1997 Acura Classic


The 1997 Acura Classic was a women's tennis tournament held between August 4 through August 10, 1997 and played on outdoor hardcourts at the Manhattan Country Club in Manhattan Beach, California. It was twe 24th edition of the tournament and was part of the WTA Tier II series of the 1997 WTA Tour. Second-seeded Monica Seles won the singles title for the third time after 1990 and 1993.

Finals

Singles

Monica Seles defeated Lindsay Davenport 5–7, 7–5, 6–4
  • It was Seles' 1st singles title of the year and the 39th of her career statistics|career].

Doubles

Yayuk Basuki / Caroline Vis defeated Larisa Savchenko / Helena Suková 7–6, 6–3
  • It was Basuki's 1st doubles title of the year and the 6th of her career. It was Vis' 1st doubles title of the year and the 3rd of her career.