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1997 Hall of Fame Tennis Championships

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1997 Hall of Fame Tennis Championships
DateJuly 7–13
Edition22nd
CategoryWorld Series
Draw32S / 16D
Prize money$255,000
SurfaceGrass / outdoor
LocationNewport, Rhode Island, U.S.
VenueNewport Casino
Champions
Singles
Armenia Sargis Sargsian [1]
Doubles
South Africa Marius Barnard / South Africa Piet Norval [2]
← 1996 · Hall of Fame Open · 1998 →

The 1997 Hall of Fame Tennis Championships (also known as 1997 Miller Lite Hall of Fame Championships for sponsorship reasons) was a tennis tournament played on grass courts at the International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport, Rhode Island in the United States and was part of the World Series of the 1997 ATP Tour. It was the 22nd edition of the tournament and was held from July 7 through July 13, 1997.

Finals

Singles

Armenia Sargis Sargsian defeated New Zealand Brett Steven 7–6(7–0), 4–6, 7–5 [1]

  • It was Sargsian's only singles title of his career.

Doubles

United States Justin Gimelstob / New Zealand Brett Steven defeated United States Kent Kinnear / North Macedonia Aleksandar Kitinov 6–3, 6–4 [2]

References

  1. ^ a b "ATP – 1997 Newport Men's Singles Draw". ATP.
  2. ^ a b "ATP – 1997 Newport Men's Doubles Draw". ATP.