1997 Kremlin Cup
| 1997 Kremlin Cup | |
|---|---|
| Date | 3–9 November (men) 27 October – 2 November (women) |
| Edition | 8th (men) / 2nd (women) |
| Surface | Carpet / indoor |
| Location | Moscow, Russia |
| Venue | Olympic 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 | |
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.
Finals
[edit | edit source]Men's singles
[edit | edit source]Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov defeated Czech Republic 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 | edit source]Czech Republic Jana Novotná defeated Japan 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 | edit source]Czech Republic Martin Damm / Czech Republic Cyril Suk defeated South Africa David Adams / France 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 | edit source]Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario / Belarus Natasha Zvereva defeated Indonesia Yayuk Basuki / Netherlands 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.
External links
[edit | edit source]- ATP Tournament Profile
- WTA Tournament Profile Archived 2020-08-31 at the Wayback Machine