The 1997 World Badminton Grand Prix was the 15th edition of the World Badminton Grand Prix finals. It was held in Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia, from December 10 to December 14, 1997.
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The prize money was USD380,000.
| Category | Winners | Runners-up | Score |
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| Men's singles | 15–9, 15–6 | ||
| Women's singles | 11–4, 11–4 | ||
| Men's doubles | 17–15, 11–15, 15–5 | ||
| Women's doubles | 15–1, 15–8 | ||
| Mixed doubles | 15–9, 15–13 |
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| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| 10 | 17 | 6 | |||||||||||
| 15 | 15 | 15 | |||||||||||
| 15 | 15 | ||||||||||||
| 9 | 6 | ||||||||||||
| 15 | 15 | ||||||||||||
| 9 | 7 | ||||||||||||
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||
| 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | 4 | ||||||||||||
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| 15 | 15 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | 9 | ||||||||||||
| 15 | 15 | 5 | |||||||||||
| 17 | 11 | 15 | |||||||||||
| 5 | 15 | 15 | |||||||||||
| 15 | 8 | 3 | |||||||||||
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| 15 | 15 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | 10 | ||||||||||||
| 15 | 15 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | 8 | ||||||||||||
| 9 | 10 | ||||||||||||
| 15 | 15 | ||||||||||||
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| 15 | 15 | ||||||||||||
| 9 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 9 | 13 | ||||||||||||
| 15 | 15 | ||||||||||||
| 15 | 15 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||
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