TURNSTILE TRACKER: WTA TOUR '97 NORTH AMERICAN ATTENDANCE

          The following lists attendance figures from the WTA
     Tour's '97 North American tournaments (THE DAILY).


  
 
    
GRAND 
      SLAMS/ CHAMPIONSHIP EVENTS
    
 
      
'97
    
    
 
      
'96
    
    
 
      
% 
        +/-
    
    
 
      
TOTAL 
        +/-
    
  
  
 
    
 
      
U.S. 
        Open
    
    
 
      
559,554
    
    
 
      
506,012
    
    
 
      
+10.58%
    
    
 
      
+53,532
    
  
  
 
    
 
      
Chase 
        Championships
    
    
 
      
78,811
    
    
 
      
80,171
    
    
 
      
- 
        1.70%
    
    
 
      
- 
        1,360
    
  
  
 
    
 
      
 
    
  
  
 
    
 
      
TIER 
        I EVENTS                        
    
  
  
 
    
 
      
Lipton
    
    
 
      
228,321
    
    
 
      
234,755
    
    
 
      
- 
        2.74%
    
    
 
      
- 
        6,434
    
  
  
 
    
 
      
Hilton 
        Head
    
    
 
      
82,564
    
    
 
      
59,800
    
    
 
      
+38.07%
    
    
 
      
+22,764
    
  
  
 
    
 
      
Indian 
        Wells
    
    
 
      
142,957
    
    
 
      
132,285
    
    
 
      
+ 
        8.07%
    
    
 
      
+10,702
    
  
  
 
    
 
      
Toronto/Montreal
    
    
 
      
100,310
    
    
 
      
114,000
    
    
 
      
-12.01%
    
    
 
      
-13,690
    
  
  
 
    
 
      
 
    
  
  
 
    
 
      
TIER 
        II EVENTS                     
    
  
  
 
    
 
      
Amelia 
        Island
    
    
 
      
51,527
    
    
 
      
51,340
    
    
 
      
+ 
        0.36%
    
    
 
      
- 
        187
    
  
  
 
    
 
      
San 
        Diego
    
    
 
      
70,843
    
    
 
      
58,056
    
    
 
      
+22.03%
    
    
 
      
+12,787
    
  
  
 
    
 
      
Los 
        Angeles
    
    
 
      
51,611
    
    
 
      
48,197
    
    
 
      
+ 
        7.08%
    
    
 
      
+ 
        3,414
    
  
  
 
    
 
      
Chicago
    
    
 
      
51,390
    
    
 
      
46,000
    
    
 
      
+11.72%
    
    
 
      
+ 
        5,390
    
  
  
 
    
 
      
Oakland/Stanford
    
    
 
      
43,162
    
    
 
      
21,063
    
    
 
      
+104.9%
    
    
 
      
+22,099
    
  
  
 
    
 
      
Atlanta
    
    
 
      
30,124
    
    
 
      
n/a
    
    
 
      
n/a
    
    
 
      
+30,124
    
  
  
 
    
 
      
Philadelphia
    
    
 
      
43,652
    
    
 
      
39,375
    
    
 
      
+10.86%
    
    
 
      
+ 
        4,277
    
  
  
 
    
 
      
 
    
  
  
 
    
 
      
TIER 
        III EVENTS              
    
  
  
 
    
 
      
Oklahoma 
        City
    
    
 
      
25,174
    
    
 
      
15,734
    
    
 
      
+60.00%
    
    
 
      
+ 
        9,440
    
  
  
 
    
 
      
Quebec 
        City
    
    
 
      
14,850
    
    
 
      
15,000
    
    
 
      
- 
        1.00%
    
    
 
      
- 
        150
    
  
  
 
    

      
 
    
    
 
    
 
    
 
    
 
  
  
 
    

  
  
 
    
 
      
'97 
        TOTAL 
    
    
 
      
1,574,840
    
    
 
      
1,421,788
    
    
 
      
+10.76%
    
    
 
      
+174,686