The WTA Tour is the elite tour for professional women's tennis organised by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA).

The WTA Tour includes the four Grand Slam tournaments, the WTA Tour Championships and the WTA Tier I, Tier II, Tier III and Tier IV events.

ITF tournaments are not part of the WTA Tour, although they award points for the WTA World Ranking.

The table below shows the 1997 WTA Tour schedule.

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