Draft:1997 US Open – Girls' singles

Mirjana Lučić-Baroni was the defending champion, but did not compete this year.

Cara Black won the title by defeating Kildine Chevalier 6–7, 6–1, 6–3 in the final.

Seeds
• # Cara Black (champion)

• # Raluca Sandu (semifinals)

• # 🇺🇸 Brie Rippner (first round)

• # 🇺🇸 Samantha Reeves (second round)

• # Katarina Srebotnik (third round)

• # 🇺🇸 Melissa Middleton (second round)

• # 🇭🇺 Katalin Marosi (third round)

• # Tina Pisnik (second round)

• # 🇦🇺 Evie Dominikovic (second round)

• # 🇧🇾 Tatiana Poutchek (first round)

• # 🇰🇿 Irina Selyutina (second round)

• # 🇧🇪 Justine Henin (quarterfinals)

• # 🇺🇸 Holly Parkinson (second round)

• # 🇯🇵 Akiko Morigami (first round)

• # 🇨🇿 Nikola Hubnerová (first round)

• # 🇺🇸 Jessica Lehnhoff (first round)