1997 du Maurier Open

The 1997 Canadian Open (also known as the du Maurier Open for sponsorship reasons) was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 110th edition of the Canada Masters and was part of the ATP Super 9 of the 1997 ATP Tour and of Tier I of the 1997 WTA Tour. The men's event took place at the du Maurier Stadium in Montreal, Quebec, Canada from July 28 through August 4, 1997, while the women's event took place at the National Tennis Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada from August 11 through August 17, 1997. Chris Woodruff and Monica Seles won the singles titles. It was Seles' first Tier I title of the year and her seventh overall. It was her third consecutive title at the event after winning in 1995 and 1996.

1997 du Maurier Open
DateJuly 28 – August 4 (men)
August 11–17 (women)
Edition108th
SurfaceHard / outdoor
Champions
Men's Singles
Chris Woodruff [1]
Women's Singles
Monica Seles
Men's Doubles
Mahesh Bhupathi / Leander Paes [2]
Women's Doubles
Yayuk Basuki / Caroline Vis

Finals

Men's Singles
Main article: 1997 du Maurier Open – Men's Singles

Chris Woodruff defeated Gustavo Kuerten 7–5, 4–6, 6–3

  • It was Woodruff's only title of the year and the 1st of his career.

Women's Singles
Main article: 1997 du Maurier Open – Women's Singles

Monica Seles defeated Anke Huber 6–2, 6–4

  • It was Seles' 2nd title of the year and the 44th of her career.

Men's Doubles
Main article: 1997 du Maurier Open – Men's Doubles

Mahesh Bhupathi / Leander Paes defeated Sébastien Lareau / Alex O'Brien 7–6, 6–3

  • It was Bhupathi's 3rd title of the year and the 3rd of his career. It was Paes' 3rd title of the year and the 3rd of his career.

Women's Doubles
Main article: 1997 du Maurier Open – Women's Doubles

Yayuk Basuki / Caroline Vis defeated Nicole Arendt / Manon Bollegraf 3–6, 7–5, 6–4

  • It was Basuki's 2nd title of the year and the 13th of her career. It was Vis' 2nd title of the year and the 4th of her career.

References
  1. "1997 Montreal – Men's Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  2. "1997 Montreal – Men's Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
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