Two-time defending champion Monica Seles defeated Anke Huber in the final, 6–2, 6–4 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1997 Canadian Open.
Seeds A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. The top eight seeds received a bye to the second round.
Monica Seles (champion) Iva Majoli (second round) Amanda Coetzer (quarterfinals) Lindsay Davenport (quarterfinals) Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (third round) Mary Pierce (third round) Conchita Martínez (semifinals) Anke Huber (final) Irina Spîrlea (first round) Mary Joe Fernández (semifinals, retired) Kimberly Po (third round) Brenda Schultz-McCarthy (first round) Ruxandra Dragomir (first round) Karina Habšudová (first round) Sandrine Testud (third round) Sabine Appelmans (third round)
Draw
Finals
Top half
Section 1
Section 2
Bottom half
Section 3
Section 4
Qualifying
Qualifying seeds
Qualifiers
Lucky loser Francesca Lubiani
Qualifying draw
First qualifier
Second qualifier
Third qualifier
Fourth qualifier
Fifth qualifier
Sixth qualifier
Seventh qualifier
Eighth qualifier
References
External links ITF tournament edition details Main and qualifying draws (WTA)