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Event Dates
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Australian Open Jan 19 - Feb 1
French Open May 25 - Jun 7
Wimbledon Jun 22 - Jul 5
US Open Aug 31 - Sep 13
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(Round of 16 Losers shown in parentheses)
Australian Open 1997 - Women:
(Graf 1) Coetzer 12 --------+ Coetzer
|-------------+
(Davenport 7) Po --------+ 6-4 6-1 | Pierce
|-------------+
(Martinez 3) Appelmans 16 --------+ Pierce | 7-5 6-1 |
|-------------+ +-------------+
(Huber 5) Pierce --------+ 1-6 6-4 6-4 | Hingis |
| |
(Habsudova 9) Spirlea 8 --------+ Hingis | 6-2 6-2 |
|-------------+ +-------------+
(Dragomir) Hingis 4 --------+ 7-5 6-2 | Hingis |
|-------------+
(Schnyder) M Fernandez 14 --------+ Fernandez | 6-1 6-3
|-------------+
(Rubin 15) van Roost --------+ 7-5 4-0 ret
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Australian Open 1997 - Men:
(Hrbaty) Sampras 1 --------+ Sampras
|-------------+
(Ferreira 8) A Costa 10 --------+ 6-3 6-7 6-1 | Sampras
3-6 6-2 |-------------+
(Ruud) Ivanisevic 3 --------+ Muster | 6-1 7-6 6-3 |
|-------------+ +-------------+
(Courier 11) Muster 5 --------+ 6-4 6-2 6-3 | Sampras |
| |
(Bjorkman) Moya --------+ Moya | 6-2 6-3 6-3 |
|-------------+ +-------------+
(Washington) Mantilla 14 --------+ 7-5 6-2 6-7 | Moya |
6-2 |-------------+
(Enqvist 7) Rios 9 --------+ Chang | 7-5 6-2 6-4
|-------------+
(Medvedev) Chang 2 --------+ 7-5 6-1 6-4
6-4 6-2
Doubles Finals -
Men : Woodbridge/Woodforde(1) d. Lareau/O'Brien 4-6 7-5 7-5
Women: Hingis/Zvereva(4) d. Davenport/Raymond(3) 6-2 6-2
Mixed: Leach/Bollegraf(3) d. de Jager/Neiland 6-3 6-7 7-5
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French Open 1997 - Women:
(Paulus 16) Hingis 1 --------+ Hingis
|-------------+
(Zvereva) Sanchez Vic. 6 --------+ 6-2 6-2 | Hingis
|-------------+
(Pierce 10) Seles 3 --------+ Seles | 6-7 7-5 6-4 |
|-------------+ +-------------+
(Raymond) M Fernandez 12 --------+ 3-6 6-2 7-5 | Majoli |
| |
(Davenport 5) Majoli 9 --------+ Majoli | 6-4 6-2 |
|-------------+ +-------------+
(Arendt) Dragomir --------+ 6-3 5-7 6-2 | Majoli |
|-------------+
(Martinez 7) Coetzer 11 --------+ Coetzer | 6-3 4-6 7-5
|-------------+
(Spirlea 13) Graf 2 --------+ 6-1 6-4
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French Open 1997 - Men:
(Rosset 15) M Norman --------+ Dewulf
|-------------+
(Corretja 8) Dewulf --------+ 6-2 6-7 6-4 | Kuerten
6-3 |-------------+
(Philippou.) Kafelnikov 3 --------+ Kuerten | 6-1 3-6 6-1 |
|-------------+ 7-6 +-------------+
(Medvedev) Kuerten --------+ 6-2 5-7 2-6 | Kuerten |
6-0 6-4 | |
(Woodforde) Rafter --------+ Rafter | 6-3 6-4 6-2 |
|-------------+ +-------------+
(Korda) Blanco --------+ 6-3 7-6 6-3 | Bruguera |
|-------------+
(Rios 7) Arazi --------+ Bruguera | 6-7 6-1 7-5
|-------------+ 7-6
(Chang 2) Bruguera 16 --------+ 4-6 6-3 6-2
6-2
Doubles Finals -
Men : Kafelnikov/Vacek(4) d. Woodbridge/Woodforde(1) 7-6 4-6 6-3
Women: G Fernandez/Zvereva(1) d. MJ Fernandez/Raymond(5) 6-2 6-3
Mixed: Hiraki/Bhupathi(16) d. Raymond/Galbraith(1) 6-4 6-1
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Wimbledon 1997 - Women:
(Appelmans) Hingis 1 --------+ Hingis
|-------------+
(Vento) Chladkova --------+ 6-3 6-2 | Hingis
|-------------+
(Spirlea 12) Majoli 4 --------+ Kournikova | 6-3 6-2 |
|-------------+ +--------------+
(Sukova) Kournikova --------+ 7-6 6-4 | Hingis |
| |
(Hy-Boulais) Basuki --------+ Novotna | 2-6 6-3 6-3 |
|-------------+ +--------------+
(Fernandez 11) Novotna 3 --------+ 6-3 6-3 | Novotna |
|-------------+
(Pierce 9) Sanchez V. 8 --------+ Sanchez | 6-4 6-2
|-------------+
(Testud) Tauziat --------+ 6-2 7-5
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Wimbledon 1997 - Men:
(Korda 16) Sampras 1 --------+ Sampras
|-------------+
(Rios 9) Becker 8 --------+ 6-4 6-7 6-1 | Sampras
6-4 |-------------+
(Kafelnikov 3) Kiefer --------+ Woodbridge | 6-2 6-1 7-6 |
|-------------+ +--------------+
(Rafter 12) Woodbridge --------+ 7-6 2-6 6-0 | Sampras |
6-4 | |
(Woodforde) Stich --------+ Stich | 6-4 6-2 6-4 |
|-------------+ +--------------+
(Krajicek 4) Henman 14 --------+ 6-3 6-2 6-4 | Pioline |
|-------------+
(Reneberg) Rusedski --------+ Pioline | 6-7 6-2 6-1
|-------------+ 5-7 6-4
(Steven) Pioline --------+ 6-4 4-6 6-4
6-3
Doubles Finals -
Men : Woodbridge/Woodforde(1) d. Eltingh/Haarhuis(2) 7-6 7-6 5-7 6-3
Women: G Fernandez/Zvereva(1) d. Arendt/Bollegraf(6) 7-6 6-4
Mixed: Suk/Sukova(4) d. Olhovskiy/Neiland(3) 4-6 6-3 6-4
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US Open 1997 - Women:
(Labat) Hingis 1 --------+ Hingis
|-------------+
(McQuillan) Sanchez 13 --------+ 6-3 6-2 | Hingis
|-------------+
(Fernandez 12) Novotna 3 --------+ Davenport | 6-2 6-4 |
|-------------+ +--------------+
(Serna) Davenport 6 --------+ 6-2 4-6 7-6 | Hingis |
| |
(Kruger) V Williams --------+ Williams | 6-0 6-4 |
|-------------+ +--------------+
(Habsudova) Testud --------+ 7-5 7-5 | Williams |
|-------------+
(Coetzer 5) Spirlea 11 --------+ Spirlea | 7-6 3-6 7-6
|-------------+
(Pierce 9) Seles 2 --------+ 6-7 7-6 6-3
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US Open 1997 - Men:
(Sampras 1) Korda 15 --------+ Bjorkman
|-------------+
(Draper) Bjorkman --------+ 7-6 6-2 1-0 | Rusedski
ret |-------------+
(Vacek) Rusedski --------+ Rusedski | 6-1 3-6 3-6 |
|-------------+ 6-3 7-5 +--------------+
(Mantilla 12) Krajicek --------+ 7-5 7-6 7-6 | Rafter |
| 6-3 6-2 4-6 |
(Ferreira) Larsson --------+ Rafter | 7-5 |
|-------------+ +--------------+
(Agassi) Rafter 13 --------+ 7-6 6-4 6-2 | Rafter |
|-------------+
(Bruguera 7) Rios 10 --------+ Chang | 6-3 6-3 6-4
|-------------+
(Pioline) Chang 2 --------+ 7-5 6-2 4-6
4-6 6-3
Doubles Finals -
Men : Kafelnikov/Vacek(4) d. Bjorkman/Kulti(11) 7-6 6-3
Women: Davenport/Novotna(3) d. G Fernandez/Zvereva(1) 6-3 6-4
Mixed: Bollegraf/Leach(5) d. Paz/Albano 3-6 7-5 7-6
On the men's tour, there are two year-end singles championships: the ATP Tour World Championship and the Grand Slam Cup. There is also a year-end doubles championship: The ATP Tour World Doubles Championship.
The ATP Tour World Championship (Singles)
The ATP Tour World Championship in Hannover, Germany is the last singles event on the ATP Tour in a calendar year. The top eight (8) players in the ATP rankings as of the Monday of the tournament qualify, while the ninth player is the alternate. The ATP rankings for this week only consists of the "best 14" results from all tournaments in that calendar year, up to and including the week immediately prior to the ATP Tour World Championship. In other words, points received from this tournament in the previous year are NOT included in the calculation of rankings.
The eight players are divided into two groups of four. Within each group, the four players face one another exactly once in round robin matches. The top two finishers from each group advance to the semi-final. Within each group, the two players who win the most matches finish 1 and 2. If there is a tie between two players, the one who wins their head-to-head match wins the tie. If there is a three-way tie, the percentage of sets won will be used to break the tie. If there is still a tie, the percentage of games won will be used to break the tie.
In the semi-final, the top finisher from one group plays the second from the other. The semi-final winners advance to the final, which is best-of- five tie-break sets (i.e. if the fifth set is tied at 6-6, the players will play a tie break to decide the match and therefore the championship). All other matches are best-of-three tie-break sets.
In 1996, players received the following ranking points from the ATP Tour World Championship.
each round robin match won: 80 points winning a semi-final match: 190 points winning the final: 280 points
No bonus points are given for beating ranked players in this tournament.
For example, if a player wins all three round robin matches and of course the semi and final on the way to the title, he would have received: 80 * 3 + 190 + 280 = 710 points
The ATP Tour World Doubles Championship
The ATP World Doubles Championship is the year-ending championship for the top doubles teams on the ATP Tour. In 1997, the doubles championship was held in the United States in Hartford, CT. The top eight (8) doubles teams as of the Monday of the tournament qualify for the event. Note that qualification is based on team rather than individual doubles rankings.
As with the ATP Singles Championship, the early rounds of the doubles championship is a round robin event featuring two groups of four teams. The two top teams in each group, determined by round robin match results, advance to the semifinals, whereupon a single-elimination draw format is followed to ultimately determine the winner.
The Grand Slam Cup
The Grand Slam Cup in Munich, Germany is a tournament created by the ITF (International Tennis Federation). The Grand Slam Cup is not an ATP Tour event. No ranking points are awarded with this event, but the match results do count toward the ATP head-to-head records (this is a change from previous policy), and the Grand Slam Cup is now considered as an official career title.
Eligibility for the Grand Slam Cup is determined by a player's results from the four Grand Slam events in that calendar year. The players are awarded a certain number of points depending on how far they advance in each event. The top 16 with the highest number of total points qualify. Seedings for this event is determined by the GS points, NOT the usual rankings. The first two rounds of the Grand Slam Cup are best of three sets. The semi and final are best of five sets. If a match reaches the maximum set, that set has to be won by game advantage. That is, there is no tie break in the 3rd set of best-of-three matches nor the 5th set of best-of-five matches.
Grand Slam Cup points from GS events:
winner: 600 finalist: 450 semi finalist: 300 quarter finalist: 150 round of 16: 75 third round: 40 second round: 20 first round: 2
The tournaments on the ATP tour are designated into two main tiers (excluding Challenger events), called Championship Series and World Series. Championship series events offer more prize money and attract bigger-name players.
The ATP has given special status to 9 of their Championship Series tournaments. These tournaments are known as the Super 9.
An ATP Top Ten player is supposed to play in at least 8 of these 9 special events, and each event must field at least eight of the Top Ten men (singles). The idea is to get the top players to play each other more often and add prestige to selected ATP events.
Super 9 Tour Dates in 1998:
Event Location Surface Dates 1997 Champion
-------------- ------- ----- -------------
Indian Wells Hard Mar 9-15 Chang
Lipton (Fla.) Hard Mar 19-29 Muster
Monte Carlo Red Clay Apr 20-26 Rios
Hamburg Red Clay May 4-10 Medvedev
Italian Open (Rome) Red Clay May 11-17 Corretja
Canadian Open Hard Aug 3-9 Woodruff
Cincinnati Hard Aug 10-16 Sampras
Stuttgart Indoor/Carpet Oct 26-Nov 1 Korda
Paris Indoor/Carpet Nov 2-8 Sampras
Notes Legend: 1 - WTA Tier 1 H - Outdoor Hard
2 - WTA Tier 2 h - Indoor Hard
3 - WTA Tier 3 I - Indoor Carpet
4 - WTA Tier 4 C - Green Clay
* - Grand Slam Event R - Red Clay
S - ATP "Super 9" G - Grass
T - ATP Championship ? - Surface not Known
Series
W - ATP World Series 999 - Prize Money in $K
E - Exhibition for tournament
1997
Place Notes Dates Previous Result
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Doha, QAT WH 625 Dec 30 - Courier d. Henman 7-5 6-7 6-2
Adelaide, AUS WH 328 Jan 5 Woodbridge d. Draper 6-2 6-1
Auckland, NZL 4H 108 Maruska d. Wiesner 6-3 6-1
Gold Coast, AUS 3H 164 Likhovt'a d. Sugiyama 3-6 7-6 6-3
Hopman Cup E USA d. South Africa
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Sydney, AUS WH 328 Jan 6-12 Henman d. Moya 6-3 6-1
2H 343 Hingis d. Capriati 6-1 5-7 6-1
Auckland, NZL WH 328 Bjorkman d. Carlsen 7-6 6-0
Hobart, AUS 4H 108 van Roost d. Werdel W. 6-3 6-3
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AUSTRALIAN OPEN *H Jan 13-26 Sampras d. Moya 6-2 6-3 6-3
Hingis d. Pierce 6-2 6-2
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Zagreb, CRO WI 400 Jan 27 - Ivanisevic d. Rusedski 7-6 4-6 7-6
Shanghai, CHN WI 330 Feb 2 Kroslak d. Volkov 6-2 7-6
Tokyo, JPN 1I 926 Hingis d. Graf default
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Linz, AUT 3I 164 Feb 3-9 Rubin d. Habsudova 6-4 6-2
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Davis Cup Round 1 Feb 7-9
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Dubai, UAE WH 1039 Feb 10-16 Muster d. Ivanisevic 7-5 7-6
Marseille, FRA WI 539 Enqvist d. Rios 6-4 1-0 ret
San Jose, CA Wh 328 Sampras d. Rusedski 3-6 5-0 ret
Paris, FRA 2I 450 Hingis d. Huber 6-3 3-6 6-3
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Antwerp, BEL TI 1000 Feb 17-23 Rosset d. Henman 6-2 7-5 6-4
Memphis, TN Th 808 Chang d. Woodbridge 6-3 6-4
Hannover, GER 2I 450 Majoli d. Novotna 4-6 7-6 6-4
Oklahoma City 3h 164 Davenport d. Raymond 6-4 6-2
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Milan TI 814 Feb 24 - Ivanisevic d. Bruguera 6-2 6-2
Philadelphia Th 714 Mar 2 Sampras d. Rafter 5-7 7-6 6-3
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Fed Cup Round 1 Mar 1-2
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Rotterdam, NED WI 750 Mar 3-9 Krajicek d. Vacek 7-6 7-6
Scottsdale, AZ WH 328 Philipp's d. Reneberg 6-4 7-6
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Indian Wells, CA SH 2200 Mar 7-16 Chang d. Ulirach 4-6 6-3 6-4 6-3
1H 1000 Davenport d. Spirlea 6-2 6-1
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Copenhagen, DEN WI 228 Mar 10-16 Johansson d. Damm 6-4 3-6 6-2
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St. Petersburg WI 325 Mar 17-23 Johansson d. Furlan 6-3 6-4
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Casablanca, MOR WR 228 Mar 24-30 Arazi d. Squillari 3-6 6-1 6-2
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Key Biscayne SH 2700 Mar 20-30 Muster d. Bruguera 7-6 6-3 6-1
(Lipton) H 1750 Hingis d. Seles 6-2 6-1
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Hilton Head, SC 1C 926 Mar 31 - Hingis d. Seles 3-6 6-3 7-6
Apr 6
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Davis Cup Round 2 Apr 4-6
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Estoril, POR WR 625 Apr 7-13 Corretja d. Clavet 6-3 7-5
Madras, IND WH 430 Tillstrom d. Radulescu 6-4 4-6 7-5
Hong Kong WH 328 Chang d. Rafter 6-3 6-3
Amelia Island 2C 450 Davenport d. Pierce 6-2 6-3
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Tokyo, JPN TH 1060 Apr 14-20 Krajicek d. Roux 6-2 3-6 6-1
3H 164 Sugiyama d. Frazier 4-6 6-4 6-4
Barcelona, ESP TR 950 A Costa d. Portas 7-5 6-4 6-4
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Monte Carlo SR 2300 Apr 21-27 Rios d. Corretja 6-4 6-3 6-3
Orlando, FL WC 289 Chang d. Stafford 4-6 6-2 6-1
Jakarta, INA 4H 108 Sawamatsu d. Yoshida 6-3 6-2
Budapest, HUN 4R 108 Coetzer d. Appelmans 6-1 6-3
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Munich, GER WR 425 Apr 28 - Philippou. d. Corretja 7-6 1-6 6-4
Atlanta, GA WC 328 May 4 Alami d. Kulti 6-3 6-4
Prague, CZE WR 365 Filippini d. Stolten. 7-6 6-4
Hamburg, GER 2R 450 Majoli d. Dragomir 6-3 6-2
Bol, CRO 4R 108 Lucic d. Morariu 7-5 6-7 7-6
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Hamburg, GER SR 2300 May 5-11 Medvedev d. Mantilla 6-0 6-4 6-2
Coral Springs WR 270 Stoltenberg d. Bjorkm. 6-0 2-6 7-5
Rome, ITA 1R 926 Pierce d. Martinez 6-4 6-0
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Rome, ITA SR 2300 May 12-18 Corretja d. Rios 7-5 7-5 6-3
Berlin, GER 1R 926 M Fernandez d. Pierce 6-4 6-2
Cardiff, GBR 4C 108 Ruano-P. d. Dechaume 6-1 3-6 6-2
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World Team Cup TR 1900 May 19-25 Spain d. Australia 3-0
St. Poelten, AUT WR 425 Filippini d. Rafter 7-6 6-2
Madrid, ESP 2R 250 Novotna d. Seles 7-5 6-1
Strasbourg, FRA 3R 175 Graf d. Lucic 6-2 7-5
Edinburgh, GBR R 188 Arendt/Bollegraf d.
(Doubles Only) McQuillan/Miyagi 6-1 3-6 7-5
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FRENCH OPEN *R May 26 - Kuerten d. Bruguera 6-3 6-4 6-2
Jun 8 Majoli d. Hingis 6-4 6-2
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Queen's Club WG 700 Jun 9-15 Philippou. d. Ivanis'c 7-5 6-3
Halle, GER WR 900 Kafelnikov d. Korda 7-6 6-7 7-6
Bologna, ITA WR 328 Mantilla d. Kuerten 4-6 6-2 6-1
Birmingham, GBR 3G 164 Tauziat d. Basuki 2-6 6-2 6-2
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Rosmalen, NED WG 500 Jun 16-22 Krajicek d. Raoux 6-4 7-6
Nottingham, GBR WG 328 Rusedski d. Kucera 6-4 7-5
Eastbourne, GBR 2G 450 ** final cancelled **
Rosmalen, NED 3G 164 Dragomir d. Oremans 5-7 6-2 6-4
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WIMBLEDON *G Jun 23- Sampras d. Pioline 6-4 6-2 6-4
Jul 6 Hingis d. Novotna 2-6 6-3 6-3
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Gstaad, SUI WR 550 Jul 7-13 Mantilla d. Viloca 6-1 6-4 6-4
Bastad, SWE WR 328 M Norman d. Marin 7-5 6-2
Newport, RI WG 280 Sargsian d. Steven 7-6 4-6 7-5
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Fed Cup SF Jul 12-13
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Stuttgart, GER TR 1040 Jul 14-20 Corretja d. Kucera 6-2 7-5
Washington, DC TH 675 Chang d. Korda 5-7 6-2 6-1
Prague 3R 160 Kruger d. Maruska 6-1 6-1
Palermo 4R 108 Testud d. Makarova 7-5 6-3
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Kitzbuhel, AUT WR 525 Jul 21-27 Dewulf d. Alonso 7-6 6-4 6-1
Los Angeles, CA WH 328 Courier d. Enqvist 6-4 6-4
Umag, CRO WR 400 Mantilla d. Bruguera 6-3 7-5
Stanford, CA 2H 450 Hingis d. Martinez 6-0 6-2
Warsaw, POL 4R 164 Paulus d. Nagyova 6-4 6-4
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Montreal, CAN SH 2300 Jul 28 - Woodruff d. Kuerten 7-5 4-6 6-3
Amsterdam, NED WR 500 Aug 3 Dosedel d. Moya 7-6 7-6 6-7 6-2
San Diego, CA 2H 450 Hingis d. Seles 7-6 6-4
M Lanowitz, AUT 4R 108 Schett d. Nagyova 3-6 6-2 6-3
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Cincinnati, OH SH 2300 Aug 4-10 Sampras d. Muster 6-3 6-4
San Marino WR 328 Mantilla d. Gustafsson 6-4 6-1
Los Angeles, CA 2H 450 Seles d. Davenport 5-7 7-5 6-4
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Indianapolis TH 1040 Aug 11-17 Bjorkman d. Moya 6-3 7-6
New Haven, CT TH 1040 Kafelnikov d. Rafter 7-6 6-4
Toronto, CAN 1H 926 Seles d. Huber 6-2 6-4
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Boston, MA WH 328 Aug 18-24 Schalken d. Rios 7-5 6-3
Long Island, NY WH 328 Moya d. Rafter 6-4 7-6
Atlanta, GA 2H 450 Davenport d. Testud 6-4 6-1
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US OPEN *H Aug 25- Rafter d. Rusedski 6-3 6-2 4-6 7-5
Sep 7 Hingis d. Williams 6-0 6-4
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Marbella, ESP WR 328 Sep 8-14 A Costa d. Berasategui 6-3 6-2
Bournemouth, GBR WR 400 Mantilla d. Moya 6-2 6-2
Tashkent, UZB WH 328 Henman d. Rosset 7-6 6-4
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Tokyo 2H 450 Sep 15-21 Seles d. Sanchez Vic. 6-1 3-6 7-6
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Davis Cup SF Sep 19-21
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Grand Slam Cup EI 6000 Sep 22-28 Sampras d. Rafter 6-2 6-4 7-5
Toulouse WI 400 Kiefer d. Philippouss. 7-5 5-7 6-4
Bucharest, ROM WR 500 Fromberg d. Gaudenzi 6-2 7-6
Leipzig, GER 2I 450 Novotna d. Coetzer 6-2 4-6 6-3
Surabaya, INA 4H 108 Van Roost d. Nemeckova 6-1 6-3
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Basel, SUI Wh 1000 Sep 29 - Rusedski d. Philippou. 6-3 7-6 7-6
Palermo, ITA WR 328 Oct 5 Berasategui d. Hrbaty 6-4 6-2
Beijing, CHN WI 328 Courier d. Gustafsson 7-6 3-6 6-3
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Fed Cup Final Sep 28-29 France d. Netherlands 4-1
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Vienna, AUT TI 800 Oct 6-12 Ivanisevic d. Rusedski 3-6 6-7 7-6 6-2 6-3
Singapore Th 675 Gustafsson d. Kiefer 4-6 6-3 6-3
Filderstadt, GER 2h 450 Hingis d. Raymond 6-4 6-2
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Lyon, FRA WI 750 Oct 13-19 Santoro d. Haas 6-4 6-4
Ostrava, CZE WI 500 Kucera d. M Norman 6-2 ret
Zurich, SUI 1h 926 Davenport d. Tauziat 7-6 7-5
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Stuttgart, GER TI 2300 Oct 20-26 Korda d. Krajicek 7-6 6-2 6-4
Mexico City WR 330 Clavet d. Viloca 6-4 7-6
Luxembourg 3I 164 Coetzer d. Paulus 6-4 3-6 7-5
Quebec, CAN 3I 164 Schultz d. van Roost 6-4 6-7 7-5
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Paris, FRA TI 2550 Oct 27 - Sampras d. Bjorkman 6-3 4-6 6-3 6-1
Bogota, COL WR 328 Nov 2 Clavet d. Lapentti 6-3 6-3
Moscow, RUS 1I 926 Novotna d. Sugiyama 6-3 6-4
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Moscow, RUS WI 1125 Nov 3-9 Kafelnikov d. Korda 7-6 6-4
Stockholm, SWE WI 825 Bjorkman d. Siemerink 3-6 7-6 6-2 6-4
Santiago, CHI WR 228 Alonso d. Rios 6-2 6-1
Chicago 2I 450 Davenport d. Tauziat 6-0 7-5
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ATP Championship I 3300 Nov 10-16 Sampras d. Kafelnikov 6-3 6-2 6-2
Philadelphia 2I 450 Hingis d. Davenport 7-5 6-7 7-6
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Chase Champs. I 2000 Nov 17-23 Novotna d. Pierce 7-6 6-2 6-3
Pattaya 4H 108 Nagyova d. van Roost 7-5 6-7 7-5
ATP Doubles Chp I 500 Leach/Stark
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Davis Cup Final Nov 28-30 Sweden d. USA 5-0
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The following table provides a summary of the men's and women's professional tournament schedule for 1998.
An updated listing of tournament web sites may be found at http://www.mindspring.com/~csmith/TennisWeb.html.
Notes Legend: 1 - WTA Tier 1 H - Outdoor Hard
2 - WTA Tier 2 h - Indoor Hard
3 - WTA Tier 3 I - Indoor Carpet
4 - WTA Tier 4 C - Green Clay
* - Grand Slam Event R - Red Clay
S - ATP "Super 9" G - Grass
T - ATP Championship ? - Surface not Known
Series
W - ATP World Series 999 - Prize Money in $K
E - Exhibition for tournament
Week ATP Event Sites & Notes WTA Event Sites & Notes
Jan 5-11 Doha, QAT WH 1000 Gold Coast, AUS 3H 164
Adelaide, AUS WH 340 Auckland, NZL 4H 108
Hopman Cup EH 640 Hopman Cup EH 640
Jan 12-18 Sydney, AUS WH 340 Sydney, AUS 2H 342
Auckland, NZL WH 340 Hobart, AUS 4H 108
Jan 19 - AUSTRALIAN OPEN *H AUSTRALIAN OPEN *H
Feb 1
Feb 2-8 Zagreb, CRO WI 400 Tokyo, JPN 1I 926
Marseille, FRA WI 539
Feb 9-15 Dubai, UAE WH 1039 Paris, FRA 2h 450
San Jose, CA Wh 340
St. Petersburg WI 340
Feb 16-22 Antwerp, BEL TI 1000 Hannover, GER 2h 450
Memphis, TN Th 825
Feb 23 - Milan, ITA TI 814 Linz, AUT 2I 450
Mar 1 Philadelphia, PA Th 714 Oklahoma City 3h 164
Mar 2-8 Rotterdam, NED WI 750 Indian Wells, CA 1H 1250
Scottsdale, AZ WH 340
Mar 9-15 Indian Wells, CA SH 2450 Indian Wells, CA 1H 1250
Copenhagen, DEN WI 236
Mar 19-29 LIPTON SH 2700 LIPTON H 1750
Mar 23-29 Casablanca, MAR WR 235
Mar 30 - Davis Cup I Hilton Head, SC 1C 926
Apr 5
Apr 6-12 Estoril, POR WR 625 Amelia Island,FL 2C 450
Chennai, IND WH 430
Hong Kong WH 340
Apr 13-19 Tokyo, JPN TH 1060 Tokyo, JPN 3H 164
Barcelona, ESP TR 950 Makarska, CRO 4R 108
Fed Cup I
Apr 20-26 Monte Carlo SR 2450 Jakarta, INA 4H 108
Orlando, FL WC 289 Budapest, HUN 4R 108
Apr 27 - Munich, GER WR 525 Hamburg, GER 2R 450
May 3 Atlanta, GA WC 365 Bol, CRO 4R 108
Prague, CZE WR 365
May 4-10 Hamburg, GER SR 2450 Rome, ITA 1R 926
Coral Springs WR 270
May 11-17 Rome, ITA SR 2450 Berlin, GER 1R 926
May 18-24 World Team Cup TR 1900 Strasbourg, FRA 3R 200
St. Poelten, AUT WR 425 Madrid, ESP 3R 164
May 25 -
Jun 7 FRENCH OPEN *R FRENCH OPEN *R
Jun 8-14 Queen's Club WG 760 Birmingham, GBR 3G 164
Halle, GER WG 900
Bologna, ITA WR 340
Jun 15-21 Hertogenbosch WG 500 Eastbourne, GBR 2G 450
Nottingham, GBR WG 340 Rosmalen, NED 3G 164
Jun 22 - WIMBLEDON *G WIMBLEDON *G
Jul 5
Jul 6-12 Gstaad, SUI WR 550 Prague, CZE 3R 160
Bastad, SWE WR 340 M Lankowitz, AUT 4R 108
Newport, RI WG 300
Jul 13-19 Davis Cup QF Warsaw, POL 3R 164
Palermo, ITA 3R 163
Jul 20-26 Stuttgart, GER TR 1040 Fed Cup SF
Washington, DC TH 700
Jul 27 - Kitzbuhel, AUT WR 525 Stanford, CA 2H 450
Aug 2 Umag, CRO WR 400
Los Angeles, CA WH 340
Aug 3-9 Toronto, CAN SH 2450 San Diego, CA 2H 450
Amsterdam, NED WR 500 Istanbul, TUR 4R 108
Aug 10-16 Cincinnati, OH SH 2450 Los Angeles, CA 2H 450
San Marino WR 300
Aug 17-23 Indianapolis, IN TH 1040 Montreal, CAN 1H 926
New Haven, CT TH 870
Aug 24-30 Boston, MA WH 340 Atlanta, GA 2H 450
Long Island, NY WH 340
Aug 31 -
Sep 13 U.S. OPEN *H U.S. OPEN *H
Sep 14-20 Bournemouth, GBR WC 400 Seoul, KOR 4H 108
Marbella, ESP WR 340 KB Fed Cup Final
Tashkent, UZB WH 405
Sep 21-27 Davis Cup SF Tokyo, JPN 2H 450
Sep 28 - Toulouse WI 400 Leipzig, GER 2I 450
Oct 4 Bucharest, ROM WR 500 Surabaya, INA 4H 108
Oct 5-11 Basel, SUI Wh 1000 Filderstadt, GER 2h 450
Palermo, ITA WR 340
Shanghai, CHN Wh 340
Oct 12-18 Vienna, AUT TI 800 Zurich, SUI 1h 926
Singapore Th 700
Oct 19-25 Lyon, FRA WI 750 Moscow, RUS 1h 926
Ostrava, CZE WI 1000
Beijing, CHN WI 340
Oct 26 - Stuttgart, GER SI 2450 Quebec, CAN 3h 164
Nov 1 Mexico City WR 340 Luxembourg 3I 164
Nov 2-8 Paris, FRA SI 2550 Chicago, IL 2I 450
Bogota, COL WR 340
Nov 9-15 Moscow, RUS WI 1150 Philadelphia, PA 2I 450
Stockholm, SWE WI 825
Santiago, CHI WR 340
Nov 16-22 ATP Doubles Chp. h 600 WTA CHAMPIONSHIPS I 2000
Pattaya, THA 4H 108
Nov 23-29 ATP CHAMPIONSHIPS h 3300
Nov 30 - Davis Cup Final
Dec 6
The Davis Cup is an international team competition introduced in 1900 by American Dwight Davis. While initally only two teams participated (the USA and Great Britain), the competition has grown into an event in which over 100 nations now participate. The Davis Cup has undergone a number of format changes over the years, assuming its current competition format during the 1980's.
Davis Cup is divided into World Group competition and Zone competitions. There are three zones: American, Euro-African, and Asia-Pacific. Within each zone countries square off for the opportunity to advance to the World Group.
The World Group consists of the 16 top countries which compete in a single-elimination draw to determine the Cup winner for a given year. Around September, each of the 8 first round losers play the top 8 finishers in the Zone competitions in a "relegation tie." The winner of each tie advances to the World Group for the next year, while the loser is relegated to Zone competition.
The format of the Davis Cup tie is as follows:
Day 1: Singles A
Singles B
Day 2: Doubles
Day 3: Reverse Singles C
Reverse Singles D
The team winning at least three matches wins the tie. Before each tie, a team selects players to compete in that tie. One of the teams hosts the tie in their country and has the right to choose the court surface. If two nations have never competed before, a draw determines the host country. The next time these two countries play each other, the other country hosts, and so on.
1997 Davis Cup Final:
Sweden d. USA, 5-0 Goteborg, Sweden
Bjorkman - SWE d. Chang - USA 7-5 1-6 6-3 6-3
Larsson - SWE d. Sampras - USA 3-6 7-6 2-1 ret
Bjorkman/Kulti - SWE d.
Martin/Stark - USA 6-4 6-4 6-4
Bjorkman - SWE d. Stark - USA 6-1 6-1
Larsson - SWE d. Chang - USA 7-6 6-7 6-4
Davis Cup winners, 1983-1996:
1983 Australia d. Sweden 3-2 Melbourne, Australia
1984 Sweden d. USA 4-1 Goteborg, Sweden
1985 Sweden d. Germany 3-2 Munich, Germany
1986 Australia d. Sweden 3-2 Melbourne, Australia
1987 Sweden d. India 5-0 Goteborg, Sweden
1988 Germany d. Sweden 4-1 Goteborg, Sweden
1989 Germany d. Sweden 3-2 Stuttgart, Germany
1990 USA d. Australia 3-2 St. Petersburg, FL, USA
1991 France d. USA 3-1 Lyon, France
1992 USA d. Switzerland 3-1 Forth Worth, TX, USA
1993 Germany d. Australia 4-1 Dusseldorf, GER
1994 Sweden d. Russia 4-1 Moscow, RUS
1995 USA d. Russia 3-2 Moscow, RUS
1996 France d. Sweden 3-2 Malmo, SWE
The Fed Cup is formerly known as the Federation Cup. The Fed Cup is the women's version of the Davis Cup. Through 1994, the format of the Fed Cup was that the entire event was held over a one week period in one city. As of 1995, the Fed Cup has adopted a Davis Cup style format.
As with Davis Cup, the Fed Cup competition is divided into the highest level World Group and the lower level Zone competitions. The World Group consists of 8 countries which compete using a single elimination draw to determine the Cup winner for a given year. The 4 countries which lose in the 1st round (quarterfinals) are required to compete in a qualifying, or relegation round, against 4 other countries winning Zone competition matches, for the right to remain in the World Group for the next year.
The format of a Fed Cup "tie" is as follows. The tie will be played over two days. Day 1 features two singles matches. Day 2 features the reverse singles matches and then the doubles match. As in Davis Cup, the team winning at least three matches wins the tie. Also, like Davis Cup, one of the two teams serves as the host country, with host duties alternating for a given pair of opposing countries. The host country enjoys the privilege of choosing the venue and court surface for the tie.
Details of the the 1997 final tie - France d. Netherlands, 4-1:
Testud - FRA d. Schultz-M. - NED 6-4 4-6 6-3
Pierce - FRA d. Oremans - NED 6-4 6-1
Schultz-M. - NED d. Pierce - FRA 4-6 6-3 6-4
Testud - FRA d. Oremans - NED 0-6 6-3 6-3
Fusai/Tauziat - FRA d.
Bollegraf/Vis - NED 6-3 6-4
