1997 Advanta Championships

1997 Advanta Championships
Date	February 24 – March 2
Edition	30th
Category	Championship Series
Draw	32S /16D
Prize money	$589,250
Surface	Hard / indoor
Location	Philadelphia, PA, U.S.
Venue	CoreStates Center
Attendance	39,145[1]
Champions
Singles
Pete Sampras[2]
Doubles
Sébastien Lareau / Alex O'Brien[3]

The 1997 Advanta Championships was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts at the CoreStates Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the United States and was part of the Championship Series of the 1997 ATP Tour. It was the 30th edition of the tournament and was held from February 24 through March 2, 1997. First-seeded Pete Sampras won the singles title, his third at the event after 1990 and 1992, and earned $100,000 first-prize money.^[4]

Finals

Singles

Main article: 1997 Advanta Championships – Singles

Pete Sampras defeated Patrick Rafter 5–7, 7–6^(7–4), 6–3

• It was Sampras' 3rd singles title of the year and the 47th of his career.

Doubles

Main article: 1997 Advanta Championships – Doubles

Sébastien Lareau / Alex O'Brien defeated Ellis Ferreira / Patrick Galbraith 6–3, 6–3

• It was Lareau's 1st title of the year and the 4th of his career. It was O'Brien's 1st title of the year and the 4th of his career.

References

1. Diane Pucin (March 7, 1997). "Sampras holds off Rafter". The Philadelphia Inquirer. pp. F1, F2 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "1997 Philadelphia – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
3. "1997 Philadelphia – Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
4. John Barrett, ed. (1998). International Tennis Federation World of Tennis 1998. London: CollinsWillow. pp. 140, 153. ISBN 9780002188241.

External links

• ITF tournament edition details