1997 Chennai Open

The 1997 Chennai Open, known for sponsorship reasons as the 1997 Gold Flake Open, was an ATP men's tennis tournament held in Chennai, India. It was the second edition of the tournament and was held from 7 April to 14 April 1997. Sixth-seeded Mikael Tillström won the singles title.

1997 Chennai Open
Date7–14 April
Edition2nd
CategoryWorld Series
Draw32S / 16D
Prize money$405,000
SurfaceHard / outdoor
LocationChennai, India
Champions
Singles
Mikael Tillström [1]
Doubles
Leander Paes / Mahesh Bhupathi [2]

Finals

Singles
Main article: 1997 Chennai Open – Singles

Mikael Tillström defeated Alex Radulescu 6–4, 4–6, 7–5

  • It was Tillström's 1st title of the year and the 2nd of his career.

Doubles
Main article: 1997 Chennai Open – Doubles

Leander Paes / Mahesh Bhupathi defeated Oleg Ogorodov / Eyal Ran 7–6, 7–5

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

References
  1. "1997 Chennai – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  2. "1997 Chennai – Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).


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