# 1997 Chase Championships > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/1997_Chase_Championships > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/1997_Chase_Championships.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1997_Chase_Championships > Source revision: 1313408930 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Tennis tournament 1997 Chase Championships Date November 17–23 Edition 27th (singles) / 26th (doubles) Category Year-end championships Draw 16S / 8D Surface Carpet / indoor Location New York, US Venue Madison Square Garden Champions Singles Jana Novotná Doubles Lindsay Davenport / Jana Novotná ← 1996 · WTA Finals · 1998 → The **1997 Chase Championships** was a women's [tennis](/source/Tennis) tournament played on indoor [carpet courts](/source/Carpet_court) at [Madison Square Garden](/source/Madison_Square_Garden) in [New York City](/source/New_York_City), [New York](/source/New_York_(state)), in the United States. It was the [26th edition](/source/WTA_Tour_Championships#Singles) of the [year-end singles championships](/source/WTA_Tour_Championships), the [22nd edition](/source/WTA_Tour_Championships#Doubles) of the year-end doubles championships, and was part of the [1997 WTA Tour](/source/1997_WTA_Tour). The tournament was held from November 17 through November 23, 1997. Second-seeded [Jana Novotná](/source/Jana_Novotn%C3%A1) won the singles title.[1][2] ## Finals ### Singles Main article: [1997 Chase Championships – Singles](/source/1997_Chase_Championships_%E2%80%93_Singles) [Jana Novotná](/source/Jana_Novotn%C3%A1) defeated [Mary Pierce](/source/Mary_Pierce), 7–6, 6–2, 6–3. - It was Novotná's 4th singles title of the year and the 19th of her [career](/source/Jana_Novotn%C3%A1_career_statistics). ### Doubles Main article: [1997 Chase Championships – Doubles](/source/1997_Chase_Championships_%E2%80%93_Doubles) [Lindsay Davenport](/source/Lindsay_Davenport) / [Jana Novotná](/source/Jana_Novotn%C3%A1) defeated [Alexandra Fusai](/source/Alexandra_Fusai) / [Nathalie Tauziat](/source/Nathalie_Tauziat), 6–7, 6–3, 6–2. - It was Davenport's 13th title of the year and the 31st of her career. It was Novotná's 10th title of the year and the 86th of her career. ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Bill Berkrot (November 25, 1997). ["Novotna Takes Chase Over Pierce"](http://www.themoscowtimes.com/sitemap/free/1997/11/article/novotna-takes-chase-over-pierce/297034.html). *The Moscow Times*. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Mark Shapiro (November 24, 1997). ["Novotna Uses Powerful Serve To Defeat Pierce For Chase Title"](https://www.chicagotribune.com/1997/11/24/novotna-uses-powerful-serve-to-defeat-pierce-for-chase-title/). *Chicago Tribune*. ## External links - [Official website](http://www.wtafinals.com) - [WTA tournament draws](https://wtafiles.blob.core.windows.net/pdf/draws/archive/1997/808.pdf) - [ITF tournament draws](https://www.itftennis.com/en/tournament/wta-tour-championships/usa/1997/w-wtf-usa-11a-1997/draws-and-results/) v t e WTA Finals 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 (Mar) 1986 (Nov) 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 v t e 1997 WTA Tour « 1996 1998 » Grand Slam events Australian Open (S, D, X) French Open (S, D, X) Wimbledon (S, D, X) US Open (S, D, X) Tier I tournaments Tokyo Indoor (S, D) Indian Wells (S, D) Key Biscayne (S, D) Hilton Head (S, D) Rome (S, D) Berlin (S, D) Toronto (S, D) Zürich (S, D) Moscow (S, D) Tier II tournaments Sydney (S, D) Paris (S, D) Hanover (S, D) Amelia Island (S, D) Hamburg (S, D) Eastbourne (S, D) Stanford (S, D) San Diego (S, D) Los Angeles (S, D) Atlanta (S, D) Tokyo (S, D) Leipzig (S, D) Filderstadt (S, D) Chicago (S, D) Philadelphia (S, D) Tier III tournaments Gold Coast (S, D) Linz (S, D) Oklahoma City (S, D) Tokyo Outdoor (S, D) Strasbourg (S, D) Madrid (S, D) Birmingham (S, D) Rosmalen (S, D) Warsaw (S, D) Quebec City (S, D) Luxembourg (S, D) Tier IV tournaments Auckland (S, D) Hobart (S, D) Budapest (S, D) Jakarta (S, D) Bol (S, D) Cardiff (S, D) Prague (S, D) Palermo (S, D) Maria Lankowitz (S, D) Surabaya (S, D) Pattaya (S, D) Team events Fed Cup Chase Championships, New York (S, D) World Doubles Cup, Edinburgh (D) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [1997 Chase Championships](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1997_Chase_Championships) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1997_Chase_Championships?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.