title: 1997 Chennai Open
text: # 1997 Chennai Open
  
  The 1997 Chennai Open, known for sponsorship reasons as the 1997 Gold Flake Open, was an ATP men's tennis tournament held in Chennai, India. It was the second edition of the tournament and was held from 7 April to 14 April 1997. Sixth-seeded Mikael Tillström won the singles title.
  
  ## Finals
  
  ### Singles
  
  Mikael Tillström defeated Alex Radulescu 6–4, 4–6, 7–5
  
  * It was Tillström's 1st title of the year and the 2nd of his career.
  
  ### Doubles
  
  Leander Paes / Mahesh Bhupathi defeated Oleg Ogorodov / Eyal Ran 7–6, 7–5
  
  * It was Paes's 1st title of the year and the 1st of his career. It was Bhupathi's 1st title of the year and the 1st of his career.
  