1997 Newsweek Champions Cup and the State Farm Evert Cup

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1997 Newsweek Champions Cup
and State Farm Evert Cup
DateMarch 7 – March 16
Edition24th
CategorySuper 9 (ATP)
Tier I Series (WTA)
Prize money$2,050,000
SurfaceHard / Outdoor
LocationIndian Wells, CA, USA
VenueGrand Champions Resort
Champions
United States Michael Chang[1]
United States Lindsay Davenport
The Bahamas Mark Knowles / Canada Daniel Nestor[2]
United States Lindsay Davenport / Belarus Natasha Zvereva
← 1996 · Newsweek Champions Cup · 1998 →
← 1996 · State Farm Evert Cup · 1998 →

The 1997 Newsweek Champions Cup and the State Farm Evert Cup were tennis tournaments played on outdoor hard courts that were part of the Mercedes Super 9 of the 1997 ATP Tour and of Tier I of the 1997 WTA Tour. Both the men's and women's events took place at the in Indian Wells, California in the United States from March 7 through March 16, 1997.

Champions[]

Men's Singles[]

Main article: 1997 Newsweek Champions Cup – Singles

United States Michael Chang defeated Czech Republic Bohdan Ulihrach 4–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–3

  • It was Chang's 2nd title of the year and the 28th of his career. It was his 1st Masters title of the year and his 7th overall. It was also his 3rd title at the event after winning in and 1996.

Women's Singles[]

Main article: 1997 State Farm Evert Cup – Singles

United States Lindsay Davenport defeated Romania Irina Spîrlea 6–2, 6–1

  • It was Davenport's 3rd title of the year and the 21st of her career. It was her 1st Tier I title.

Men's Doubles[]

Main article: 1997 Newsweek Champions Cup – Doubles

The Bahamas Mark Knowles / Canada Daniel Nestor defeated Australia Mark Philippoussis / Australia Patrick Rafter 7–6, 4–6, 7–5

  • It was Knowles' 1st title of the year and the 10th of his career. It was Nestor's 1st title of the year and the 7th of his career.

Women's Doubles[]

Main article: 1997 State Farm Evert Cup – Doubles

United States Lindsay Davenport / Belarus Natasha Zvereva defeated United States Lisa Raymond / France Nathalie Tauziat 6–3, 6–2

  • It was Davenport's 4th title of the year and the 22nd of her career. It was Zvereva's 3rd title of the year and the 65th of her career.

References[]

  1. ^ "Indian Wells Men's Singles draw". www.atpworldtour.com. Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). Archived from the original on 2016-08-28. Retrieved 2016-07-31.
  2. ^ "Indian Wells Men's Doubles draw". www.atpworldtour.com. Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). Archived from the original on 2016-08-28. Retrieved 2016-07-31.

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