1997 Sydney International
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| 1997 Sydney International | |
|---|---|
| Date | 6 – 12 January |
| Edition | 105th |
| Surface | Hard / outdoor |
| Location | Sydney, Australia |
| Venue | White City Stadium |
| Champions | |
| Men's singles | |
 Tim Henman | |
| Women's singles | |
 Martina Hingis | |
| Men's doubles | |
 Luis Lobo /  Javier Sánchez | |
| Women's doubles | |
 Gigi Fernández / Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | |
The 1997 Sydney International was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the White City Stadium in Sydney in Australia that was part of the World Series of the 1997 ATP Tour and of Tier II of the 1997 WTA Tour. The tournament ran from 6 through 12 January 1997.
Finals
[edit]Men's singles
[edit] Tim Henman defeated Carlos Moyá 6–3, 6–1
- It was Henman's 1st title of the year and the 1st of his career.
Women's singles
[edit] Martina Hingis defeated Jennifer Capriati 6–1, 5–7, 6–1
- It was Hingis' 1st title of the year and the 6th of her career.
Men's doubles
[edit] Luis Lobo / Javier Sánchez defeated 
Paul Haarhuis / Jan Siemerink 6–4, 6–7, 6–3
- It was Lobo's 1st title of the year and the 6th of his career. It was Sánchez's 1st title of the year and the 25th of his career.
Women's doubles
[edit] Gigi Fernández / Arantxa Sánchez Vicario defeated Lindsay Davenport / 
Natasha Zvereva 6–3, 6–1
- It was Fernández's 1st title of the year and the 68th of her career. It was Sánchez Vicario's 1st title of the year and the 74th of her career.
External links
[edit]- Official website[usurped]
- ATP tournament profile
- WTA tournament profile Archived 9 October 2010 at the Wayback Machine