1997 Chase Championships

The 1997 Chase Championships was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York, in the United States. It was the 26th edition of the year-end singles championships, the 22nd edition of the year-end doubles championships, and was part of the 1997 WTA Tour. The tournament was held from November 17 through November 23, 1997. Second-seeded Jana Novotná won the singles title.^[1][2]

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

Finals

Singles

Main article: 1997 Chase Championships – Singles

Jana Novotná defeated Mary Pierce, 7–6, 6–2, 6–3.

• It was Novotná's 4th singles title of the year and the 19th of her career.

Doubles

Main article: 1997 Chase Championships – Doubles

Lindsay Davenport / Jana Novotná defeated Alexandra Fusai / 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.