The 1997 European Community Championships was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the

Sportpaleis Antwerp The Antwerps Sportpaleis ( eng, Antwerp's Sport Palace), also called Sportpaleis Antwerpen, Sportpaleis Merksem or simply the Sportpaleis, is an arena in Antwerp, Belgium. It is a multipurpose hall where concerts, sporting events, festivals and ...

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, Belgium and was part of the

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of the

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. The tournament ran from 17 February through 23 February 1997.

Champions

Men's singles

Marc Rosset defeated Tim Henman 6–2, 7–5, 6–4 * It was Rosset's 1st title of the year and the 18th of his career.

Men's doubles

David Adams David Adams Musical Theatre Performer Starlight Express, Avenue Q, Les Miserables, Government officials * David S. Adams (State Department) (born 1961), Assistant Secretary of State for Legislative Affairs * David Adams (Labour politician) ( ...

Olivier Delaître Olivier Delaître (born 1 June 1967) is a former professional tennis player from France. He was semifinalist at the Wimbledon Championships in 1999 in doubles (partnering Fabrice Santoro), and reached the fourth round of the 1994 French Open ...

defeated Sandon Stolle / Cyril Suk 3–6, 6–2, 6–1 * It was Adams' only title of the year and the 10th of his career. It was Delaître's only title of the year and the 8th of his career.

References

External links

ITF tournament edition details
European Community Championships ECC Antwerp {{Belgium-sport-stub