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 edit
Grand Slam events edit
Australian Open edit
- 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 edit
- 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 edit
- 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 edit
- 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 edit
Final edit
 Sweden 5 |
Scandinavium, Gothenburg, Sweden[1] 28–30 November 1997 Carpet (i) |
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Fed Cup edit
Final edit
Netherlands vs. France edit
 Netherlands 1 |
Brabant Hall, 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands 4–5 October 1997 Supreme carpet (indoors) |
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| 1997 Fed Cup Champions |
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| France First title |
ATP Tour edit
ATP World Tour Finals edit
- Pete Sampras def.
Yevgeny Kafelnikov, 6–3, 6–2, 6–2
WTA Tour edit
WTA Tour Championships edit
- Singles: Jana Novotná defeated Mary Pierce 7–6, 6–2, 6–3.
International Tennis Hall of Fame edit
- Class of 1997:
Births edit
- 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 edit
- 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 edit
- ^ "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. Archived from the original on 2022-05-01. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
- ^ Obituary: Helen Jacobs
- ^ "Frank Parker, Early Tennis Professional, Dies at Age 81". Los Angeles Times. July 26, 1997.