Singles | |
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1997 Gerry Weber Open | |
Champion | Yevgeny Kafelnikov |
Runner-up | Petr Korda |
Score | 7–6(7–2), 6–7(5–7), 7–6(9–7) |
Draw | 32 |
Seeds | 8 |
Nicklas Kulti was the defending champion, but lost in the second round this year.
Yevgeny Kafelnikov won the title, beating Petr Korda 7–6(7–2), 6–7(5–7), 7–6(9–7) in the final.
Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
1 | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
4 | Boris Becker | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||
1 | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 77 | 65 | 79 | |||||||||
8 | Petr Korda | 62 | 77 | 67 | |||||||||
Paul Haarhuis | 65 | 4 | |||||||||||
8 | Petr Korda | 77 | 6 |
First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Y Kafelnikov | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
S Schalken | 0 | 2 | 1 | Y Kafelnikov | 77 | 77 | |||||||||||||||||||||
WC | N Kiefer | 6 | 6 | WC | N Kiefer | 63 | 62 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Q | J Grabb | 3 | 2 | 1 | Y Kafelnikov | 77 | 64 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
L Roux | 2 | 4 | 7 | M Stich | 65 | 77 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
G Stafford | 6 | 6 | G Stafford | 3 | 6 | 67 | |||||||||||||||||||||
B Karbacher | 6 | 5 | 2 | 7 | M Stich | 6 | 3 | 79 | |||||||||||||||||||
7 | M Stich | 4 | 7 | 6 | 1 | Y Kafelnikov | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
4 | B Becker | 6 | 77 | 4 | B Becker | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
A Radulescu | 3 | 61 | 4 | B Becker | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
WC | F Stauder | 4 | 1 | H Dreekmann | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
H Dreekmann | 6 | 6 | 4 | B Becker | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
J Tarango | 2 | 6 | 6 | J Tarango | 4 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
A Voinea | 6 | 4 | 2 | J Tarango | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
WC | T Haas | 6 | 6 | WC | T Haas | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
6 | B Ulihrach | 1 | 2 |
First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | A Medvedev | 65 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
P Haarhuis | 77 | 6 | P Haarhuis | 64 | 6 | 77 | |||||||||||||||||||||
M Damm | 6 | 6 | M Damm | 77 | 3 | 65 | |||||||||||||||||||||
T Johansson | 1 | 3 | P Haarhuis | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Q | K Braasch | 1 | 712 | 3 | R Reneberg | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
R Reneberg | 6 | 610 | 6 | R Reneberg | 4 | 77 | 78 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Q | J Eagle | 1 | 1 | 3 | R Krajicek | 6 | 62 | 66 | |||||||||||||||||||
3 | R Krajicek | 6 | 6 | P Haarhuis | 65 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
8 | P Korda | 7 | 2 | 6 | 8 | P Korda | 77 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
T Carbonell | 5 | 6 | 2 | 8 | P Korda | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Q | N Escudé | 6 | 77 | Q | N Escudé | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
V Spadea | 4 | 65 | 8 | P Korda | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
D Vacek | 64 | 7 | 64 | 2 | T Muster | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
N Kulti | 77 | 5 | 77 | N Kulti | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
D Prinosil | 6 | 0r | 2 | T Muster | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
2 | T Muster | 3 | 1 |
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Pete Sampras defeated Thomas Muster in the final, 6–3, 6–4 to win the singles tennis title at the 1997 Cincinnati Masters.
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Alexander Volkov won in the final 6–2, 6–4 against Chuck Adams.
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