The 1997 Paris Open was a men's
tennis tournament played on indoor
carpet courts. It was the 25th edition of the
Paris Masters, and was part of the
ATP Super 9
The ATP Masters 1000 tournaments (previously known as ATP Masters Series) is an annual series of nine tennis tournaments featuring the top-ranked players on the ATP Tour. The series' events have been held in Europe and North America since the ...
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 ...
. It took place at the
Palais omnisports de Paris-Bercy in Paris, France, from 27 October through 3 November 1997. First-seeded
Pete Sampras
Petros "Pete" Sampras ( el, Πέτρος Σάμπρας; born August 12, 1971) is an American former world No. 1 tennis player. His professional career began in 1988 and ended at the 2002 US Open, which he won, defeating longtime rival Andre ...
won the singles title.
Finals
Singles
Pete Sampras
Petros "Pete" Sampras ( el, Πέτρος Σάμπρας; born August 12, 1971) is an American former world No. 1 tennis player. His professional career began in 1988 and ended at the 2002 US Open, which he won, defeating longtime rival Andre ...
defeated
Jonas Björkman
Jonas Lars Björkman (; born 23 March 1972) is a Swedish former professional tennis player. He is a former world No. 1 in doubles, and also a former world No. 4 in singles. Björkman retired from professional tennis after competing at the 2008 T ...
6–3, 4–6, 6–3, 6–1
* It was Sampras' 7th singles title of the year and the 51st of his
career. It was his 2nd Masters title of the year, and 9th overall.
Doubles
Jacco Eltingh
Jacco Folkert Eltingh (born 29 August 1970) is a former professional male tennis player and former world No. 1 doubles player from the Netherlands.
He is best known for his success in doubles with fellow countryman Paul Haarhuis. Together they ...
/
Paul Haarhuis defeated
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 6–2, 7–6
References
External links
ATP tournament profile
{{1997 ATP Masters Series tournaments