1997 in tennis

This page covers all the important events in the sport of tennis in 1997. Primarily, it provides the results of notable tournaments throughout the year on both the ATP and WTA Tours, the Davis Cup, and the Fed Cup.

Australian Open

 * Men's singles: 🇺🇸 Pete Sampras def. 🇪🇸 Carlos Moyá, 6–2, 6–3, 6–3
 * Women's singles: Martina Hingis def. 🇫🇷 Mary Pierce, 6–2, 6–2

French Open

 * Men's singles: 🇧🇷 Gustavo Kuerten def. 🇪🇸 Sergi Bruguera, 6–3, 6–4, 6–2
 * Women's singles: Iva Majoli def.  Martina Hingis, 6–4, 6–2

Wimbledon

 * Gentlemen's singles: 🇺🇸 Pete Sampras def. 🇫🇷 Cédric Pioline, 6–4, 6–2, 6–4
 * Ladies' singles: Martina Hingis def. 🇨🇿 Jana Novotná, 2–6, 6–3, 6–3

US Open

 * Men's singles: 🇦🇺 Patrick Rafter def. Greg Rusedski, 6–3, 6–2, 4–6, 7–5
 * Women's singles: Martina Hingis def. 🇺🇸 Venus Williams, 6–0, 6–4

ATP World Tour Finals

 * 🇺🇸 Pete Sampras def. 🇷🇺 Yevgeny Kafelnikov, 6–3, 6–2, 6–2

WTA Tour Championships

 * Singles: 🇨🇿 Jana Novotná  defeated 🇫🇷 Mary Pierce 7–6, 6–2, 6–3.

International Tennis Hall of Fame

 * Class of 1997:
 * Bunny Austin
 * Lesley Turner Bowrey
 * Walter Clopton Wingfield

Births

 * 3 February – Paige Mary Hourigan, New Zealand tennis player
 * 7 February – Anhelina Kalinina, Ukrainian tennis player
 * 10 March – Belinda Bencic, Swiss tennis player
 * 20 April – Alexander Zverev, Russian tennis player
 * 26 April – Pedro Martínez, Spanish tennis player
 * 7 May – Daria Kasatkina, Russian tennis player
 * 8 June – Jeļena Ostapenko, Latvian tennis player
 * 16 October – Naomi Osaka, Japanese tennis player
 * 27 December – Ana Konjuh, Croatian tennis player

Deaths

 * 4 February – Jimmy Tattersall, former Wimbledon Boys' Champion, 56
 * 8 May – Pat Hughes, UK tennis (doubles) player, 94
 * 2 June – Helen Jacobs, multi-Grand Slam-winning US tennis player, 88
 * 24 July – Frank Parker, US tennis player, oldest player ever to compete in the US Open men's singles, 81
 * 7 October – Felicisimo Ampon, Filipino tennis player, 76