1997 Toshiba Classic – Singles

Kimiko Date was the defending champion but she had retired at the end of the previous year.

Martina Hingis won in the final 7–6, 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 (champion)
 * 2) 🇺🇸 Monica Seles (final)
 * 3)  Amanda Coetzer (semifinals)
 * 4) 🇪🇸 Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (second round)
 * 5) 🇩🇪 Anke Huber (second round)
 * 6) 🇫🇷 Mary Pierce (semifinals)
 * 7) 🇪🇸 Conchita Martínez (quarterfinals)
 * 8)  Irina Spîrlea (second round)