1997 Qatar Open – Singles

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Singles
1997 Qatar Open
Champion Flag of the United States.svg Jim Courier
Runner-up Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tim Henman
Final score7–5, 6–7(5–7), 6–2
Details
Draw32
Seeds8
Events
Singles Doubles
  1996  · ATP Qatar Open ·  1998  

Petr Korda was the defending champion but lost in the quarterfinals to Sergi Bruguera.

Contents

Jim Courier won in the final 7–5, 6–7(5–7), 6–2 against Tim Henman.

Seeds

  1. Flag of Austria.svg Thomas Muster (quarterfinals)
  2. Flag of Sweden.svg Thomas Enqvist (first round)
  3. Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jan Siemerink (first round)
  4. Flag of Germany.svg Michael Stich (first round)
  5. Flag of Sweden.svg Magnus Gustafsson (quarterfinals)
  6. Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Petr Korda (quarterfinals)
  7. Flag of the Netherlands.svg Paul Haarhuis (first round)
  8. Flag of the United States.svg Jim Courier (champion)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
8 Flag of the United States.svg Jim Courier 66
  Flag of Spain.svg Sergi Bruguera 4 2
8 Flag of the United States.svg Jim Courier 7656
  Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tim Henman 5 772
  Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tim Henman 62 6
  Flag of Morocco.svg Hicham Arazi 3 62

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Flag of Austria.svg T Muster 76 
  Flag of Argentina.svg H Gumy 5 4  1 Flag of Austria.svg T Muster 63 7
  Flag of Norway.svg C Ruud 66   Flag of Norway.svg C Ruud 2 65
WC Flag of Qatar.svg S Khalfan 2 0  1 Flag of Austria.svg T Muster 3 5  
Q Flag of Romania.svg R Sabău 63 778 Flag of the United States.svg J Courier 67 
  Flag of Germany.svg O Gross 3 661Q Flag of Romania.svg R Sabău 3 4  
  Flag of the Netherlands.svg S Schalken 6105  8 Flag of the United States.svg J Courier 66 
8 Flag of the United States.svg J Courier 7127 8 Flag of the United States.svg J Courier 66 
4 Flag of Germany.svg M Stich 3 1    Flag of Spain.svg S Bruguera 4 2  
  Flag of Spain.svg S Bruguera 66   Flag of Spain.svg S Bruguera 66 
  Flag of Spain.svg J Sánchez 64 6  Flag of Spain.svg J Sánchez 0 1  
  Flag of France.svg G Raoux 3 64   Flag of Spain.svg S Bruguera 62 6
  Flag of Spain.svg J A Viloca 3 0  6 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg P Korda 1 63
  Flag of Sweden.svg M Norman 66   Flag of Sweden.svg M Norman 774 2
  Flag of France.svg S Simian 1 2  6 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg P Korda 6366
6 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg P Korda 66 

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
5 Flag of Sweden.svg M Gustafsson 4 66
  Flag of Spain.svg J Burillo 61 4 5 Flag of Sweden.svg M Gustafsson 62 6
Q Flag of Romania.svg D Pescariu 775 2   Flag of Slovakia.svg D Hrbatý 2 64
  Flag of Slovakia.svg D Hrbatý 64765 Flag of Sweden.svg M Gustafsson 3 63 
  Flag of the United Kingdom.svg T Henman 66   Flag of the United Kingdom.svg T Henman 677 
Q Flag of Austria.svg H Wiltschnig 3 2    Flag of the United Kingdom.svg T Henman 66 
Q Flag of Egypt.svg T El-Sawy 66277Q Flag of Egypt.svg T El-Sawy 3 2  
3 Flag of the Netherlands.svg J Siemerink 3 7765  Flag of the United Kingdom.svg T Henman 62 6
7 Flag of the Netherlands.svg P Haarhuis 4 62   Flag of Morocco.svg H Arazi 3 62
WC Flag of the United States.svg P McEnroe 61 6WC Flag of the United States.svg P McEnroe 65 5
WC Flag of India.svg L Paes 2 3    Flag of Morocco.svg H Arazi 2 77
  Flag of Morocco.svg H Arazi 66   Flag of Morocco.svg H Arazi 7777 
  Flag of Sweden.svg P Fredriksson 66   Flag of Sweden.svg M Larsson 6362 
  Flag of Morocco.svg K Alami 2 2    Flag of Sweden.svg P Fredriksson 4 64 
  Flag of Sweden.svg M Larsson 67   Flag of Sweden.svg M Larsson 677 
2 Flag of Sweden.svg T Enqvist 4 5  

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