1997 Family Circle Cup
Date	March 31 – April 6
Edition	25th
Category	Tier I
Surface	Clay / Outdoor
Location	Hilton Head Island, SC, USA
Venue	Sea Pines Plantation
Attendance	85,574 [1]
Champions
Singles
Martina Hingis
Doubles
Mary Joe Fernández / Martina Hingis
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The 1997 Family Circle Cup was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Sea Pines Plantation on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina in the United States that was part of Tier I of the 1997 WTA Tour. It was the 25th edition of the tournament and was held from March 31 through April 6, 1997. Martina Hingis won the singles title.

Finals

Singles

Martina Hingis defeated Monica Seles 3–6, 6–3, 7–6

• It was Hingis' 8th title of the year and the 13th of her career.

Doubles

Mary Joe Fernández / Martina Hingis defeated Lindsay Davenport / Jana Novotná 7–5, 4–6, 6–1

• It was Fernández's 1st title of the year and the 24th of her career. It was Hingis' 9th title of the year and the 14th of her career.