The 1997 Lipton Championships was a
tennis
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tournament played on
outdoor hard courts. It was the 13th edition of the
Miami Masters and was part of the
Mercedes Super 9 of the
1997 ATP Tour
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and of
Tier I
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of the
1997 WTA Tour
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. Both the men's and women's events took place at the
Tennis Center at Crandon Park in
Miami
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,
Florida
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in the United States from March 20 through March 30, 1997.
Finals
Men's singles
Thomas Muster defeated
Sergi Bruguera
Sergi Bruguera i Torner (; born 16 January 1971) is a former professional tennis player from Spain. He won consecutive men's singles titles at the French Open in 1993 and 1994, a silver medal at the 1996 Olympic Games in men's singles and reac ...
7–6
(8–6), 6–3, 6–1
* It was Muster's 2nd title of the year and the 45th of his career. It was his 1st Masters title of the year and his 8th overall.
Women's singles
Martina Hingis
Martina Hingis (, sk, Martina Hingisová; 30 September 1980) is a Swiss former professional tennis player. Hingis is the first Swiss player, male or female, to win a major title and attain a world No. 1 ranking. She spent a total of 209 weeks a ...
defeated
Monica Seles 6–2, 6–1
* It was Hingis' 7th title of the year and the 12th of her career. It was her 2nd Tier I title of the year and her 2nd overall.
Men's doubles
Todd Woodbridge /
Mark Woodforde defeated
Mark Knowles /
Daniel Nestor
Daniel Mark Nestor ( ; sr, Данијел Нестор, Danijel Nestor; born September 4, 1972) is a Canadian former professional tennis player.
Nestor won 91 men's doubles titles (with 11 different partners), including an Olympic gold medal
...
7–6, 7–6
* It was Woodbridge's 3rd title of the year and the 55th of his career. It was Woodforde's 2nd title of the year and the 58th of his career.
Women's doubles
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario /
Natasha Zvereva defeated
Sabine Appelmans
Sabine Appelmans (born 22 April 1972) is a former professional tennis player from Belgium. She was Belgium's Fed Cup captain from 2007 until 2011.
Career
Appelmans started playing at the neighbour's court at the age of seven. Her first traine ...
/
Miriam Oremans 6–2, 6–3
* It was Sánchez Vicario's 2nd title of the year and the 75th of her career. It was Zvereva's 4th title of the year and the 66th of her career.
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