1997 BellSouth Open
{{TennisEventInfo|1997|BellSouth Open|
| date=6–12 January
| edition=30th
| category=World Series
| draw=32S / 16D
| prize_money= $303,000
| surface=Hard / outdoor
| location=Auckland, New Zealand
| venue= ASB Tennis Centre
| champs={{flagicon|SWE}} Jonas Björkman{{cite web|title=1997 Auckland – Singles draw|url=http://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/auckland/301/1997/draws?matchType=singles|publisher=Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP)}}
| champd={{flagicon|RSA}} Ellis Ferreira / {{flagicon|USA}} Patrick Galbraith{{cite web|title=1997 Auckland – Doubles draw|url=http://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/auckland/301/1997/draws?matchType=doubles|publisher=Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP)}}
| main_name=ATP Auckland Open
| after_name=Heineken Open
}}
The 1997 BellSouth Open was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the ASB Tennis Centre in Auckland in New Zealand and was part of the World Series of the 1997 ATP Tour. The tournament ran from 6 January through 12 January 1997. Unseeded Jonas Björkman won the singles title.
Finals
=Singles=
{{main|1997 BellSouth Open – Singles}}
{{flagicon|SWE}} Jonas Björkman defeated {{flagicon|DEN}} Kenneth Carlsen 7–6(7–0), 6–0
- It was Björkman's 1st title of the year and the 13th of his career.
=Doubles=
{{main|1997 BellSouth Open – Doubles}}
{{flagicon|RSA}} Ellis Ferreira / {{flagicon|USA}} Patrick Galbraith defeated {{flagicon|USA}} Rick Leach / {{flagicon|USA}} Jonathan Stark 6–4, 4–6, 7–6
- It was Ferreira's 1st title of the year and the 4th of his career. It was Galbraith's 1st title of the year and the 30th of his career.
References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://www.asbclassic.co.nz}}
- [https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/auckland/301/overview ATP – tournament profile]
- [https://www.itftennis.com/en/tournament/auckland/nzl/1997/m-ws-nzl-01a-1997/draws-and-results/ ITF – tournament edition details]
{{ATP Auckland tournaments}}
{{1997 ATP Tour}}