1997 MFS Pro Tennis Championships – Singles

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Singles
1997 MFS Pro Tennis Championships
Final
Champion Flag of the Netherlands.svg Sjeng Schalken
Runner-up Flag of Chile.svg Marcelo Ríos
Score7–5, 6–3
Details
Draw32 (3WC/4Q/1LL)
Seeds8
Events
Singles Doubles
  1995  · U.S. Pro Tennis Championships ·  1998  

Ivan Lendl was the last champion of the tournament in 1994, but retired from professional tennis at the same year. [1] [2] The 1995 final was suspended due to rain.

Contents

Sjeng Schalken won the title by defeating Marcelo Ríos 7–5, 6–3 in the final. [3] [4]

Seeds

  1. Flag of Spain.svg Àlex Corretja (quarterfinals)
  2. Flag of Chile.svg Marcelo Ríos (final)
  3. Flag of Spain.svg Félix Mantilla (second round)
  4. (n/a)
  5. Flag of Spain.svg Albert Costa (semifinals)
  6. Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Greg Rusedski (quarterfinals)
  7. Flag of Sweden.svg Magnus Norman (first round)
  8. Flag of Spain.svg Alberto Berasategui (first round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Sjeng Schalken 65 6
5 Flag of Spain.svg Albert Costa 4 73
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Sjeng Schalken 76
2 Flag of Chile.svg Marcelo Ríos 5 3
Flag of the United States.svg Jeff Tarango 4 3
2 Flag of Chile.svg Marcelo Ríos 66

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Flag of Spain.svg À Corretja 66
Flag of Spain.svg F Clavet 3 4 1 Flag of Spain.svg À Corretja 66
WC Flag of the United States.svg P McEnroe 2 2 Q Flag of Argentina.svg G Cañas 3 4
Q Flag of Argentina.svg G Cañas 661 Flag of Spain.svg À Corretja 3 63
Flag of the Netherlands.svg S Schalken 6266 Flag of the Netherlands.svg S Schalken 63 6
Flag of France.svg L Roux 774 4 Flag of the Netherlands.svg S Schalken 2 67
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg S Doseděl 66577 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg S Doseděl 61 5
7 Flag of Sweden.svg M Norman 3 7763 Flag of the Netherlands.svg S Schalken 65 6
LL Flag of the Netherlands.svg D van Scheppingen 665 Flag of Spain.svg A Costa 4 73
Flag of Brazil.svg F Meligeni 4 4 LL Flag of the Netherlands.svg D van Scheppingen 5 3
Flag of France.svg G Raoux 4 4 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg J Van Herck 76
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg J Van Herck 66 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg J Van Herck 772 1
Q Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg A Chang 3 2 5 Flag of Spain.svg A Costa 6366
Q Flag of Denmark.svg K Carlsen 66Q Flag of Denmark.svg K Carlsen 3 4
WC Flag of Slovakia.svg D Hrbatý 2 2 5 Flag of Spain.svg A Costa 66
5 Flag of Spain.svg A Costa 66

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
6 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg G Rusedski 63 6
Flag of Sweden.svg M Tillström 1 63 6 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg G Rusedski 66
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg F Dewulf 61 6 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg F Dewulf 3 1
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg J Novák 1 62 6 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg G Rusedski 61062
Flag of the United States.svg J Tarango 6636 Flag of the United States.svg J Tarango 71277
WC Flag of the United States.svg A O'Brien 2 773 Flag of the United States.svg J Tarango 66
Flag of Spain.svg JA Viloca 3 0 3 Flag of Spain.svg F Mantilla 0 4
3 Flag of Spain.svg F Mantilla 66 Flag of the United States.svg J Tarango 4 3
8 Flag of Spain.svg A Berasategui 6363 2 Flag of Chile.svg M Ríos 66
Flag of Spain.svg G Blanco 773 6 Flag of Spain.svg G Blanco 4 2
Flag of Argentina.svg H Gumy 772 6 Flag of Argentina.svg H Gumy 66
Q Flag of France.svg J Golmard 6264 Flag of Argentina.svg H Gumy 4 3
Flag of Italy.svg R Furlan 4 662 Flag of Chile.svg M Ríos 66
Flag of the Netherlands.svg P Haarhuis 64 1 Flag of Italy.svg R Furlan 4 4
Flag of the United States.svg J Stark 772 612 Flag of Chile.svg M Ríos 66
2 Flag of Chile.svg M Ríos 61677

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