 * 2) 🇨🇿 Jana Novotná (quarterfinals)
 * 3)  Amanda Coetzer (quarterfinals)
 * 4) 🇺🇸 Monica Seles (quarterfinals)
 * 5) 🇺🇸 Lindsay Davenport (final)
 * 6)  Iva Majoli (first round)
 * 7)  Irina Spîrlea (semifinals)
 * 8) 🇪🇸 Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (semifinals)