1997 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament

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1997 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament
Date3–9 March
Edition25th
Category ATP World Series
Draw32S / 16D
Prize money$725,000
Surface Carpet / indoor
Location Rotterdam, Netherlands
Venue Rotterdam Ahoy
Champions
Singles
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Richard Krajicek [1]
Doubles
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jacco Eltingh / Flag of the Netherlands.svg Paul Haarhuis [2]
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The 1997 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at Rotterdam Ahoy in the Netherlands. It was part of the World Series of the 1997 ATP Tour. The tournament ran from 3 March through 9 March 1997. Richard Krajicek won the singles title.

Contents

The singles draw featured ATP No. 5, 1996 Grand Slam Cup runner-up, Moscow and Zagreb titlist and Rotterdam defending champion Goran Ivanišević, reigning Wimbledon champion Richard Krajicek and Paris, Stockholm and Marseille winner Thomas Enqvist. Also seeded were New Haven and Vienna finalist Jan Siemerink, Hamburg, Kitzbühel and Marbella runner-up Àlex Corretja, Paul Haarhuis, Cédric Pioline and Petr Korda.

Finals

Men's singles

Flag of the Netherlands.svg Richard Krajicek defeated Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Daniel Vacek 7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–5)

Men's doubles

Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jacco Eltingh / Flag of the Netherlands.svg Paul Haarhuis defeated Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Libor Pimek / Flag of South Africa.svg Byron Talbot 7–6, 6–4

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References

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  2. "1997 Rotterdam – Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).