1997 Mercedes Cup – Singles

Singles
1997 Mercedes Cup
Champion	Àlex Corretja
Runner-up	Karol Kučera
Final score	6–2, 7–5
Details
Draw	48 (4WC/6Q/1LL)
Seeds	16
Events
Singles Doubles
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Main article: 1997 Mercedes Cup

Thomas Muster was the defending champion, but lost in the second round to Albert Portas. ^[1]

Àlex Corretja won the title, by defeating Karol Kučera 6–2, 7–5 in the final. ^[2]

Seeds

All seeds received a bye to the second round.

1. Thomas Muster (second round)
2. Yevgeny Kafelnikov (quarterfinals)
3. Àlex Corretja (champion)
4. Sergi Bruguera (quarterfinals)
5. Marcelo Ríos (third round)
6. Carlos Moyá (second round)
7. Boris Becker (third round, withdrew)
8. Gustavo Kuerten (third round, retired)
9. Albert Costa (semifinals)
10. Félix Mantilla (quarterfinals)
11. Andriy Medvedev (second round)
12. Alberto Berasategui (quarterfinals)
13. Greg Rusedski (second round)
14. Wayne Ferreira (third round)
15. Bohdan Ulihrach (second round)
16. Marc Rosset (second round)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
		Albert Portas	6	6
	10	Félix Mantilla	2	4
									Albert Portas	4	3
									Karol Kučera	6	6
	4	Sergi Bruguera	3	6	5
		Karol Kučera	6	2	7
																Karol Kučera	2	5
															3	Àlex Corretja	6	7
	12	Alberto Berasategui	4	4
	3	Àlex Corretja	6	6
								3	Àlex Corretja	6	6
								9	Albert Costa	4	4
	9	Albert Costa	6	6
	2	Yevgeny Kafelnikov	4	4

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								1	T Muster	4	5
		A Portas	5	6	77				A Portas	6	7
		C Ruud	7	0	62											A Portas	3	6	77
	Q	O Stanoytchev	3	6	2											H Gumy	6	2	65
		H Gumy	6	2	6				H Gumy	7	6
								15	B Ulihrach	5	2
																							A Portas	6	6
																						10	F Mantilla	2	4
								10	F Mantilla	6	6
	Q	F Meligeni	6	6				Q	F Meligeni	4	4
		A Rădulescu	1	3											10	F Mantilla	4
	WC	J Knippschild	6	4	6										8	G Kuerten	1r
		M Damm	3	6	4			WC	J Knippschild	77	4	4
								8	G Kuerten	64	6	6

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								4	S Bruguera	77	3	6
	Q	B Karbacher	4	1r				WC	F Dewulf	65	6	1
	WC	F Dewulf	6	0											4	S Bruguera	1	6	7
	Q	M Sinner	62	78	7										14	W Ferreira	6	3	5
		T Johansson	77	66	5			Q	M Sinner	6	0	4
								14	W Ferreira	3	6	6
																						4	S Bruguera	3	6	5
																							K Kučera	6	2	7
								11	A Medvedev	2	4
		K Kučera	1						K Kučera	6	6
	WC	N Kiefer	2r													K Kučera	6	6
		M Norman	3	64											5	M Ríos	4	4
		J Sánchez	6	77					J Sánchez	2	3
								5	M Ríos	6	6

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								6	C Moyá	6	63	5
		H Arazi	5	64				LL	G Blanco	4	77	7
	LL	G Blanco	7	77											LL	G Blanco	5	5
		R Furlan	3	4											12	A Berasategui	7	7
	Q	F Vicente	6	6				Q	F Vicente	4	2
								12	A Berasategui	6	6
																						12	A Berasategui	4	4
																						3	À Corretja	6	6
								13	G Rusedski	64	77	4
	WC	D Elsner	3	4					M Larsson	77	62	6
		M Larsson	6	6												M Larsson	64	4
		MK Goellner	4	7	1										3	À Corretja	77	6
		R Reneberg	6	5	0r				MK Goellner	5	1
								3	À Corretja	7	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								7	B Becker	77	77
		J Novák	61	6	5				K Alami	65	65
		K Alami	77	4	7										7	B Becker
	Q	S Doseděl	77	6											9	A Costa	w/o
		D Hrbatý	64	2				Q	S Doseděl	3	5
								9	A Costa	6	7
																						9	A Costa	6	6
																						2	Y Kafelnikov	4	4
								16	M Rosset	5	1
		M Gustafsson	3	6	1				F Clavet	7	6
		F Clavet	6	1	6											F Clavet	6	3	2
		F Santoro	711	6											2	Y Kafelnikov	4	6	6
		M Filippini	69	3					F Santoro	6	3	4
								2	Y Kafelnikov	2	6	6

References

1. "Portas derrota a Muster en Stuttgart" [Portas defeated Muster at Stuttgart]. El País (in Spanish). 16 July 1997. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
2. "Corretja, entre los cinco mejores del mundo" [Corretja, into the Top 5 of the World]. El País (in Spanish). 20 July 1997. Retrieved 4 May 2020.

External links

• Official results archive (ATP)
• Official results archive (ITF)