1997 in tennis

This page covers all the important events in the sport of tennis in 1997. Primarily, it provides the results of notable tournaments throughout the year on both the ATP and WTA Tours, the Davis Cup, and the Fed Cup.

ITF

Grand Slam events

[Australian Open]

Men's singles: Pete Sampras def. Carlos Moyá, 6–2, 6–3, 6–3
Women's singles: Martina Hingis def. Mary Pierce, 6–2, 6–2

[French Open]

Men's singles: Gustavo Kuerten def. Sergi Bruguera, 6–3, 6–4, 6–2
Women's singles: Iva Majoli def. Martina Hingis, 6–4, 6–2

[The [Championships, Wimbledon|Wimbledon]]

Gentlemen's singles: Pete Sampras def. Cédric Pioline, 6–4, 6–2, 6–4
Ladies' singles: Martina Hingis def. Jana Novotná, 2–6, 6–3, 6–3

US Open">US Open (tennis)">US Open

Men's singles: Patrick Rafter def. Greg Rusedski, 6–3, 6–2, 4–6, 7–5
Women's singles: Martina Hingis def. Venus Williams, 6–0, 6–4

ATP Tour

[ATP [World Tour Finals]]

Pete Sampras def. Yevgeny Kafelnikov, 6–3, 6–2, 6–2

WTA Tour

[WTA Tour Championships]

Singles: Jana Novotná defeated Mary Pierce 7–6, 6–2, 6–3.

[International Tennis Hall of Fame]

Births

3 February - Paige Mary Hourigan, New Zealand tennis player
7 February - Anhelina Kalinina, Ukrainian tennis player
10 March - Belinda Bencic, Swiss tennis player
20 April - Alexander Zverev, Russian tennis player
26 April - Pedro Martínez, Spanish tennis player
7 May - Daria Kasatkina, Russian tennis player
8 June - Jeļena Ostapenko, Latvian tennis player
16 October - Naomi Osaka, Japanese tennis player
27 December - Ana Konjuh, Croatian tennis player

Deaths

4 February - Jimmy Tattersall, former Wimbledon Boys' Champion, 56
8 May - Pat Hughes, UK tennis player, 94
2 June - Helen Jacobs, multi-Grand Slam-winning US tennis player, 88
24 July - Frank Parker, US tennis player, oldest player ever to compete in the US Open men's singles, 81
7 October - Felicisimo Ampon, Filipino tennis player, 76