1997 ASB Classic
{{TennisEventInfo|1997|ASB Classic|
| date=30 December 1996 – 5 January
| edition=12th
| category=Tier IV
| draw=32S / 16D
| prize_money=$107,500
| surface=Hard / outdoor
| location=Auckland, New Zealand
| venue=ASB Tennis Centre
| champs={{flagicon|AUT}} Marion Maruska
| champd={{flagicon|SVK}} Janette Husárová
{{flagicon|BEL}} Dominique Van Roost
| before_name=Amway Classic
| main_name=WTA Auckland Open
}}
The 1997 ASB Classic was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the ASB Tennis Centre in Auckland in New Zealand that was part of Tier IV of the 1997 WTA Tour. The tournament was held from 30 December 1996 until 5 January 1997. Qualifier Marion Maruska won the singles title.{{cite book|title=International Tennis Federation World of Tennis 1998|year=1998|publisher=CollinsWillow|location=London|isbn=9780002188241|editor=John Barrett|editor-link=John Barrett (tennis)|page=187}}
Finals
=Singles=
{{main|1997 ASB Classic - Singles}}
{{flagicon|AUT}} Marion Maruska defeated {{flagicon|AUT}} Judith Wiesner 6–3, 6–1
- It was Maruska's only title of the year and the 1st of her career.
=Doubles=
{{main|1997 ASB Classic - Doubles}}
{{flagicon|SVK}} Janette Husárová / {{flagicon|BEL}} Dominique Van Roost defeated {{flagicon|POL}} Aleksandra Olsza / {{flagicon|GER}} Elena Wagner 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
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [https://www.itftennis.com/en/tournament/auckland/nzl/1996/w-wt-nzl-01a-1996/draws-and-results/ ITF tournament edition details]
- [https://wtafiles.blob.core.windows.net/pdf/draws/archive/1997/1049.pdf WTA tournament draws]
{{ASB Classic tournaments}}
{{1997 WTA Tour}}
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Category:January 1997 sports events in Oceania