1997 in tennis

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This page covers all the important events in the sport of tennis in 1997. Primarily, it provides the results of notable tournaments throughout the year on both the ATP and WTA Tours, the Davis Cup, and the Fed Cup.

ITF

Grand Slam events

Australian Open

Men's singles: Pete Sampras def. Carlos Moyá, 6–2, 6–3, 6–3
Women's singles: Martina Hingis def. Mary Pierce, 6–2, 6–2

French Open

Men's singles: Gustavo Kuerten def. Sergi Bruguera, 6–3, 6–4, 6–2
Women's singles: Iva Majoli def. Martina Hingis, 6–4, 6–2

Wimbledon

Gentlemen's singles: Pete Sampras def. Cédric Pioline, 6–4, 6–2, 6–4
Ladies' singles: Martina Hingis def. Jana Novotná, 2–6, 6–3, 6–3

US Open

Men's singles: Patrick Rafter def. Greg Rusedski, 6–3, 6–2, 4–6, 7–5
Women's singles: Martina Hingis def. Venus Williams, 6–0, 6–4

Davis Cup

Final

Sweden
5

Scandinavium, Gothenburg, Sweden[1]
28–30 November 1997
Carpet (i)

United States
0

		1	2	3	4
1	Jonas Björkman Michael Chang	7 5	1 6	6 3	6 3
2	Magnus Larsson Pete Sampras	3 6	7⁷ 6¹	2 1		retired
3	Jonas Björkman / Nicklas Kulti Todd Martin / Jonathan Stark	6 4	6 4	6 4
4	Jonas Björkman Jonathan Stark	6 1	6 1
5	Magnus Larsson Michael Chang	7⁷ 6⁴	6⁶ 7⁸	6 4

Fed Cup

Final

Netherlands vs. France

Netherlands
1

Brabant Hall, 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands
4–5 October 1997
Supreme carpet (indoors)

France
4

		1	2	3
1	Brenda Schultz-McCarthy Sandrine Testud	4 6	6 4	3 6
2	Miriam Oremans Mary Pierce	4 6	1 6
3	Brenda Schultz-McCarthy Mary Pierce	4 6	6 3	6 4
4	Miriam Oremans Sandrine Testud	6 0	3 6	3 6
5	Manon Bollegraf / Caroline Vis Alexandra Fusai / Nathalie Tauziat	3 6	4 6

[2]

1997 Fed Cup Champions
France First title

ATP Tour

ATP World Tour Finals

Pete Sampras def. Yevgeny Kafelnikov, 6–3, 6–2, 6–2

WTA Tour

WTA Tour Championships

Singles: Jana Novotná defeated Mary Pierce 7–6, 6–2, 6–3.

International Tennis Hall of Fame

Class of 1997:

Births

3 February – Paige Mary Hourigan, New Zealand tennis player
7 February – Anhelina Kalinina, Ukrainian tennis player
10 March – Belinda Bencic, Swiss tennis player[3]
20 April – Alexander Zverev, Russian tennis player[4]
26 April – Pedro Martínez, Spanish tennis player
7 May – Daria Kasatkina, Russian tennis player[5]
8 June – Jeļena Ostapenko, Latvian tennis player[6]
16 October – Naomi Osaka, Japanese tennis player[7]
27 December – Ana Konjuh, Croatian tennis player

Deaths

4 February – Jimmy Tattersall, former Wimbledon Boys' Champion, 56[8]
8 May – Pat Hughes, UK tennis (doubles) player, 94[9]
2 June – Helen Jacobs, multi-Grand Slam-winning US tennis player, 88[10]
24 July – Frank Parker, US tennis player, oldest player ever to compete in the US Open men's singles, 81[11]
7 October – Felicisimo Ampon, Filipino tennis player, 76

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References

"Sweden v United States". daviscup.com.
"Netherlands v France". fedcup.com. Archived from the original on 2012-03-24. Retrieved 2018-09-06.
"Belinda Benčičová, Švajčiarka hrdá na svoj slovenský pôvod" (in Slovak). 29 May 2014.
Wie Alexander Zverev zum Weltstar gemacht wird. welt.de (in German). WeltN24 GmbH. 26 June 2016. Event occurs at 0:07. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
Касаткина Дарья Сергеевна — РНИ 14136. Russian Tennis Tour (in Russian). Retrieved 7 June 2014.
"Aļona Ostapenko: 'Neviens mani nav tā apmācījis. Tas vienkārši ir stils, kurā spēlēju'". Latvijas Avīze (in Latvian). 12 June 2017. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
"Naomi Osaka: WTA Tennis". WTA. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
"Jimmy Tattersall - Wimbledon Boys' Singles Champion, 1957". Duffield Lawn Tennis Club. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
Bill Edwards (20 May 1997). "Obituary: Pat Hughes". The Independent. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
Obituary: Helen Jacobs
"Frank Parker, Early Tennis Professional, Dies at Age 81". Los Angeles Times. July 26, 1997.

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[SWE_vs._USA-1] "Sweden v United States". daviscup.com.

[2] "Netherlands v France". fedcup.com. Archived from the original on 2012-03-24. Retrieved 2018-09-06.

[3] "Belinda Benčičová, Švajčiarka hrdá na svoj slovenský pôvod" (in Slovak). 29 May 2014.

[4] Wie Alexander Zverev zum Weltstar gemacht wird. welt.de (in German). WeltN24 GmbH. 26 June 2016. Event occurs at 0:07. Retrieved 17 August 2017.

[5] Касаткина Дарья Сергеевна — РНИ 14136. Russian Tennis Tour (in Russian). Retrieved 7 June 2014.

[6] "Aļona Ostapenko: 'Neviens mani nav tā apmācījis. Tas vienkārši ir stils, kurā spēlēju'". Latvijas Avīze (in Latvian). 12 June 2017. Retrieved 12 June 2017.

[7] "Naomi Osaka: WTA Tennis". WTA. Retrieved 6 September 2018.

[8] "Jimmy Tattersall - Wimbledon Boys' Singles Champion, 1957". Duffield Lawn Tennis Club. Retrieved 6 September 2018.

[9] Bill Edwards (20 May 1997). "Obituary: Pat Hughes". The Independent. Retrieved 6 September 2018.

[10] Obituary: Helen Jacobs

[11] "Frank Parker, Early Tennis Professional, Dies at Age 81". Los Angeles Times. July 26, 1997.