1997 Australian Open


The 1997 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at Melbourne Park in Melbourne in Victoria in Australia. It was the 85th edition of the Australian Open and was held from 13 through 26 January 1997.

Seniors

Men's Singles

Pete Sampras defeated Carlos Moyá 6–2, 6–3, 6–3
Martina Hingis defeated Mary Pierce 6–2, 6–2
Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde defeated Sébastien Lareau / Alex O'Brien 4–6, 7–5, 7–5, 6–3
Martina Hingis / Natasha Zvereva defeated Lindsay Davenport / Lisa Raymond 6–2, 6–2
Manon Bollegraf / Rick Leach defeated Larisa Neiland / John-Laffnie de Jager 6–3, 6–7, 7–5

Boys' Singles

Daniel Elsner defeated Wesley Whitehouse 7–6, 6–2

Girls' Singles

Mirjana Lučić defeated Marlene Weingärtner 6–2, 6–2

Boys' Doubles

David Sherwood / James Trotman defeated Jaco van der Westhuizen / Wesley Whitehouse 7–6, 6–3

Girls' Doubles

Mirjana Lučić / Jasmin Wöhr defeated Cho Yoon-jeong / Shiho Hisamatsu 6–2, 6–2

Other events

Legends' Doubles

Peter McNamara / Fred Stolle defeated Mark Edmondson / Ken Rosewall 6–4, 6–4