1997 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix

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1997 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix
Date6–12 October
Edition20th
Category Tier II
Draw28S / 16D
Prize money$450,000
SurfaceHard (Greenset) / indoor
Location Filderstadt, Germany
VenueFilderstadt Tennis Club
Champions
Singles
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Martina Hingis
Doubles
  1996  · Porsche Tennis Grand Prix ·  1998  

The 1997 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts at the Filderstadt Tennis Club in Filderstadt in Germany that was part of Tier II of the 1997 WTA Tour. It was the 20th edition of the tournament and was held from 6 October through 12 October 1997. First-seeded Martina Hingis won the singles title, her second consecutive at the event. [1]

Contents

Finals

Singles

Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Martina Hingis defeated Flag of the United States.svg Lisa Raymond 6–4, 6–2

Doubles

Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Martina Hingis / Flag of Spain.svg Arantxa Sánchez Vicario defeated Flag of the United States.svg Lindsay Davenport / Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jana Novotná 7–6, 3–6, 7–6

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