1997 St. Petersburg Open

The 1997 St. Petersburg Open was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Petersburg Sports and Concert Complex in Saint Petersburg in Russia and was part of the World Series of the 1997 ATP Tour. The tournament was held from 17 March through 23 March 1997. Fifth-seeded Thomas Johansson won the singles title.

1997 St. Petersburg Open
Date17–23 March
Edition3rd
CategoryWorld Series
Draw32S / 16D
Prize money$300,000
SurfaceCarpet / indoor
LocationSt. Petersburg, Russia
VenuePetersburg Sports and Concert Complex
Champions
Singles
Sweden Thomas Johansson[1]
Doubles
Russia Andrei Olhovskiy / New Zealand Brett Steven[2]
← 1996 · St. Petersburg Open · 1998 →

Finals

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Singles

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  Thomas Johansson defeated   Renzo Furlan 6–3, 6–4

  • It was Johansson's 2nd title of the year and the 2nd of his career.

Doubles

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  Andrei Olhovskiy /   Brett Steven defeated   David Prinosil /   Daniel Vacek 6–4, 6–3

  • It was Olhovskiy's 2nd title of the year and the 15th of his career. It was Steven's 2nd title of the year and the 7th of his career.

References

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  1. ^ "1997 St Petersburg Open – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  2. ^ "1997 St Petersburg Open – Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
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