1997 ATP Tour World Championships

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1997 ATP Tour World Championships
Date11–16 November (singles)
17–23 November (doubles)
Edition28th (singles) / 24th (doubles)
Category Tour Championships
Prize money$3,300,000
Surface Hard / indoor
Location Hanover, Germany (singles)
Hartford, US (doubles)
Venue EXPO 2000 Tennis Dome (singles)
Hartford Civic Center (doubles)
Champions
Singles
Flag of the United States.svg Pete Sampras [1]
Doubles
Flag of the United States.svg Rick Leach / Flag of the United States.svg Jonathan Stark [2]
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The 1997 ATP Tour World Championships (also known for the doubles event as the Phoenix ATP Tour World Doubles Championship for sponsorship reasons) were men's tennis tournaments played on indoor hard courts for the singles event, and indoor carpet courts for the doubles event. It was the 28th edition of the year-end singles championships, the 24th edition of the year-end doubles championships, and both were part of the 1997 ATP Tour. The singles event took place at the EXPO 2000 Tennis Dome in Hanover, Germany, from November 11 through November 16, 1997, and the doubles event at the Hartford Civic Center in Hartford, Connecticut, United States, from November 17 through November 23, 1997. Pete Sampras won the singles title.

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Champions

Singles

Flag of the United States.svg Pete Sampras defeated Flag of Russia.svg Yevgeny Kafelnikov, 6–3, 6–2, 6–2

Doubles

Flag of the United States.svg Rick Leach / Flag of the United States.svg Jonathan Stark defeated Flag of India.svg Mahesh Bhupathi / Flag of India.svg Leander Paes, 6–3, 6–4, 7–6(7–3)

References

  1. "1997 ATP Tour World Championships – Singles results". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  2. "1997 ATP Tour World Championships – Doubles results". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).