title: 1997 President's Cup
text: # 1997 President's Cup
  
  The 1997 Tashkent Open was a men's tennis tournament held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan and played on outdoor hard courts. It was the inaugural edition of the tournament, part of the World Series of the 1997 ATP Tour, and was held from 8 September until 15 to September 1997. Second-seeded Tim Henman won the singles final.
  
  ## Finals
  
  ### Singles
  
  Tim Henman defeated Marc Rosset, $7–6^{(7–2)},$ 6–4
  
  * It was Henman's 2nd singles title of the year and of his career
  
  ### Doubles
  
  Vincenzo Santopadre / Vincent Spadea defeated Hicham Arazi / Eyal Ran, 6–4, 6–7, 6–0
  
  