1997 Gold Coast Classic – Singles

June 2020 1997 Gold Coast Classic RUS Elena Likhovtseva JPN Ai Sugiyama 3–6, 7–6, 6–3 30 8 singles doubles no Thalgo Australian Women's Hardcourts – Singles Australian Hard Court Championships The 1997 Gold Coast Classic singles was a tennis competition as part of the 1997 Gold Coast Classic, a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Hope Island Resort Tennis Centre in Hope Island, Queensland in Australia that was part of Tier III of the 1997 WTA Tour. The tournament was held from 30 December 1996 through 5 January 1997. Elena Likhovtseva won in the final 3–6, 7–6, 6–3 against Ai Sugiyama.International Tennis Federation World of Tennis 1998 1998 CollinsWillow London 9780002188241 John Barrett 171, 173, 187 Seeds A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. The top two seeds received a bye to the second round. NED Brenda Schultz-McCarthy (semifinals) AUT Barbara Paulus (second round) RUS Elena Likhovtseva (champion) BEL Sabine Appelmans (semifinals) ROM Ruxandra Dragomir (first round) JPN Ai Sugiyama (final) SVK Katarína Studeníková (first round) ITA Silvia Farina (first round) Draw Final y 3 Final 3 RUS Elena Likhovtseva 3 7 6 6 JPN Ai Sugiyama 6 6 3 Section 1 y 3 1 First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals   NED M Oremans 4 6 6   USA M Werdel-Witmeyer 6 4 4 WC AUS A Ellwood 7 6     GER S Hack 5 2   Q ESP M Serna 6 7   5 ROM R Dragomir 4 6   3 RUS E Likhovtseva 6 7     ARG P Suárez 1 5   Q ROM C Cristea 6 6     CZE H Suková 4 4   WC AUS R McQuillan 6 6 6   TPE S-T Wang 7 4 3   GER B Rittner 7 6   8 ITA S Farina 5 4   1 NED B Schultz-McCarthy 7 6     NED M Oremans 6 0   WC AUS A Ellwood 3 4   Q ESP M Serna 6 6   3 RUS E Likhovtseva 6 6   Q ROM C Cristea 3 4   WC AUS R McQuillan 6 6     GER B Rittner 3 4   1 NED B Schultz-McCarthy 6 6   Q ESP M Serna 1 4   3 RUS E Likhovtseva 3 6 7 WC AUS R McQuillan 6 3 6 1 NED B Schultz-McCarthy 4 3   3 RUS E Likhovtseva 6 6   Section 2 y 3 1 First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals 6 JPN A Sugiyama 5 6 6   JPN N Miyagi 7 1 1   JPN N Kijimuta 2 1     ITA R Grande 6 6   Q FRA N Dechy 6 6     BEL E Callens 4 2     FRA S Testud 4 4   4 BEL S Appelmans 6 6   7 SVK K Studeníková 4 r     FRA A-G Sidot 6     Q GER J Kandarr 6 6     SUI P Schnyder 4 3     USA A Miller 6 3     SWE Å Carlsson 7 6   6 JPN A Sugiyama 6 6 6   ITA R Grande 7 2 3 Q FRA N Dechy 7 5 4 4 BEL S Appelmans 5 7 6   FRA A-G Sidot 6 6   Q GER J Kandarr 4 4     SWE Å Carlsson 5     2 AUT B Paulus 0 r   6 JPN A Sugiyama 6 3 7 4 BEL S Appelmans 2 6 6   FRA A-G Sidot 6 6     SWE Å Carlsson 2 2   6 JPN A Sugiyama 6 6     FRA A-G Sidot 2 4   References External links 1997 Gold Coast Classic draws -27.8717 153.3504 Hope Island Resort Tennis Centre type:landmark title Category:1997 Gold Coast Classic Category:1997 WTA Tour