WTA Championships 1997
| WTA Championships 1997 | |
| date | 11/17/1997 - 11/23/1997 |
| Edition | 27 |
| navigation | 1996 ◄ 1997 ► 1998 |
| WTA tour | |
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| venue | New York City United States
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| Tournament number | 808 |
| category | WTA Tour Championships |
| Tournament type | Indoor tournament |
| Game surface | carpet |
| draw | 16E / 8D |
| Prize money | US $ 2,000,000 |
| Website | Official website |
| Last year's winner (individual) |
 Steffi Graf
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| Last year's winner (double) |
Lindsay Davenport Mary Joe Fernández
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| Winner (singles) |
 Jana Novotná
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| Winner (doubles) |
Lindsay Davenport Jana Novotná
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| As of March 5, 2016 | |
The 1997 WTA Championships (also known as the Chase Championships ) was a women's tennis carpet court tournament held in Madison Square Garden in New York City . The indoor tournament was part of the 1997 WTA Tour and took place from November 17 to 23, 1997.
singles
Seeding list
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Explanation of symbols
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Results
| First round | Quarter finals | Semifinals | final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 |  M. Hingis
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7th | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 B. Schultz-McCarthy
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6th | 2 | r | 1 | M. Hingis
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3 | 6th | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
 S. Appelmans
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3 | 4th | 7th |  M. Pierce
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6th | 2 | 7th | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 7th | M. Pierce
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6th | 6th | 7th | M. Pierce
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6th | 5 | 6th | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4th |  A. Coetzer
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3 | 3 | N. Tauziat
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2 | 7th | 4th | ||||||||||||||||||||
| N. Tauziat
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6th | 6th | N. Tauziat
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7th | 7th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| A. Huber
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6th | 6th | 6th |  I. Majoli
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6th | 6th | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 6th | I. Majoli
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7th | 7th | 7th | M. Pierce
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6th | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 8th |  I. Spîrlea
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6th | 5 | 6th | 2 | J. Novotná
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7th | 6th | 6th | ||||||||||||||||||
| S. Testud
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3 | 7th | 4th | 8th | I. Spîrlea
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5 | 6th | 7th | |||||||||||||||||||
| MJ Fernández
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2 | 6th | 7th | MJ Fernández
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7th | 2 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | L. Davenport
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6th | 4th | 6th | 8th | I. Spîrlea
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6th | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | M. Seles
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6th | 4th | 4th | 2 | J. Novotná
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7th | 6th | |||||||||||||||||||
 A. Sanchez Vicario
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3 | 6th | 6th | A. Sanchez Vicario
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4th | 6th | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| C. Martínez
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4th | 4th | 2 | J. Novotná
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6th | 3 | 6th | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | J. Novotná
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6th | 6th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Double
Seeding list
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Explanation of symbols
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Results
| First round | Round of 16 | Quarter finals | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | G. Fernández N. Swerawa.svg){kind=small}
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5 | 6th | 4th | |||||||||||||||
 L. Neiland H. Suková
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7th | 3 | 6th | ||||||||||||||||
| L. Neiland H. Suková
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0 | 6th | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | L. Davenport J. Novotna
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6th | 7th | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | L. Davenport J. Novotna
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6th | 7th | ||||||||||||||||
 Y. Basuki C. Vis
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1 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | L. Davenport J. Novotna
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6th | 6th | 6th | |||||||||||||||
| A. Fusai N. Tauziat
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7th | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
C. Martínez P. Tarabini
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2 | 6th | |||||||||||||||||
| 4th | N. Arendt M. Bollegraf
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6th | 7th | ||||||||||||||||
| 4th | N. Arendt M. Bollegraf
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3 | 2 | r | |||||||||||||||
| A. Fusai N. Tauziat
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6th | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| A. Fusai N. Tauziat
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6th | 6th | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | M. Hingis A. Sanchez Vicario
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3 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
Web links
- WTA Championships 1997 as PDF (English) on the WTA homepage
- WTA Championships 1997 (English) on the ITF homepage