1997 Lipton Championships

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1997 Lipton Championships
DateMarch 20–30
Edition13th
SurfaceHard / outdoor
LocationKey Biscayne, Florida, U.S.
VenueTennis Center at Crandon Park
Champions
Men's singles
Austria Thomas Muster
Women's singles
Switzerland Martina Hingis
Men's doubles
Australia Todd Woodbridge / Australia Mark Woodforde
Women's doubles
Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario / Belarus Natasha Zvereva
← 1996 · Miami Open · 1998 →

The 1997 Lipton Championships was a tennis 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 and of Tier I of the 1997 WTA Tour. Both the men's and women's events took place at the Tennis Center at Crandon Park in Miami, Florida in the United States from March 20 through March 30, 1997.

Finals[edit]

Men's singles[edit]

Austria Thomas Muster defeated Spain Sergi Bruguera 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[edit]

Switzerland Martina Hingis defeated United States 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[edit]

Australia Todd Woodbridge / Australia Mark Woodforde defeated The Bahamas Mark Knowles / Canada Daniel Nestor 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[edit]

Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario / Belarus Natasha Zvereva defeated Belgium Sabine Appelmans / Netherlands 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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