The 1997 ATP Tour World Championships (also known for the doubles event as the ''Phoenix ATP Tour World Doubles Championship'' for sponsorship reasons) were

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tournaments played on indoor hard courts for the singles event, and indoor carpet courts for the doubles event. It was the 28th edition of the year-end singles championships, the 24th edition of the year-end doubles championships, and both were part of the

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 ...

. The singles event took place at the EXPO 2000 Tennis Dome in

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, Germany, from November 11 through November 16, 1997, and the doubles event at the

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, United States, from November 17 through November 23, 1997.

Champions

Singles

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defeated Yevgeny Kafelnikov, 6–3, 6–2, 6–2 *It was Pete Sampras' 8th title of the year, and his 51st overall. It was his 4th year-end championships title, and his 2nd consecutive one.

Doubles

Rick Leach Rick Leach (born December 28, 1964) is a former professional tennis player and a coach from the United States. A doubles specialist, he won five Grand Slam doubles titles (three at the Australian Open, one at Wimbledon, and one at the US Open) ...

/ Jonathan Stark defeated Mahesh Bhupathi / Leander Paes, 6–3, 6–4, 7–6^(7–3)

External links

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