The 1997 Kremlin Cup was a tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Olympic Stadium in Moscow in Russia that was part of the World Series of the 1997 ATP Tour and of Tier I of the 1997 WTA Tour. The men's tournament was held from 3 November through 9 November 1997 while the women's tournament was held from 27 October through 2 November 1997. Yevgeny Kafelnikov and Jana Novotná won the singles titles.

1997 Kremlin Cup
Date3–9 November (men)
27 October – 2 November (women)
Edition8th (men) / 2nd (women)
SurfaceCarpet / indoor
LocationMoscow, Russia
VenueOlympic Stadium
Champions
Men's singles
Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Women's singles
Czech Republic Jana Novotná
Men's doubles
Czech Republic Martin Damm / Czech Republic Cyril Suk
Women's doubles
Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario / Belarus Natasha Zvereva
← 1996 · Kremlin Cup · 1998 →

Finals edit

Men's singles edit

  Yevgeny Kafelnikov defeated   Petr Korda 7–6(7–2), 6–4

  • It was Kafelnikov's 3rd title of the year and the 14th of his career.

Women's singles edit

  Jana Novotná defeated   Ai Sugiyama 6–3, 6–4

  • It was Novotná's 3rd title of the year and the 18th of her career.

Men's doubles edit

  Martin Damm /   Cyril Suk defeated   David Adams /   Fabrice Santoro 6–4, 6–3

  • It was Damm's 3rd title of the year and the 11th of his career. It was Suk's only title of the year and the 17th of his career.

Women's doubles edit

  Arantxa Sánchez Vicario /   Natasha Zvereva defeated   Yayuk Basuki /   Caroline Vis 5–3 (Basuki and Vis defaulted)

  • It was Sánchez Vicario's 7th title of the year and the 56th of her career. It was Zvereva's 8th title of the year and the 67th of her career.

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