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1997 Toray Pan Pacific Open

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1997 Toray Pan Pacific Open
Date28 January – 2 February
Edition22nd
CategoryTier I
Draw28S / 16D
Prize money$926,250
SurfaceCarpet / indoor
LocationTokyo, Japan
VenueTokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium
Champions
Singles
Switzerland Martina Hingis
Doubles
United States Lindsay Davenport / Belarus Natasha Zvereva
← 1996 · Pan Pacific Open · 1998 →

The 1997 Toray Pan Pacific Open was a tennis tournament played on indoor carpet court at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium in Tokyo in Japan that was part of Tier I of the 1997 WTA Tour. It was the 22nd edition of the tournament and was held from 28 January through 2 February 1997. Second-seeded Martina Hingis won the singles title. She won by walkover as her opponent, Steffi Graf, withdrew before the final match citing a knee injury.[1]

Finals

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Singles

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Switzerland Martina Hingis defeated Germany Steffi Graf by walkover

  • It was Hingis' 4th title of the year and the 9th of her career.

Doubles

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United States Lindsay Davenport / Belarus Natasha Zvereva defeated United States Gigi Fernández / Switzerland Martina Hingis 6–4, 6–3

  • It was Davenport's 1st title of the year and the 19th of her career. It was Zvereva's 2nd title of the year and the 64th of her career.

References

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  1. ^ "Tokyo final a flop". Irish Times. 3 February 1997.
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