1997 WTA German Open
Appearance
1997 WTA German Open | |
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Date | 12 – 18 May |
Edition | 28th |
Category | Tier I |
Draw | 56S / 28D |
Surface | Clay / outdoor |
Location | Berlin, Germany |
Venue | Rot-Weiss Tennis Club |
Champions | |
Singles | |
Mary Joe Fernández | |
Doubles | |
Lindsay Davenport / Jana Novotná |
The 1997 WTA German Open was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Rot-Weiss Tennis Club in Berlin, Germany that was part of the Tier I category of the 1997 WTA Tour. It was the 28th edition of the tournament and was held from 12 May through 18 May 1997. Tenth-seeded Mary Joe Fernández won the singles title.
Finals
[edit]Singles
[edit]Mary Joe Fernández defeated Mary Pierce 6–4, 6–2
- It was Fernández's 1st singles title of the year and the 7th of her career.
Doubles
[edit]Lindsay Davenport / Jana Novotná defeated Gigi Fernández / Natasha Zvereva 6–2, 3–6, 6–2
- It was Davenport's 7th title of the year and the 25th of her career. It was Novotná's 3rd title of the year and the 79th of her career.