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1997 WTA Tour

The WTA Tour is the elite tour for professional women's tennis organised by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA). The WTA Tour includes the four Grand Slam tournaments, the WTA Tour Championships and the WTA Tier I, Tier II, Tier III and Tier IV events. ITF tournaments are not part of the WTA Tour, although they award points for the WTA World Ranking.

Schedule
The table below shows the 1997 WTA Tour schedule. ;Key January February March April May June July August September October November == Statistical Information ==
Statistical Information
List of players and titles won, last name alphabetically: • Martina Hingis – Sydney, Australian Open, Tokyo (Tier I), Paris, Miami, Hilton Head, Wimbledon, Stanford, San Diego, US Open, Filderstadt, Philadelphia (12) • Lindsay Davenport – Oklahoma City, Indian Wells, Amelia Island, Atlanta, Zurich, Chicago (6) • Jana Novotná – Madrid, Leipzig, Moscow, Season-Ending Championships (4) • Iva Majoli – Hanover, Hamburg, French Open (3) • Monica Seles – Los Angeles, Toronto, Tokyo (Tier II) (3) • Amanda Coetzer – Budapest, Luxembourg (2) • Dominique Van Roost – Hobart, Surabaya (2) • Ruxandra Dragomir – Rosmalen (1) • Mary Joe Fernández – Berlin (1) • Steffi Graf – Strasbourg (1) • Joannette Kruger – Prague (1) • Elena Likhovtseva – Hope Island (1) • Mirjana Lučić – Bol (1) • Marion Maruska – Auckland (1) • Henrieta Nagyová – Pattaya (1) • Barbara Paulus – Warsaw (1) • Mary Pierce – Rome (1) • Virginia Ruano Pascual – Cardiff (1) • Chanda Rubin – Linz (1) • Naoko Sawamatsu – Jakarta (1) • Barbara Schett – Maria Lankowitz (1) • Brenda Schultz-McCarthy – Quebec City (1) • Ai Sugiyama – Tokyo (Tier III) • Nathalie Tauziat – Birmingham (1) • Sandrine Testud – Palermo (1) The following players won their first title: • Marion Maruska – Auckland • Chanda Rubin – Linz • Ai Sugiyama – Tokyo (Tier III) • Mirjana Lučić – Bol • Virginia Ruano Pascual – Cardiff • Sandrine Testud – Palermo List of titles won by country: • Switzerland 12 – Sydney, Australian Open, Tokyo (Tier I), Paris, Miami, Hilton Head, Wimbledon, Stanford, San Diego, US Open, Filderstadt, Philadelphia • 11 – Linz, Oklahoma City, Indian Wells, Amelia Island, Berlin, Los Angeles, Toronto, Atlanta, Tokyo (Tier II), Zurich, Chicago • Croatia 4 – Hanover, Hamburg, Bol, French Open • Czech Republic 4 – Madrid, Leipzig, Moscow, Season-Ending Championships • Austria 3 – Auckland, Warsaw, Maria Lankowitz • 3 – Rome, Birmingham, Palermo • South Africa 3 – Budapest, Prague, Luxembourg • Belgium 2 – Hobart, Surabaya • 2 – Tokyo (Tier III), Jakarta • 1 – Strasbourg • Russia 1 – Hope Island • Netherlands 1 – Quebec City • Romania 1 – Rosmalen • Slovakia 1 – Pattaya • 1 – Cardiff == Rankings ==
Rankings
Below are the 1997 WTA year-end rankings in both singles and doubles competition: == See also ==
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