1997 Advanta Championships

The 1997 Advanta Championships was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts at the CoreStates Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the United States and was part of the Championship Series of the 1997 ATP Tour. It was the 30th edition of the tournament and was held from February 24 through March 2, 1997. First-seeded Pete Sampras won the singles title, his third at the event after 1990 and 1992, and earned $100,000 first-prize money.[4]

1997 Advanta Championships
DateFebruary 24 – March 2
Edition30th
CategoryChampionship Series
Draw32S /16D
Prize money$589,250
SurfaceHard / indoor
LocationPhiladelphia, PA, U.S.
VenueCoreStates Center
Attendance39,145[1]
Champions
Singles
United States Pete Sampras[2]
Doubles
Canada Sébastien Lareau / United States Alex O'Brien[3]

Finals

Singles
Main article: 1997 Advanta Championships – Singles

United States Pete Sampras defeated Australia Patrick Rafter 5–7, 7–6(7–4), 6–3

  • It was Sampras' 3rd singles title of the year and the 47th of his career.

Doubles
Main article: 1997 Advanta Championships – Doubles

Canada Sébastien Lareau / United States Alex O'Brien defeated South Africa Ellis Ferreira / United States Patrick Galbraith 6–3, 6–3

  • It was Lareau's 1st title of the year and the 4th of his career. It was O'Brien's 1st title of the year and the 4th of his career.

References
  1. Diane Pucin (March 7, 1997). "Sampras holds off Rafter". The Philadelphia Inquirer. pp. F1, F2 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "1997 Philadelphia – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  3. "1997 Philadelphia – Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  4. John Barrett, ed. (1998). International Tennis Federation World of Tennis 1998. London: CollinsWillow. pp. 140, 153. ISBN 9780002188241.
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