1997 Kremlin Cup

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1997 Kremlin Cup
Date3–9 November (men)
27 October – 2 November (women)
Edition8th (men) / 2nd (women)
SurfaceCarpet / indoor
LocationMoscow, Russia
VenueOlympic Stadium
Champions
Men's singles
Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Women's singles
Czech Republic Jana Novotná
Men's doubles
Czech Republic Martin Damm / Czech Republic Cyril Suk
Women's doubles
Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario / Belarus Natasha Zvereva
← 1996 · Kremlin Cup · 1998 →

The 1997 Kremlin Cup was a tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Olympic Stadium in Moscow in Russia that was part of the World Series of the 1997 ATP Tour and of Tier I of the 1997 WTA Tour. The men's tournament was held from 3 November through 9 November 1997 while the women's tournament was held from 27 October through 2 November 1997. Yevgeny Kafelnikov and Jana Novotná won the singles titles.

Finals[]

Men's singles[]

Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov defeated Czech Republic Petr Korda 7–6(7–2), 6–4

  • It was Kafelnikov's 3rd title of the year and the 14th of his career.

Women's singles[]

Czech Republic Jana Novotná defeated Japan Ai Sugiyama 6–3, 6–4

  • It was Novotná's 3rd title of the year and the 18th of her career.

Men's doubles[]

Czech Republic Martin Damm / Czech Republic Cyril Suk defeated South Africa David Adams / France Fabrice Santoro 6–4, 6–3

  • It was Damm's 3rd title of the year and the 11th of his career. It was Suk's only title of the year and the 17th of his career.

Women's doubles[]

Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario / Belarus Natasha Zvereva defeated Indonesia Yayuk Basuki / Netherlands Caroline Vis 5–3 (Basuki and Vis defaulted)

  • It was Sánchez Vicario's 7th title of the year and the 56th of her career. It was Zvereva's 8th title of the year and the 67th of her career.

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