1997 Gold Coast Classic

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1997 Gold Coast Classic
Date30 December 1996 – 5 January 1997
Edition1st
Category Tier III
Draw30S / 16D
Prize money$164,250
SurfaceHard / outdoor
Location Hope Island, Australia
Venue Hope Island Resort Tennis Centre
Champions
Singles
Flag of Russia.svg Elena Likhovtseva
Doubles
Flag of Japan.svg Naoko Kijimuta / Flag of Japan.svg Nana Miyagi
Australian Hard Court Championships ·  1998  

The 1997 Gold Coast Classic was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Hope Island Resort Tennis Centre in Hope Island, Queensland in Australia that was part of Tier III of the 1997 WTA Tour. It was the first edition of the tournament and was held from 30 December 1996 through 5 January 1997. Third-seeded Elena Likhovtseva won the singles title.

Contents

Finals

Singles

Flag of Russia.svg Elena Likhovtseva defeated Flag of Japan.svg Ai Sugiyama 3–6, 7–6, 6–3

Doubles

Flag of Japan.svg Naoko Kijimuta / Flag of Japan.svg Nana Miyagi defeated Flag of Romania.svg Ruxandra Dragomir / Flag of Italy.svg Silvia Farina 7–6, 6–1

27°52′18″S153°21′01″E / 27.8717°S 153.3504°E / -27.8717; 153.3504 (Hope Island Resort Tennis Centre)

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