1997 Bausch & Lomb Championships – Singles

Irina Spîrlea was the defending champion but did not compete that year.

Lindsay Davenport won in the final 6–2, 6–3 against Mary Pierce.

Seeds
A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. The top eight seeds received a bye to the second round.


 * 1) 🇨🇿 Jana Novotná (third round)
 * 2) 🇪🇸 Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (quarterfinals)
 * 3) n/a
 * 4) 🇪🇸 Conchita Martínez (quarterfinals)
 * 5) 🇩🇪 Anke Huber (third round)
 * 6) 🇺🇸 Lindsay Davenport (champion)
 * 7) n/a
 * 8)  Iva Majoli (semifinals)
 * 9) 🇺🇸 Mary Joe Fernández (quarterfinals)
 * 10) 🇦🇹 Barbara Paulus (first round)
 * 11) 🇫🇷 Mary Pierce (final)
 * 12)  Amanda Coetzer (semifinals)
 * 13)  Brenda Schultz-McCarthy (third round)
 * 14) 🇷🇺 Elena Likhovtseva (second round)
 * 15) n/a
 * 16)  Ruxandra Dragomir (third round)