# Amelia Island Championships 1997

Source: https://tennis-db.com/wta/tournaments/balldontlie_wta:831/amelia-island-championships?season=1997
Tour: WTA

Lindsay Davenport won the 1997 Amelia Island Championships, defeating Mary Pierce 6-2 6-3 in the final. The WTA 500 event was played April 7–13 on clay courts in Amelia Island, United States.

The Amelia Island Championships began in 1980 and later became widely known as the Bausch & Lomb Championships. The tournament moved to Ponte Vedra Beach in 2009, where it continued as the MPS Group Championships through 2010. It is separate from the Family Circle Cups held at Amelia Island in 1975 and 1976.

## Tournament info
- Also known as: Amelia Island, Bausch & Lomb Championships, Bausch and Lomb Championships, Ponte Vedra Beach, MPS Group Championships
- Category: WTA 500
- Surface: Clay
- Location: Amelia Island, United States
- Start date: 1997-04-07
- End date: 1997-04-13

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## Champion
- Winner: Lindsay Davenport
- Runner-up: Mary Pierce
- Final score: 6-2 6-3

## Knockout results
### F
- Lindsay Davenport def. Mary Pierce 6-2 6-3

### SF
- Lindsay Davenport def. Amanda Coetzer 7-5 6-2
- Mary Pierce def. Iva Majoli 2-6 7-5 7-6

### QF
- Mary Pierce def. Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario 6-2 6-1
- Amanda Coetzer def. Mary Joe Fernandez 6-2 6-4
- Lindsay Davenport def. Jana Kandarr 6-2 6-2
- Iva Majoli def. Conchita Martínez 1-6 6-3 6-3

### R16
- Mary Joe Fernandez def. Marlene Weingartner 6-1 6-2
- Amanda Coetzer def. Jana Novotna 6-2 1-6 6-1
- Jana Kandarr def. Mariana Diaz-Oliva 6-3 6-1
- Iva Majoli def. Alexandra Fusai 6-0 6-2
- Conchita Martínez def. Chanda Rubin 6-3 6-3
- Mary Pierce def. Anke Huber 7-6 6-2
- Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario def. Ruxandra Dragomir Ilie 6-3 1-6 6-4
- Lindsay Davenport def. Brenda Schultz-Mccarthy 6-2 6-1

### R32
- Amanda Coetzer def. Amélie Mauresmo 6-4 1-6 6-1
- Anke Huber def. Radomira Zrubakova 6-2 6-2
- Alexandra Fusai def. Elena Likhovtseva 1-6 7-6 6-4
- Iva Majoli def. Angeles Montolio 6-3 6-2
- Marlene Weingartner def. Tatjana Jecmenica 2-6 7-6 7-5
- Jana Novotna def. Barbara Schett 4-6 6-4 6-0
- Ruxandra Dragomir Ilie def. Ann Grossman 6-2 6-3
- Brenda Schultz-Mccarthy def. Sandra Kleinova 7-5 6-3
- Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario def. Florencia Labat 3-6 6-2 6-3
- Mariana Diaz-Oliva def. Jennifer Capriati W/O
- Mary Pierce def. Henrieta Nagyova 7-5 6-0
- Jana Kandarr def. Silvia Farina Elia 6-4 7-6
- Lindsay Davenport def. Shi-Ting Wang 6-2 6-0
- Conchita Martínez def. Joannette Kruger 6-3 6-1
- Chanda Rubin def. Venus Williams 6-4 6-0
- Mary Joe Fernandez def. Patricia Hy Boulais 6-3 6-0

### R64
- Shi-Ting Wang def. Magui Serna 4-6 6-2 6-1
- Venus Williams def. Jolene Watanabe 1-6 6-4 6-1
- Patricia Hy Boulais def. Rachel Mcquillan 4-6 6-2 6-1
- Amélie Mauresmo def. Gala Leon Garcia 4-6 7-6 6-2
- Barbara Schett def. Corina Morariu 6-4 6-1
- Radomira Zrubakova def. Ines Gorrochategui 6-4 6-3
- Sandra Kleinova def. Bettina Fulco 5-7 6-4 6-0
- Florencia Labat def. Karin Kschwendt 6-3 6-1
- Jana Kandarr def. Cristina Torrens Valero 6-3 6-2
- Joannette Kruger def. Patty Schnyder 7-6 5-7 6-4
- Ruxandra Dragomir Ilie def. Denisa Chladkova 6-4 6-2
- Brenda Schultz-Mccarthy def. Adriana Rikl Gersi 6-1 6-1
- Jennifer Capriati def. Catalina Cristea 7-6 6-2
- Ann Grossman def. Petra Langrova 6-2 6-4
- Angeles Montolio def. Paola Suarez 2-6 6-4 7-6
- Elena Likhovtseva def. Tami Whitlinger Jones 2-6 6-4 6-1
- Mary Pierce def. Elena Pampoulova 6-0 6-1
- Amanda Coetzer def. Eva Martincova 7-5 6-1
- Chanda Rubin def. Barbara Paulus 6-4 7-6
- Mary Joe Fernandez def. Sarah Pitkowski-Malcor 6-3 6-0
- Marlene Weingartner def. Jessica Steck 7-5 6-3
- Silvia Farina Elia def. Marion Maruska 7-5 7-5
- Alexandra Fusai def. Larisa Savchenko 6-2 7-6
- Henrieta Nagyova def. Elena Makarova 6-1 6-4

## Stats
- Total matches: 55
- Players: 56

Other editions available: 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001
(+21 more)

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