1997 Paegas Czech Open – Singles

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Singles
1997 Paegas Czech Open
Champion Flag of France.svg Cédric Pioline
Runner-up Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Bohdan Ulihrach
Final score6–2, 5–7, 7–6(7–4)
Details
Draw32 (2WC/4Q)
Seeds8
Events
Singles Doubles
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The 1997 Paegas Czech Open was a men's tennis tournament played on clay in Prague, Czech Republic that was part of the International Series of the 1997 ATP Tour. Yevgeny Kafelnikov was the defending champion, but lost in the second round to Marcello Craca.

Contents

Cédric Pioline won the title by defeating Bohdan Ulihrach 6–2, 5–7, 7–6(7–4) in the final. [1]

Seeds

  1. Flag of Russia.svg Yevgeny Kafelnikov (second round)
  2. Flag of Chile.svg Marcelo Ríos (quarterfinals)
  3. Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Bohdan Ulihrach (final)
  4. Flag of France.svg Cédric Pioline (champion)
  5. Flag of Spain.svg Javier Sánchez (first round)
  6. Flag of France.svg Arnaud Boetsch (first round)
  7. Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Daniel Vacek (first round)
  8. Flag of Morocco.svg Hicham Arazi (first round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
Flag of Spain.svg Emilio Benfele Álvarez 3 791
4 Flag of France.svg Cédric Pioline 6676
4 Flag of France.svg Cédric Pioline 65 77
3 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Bohdan Ulihrach 2 764
3 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Bohdan Ulihrach 66
Flag of France.svg Fabrice Santoro 4 2

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Flag of Russia.svg Y Kafelnikov 776
Flag of France.svg L Roux 641 1 Flag of Russia.svg Y Kafelnikov 644
Flag of France.svg J Golmard 74 2 Q Flag of Germany.svg M Craca 776
Q Flag of Germany.svg M Craca 5 66Q Flag of Germany.svg M Craca 3 5
Flag of Ecuador (1900-2009).svg N Lapentti 66364 Flag of Spain.svg E Benfele Álvarez 67
Flag of Spain.svg C Costa 2 7777 Flag of Spain.svg C Costa 5 64
Flag of Spain.svg E Benfele Álvarez 66 Flag of Spain.svg E Benfele Álvarez 74 6
8 Flag of Morocco.svg H Arazi 3 0 Flag of Spain.svg E Benfele Álvarez 3 791
4 Flag of France.svg C Pioline 74 64 Flag of France.svg C Pioline 6676
Flag of Slovakia.svg K Kučera 5 64 4 Flag of France.svg C Pioline 66
WC Flag of the Czech Republic.svg M Tabara 1 2 Flag of Slovakia.svg J Krošlák 3 1
Flag of Slovakia.svg J Krošlák 664 Flag of France.svg C Pioline 64 6
Flag of Spain.svg M Górriz 66 Flag of Australia (converted).svg R Fromberg 4 62
Flag of Germany.svg O Gross 4 1 Flag of Spain.svg M Górriz 2 4
Flag of Australia (converted).svg R Fromberg 66 Flag of Australia (converted).svg R Fromberg 66
5 Flag of Spain.svg J Sánchez 2 2

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
6 Flag of France.svg A Boetsch 4 3
Flag of Spain.svg T Carbonell 66 Flag of Spain.svg T Carbonell 63 2
Q Flag of Spain.svg A Portas 66Q Flag of Spain.svg A Portas 1 66
Flag of France.svg T Champion 3 1 Q Flag of Spain.svg A Portas 64 4
Flag of Spain.svg G Blanco 63663 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg B Ulihrach 2 66
Flag of India.svg L Paes 773 4 Flag of Spain.svg G Blanco 4 0
Q Flag of Argentina.svg F Squillari 0 3 3 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg B Ulihrach 66
3 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg B Ulihrach 663 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg B Ulihrach 66
7/WC Flag of the Czech Republic.svg D Vacek 5 0 Flag of France.svg F Santoro 4 2
Flag of France.svg F Santoro 76 Flag of France.svg F Santoro 773 6
Q Flag of Romania.svg A Pavel 2 5 Flag of Brazil.svg G Kuerten 6461
Flag of Brazil.svg G Kuerten 67 Flag of France.svg F Santoro 4 66
Flag of Spain.svg F Roig 62 4 2 Flag of Chile.svg M Ríos 63 0
Flag of France.svg S Simian 4 66 Flag of France.svg S Simian 4 2
Flag of Bulgaria.svg O Stanoytchev 4 3 2 Flag of Chile.svg M Ríos 66
2 Flag of Chile.svg M Ríos 66

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References

  1. "Cédric Pioline gagne son premier titre sur terre battue" [Cédric Pioline wins his first tournament on clay]. Le Monde (in French). 6 May 1997. Retrieved 1 March 2022.