1997 Family Circle Cup

1997 Family Circle Cup
Date March 31 – April 6
Edition 25th
Category Tier I
Surface Clay / Outdoor
Location Hilton Head Island, SC, USA
Venue Sea Pines Plantation
Attendance 85,574 [1]
Champions
Singles
Switzerland Martina Hingis
Doubles
United States Mary Joe Fernández / Switzerland Martina Hingis

The 1997 Family Circle Cup was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Sea Pines Plantation on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina in the United States that was part of Tier I of the 1997 WTA Tour. It was the 25th edition of the tournament and was held from March 31 through April 6, 1997. Martina Hingis won the singles title.

Finals

Singles

Switzerland Martina Hingis defeated United States Monica Seles 3–6, 6–3, 7–6

  • It was Hingis' 8th title of the year and the 13th of her career.

Doubles

United States Mary Joe Fernández / Switzerland Martina Hingis defeated United States Lindsay Davenport / Czech Republic Jana Novotná 7–5, 4–6, 6–1

  • It was Fernández's 1st title of the year and the 24th of her career. It was Hingis' 9th title of the year and the 14th of her career.

References

  1. ↑ Daniel Kaplan (March 13, 2000). "After 28 years, Family Circle moving to a new $9M home". SportsBusiness Daily.
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