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 | |
|---|---|
| Date | 3–9 November (men) 27 October – 2 November (women) |
| Edition | 8th (men) / 2nd (women) |
| Surface | Carpet / indoor |
| Location | Moscow, Russia |
| Venue | Olympic 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
editMen's singles
edit 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
edit 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
edit 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
edit 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.
External links
edit- ATP Tournament Profile
- WTA Tournament Profile Archived 2020-08-31 at the Wayback Machine