1997 Kremlin Cup

The 1997 Kremlin Cup was a tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Olympic Stadium in Moscow in Russia that was part of the World Series of the 1997 ATP Tour and of Tier I of the 1997 WTA Tour. The men's tournament was held from 3 November through 9 November 1997 while the women's tournament was held from 27 October through 2 November 1997. Yevgeny Kafelnikov and Jana Novotná won the singles titles.

1997 Kremlin Cup
Date3 – 9 November (men)
27 October – 2 November (women)
Edition8th (men) / 2nd (women)
SurfaceCarpet / indoor
LocationMoscow, Russia
VenueOlympic Stadium
Champions
Men's Singles
Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Women's Singles
Jana Novotná
Men's Doubles
Martin Damm / Cyril Suk
Women's Doubles
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario / Natasha Zvereva

Finals

Men's Singles
Main article: 1997 Kremlin Cup – Men's Singles

Yevgeny Kafelnikov defeated Petr Korda 7–6(7–2), 6–4

  • It was Kafelnikov's 3rd title of the year and the 14th of his career.

Women's Singles
Main article: 1997 Kremlin Cup – Women's Singles

Jana Novotná defeated Ai Sugiyama 6–3, 6–4

  • It was Novotná's 3rd title of the year and the 18th of her career.

Men's Doubles
Main article: 1997 Kremlin Cup – Men's Doubles

Martin Damm / Cyril Suk defeated David Adams / Fabrice Santoro 6–4, 6–3

  • It was Damm's 3rd title of the year and the 11th of his career. It was Suk's only title of the year and the 17th of his career.

Women's Doubles
Main article: 1997 Kremlin Cup – Women's Doubles

Arantxa Sánchez Vicario / Natasha Zvereva defeated Yayuk Basuki / Caroline Vis 5–3 (Basuki and Vis defaulted)

  • It was Sánchez Vicario's 7th title of the year and the 56th of her career. It was Zvereva's 8th title of the year and the 67th of her career.
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