1997 in tennis

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 5 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

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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:
  • Bunny Austin
  • Lesley Turner Bowrey
  • Walter Clopton Wingfield

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

References