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.

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.

	Final
		Nathalie Tauziat	0	5
	3	Lindsay Davenport	6	7

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
								1	J Novotná	5	6	6
		A Frazier	6	6					A Frazier	7	2	3
	Q	J Nejedly	3	3											1	J Novotná	5	3
		R Dragomir	3	7	2											N Tauziat	7	6
		N Tauziat	6	5	6				N Tauziat	6	6
		S Appelmans	6	6					S Appelmans	1	2
	6	M J Fernández	2	1																			N Tauziat	6	6
																						4	I Majoli	2	3
								4	I Majoli	7	6
	PR	L Courtois	5	7	6			PR	L Courtois	5	1
	Q	A Mauresmo	7	6	4										4	I Majoli	4	7	6
	WC	L Osterloh	0	3												Y Basuki	6	5	4
		Y Basuki	6	6					Y Basuki	6	4	6
		C Rubin	4	5				7	B Schultz-McCarthy	2	6	4
	7	B Schultz-McCarthy	6	7

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	8	L Raymond	6	6
		H Suková	2	2				8	L Raymond	6	6
		A Sugiyama	6	6					A Sugiyama	4	2
	Q	T Snyder	4	3											8	L Raymond	4	4
		Å Carlsson	7	3	3										3	L Davenport	6	6
		J Kruger	5	6	6				J Kruger	2	4
								3	L Davenport	6	6
																						3	L Davenport	6	6
	5	M Pierce	6	6																		WC	S Williams	4	4
	Q	C Cristea	3	3				5	M Pierce	3	6
	WC	S Williams	6	7				WC	S Williams	6	7
		E Likhovtseva	3	5											WC	S Williams	4	6	6
		M Grzybowska	6	7											2	M Seles	6	1	1
		J Capriati	3	5					M Grzybowska	6	3	2
								2	M Seles	3	6	6

• 1997 Ameritech Cup Draw