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.
Jana Novotná (quarterfinals) Monica Seles (quarterfinals) Lindsay Davenport (champion) Iva Majoli (semifinals) Mary Pierce (second round) Mary Joe Fernández (first round) Brenda Schultz-McCarthy (second round) Lisa Raymond (quarterfinals)
Draw
Final
Section 1
Section 2
References
External links 1997 Ameritech Cup draws