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1997 Qatar Open

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1997 Qatar Open
DateDecember 30, 1996 – January 6
Edition5th
Champions
Singles
United States Jim Courier
Doubles
Netherlands Jacco Eltingh / Netherlands Paul Haarhuis
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The 1997 Qatar Open, known as the 1997 Qatar Mobil Open, for sponsorship reasins, was a 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. The tournament ran from December 30, 1996 through January 6, 1997.

Winners

Men's Singles

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.

Men's Doubles

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.