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1997 Skoda Czech Open

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1997 Skoda Czech Open
Date14–20 July
Edition6th
CategoryTier IV
Draw32S / 16D
Prize money$160,000
SurfaceClay / outdoor
LocationPrague, Czech Republic
VenueI. Czech Lawn Tennis Club
Champions
Singles
South Africa Joannette Kruger
Doubles
Romania Ruxandra Dragomir / Slovakia Karina Habšudová
← 1995 · ATP Prague Open · 1998 →

The 1997 Skoda Czech Open was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the I. Czech Lawn Tennis Club in Prague in the Czech Republic that was part of Tier IV of the 1997 WTA Tour. It was the sixth edition of the tournament and was held from 14 July through 20 July 1997. Unseeded Joannette Kruger won the singles title.

Finals

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Singles

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South Africa Joannette Kruger defeated Austria Marion Maruska 6–1, 6–1

  • It was Kruger's only singles title of the year and the 2nd and last of her career.

Doubles

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Romania Ruxandra Dragomir / Slovakia Karina Habšudová defeated Czech Republic Eva Martincová / Czech Republic Helena Vildová 6–1, 5–7, 6–2

  • It was Dragomir's 2nd title of the year and the 7th of her career. It was Habšudová's only title of the year and the 2nd of her career.
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