1997 Sybase Open

The 1997 Sybase Open was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts at the San Jose Arena in San Jose, California in the United States and was part of the ATP World Series of the 1997 ATP Tour. It was the 109th edition of the tournament ran from February 10 through February 16, 1997. First-seeded Pete Sampras won his second consecutive singles title at the event.[3]

1997 Sybase Open
DateFebruary 10–16
Edition109th
CategoryATP World Series
Draw32S / 16D
Prize money$303,000
SurfaceHard / indoor
LocationSan Jose, U.S.
VenueSan Jose Arena
Champions
Singles
United States Pete Sampras[1]
Doubles
United States Brian MacPhie / South Africa Gary Muller[2]

Finals

Singles
Main article: 1997 Sybase Open – Singles

United States Pete Sampras defeated United Kingdom Greg Rusedski 3–6, 5–0 (Rusedski retired)

  • It was Sampras' 2nd title of the year and the 48th of his career.

Doubles
Main article: 1997 Sybase Open – Doubles

United States Brian MacPhie / South Africa Gary Muller defeated The Bahamas Mark Knowles / Canada Daniel Nestor 4–6, 7–6, 7–5

  • It was MacPhie's only title of the year and the 1st of his career. It was Muller's only title of the year and the 8th of his career.

References
  1. "1997 San Jose – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  2. "1997 San Jose – Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  3. John Barrett, ed. (1998). ITF World of Tennis 1998. London: CollinsWillow. p. 158. ISBN 9780002188241.
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