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1997 Qatar Open

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1997 Qatar Open
Date30 December 1996 – 6 January 1997
Edition5th
CategoryWorld Series
Draw32S / 16D
Prize money$600,000
SurfaceHard / outdoor
LocationDoha, Qatar
Champions
Singles
United States Jim Courier[1]
Doubles
Netherlands Jacco Eltingh / Netherlands Paul Haarhuis[2]
← 1996 · ATP Qatar Open · 1998 →

The 1997 Qatar Open, known as the 1997 Qatar Mobil Open for sponsorship reasons, was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Khalifa International Tennis Complex in Doha in Qatar and was part of the World Series of the 1997 ATP Tour. It was the fifth edition of the tournament and was held from 30 December 1996 until 6 January 1997. Eighth-seeded Jim Courier won the singles title.

Finals

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Singles

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United States Jim Courier defeated United Kingdom Tim Henman 7–5, 6–7(5–7), 6–2

  • It was Courier's 1st title of the year and the 25th of his career.

Doubles

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Netherlands Jacco Eltingh / Netherlands Paul Haarhuis defeated Sweden Patrik Fredriksson / Sweden Magnus Norman 6–3, 6–2

  • It was Eltingh's 1st title of the year and the 33rd of his career. It was Haarhuis's 1st title of the year and the 32nd of his career.

References

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  1. ^ "1997 Doha – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  2. ^ "1997 Doha – Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
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