1997 Advanta Championships of Philadelphia

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1997 Advanta Championships of Philadelphia
DateNovember 10–16
Edition15th
CategoryTier II
Draw28S /16D
Prize money$450,000
SurfaceCarpet / indoor
LocationVillanova, PA, USA
Champions
Singles
Switzerland Martina Hingis
Doubles
United States Lisa Raymond / Australia Rennae Stubbs
← 1996 · Championships of Philadelphia · 1998 →

The 1997 Advanta Championships of Philadelphia was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Villanova University Pavilion in Villanova, Pennsylvania in the United States that was part of Tier II of the 1997 WTA Tour. It was the 15th edition of the tournament and was held from November 10 through November 16, 1997. First-seeded Martina Hingis won the singles title.[1]

Finals[edit]

Singles[edit]

Switzerland Martina Hingis defeated United States Lindsay Davenport 7–5, 6–7, 7–6

  • It was Hingis' 12th title of the year and the 26th of her career.

Doubles[edit]

United States Lisa Raymond / Australia Rennae Stubbs defeated United States Lindsay Davenport / Czech Republic Jana Novotná 6–3, 7–5

  • It was Raymond's 2nd title of the year and the 8th of her career. It was Stubbs' 2nd title of the year and the 13th of her career.

References[edit]

  1. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1998). International Tennis Federation World of Tennis 1998. London: CollinsWillow. p. 186. ISBN 9780002188241.

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