1997 BellSouth Open

1997 ATP Auckland Open
Date 6 – 12 January
Edition 30th
Category World Series
Draw 32S / 16D
Prize money $303,000
Surface Hard / outdoor
Location Auckland, New Zealand
Venue ASB Tennis Centre
Champions
Singles
Sweden Jonas Björkman [1]
Doubles
South Africa Ellis Ferreira / United States Patrick Galbraith [2]

The 1997 BellSouth Open was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the ASB Tennis Centre in Auckland in New Zealand and was part of the World Series of the 1997 ATP Tour. The tournament ran from 6 January through 12 January 1997. Unseeded Jonas Björkman won the singles title.

Finals

Singles

Sweden Jonas Björkman defeated Denmark Kenneth Carlsen 7–6(7–0), 6–0

  • It was Björkman's 1st title of the year and the 13th of his career.

Doubles

South Africa Ellis Ferreira / United States Patrick Galbraith defeated United States Rick Leach / United States Jonathan Stark 6–4, 4–6, 7–6

  • It was Ferreira's 1st title of the year and the 4th of his career. It was Galbraith's 1st title of the year and the 30th of his career.

References

  1. ↑ "1997 Auckland Men's Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  2. ↑ "1997 Auckland Men's Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).


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