1997 Newsweek Champions Cup and State Farm Evert Cup
Date	March 7–16
Edition	24th
Category	Super 9 (ATP) Tier I Series (WTA)
Prize money	$2,050,000
Surface	Hard / outdoor
Location	Indian Wells,CA, US
Venue	Grand Champions Resort
Champions
Men's singles
Michael Chang[1]
Women's singles
Lindsay Davenport
Men's doubles
Mark Knowles /Daniel Nestor[2]
Women's doubles
Lindsay Davenport /Natasha Zvereva
← 1996 · Newsweek Champions Cup · 1998 → ← 1996 · State Farm Evert Cup · 1998 →

The1997 Newsweek Champions Cup and theState Farm Evert Cup weretennis tournaments played onoutdoor hard courts that were part of theMercedes Super 9 of the1997 ATP Tour and ofTier I of the1997 WTA Tour. Both the men's and women's events took place at theGrand Champions Resort inIndian Wells, California in theUnited States from March 7 through March 16, 1997.

Michael Chang defeatedBohdan Ulihrach 4–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–3

• It was Chang's 2nd title of the year and the 28th of his career. It was his 1st Masters title of the year and his 7th overall. It was also his 3rd title at the event after winning in1992 and1996.

Lindsay Davenport defeatedIrina Spîrlea 6–2, 6–1

• It was Davenport's 3rd title of the year and the 21st of her career. It was her 1st Tier I title.

Mark Knowles /Daniel Nestor defeatedMark Philippoussis /Patrick Rafter 7–6, 4–6, 7–5

• It was Knowles' 1st title of the year and the 10th of his career. It was Nestor's 1st title of the year and the 7th of his career.

Lindsay Davenport /Natasha Zvereva defeatedLisa Raymond /Nathalie Tauziat 6–3, 6–2

• It was Davenport's 4th title of the year and the 22nd of her career. It was Zvereva's 3rd title of the year and the 65th of her career.

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