The 1997 Acura Classic was a women's tennis tournament held between August 4 through August 10, 1997. It was played on outdoor hard courts at the Manhattan Country Club in Manhattan Beach, California. The tournament was a WTA Tier II tournament of the 1997 WTA Tour.
Finals
Singles
Monica Seles defeated Lindsay Davenport 5–7, 7–5, 6–4
It was Seles' 1st title of the year and the 43rd of her career.
Doubles
Yayuk Basuki / Caroline Vis defeated Larisa Savchenko / Helena Suková 7–6, 6–3 It was Basuki's 1st title of the year and the 12th of her career. It was Vis' 1st title of the year and the 3rd of her career.