1997 Marseille Open – Singles

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Singles
1997 Marseille Open
Final
Champion Flag of Sweden.svg Thomas Enqvist
Runner-up Flag of Chile.svg Marcelo Ríos
Score6–4, 1–0 (Ríos retired)
Details
Draw32 (4 Q / 3 WC )
Seeds8
Events
Singles Doubles
  1996  · Open 13 ·  1998  

Guy Forget was the defending champion but did not compete that year.

Contents

Thomas Enqvist won the final 6–4, 1–0 after Marcelo Ríos was forced to retire.

Seeds

  1. Flag of Chile.svg Marcelo Ríos (final, retired)
  2. Flag of Sweden.svg Thomas Enqvist (champion)
  3. Flag of Germany.svg Michael Stich (first round)
  4. Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Marc Rosset (quarterfinals)
  5. Flag of France.svg Cédric Pioline (first round)
  6. Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Petr Korda (second round)
  7. Flag of Spain.svg Francisco Clavet (first round)
  8. Flag of Germany.svg Hendrik Dreekmann (quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
1 Flag of Chile.svg Marcelo Ríos 6646
  Flag of Spain.svg Sergi Bruguera 3 774
1 Flag of Chile.svg Marcelo Ríos 4 0r
2 Flag of Sweden.svg Thomas Enqvist 61
WC Flag of France.svg Fabrice Santoro 4 3
2 Flag of Sweden.svg Thomas Enqvist 66

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Flag of Chile.svg M Ríos 776 
  Flag of Spain.svg J A Viloca 644  1 Flag of Chile.svg M Ríos 66 
  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg J van Herck 66   Flag of Belgium (civil).svg J van Herck 2 4  
  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg F Dewulf 4 4  1 Flag of Chile.svg M Ríos 3 76
  Flag of Slovakia.svg K Kučera 1 1    Flag of Sweden.svg M Larsson 65 4
Q Flag of France.svg A Clément 66 Q Flag of France.svg A Clément 3 1  
  Flag of Sweden.svg M Larsson 2 66  Flag of Sweden.svg M Larsson 66 
7 Flag of Spain.svg F Clavet 64 3 1 Flag of Chile.svg M Ríos 6646
3 Flag of Germany.svg M Stich 4 2    Flag of Spain.svg S Bruguera 3 774
  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg D Vacek 66   Flag of the Czech Republic.svg D Vacek 3 3  
Q Flag of France.svg O Delaître 62 4   Flag of Russia.svg A Chesnokov 66 
  Flag of Russia.svg A Chesnokov 4 66  Flag of Russia.svg A Chesnokov 3 2  
  Flag of France.svg L Roux 62 6  Flag of Spain.svg S Bruguera 66 
  Flag of Russia.svg A Olhovskiy 1 64   Flag of France.svg L Roux 63 2
  Flag of Spain.svg S Bruguera 6696  Flag of Spain.svg S Bruguera 4 66
5 Flag of France.svg C Pioline 1 7111

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
6 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg P Korda 64 77
Q Flag of Spain.svg F Roig 4 6646 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg P Korda 4 4  
WC Flag of France.svg S Grosjean 4 71 WC Flag of France.svg F Santoro 66 
WC Flag of France.svg F Santoro 65 6WC Flag of France.svg F Santoro 3 67
Q Flag of Belarus.svg M Mirnyi 2 4  4 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg M Rosset 63 5
  Flag of Sweden.svg N Kulti 66   Flag of Sweden.svg N Kulti 3 63 
  Flag of Austria.svg G Schaller 1 4  4 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg M Rosset 677 
4 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg M Rosset 66 WC Flag of France.svg F Santoro 4 3  
8 Flag of Germany.svg H Dreekmann 63  2 Flag of Sweden.svg T Enqvist 66 
WC Flag of France.svg T Champion 2 1r8 Flag of Germany.svg H Dreekmann 1 76
  Flag of Sweden.svg M Tillström 61 0   Flag of Spain.svg T Carbonell 65 1
  Flag of Spain.svg T Carbonell 3 668 Flag of Germany.svg H Dreekmann 4 61
  Flag of France.svg S Simian 6577612 Flag of Sweden.svg T Enqvist 63 6
  Flag of Slovakia.svg D Hrbatý 776477  Flag of Slovakia.svg D Hrbatý 3 2  
  Flag of Sweden.svg P Fredriksson 1 2  2 Flag of Sweden.svg T Enqvist 66 
2 Flag of Sweden.svg T Enqvist 66 

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