1997 Ameritech Cup – Singles

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.


 * 1) 🇨🇿 Jana Novotná (quarterfinals)
 * 2) 🇺🇸 Monica Seles (quarterfinals)
 * 3) 🇺🇸 Lindsay Davenport (champion)
 * 4)  Iva Majoli (semifinals)
 * 5) 🇫🇷 Mary Pierce (second round)
 * 6) 🇺🇸 Mary Joe Fernández (first round)
 * 7)  Brenda Schultz-McCarthy (second round)
 * 8) 🇺🇸 Lisa Raymond (quarterfinals)