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1997 in tennis

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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

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Grand Slam events

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Davis Cup

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Final

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Sweden
5
Scandinavium, Gothenburg, Sweden[1]
28–30 November 1997
Carpet (i)

United States
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Sweden
United States
Jonas Björkman
Michael Chang
7
5
1
6
6
3
6
3
   
2 Sweden
United States
Magnus Larsson
Pete Sampras
3
6
77
61
2
1
     
retired
3 Sweden
United States
Jonas Björkman / Nicklas Kulti
Todd Martin / Jonathan Stark
6
4
6
4
6
4
     
4 Sweden
United States
Jonas Björkman
Jonathan Stark
6
1
6
1
       
5 Sweden
United States
Magnus Larsson
Michael Chang
77
64
66
78
6
4
     

Fed Cup

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Final

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Netherlands vs. France

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Netherlands
1
Brabant Hall, 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands
4–5 October 1997
Supreme carpet (indoors)

France
4
1 2 3
1 Netherlands
France
Brenda Schultz-McCarthy
Sandrine Testud
4
6
6
4
3
6
 
2 Netherlands
France
Miriam Oremans
Mary Pierce
4
6
1
6
   
3 Netherlands
France
Brenda Schultz-McCarthy
Mary Pierce
4
6
6
3
6
4
 
4 Netherlands
France
Miriam Oremans
Sandrine Testud
6
0
3
6
3
6
 
5 Netherlands
France
Manon Bollegraf / Caroline Vis
Alexandra Fusai / Nathalie Tauziat
3
6
4
6
   

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1997 Fed Cup Champions
France
France
First title

ATP Tour

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WTA Tour

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Births

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Deaths

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References

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  1. ^ "Sweden v United States". daviscup.com.
  2. ^ "Netherlands v France". fedcup.com. Archived from the original on 2012-03-24. Retrieved 2018-09-06.
  3. ^ "Belinda Benčičová, Švajčiarka hrdá na svoj slovenský pôvod" (in Slovak). 29 May 2014.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ Касаткина Дарья Сергеевна — РНИ 14136. Russian Tennis Tour (in Russian). Retrieved 7 June 2014.
  6. ^ "Aļona Ostapenko: 'Neviens mani nav tā apmācījis. Tas vienkārši ir stils, kurā spēlēju'". Latvijas Avīze (in Latvian). 12 June 2017. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
  7. ^ "Naomi Osaka: WTA Tennis". WTA. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
  8. ^ "Jimmy Tattersall - Wimbledon Boys' Singles Champion, 1957". Duffield Lawn Tennis Club. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
  9. ^ Bill Edwards (20 May 1997). "Obituary: Pat Hughes". The Independent. Archived from the original on 2022-05-01. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
  10. ^ Obituary: Helen Jacobs
  11. ^ "Frank Parker, Early Tennis Professional, Dies at Age 81". Los Angeles Times. July 26, 1997.