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1997 Japan Open Tennis Championships
The 1997 Japan Open Tennis Championships was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Ariake Coliseum in Tokyo in Japan that was part of the Championship Series of the 1997 ATP Tour and of Tier III of the 1997 WTA Tour. The tournament was held from April 14 through April 21, 1997. Richard Krajicek and Ai Sugiyama won the singles titles. Finals Men's singles Richard Krajicek defeated Lionel Roux 6–2, 3–6, 6–1 * It was Krajicek's 2nd title of the year and the 15th of his career. Women's singles Ai Sugiyama defeated Amy Frazier 4–6, 6–4, 6–4 * It was Sugiyama's 1st title of the year and the 4th of her career. Men's doubles Martin Damm / Daniel Vacek defeated Justin Gimelstob / Patrick Rafter 2–6, 6–2, 7–6 * It was Damm's 2nd title of the year and the 10th of his career. It was Vacek's 2nd title of the year and the 16th of his career. Women's doubles Alexia Dechaume-Balleret / Rika Hiraki defeated Kerry-Anne Guse / Corina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ariake Coliseum
is an indoor sporting arena in located in Ariake, Kōtō, Tokyo, Japan. It has a capacity of 10,000 and is one of the few professional tennis venues which has a retractable roof. Events The arena is used as the center court for the Japan Open and the Pan Pacific Open, held in Ariake Tennis Forest Park. This venue will also host Road FC 24, instead of Ryogoku Kokugikan. The venue also hosted the tennis events for the 2020 Summer Olympics. In 1995, Fuji TV's hit cooking show ''Iron Chef'' held its 1995 World Cup there, with the court converted into an outdoor version of Kitchen Stadium. Iron Chef Japanese Rokusaburo Michiba won the four-person single elimination tournament to determine the best chef in the world, with the other participants being Pierre Gagnaire, Gianfranco Vissani and Xu Cheng. This was also the homeground arena for Pro Wrestling NOAH from the year 2000 with destiny 2000, since then they have been doing shows till 2015 See also * List of tennis stadiums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1997 ATP Tour
The 1997 ATP Tour was the elite tour for professional tennis organised by the ATP that year. The ATP Tour included the four Grand Slam tournaments, the ATP Tour World Championships, the ATP Super 9, the Championship Series and the World Series tournaments. Schedule The tables below summarises the results for the 1997 ATP Tour. ;Key January February March April May June July August September October November ATP rankings Statistical information List of players and singles titles won: * Julian Alonso - Santiago (1) * Hicham Arazi - Casablanca (1) * Alberto Berasategui - Palermo (1) * Jonas Björkman - Auckland, Indianapolis, Stockholm (3) * Michael Chang - Memphis, Indian Wells Masters, Hong Kong, Orlando, Washington, D.C. (5) * Francisco Clavet - Mexico City, Bogotá (2) * Àlex Corretja - Estoril, Rome Masters, Stuttgart (3) * Albert Costa - Barcelona, Marbella (2) * Jim Courier - Doha, Los Angeles, Beijing (3) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1997 In Japanese Tennis
File:1997 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The movie set of ''Titanic (1997 film), Titanic'', the List of highest-grossing films, highest-grossing movie in history at the time; ''Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone'', is published; Comet Hale-Bopp passes by Earth and becomes one of the most observed comet, comets of the 20th century; Golden Bauhinia Square, where sovereignty of Hong Kong is Handover of Hong Kong, handed over from the United Kingdom to the People's Republic of China; the 1997 Central European flood kills 114 people in the Czech Republic, Poland, and Germany; Korean Air Flight 801 crashes during heavy rain on Guam, killing 229; Mars Pathfinder and Sojourner (rover), Sojourner land on Mars; flowers left outside Kensington Palace following the death of Diana, Princess of Wales, in a car crash in Paris., 300x300px, thumb rect 0 0 200 200 Titanic (1997 film) rect 200 0 400 200 Harry Potter rect 400 0 600 200 Comet Hale-Bopp rect 0 200 300 400 Death of Diana ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
