1997 President's Cup – Singles

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Singles
1997 President's Cup
Champion Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tim Henman [1]
Runner-up Flag of Switzerland.svg Marc Rosset
Final score7–6(7–2), 6–4
Details
Draw32
Seeds8
Events
Singles Doubles
President's Cup ·  1998  

The 1997 Tashkent Open was a men's tennis tournament held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan and played on outdoor hard courts. It was the inaugural edition of the tournament, part of the 1997 ATP Tour, and was held from September 8 to September 15.

Contents

Tim Henman defeated Marc Rosset 7–6(7–2), 6–4 in the final to secure the title.

Seeds

The text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.

  1. Flag of Russia.svg Yevgeny Kafelnikov (semifinals)
  2. Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tim Henman (champion)
  3. Flag of Switzerland.svg Marc Rosset (final)
  4. Flag of Spain.svg Javier Sánchez (quarterfinals)
  5. Flag of Morocco.svg Hicham Arazi (quarterfinals)
  6. Flag of Spain.svg Francisco Clavet (semifinals)
  7. Flag of Germany.svg Nicolas Kiefer (first round)
  8. Flag of the United States.svg Vincent Spadea (quarterfinals)

Draws

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final [1]
1 Flag of Russia.svg Yevgeny Kafelnikov 6652
3 Flag of Switzerland.svg Marc Rosset 3 7763 Flag of Switzerland.svg Marc Rosset 624  
6 Flag of Spain.svg Francisco Clavet 3 5  WC/2 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tim Henman 776 
WC/2 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tim Henman 67 

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Flag of Russia.svg Y Kafelnikov 66 
Q Flag of Uzbekistan.svg D Tomashevich 4 2  1 Flag of Russia.svg Y Kafelnikov 66 
  Flag of Italy.svg C Caratti 4 2  Q Flag of Israel.svg N Welgreen 1 4  
Q Flag of Israel.svg N Welgreen 66 1 Flag of Russia.svg Y Kafelnikov 66 
  Flag of Switzerland.svg I Heuberger 4 5  Q Flag of Russia.svg A Stoliarov 4 4  
  Flag of Uzbekistan.svg O Ogorodov 67   Flag of Uzbekistan.svg O Ogorodov 63 3
Q Flag of Russia.svg A Stoliarov 6626Q Flag of Russia.svg A Stoliarov 3 66
WC/7 Flag of Germany.svg N Kiefer 4 771 1 Flag of Russia.svg Y Kafelnikov 6652
3 Flag of Switzerland.svg M Rosset 66 3 Flag of Switzerland.svg M Rosset 3 776
  Flag of Russia.svg A Cherkasov 4 2  3 Flag of Switzerland.svg M Rosset 6666
  Flag of Russia.svg A Merinov 4 3    Flag of Italy.svg V Santopadre 3 782
  Flag of Italy.svg V Santopadre 66 3 Flag of Switzerland.svg M Rosset 66 
  Flag of Romania.svg R Sabău 61 2 5 Flag of Morocco.svg H Arazi 2 4  
  Flag of Austria.svg S Koubek 4 66  Flag of Austria.svg S Koubek 63 64
  Flag of Paraguay (1990-2013).svg R Delgado 64 3 5 Flag of Morocco.svg H Arazi 3 677
5 Flag of Morocco.svg H Arazi 4 66

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
6 Flag of Spain.svg F Clavet 66 
  Flag of Argentina.svg G Cañas 3 3  6 Flag of Spain.svg F Clavet 3 66
  Flag of Israel.svg E Erlich 77   Flag of Israel.svg E Erlich 64 3
WC Flag of Uzbekistan.svg A Makhkamov 5 5  6 Flag of Spain.svg F Clavet 66 
Q Flag of Israel.svg R Weidenfeld 792 3 4 Flag of Spain.svg J Sánchez 1 2  
  Flag of Romania.svg A Pavel 6766  Flag of Romania.svg A Pavel 643  
  Flag of Slovakia.svg J Krošlák 2 0  4 Flag of Spain.svg J Sánchez 776 
4 Flag of Spain.svg J Sánchez 66 6 Flag of Spain.svg F Clavet 3 5  
8 Flag of the United States.svg V Spadea 2 66WC/2 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg T Henman 67 
  Flag of the United States.svg S Campbell 62 3 8 Flag of the United States.svg V Spadea 7646
  Flag of Israel.svg E Ran 66   Flag of Israel.svg E Ran 5 773
  Flag of Italy.svg G Pozzi 3 3  8 Flag of the United States.svg V Spadea 3 4  
  Flag of Russia.svg A Volkov 61 6WC/2 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg T Henman 66 
  Flag of Denmark.svg K Carlsen 4 63   Flag of Russia.svg A Volkov 3 3  
  Flag of France.svg T Champion 4 7764WC/2 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg T Henman 66 
WC/2 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg T Henman 66577

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References

  1. 1 2 "1997 Tashkent". International Tennis Federation . Retrieved 4 January 2015.