The 1997 ASB Classic was a
tennis tournament played on
outdoor hard courts at the
ASB Tennis Centre
The ASB Tennis Centre is a tennis facility located in the Parnell district of Auckland, New Zealand. The centre was opened on 18 November 1922 by the Auckland Lawn Tennis Association (now Tennis Auckland) on grounds leased from the Auckland City ...
in
Auckland in New Zealand that was part of
Tier IV of the
1997 WTA Tour
The WTA Tour is the elite tour for professional women's tennis organised by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA). The WTA Tour includes the four Grand Slam tournaments, the WTA Tour Championships and the WTA Tier I, Tier II, Tier III and Tier IV ...
. The tournament was held from 30 December 1996 until 5 January 1997. Qualifier
Marion Maruska
Marion Maruska (born 15 December 1972) is an Austrian former tennis player. She turned professional in 1992 and reached her career-high singles ranking on October 6, 1997, when she became the No. 50 of the world.
1997 was Maruska's best year on ...
won the singles title.
Finals
Singles
Marion Maruska
Marion Maruska (born 15 December 1972) is an Austrian former tennis player. She turned professional in 1992 and reached her career-high singles ranking on October 6, 1997, when she became the No. 50 of the world.
1997 was Maruska's best year on ...
defeated
Judith Wiesner 6–3, 6–1
* It was Maruska's only title of the year and the 1st of her career.
Doubles
Janette Husárová
Janette Husárová (; born 4 June 1974) is a Slovak former tennis player.
On 13 January 2003, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 31. On 21 April 2003, she peaked at No. 3 in the doubles rankings.
She won the WTA Tour Championship ...
/
Dominique Van Roost defeated
Aleksandra Olsza
Aleksandra Olsza (; 8 December 1977) is a retired Polish tennis player. Her career highlights include winning of 1995 Wimbledon Championships in both girls' singles and doubles. At the 1996 US Open, Olsza defeated world No. 12, Magdalena Maleeva. ...
/
Elena Wagner
Elena Pampulova (also Elena Pampulova-Wagner, Elena Pampulova-Bergomi, bg, Елена Пампулова, born 17 May 1972) is a retired tennis player from Bulgaria. She has won one singles and three Women's Tennis Association, WTA doubles titl ...
6–2, 6–7, 6–3
* It was Husárová's only title of the year and the 3rd of her career. It was Van Roost's 1st title of the year and the 3rd of her career.
See also
*
1997 BellSouth Open – men's tournament
References
External links
ITF tournament edition details
WTA tournament draws
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ASB Classic
WTA Auckland Open
AM
January 1997 sports events in New Zealand
December 1996 sports events in New Zealand
1997 in New Zealand tennis