1997 European Community Championships – Singles

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Singles
1997 European Community Championships
Champion Flag of Switzerland.svg Marc Rosset
Runner-up Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tim Henman
Final score6–2, 7–5, 6–4
Events
Singles Doubles
  1996  · European Community Championships ·  1998  

Michael Stich was the defending champion but lost in the first round to Marc-Kevin Goellner.

Contents

Marc Rosset won in the final 6–2, 7–5, 6–4 against Tim Henman.

Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.

  1. n/a
  2. Flag of Chile.svg Marcelo Ríos (second round)
  3. Flag of Sweden.svg Thomas Enqvist (first round)
  4. n/a
  5. Flag of Spain.svg Félix Mantilla (second round)
  6. Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tim Henman (final)
  7. Flag of Germany.svg Michael Stich (first round)
  8. Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jan Siemerink (first round)

Draw

Key

Final

Final
  Flag of Switzerland.svg Marc Rosset 676  
6 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tim Henman 2 5 4   

Section 1

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
LL Flag of Belgium (civil).svg F Dewulf 65 6
  Flag of France.svg G Forget 4 74 LL Flag of Belgium (civil).svg F Dewulf 7106 
  Flag of the United States.svg J Courier 0 2    Flag of France.svg C Pioline 684  
  Flag of France.svg C Pioline 66 LL Flag of Belgium (civil).svg F Dewulf 61 4
  Flag of Ukraine.svg A Medvedev 642    Flag of Switzerland.svg M Rosset 4 66
  Flag of Switzerland.svg M Rosset 776   Flag of Switzerland.svg M Rosset 3 66
Q Flag of Germany.svg N Kiefer 3 67Q Flag of Germany.svg N Kiefer 63 1
8 Flag of the Netherlands.svg J Siemerink 64 5   Flag of Switzerland.svg M Rosset 776 
LL Flag of the Netherlands.svg D van Scheppingen 3 2    Flag of the Czech Republic.svg P Korda 623  
  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg P Korda 66   Flag of the Czech Republic.svg P Korda 66 
  Flag of Germany.svg H Dreekmann 4 2    Flag of Spain.svg J Sánchez 3 3  
  Flag of Spain.svg J Sánchez 66   Flag of the Czech Republic.svg P Korda 66 
Q Flag of Belgium (civil).svg D Norman 5  Q Flag of Belgium (civil).svg D Norman 3 4  
  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg B Ulihrach 2 r  Q Flag of Belgium (civil).svg D Norman 61 78
  Flag of Germany.svg B Karbacher 2 1  5 Flag of Spain.svg F Mantilla 3 666
5 Flag of Spain.svg F Mantilla 66 

Section 2

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
6 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg T Henman 64 6
WC Flag of Spain.svg S Bruguera 3 64 6 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg T Henman 66 
  Flag of Argentina.svg H Gumy 61 4   Flag of Sweden.svg M Tillström 2 3  
  Flag of Sweden.svg M Tillström 4 666 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg T Henman 776 
WC Flag of Belgium (civil).svg J van Herck 66   Flag of Spain.svg F Clavet 644  
  Flag of France.svg A Boetsch 2 4  WC Flag of Belgium (civil).svg J van Herck 63 3
  Flag of Spain.svg F Clavet 4 776  Flag of Spain.svg F Clavet 3 66
3 Flag of Sweden.svg T Enqvist 6643 6 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg T Henman 66 
7 Flag of Germany.svg M Stich 664    Flag of Germany.svg M-K Goellner 4 4  
  Flag of Germany.svg M-K Goellner 786   Flag of Germany.svg M-K Goellner 66 
Q Flag of Belgium (civil).svg C van Garsse 76 Q Flag of Belgium (civil).svg C van Garsse 3 4  
  Flag of Italy.svg R Furlan 5 3    Flag of Germany.svg M-K Goellner 3  
  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg M Damm 6566  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg M Damm 1 r  
Q Flag of Germany.svg M Sinner 774 3   Flag of the Czech Republic.svg M Damm 4 777
  Flag of Romania.svg A Voinea 1 4  2 Flag of Chile.svg M Ríos 65 63
2 Flag of Chile.svg M Ríos 66 

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