1997 Sydney International

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
Date6 – 12 January
Edition105th
SurfaceHard / outdoor
LocationSydney, Australia
VenueWhite City Stadium
Champions
Men's singles
United Kingdom Tim Henman
Women's singles
Switzerland Martina Hingis
Men's doubles
Argentina Luis Lobo / Spain Javier Sánchez
Women's doubles
United States Gigi Fernández / Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
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Finals edit

Men's singles edit

  Tim 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 edit

  Martina 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 edit

  Luis 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 edit

  Gigi 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.

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