1997 Sydney International

1997 Sydney International
Date6 – 12 January
Edition105th
SurfaceHard / outdoor
LocationSydney, Australia
VenueWhite City Stadium
Champions
Men's singles
United Kingdom Tim Henman
Women's singles
Switzerland Martina Hingis
Men's doubles
Argentina Luis Lobo / Spain Javier Sánchez
Women's doubles
United States Gigi Fernández / Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
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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

Men's singles

Main article: 1997 Sydney International – Men's singles

United Kingdom Tim Henman defeated Spain Carlos Moyá 6–3, 6–1

  • It was Henman's 1st title of the year and the 1st of his career.

Women's singles

Main article: 1997 Sydney International – Women's singles

Switzerland Martina Hingis defeated United States 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

Main article: 1997 Sydney International – Men's doubles

Argentina Luis Lobo / Spain Javier Sánchez defeated Netherlands Paul Haarhuis / Netherlands 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

Main article: 1997 Sydney International – Women's doubles

United States Gigi Fernández / Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario defeated United States Lindsay Davenport / Belarus 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.