1997 WTA German Open
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1997 WTA German Open | |
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Date | May 12 – May 18 |
Edition | 26th |
Category | Tier I |
Surface | Clay / Outdoor |
Location | Berlin, Germany |
Venue | Rot-Weiss Tennis Club |
Champions | |
Singles | |
Mary Joe Fernández | |
Doubles | |
Lindsay Davenport / Jana Novotná |
The 1997 WTA German Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Rot-Weiss Tennis Club in Berlin in Germany that was part of Tier I of the 1997 WTA Tour. It was the 26th edition of the tournament and was held from May 12 through May 18, 1997.
Winners
Women's Singles
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Mary Joe Fernández defeated Mary Pierce 6–4, 6–2
- It was Fernández's 2nd title of the year and the 25th of her career.
Women's Doubles
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Lindsay Davenport / Jana Novotná defeated Gigi Fernández / Natasha Zvereva 6–2, 3–6, 6–2
- It was Davenport's 7th title of the year and the 25th of her career. It was Novotná's 3rd title of the year and the 79th of her career.