{{TennisEventInfo|1997|Open Gaz de France| | date=10–16 February | edition=5th | category=[[WTA Tier II Events|Tier II]] | prize_money=$450,000 | draw=28S / 16D | surface=[[Carpet court|Carpet]] / indoor | location=[[Paris]], France | venue=[[Stade Pierre de Coubertin (Paris)|Stade Pierre de Coubertin]] | champs={{flagicon|SUI}} [[Martina Hingis]] | champd={{flagicon|SUI}} [[Martina Hingis]] / {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Jana Novotná]] }}

The '''1997 Open Gaz de France''' was a women's [[tennis]] tournament played on indoor [[carpet court]]s at the [[Stade Pierre de Coubertin (Paris)|Stade Pierre de Coubertin]] in [[Paris]], France, that was part of [[WTA Tier II Events|Tier II]] of the [[1997 WTA Tour]]. It was the fifth edition of the tournament and was held from 10 February until 16 February 1997. First-seeded [[Martina Hingis]] won the singles title.<ref name="wot1998">{{cite book|title=International Tennis Federation World of Tennis 1998|year=1998|publisher=CollinsWillow|location=London|isbn=9780002188241|editor=[[John Barrett (tennis)|John Barrett]]|pages=171, 173, 179}}</ref>

==Finals== ===Singles=== {{main|1997 Open Gaz de France – Singles}} {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Martina Hingis]] defeated {{flagicon|GER}} [[Anke Huber]] 6–3, 3–6, 6–3 * It was Hingis' 4th singles title of the year and the 6th of her [[Martina Hingis career statistics|career]].

===Doubles=== {{main|1997 Open Gaz de France – Doubles}} {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Martina Hingis]] / {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Jana Novotná]] defeated {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Alexandra Fusai]] / {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Rita Grande]] 6–3, 6–0 * It was Hingis' 6th title of the year and the 11th of her career. It was Novotná's 1st title of the year and the 77th of her career.

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== * [https://www.itftennis.com/en/tournament/paris/fra/1997/w-wt-fra-01a-1997/draws-and-results/ ITF tournament edition details] * [https://wtafiles.blob.core.windows.net/pdf/draws/archive/1997/604.pdf WTA tournament draws]

{{Open Gaz de France tournaments}} {{1997 WTA Tour}}

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