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The ATP and WTA held their first annual joint Awards Gala at the Jackie Gleason Theatre in Miami Beach on March 19, 1997. The ceremonies were hosted by comedian Dennis Miller and raised over $120,000 with all proceeds going to the Ashe-Buchholz Tennis Center and the greater Miami Partnership for the Homeless. Voting was done by a selection of worldwide media.

ATP

Player of the Year	Pete Sampras
Doubles Team of the Year	Todd Woodbridge/ Mark Woodforde
Most Improved Player	Tim Henman
Arthur Ashe Humanitarian Award	Paul Flory
Stefan Edberg Sportsmanship Award	Alex Corretja
Comeback Player of the Year	Stephane Simian
Rado Player to Watch	Dominik Hrbaty
Senior Player of the Year	Jimmy Connors
Ron Bookman Media Excellence Award	Brett Haber
Championship Series Tournament of the Year	RCA Championships
World Series Tournament of the Year	Rado Swiss Open

WTA

Player of the Year	Steffi Graf
Doubles Team of the Year	Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario/ Jana Novotna
Most Improved Player	Martina Hingis
Most Impressive Newcomer	Anna Kournikova
Comeback Player of the Year	Jennifer Capriati
David Gray Service Award	Martina Navratilova
Karen Krantzcke Sportsmanship Award	Yayuk Basuki
Corel WTA Tour Aces Award	Gabriela Sabatini
David Gray Service Award	Martina Navratilova
Corel WTA Tour Player Service Award	Katrina Adams
Ted Tingling Media Person of the Year	Mary Carillo

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1996-1997 Season

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