The 1997 Sydney International was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the White City Stadium in Sydney in Australia that was part of the World Series of the 1997 ATP Tour and of Tier II of the 1997 WTA Tour. The tournament ran from 6 through 12 January 1997.
1997 Sydney International | |
---|---|
Date | 6 – 12 January |
Edition | 105th |
Surface | Hard / outdoor |
Location | Sydney, Australia |
Venue | White City Stadium |
Champions | |
Men's singles | |
Tim Henman | |
Women's singles | |
Martina Hingis | |
Men's doubles | |
Luis Lobo / Javier Sánchez | |
Women's doubles | |
Gigi Fernández / Arantxa Sánchez Vicario |
Finals
editMen's singles
editTim Henman defeated Carlos Moyá 6–3, 6–1
- It was Henman's 1st title of the year and the 1st of his career.
Women's singles
editMartina Hingis defeated Jennifer Capriati 6–1, 5–7, 6–1
- It was Hingis' 1st title of the year and the 6th of her career.
Men's doubles
editLuis Lobo / Javier Sánchez defeated Paul Haarhuis / Jan Siemerink 6–4, 6–7, 6–3
- It was Lobo's 1st title of the year and the 6th of his career. It was Sánchez's 1st title of the year and the 25th of his career.
Women's doubles
editGigi Fernández / Arantxa Sánchez Vicario defeated Lindsay Davenport / Natasha Zvereva 6–3, 6–1
- It was Fernández's 1st title of the year and the 68th of her career. It was Sánchez Vicario's 1st title of the year and the 74th of her career.
External links
edit- Official website[usurped]
- ATP tournament profile
- WTA tournament profile Archived 9 October 2010 at the Wayback Machine