1997 Internationaux de Strasbourg

1997 Internationaux de Strasbourg
Date May 19 – May 24
Edition 11th
Category Tier III
Draw 30S / 16D
Prize money $250,000
Surface Clay
Location Strasbourg, France
Champions
Singles
Germany Steffi Graf
Doubles
Czech Republic Helena Suková / Belarus Natasha Zvereva

The 1997 Internationaux de Strasbourg was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts in Strasbourg, France that was part of Tier III of the 1997 WTA Tour. It was the eleventh edition of the tournament and was held from May 19 through May 24, 1997. First-seeded Steffi Graf, who competed on a wildcard, won the singles title.[1]

Finals

Singles

Germany Steffi Graf defeated Croatia Mirjana Lučić 6–2, 7–5

  • It was Graf's 1st title of the year and the 114th of her career.

Doubles

Czech Republic Helena Suková / Belarus Natasha Zvereva defeated Russia Elena Likhovtseva / Japan Ai Sugiyama 6–1, 6–1

  • It was Suková's 1st title of the year and the 80th of her career. It was Zvereva's 5th title of the year and the 67th of her career.

References

  1. ↑ John Barrett, ed. (1998). International Tennis Federation World of Tennis 1998. London: CollinsWillow. pp. 173, 188. ISBN 9780002188241.
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