Advanta Championships 1997

Advanta Championships 1997
date	11/10/1997 - 11/16/1997
Edition	15th
navigation	1996  ◄  1997  ►  1998
WTA tour
venue	Philadelphia United States
Tournament number	535
category	WTA Tier II
Tournament type	Indoor tournament
Game surface	carpet
draw	28E / 32Q / 16D
Prize money	US $ 450,000
Last year's winner (individual)	Jana Novotná
Last year's winner (double)	Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs
Winner (singles)	Martina Hingis
Winner (doubles)	Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs
As of August 5, 2016

The 1997 Advanta Championships was a women's tennis tournament in Philadelphia . The carpet court tournament was part of the 1997 WTA Tour and took place from November 10th to 16th, 1997.

singles

Seeding list

No. Player Round reached 01.  Martina Hingis victory 02.  Jana Novotná Quarter finals 03.  Amanda Coetzer Quarter finals 04th  Monica Seles Quarter finals

No. Player Round reached 05.  Lindsay Davenport final 06th  Iva Majoli 1 round 07th  Irina Spîrlea Semifinals 08th.  Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Semifinals

Explanation of symbols

Q = qualifier WC = wildcard LL = Lucky Loser ITF = qualified via ITF ranking

ALT = replacement (alternate) PR = Protected Ranking SE = Special Exempt

r = retired d = disqualification where = walkover

Results

First round

Round of 16

Quarter finals

Semifinals

final

1

M. Hingis

6th

4th

6th

S. Appelmans

6th

6th

S. Appelmans

2

6th

2

R. Dragomir

4th

1

1

M. Hingis

7th

5

6th

H. Suková

3

4th

A. Huber

6th

7th

4th

L. Raymond

6th

6th

L. Raymond

6th

2

5

A. Huber

6th

1

6th

A. Huber

2

6th

7th

6th

I. Majoli

3

6th

3

1

M. Hingis

1

7th

6th

8th

A. Sanchez Vicario

6th

6th

3

3

A. Coetzer

6th

7th

Q

F. Li

6th

6th

C. Ruby

4th

6th

C. Ruby

7th

7th

3

A. Coetzer

2

2

J. Capriati

1

2

8th

A. Sanchez Vicario

6th

6th

A. Sugiyama

6th

6th

A. Sugiyama

1

6th

Y. Basuki

2

0

8th

A. Sanchez Vicario

6th

7th

8th

A. Sanchez Vicario

6th

6th

1

M. Hingis

7th

6th

7th

7th

I. Spîrlea

6th

6th

5

L. Davenport

5

7th

6th

WC

V. Williams

3

2

7th

I. Spîrlea

6th

6th

Q

M. Weingärtner

2

3

Q

M. Vento

2

1

Q

M. Vento

6th

6th

7th

I. Spîrlea

6th

7th

WC

S. Taylor

2

2

4th

M. Seles

4th

6th

B. Schultz-McCarthy

6th

6th

B. Schultz-McCarthy

3

r

4th

M. Seles

4th

7th

I. Spîrlea

2

4th

5

L. Davenport

6th

6th

5

L. Davenport

6th

6th

N. Tauziat

3

3

5

L. Davenport

6th

6th

Q

S. Cacic

3

1

C. Martínez

3

0

C. Martínez

6th

6th

5

L. Davenport

6th

6th

LL

J. Kruger

5

1

2

J. Novotná

3

2

A. Frazier

7th

6th

A. Frazier

2

1

2

J. Novotná

6th

6th

Double

Seeding list

No. pairing Round reached 01.  Martina Hingis Arantxa Sánchez Vicario   1 round 02.  Lindsay Davenport Jana Novotná   final 03. 04th  Yayuk Basuki Caroline Vis   1 round

Explanation of symbols

Q = qualifier WC = wildcard LL = Lucky Loser ITF = qualified via ITF ranking

ALT = replacement (alternate) PR = Protected Ranking SE = Special Exempt

r = retired d = disqualification where = walkover

Results

First round

Quarter finals

Semifinals

final

1

M. Hingis A. Sanchez Vicario

5

6th

4th

M. de Swardt, M. McGrath

7th

2

6th

M. de Swardt, M. McGrath

6th

6th

J. Lichowzewa A. Sugiyama

2

4th

L. McNeil C. Rubin

2

3

L. McNeil C. Rubin

6th

6th

M. de Swardt, M. McGrath

5

3

A. Huber M. Seles

4th

3

L. Raymond R. Stubbs

7th

6th

4th

Y. Basuki C. Vis

6th

0

r

A. Huber M. Seles

6th

7th

4th

L. Raymond R. Stubbs

6th

6th

L. Raymond R. Stubbs

7th

5

6th

C. Martínez P. Tarabini

3

3

L. Raymond R. Stubbs

6th

7th

K. Adams D. Graham

4th

7th

6th

2

L. Davenport J. Novotna

3

5

R. Dragomir I. Majoli

6th

6th

4th

K. Adams D. Graham

6th

3

A. Fusai N. Tauziat

w.

O.

A. Fusai N. Tauziat

7th

6th

LL

C. Cristea M. Drake

A. Fusai N. Tauziat

6th

4th

1

L. Neiland H. Suková

6th

6th

2

L. Davenport J. Novotna

4th

6th

6th

N. Kijimuta N. Miyagi

2

4th

L. Neiland H. Suková

5

3

Q

J. Lee L. Lee

2

7th

6th

2

L. Davenport J. Novotna

7th

6th

2

L. Davenport J. Novotna

6th

5

7th

Web links

• Advanta Championships 1997 as PDF (English) on the WTA homepage
• Advanta Championships 1997 (English) on the ITF website