1997 tennis event results
Jana Novotná defeated Ai Sugiyama in the final, 6–3, 6–4 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1997 Kremlin Cup.
Conchita Martínez was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Novotná.
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.
Grand Slam events Tier I tournaments Tier II tournaments
Sydney (S , D )
Paris (S , D )
Hanover (S , D )
Amelia Island (S , D )
Hamburg (S , D )
Eastbourne (S , D )
Stanford (S , D )
San Diego (S , D )
Los Angeles (S , D )
Atlanta (S , D )
Tokyo (S , D )
Leipzig (S , D )
Filderstadt (S , D )
Chicago (S , D )
Philadelphia (S , D )
Tier III tournaments
Gold Coast (S , D )
Linz (S , D )
Oklahoma City (S , D )
Tokyo Outdoor (S , D )
Strasbourg (S , D )
Madrid (S , D )
Birmingham (S , D )
Rosmalen (S , D )
Warsaw (S , D )
Quebec City (S , D )
Luxembourg (S , D )
Tier IV tournaments
Auckland (S , D )
Hobart (S , D )
Budapest (S , D )
Jakarta (S , D )
Bol (S , D )
Cardiff (S , D )
Prague (S , D )
Palermo (S , D )
Maria Lankowitz (S , D )
Surabaya (S , D )
Pattaya (S , D )
Team events