1997 Family Circle Cup

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1997 Family Circle Cup
DateMarch 31 – April 6
Edition25th
Category Tier I
Draw56S / 28D
Prize money$926,250
Surface Clay / outdoor
Location Hilton Head Island, SC, US
Venue Sea Pines Plantation
Attendance85,574 [1]
Champions
Singles
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Martina Hingis
Doubles
Flag of the United States.svg Mary Joe Fernández / Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Martina Hingis
←  1996  · Family Circle Cup ·  1998  →

The 1997 Family Circle Cup was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Sea Pines Plantation on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina in the United States that was part of Tier I of the 1997 WTA Tour. It was the 25th edition of the tournament and was held from March 31 through April 6, 1997. First-seeded Martina Hingis won the singles title. [2]

Contents

Finals

Singles

Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Martina Hingis defeated Flag of the United States.svg Monica Seles 3–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–5)

Doubles

Flag of the United States.svg Mary Joe Fernández / Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Martina Hingis defeated Flag of the United States.svg Lindsay Davenport / Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jana Novotná 7–5, 4–6, 6–1

References

  1. ↑ Daniel Kaplan (March 13, 2000). "After 28 years, Family Circle moving to a new $9M home". SportsBusiness Daily. Archived from the original on August 22, 2017. Retrieved April 13, 2017.
  2. ↑ John Barrett, ed. (1998). International Tennis Federation World of Tennis 1998. London: CollinsWillow. pp. 171, 173, 181. ISBN   9780002188241.
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