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1997 Sparkassen Cup
DateSeptember 22 – September 28
Edition8th
CategoryTier II
SurfaceCarpet / Indoor
LocationLeipzig, Germany
Champions
Singles
Czech Republic Jana Novotná
Doubles
Switzerland Martina Hingis / Czech Republic Jana Novotná
← 1996 · Sparkassen Cup · 1998 →

The 1997 Sparkassen Cup was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts in Leipzig in Germany that was part of Tier II of the 1997 WTA Tour. It was the eighth edition of the tournament and was held from September 22 through September 28, 1997.

Champions

Singles

Czech Republic Jana Novotná defeated South Africa Amanda Coetzer 6–2, 4–6, 6–3

  • It was Novotná's 6th title of the year and the 82nd of her career.


Doubles

Switzerland Martina Hingis / Czech Republic Jana Novotná defeated Indonesia Yayuk Basuki / Czech Republic Helena Suková 6–2, 6–2

  • It was Hingis' 16th title of the year and the 22nd of her career. It was Novotná's 7th title of the year and the 83rd of her career.