1996 Champion Jana Novotná | Final score 7–5, 6–7, 7–6 | |
Jana Novotná was the defending champion but lost in the quarterfinals to Lindsay Davenport.
Martina Hingis won in the final 7–5, 6–7, 7–6 against Davenport.
Seeds
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.
References
1997 Advanta Championships of Philadelphia – Singles Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA