Martina Hingis defeated Monica Seles in the final, 3–6, 6–3, 7–6 to win the singles tennis title at the 1997 Family Circle Cup.

Arantxa Sánchez Vicario was the defending champion, but lost in the third round to Amanda Coetzer.

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. The top nine seeds received a bye to the second round.

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Martina Hingis	5	6	6
	14	Brenda Schultz-McCarthy	7	3	2
								1	Martina Hingis	3	6	7
								4	Monica Seles	6	3	6
	4	Monica Seles	6	6
	5	Conchita Martínez	3	4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								1	M Hingis	6	6
		B Rittner	6	4	7				B Rittner	0	4
		G Pizzichini	1	6	5										1	M Hingis	6	6
		B Schett	4	6	6											B Schett	3	3
		J Kruger	6	0	0				B Schett	6	6
		A Fusai	7	6					A Fusai	0	1
	10	K Habšudová	6	3																		1	M Hingis	6	6
	16	M Maleeva	7	6																		Q	W Probst	2	0
		P Langrová	5	4				16	M Maleeva
	Q	A Glass	3	6	4			Q	W Probst	w/o
	Q	W Probst	6	3	6										Q	W Probst	4
	Q	C Torrens Valero	3	7	6										8	I Spîrlea	1	r
		F Perfetti	6	5	1			Q	C Torrens Valero	6	4
								8	I Spîrlea	7	6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								3	J Novotná	3	7	6
		P Schnyder	6	7					P Schnyder	6	5	1
	WC	T Whitlinger-Jones	2	5											3	J Novotná	3	3
		T Tanasugarn	1	4											14	B Schultz-McCarthy	6	6
	Q	G León García	6	6				Q	G León García	4	4
		E Makarova	6	6	4			14	B Schultz-McCarthy	6	6
	14	B Schultz-McCarthy	3	7	6																	14	B Schultz-McCarthy	4	6	6
	12	B Paulus	6	6																		6	L Davenport	6	4	2
	Q	S Dopfer	0	2				12	B Paulus	6	6
	Q	V Ruano-Pascual	6	6				Q	V Ruano-Pascual	4	1
		P Hy-Boulais	2	3											12	B Paulus	2	4
		M de Swardt	6	2											6	L Davenport	6	6
		N Zvereva	4	1	r				M de Swardt	2	0
								6	L Davenport	6	6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								7	A Huber	6	6
		L Raymond	6	6					L Raymond	0	2
		L Wild	0	1											7	A Huber	3	7	6
		R Dragomir	5	7	6										9	I Majoli	6	6	3
		K Studeníková	7	6	4				R Dragomir	6	4	1
	Q	R Simpson	6	4	4			9	I Majoli	3	6	6
	9	I Majoli	4	6	6																	7	A Huber	3	0
	15	E Likhovtseva	6	3	4																	4	M Seles	6	6
		S Farina	1	6	6				S Farina	4	3
		C Cristea	4	0				Q	A Gerši	6	6
		A Gerši	6	6											Q	A Gerši	2	6
	WC	M Weingärtner	4	6											4	M Seles	6	7
		S-T Wang	6	7					S-T Wang	3	3
								4	M Seles	6	6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								5	C Martínez	6	6	6
		L Savchenko	5	0				Q	O Barabanschikova	7	4	3
	Q	O Barabanschikova	7	6											5	C Martínez	6	5	6
		A Grossman	6	2	3											J Capriati	0	7	4
		A Sugiyama	1	6	6				A Sugiyama	1	0
		J Capriati	6	4	7				J Capriati	6	6
	11	M J Fernández	3	6	6																	5	C Martínez	6	6
	13	A Coetzer	6	6																		13	A Coetzer	1	3
		H Nagyová	2	3				13	A Coetzer	4	6	4
	WC	I Gorrochategui	6	2					P Suárez	6	2	0/r
		P Suárez	7	6											13	A Coetzer	6	5	6
		S Pitkowski	0	6	7										2	A Sánchez Vicario	2	7	0
		F Labat	6	4	5				S Pitkowski	2	2
								2	A Sánchez Vicario	6	6

• 1997 Family Circle Cup draw (Archived 2009-09-25)