1997 WTA German Open

1997 WTA German Open
Date12–18 May
Edition28th
CategoryTier I
Draw56S / 28D
Prize money$926,250
SurfaceClay / outdoor
LocationBerlin, Germany
VenueRot-Weiss Tennis Club
Champions
Singles
United States Mary Joe Fernández
Doubles
United States Lindsay Davenport / Czech Republic Jana Novotná

The 1997 WTA German Open was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Rot-Weiss Tennis Club in Berlin, Germany that was part of the Tier I category of the 1997 WTA Tour. It was the 28th edition of the tournament and was held from 12 May through 18 May 1997. Tenth-seeded Mary Joe Fernández won the singles title.[1]

Finals

Singles

United States Mary Joe Fernández defeated France Mary Pierce 6–4, 6–2

  • It was Fernández's 1st singles title of the year and the 7th of her career.

Doubles

United States Lindsay Davenport / Czech Republic Jana Novotná defeated United States Gigi Fernández / Belarus Natasha Zvereva 6–2, 3–6, 6–2

  • It was Davenport's 4th doubles title of the year and the 15th of her career. It was Novotná's 3rd doubles title of the year and the 64th of her career.

References

  1. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1998). International Tennis Federation World of Tennis 1998. London: CollinsWillow. pp. 171, 173, 182–183. ISBN 9780002188241.