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defeated

Mary Pierce Mary Caroline Pierce (born 15 January 1975) is a French former professional tennis player. She was ranked world No. 3 in singles and in doubles by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA). Pierce won 18 singles titles on the WTA Tour, including two ...

in the final, 6–2, 6–2 to win the women's singles tennis title at the

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. It was her first

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singles title, becoming the first Swiss to win a singles major. Hingis did not lose a set during the tournament. At the age of 16 years and three months, she remains the youngest woman to win a major singles title in the

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, and the youngest since

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at the

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was the reigning champion, but did not compete that year.

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's 45-match major winning streak ended (dating to the

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) when she was defeated by

Amanda Coetzer Amanda Coetzer (born 22 October 1971, in Hoopstad) is a South African former professional tennis player. Coetzer finished in the WTA rankings top 20 for ten consecutive seasons (1992–2001), peaking at world No. 3. She reached three Grand Sla ...

in the fourth round.

Seeds

Qualifying

Draw

Finals

Top half

Section 1

Section 2

Section 3

Section 4

Bottom half

Section 5

Section 6

Section 7

Section 8

References

External links

1997 Australian Open – Women's draws and results
at the

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