1997 Gerry Weber Open – Singles

Nicklas Kulti was the defending champion, but lost in the second round this year.

Singles
1997 Gerry Weber Open
Champion Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Runner-up Petr Korda
Score7–6(7–2), 6–7(5–7), 7–6(9–7)
Draw32
Seeds8
Main article: 1997 Gerry Weber Open

Yevgeny Kafelnikov won the title, beating Petr Korda 7–6(7–2), 6–7(5–7), 7–6(9–7) in the final.

Seeds
  1. Yevgeny Kafelnikov (champion)
  2. Thomas Muster (quarterfinals)
  3. Richard Krajicek (second round)
  4. Boris Becker (semifinals)
  5. Andrei Medvedev (first round)
  6. Bohdan Ulihrach (first round)
  7. Michael Stich (quarterfinals)
  8. Petr Korda (final)

Draw

Key

Finals
Semifinals Final
          
1 Yevgeny Kafelnikov 6 6  
4 Boris Becker 3 4  
1 Yevgeny Kafelnikov 77 65 79
8 Petr Korda 62 77 67
  Paul Haarhuis 65 4  
8 Petr Korda 77 6  

Top half
First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Y Kafelnikov 6 6  
  S Schalken 0 2   1 Y Kafelnikov 77 77  
WC N Kiefer 6 6   WC N Kiefer 63 62  
Q J Grabb 3 2   1 Y Kafelnikov 77 64 6
  L Roux 2 4   7 M Stich 65 77 3
  G Stafford 6 6     G Stafford 3 6 67
  B Karbacher 6 5 2 7 M Stich 6 3 79
7 M Stich 4 7 6 1 Y Kafelnikov 6 6  
4 B Becker 6 77   4 B Becker 3 4  
  A Radulescu 3 61   4 B Becker 6 6  
WC F Stauder 4 1     H Dreekmann 3 4  
  H Dreekmann 6 6   4 B Becker 6 6  
  J Tarango 2 6 6   J Tarango 4 2  
  A Voinea 6 4 2   J Tarango 6 6  
WC T Haas 6 6   WC T Haas 4 4  
6 B Ulihrach 1 2  

Bottom half
First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
5 A Medvedev 65 3  
  P Haarhuis 77 6     P Haarhuis 64 6 77
  M Damm 6 6     M Damm 77 3 65
  T Johansson 1 3     P Haarhuis 6 6  
Q K Braasch 1 712 3   R Reneberg 2 1  
  R Reneberg 6 610 6   R Reneberg 4 77 78
Q J Eagle 1 1   3 R Krajicek 6 62 66
3 R Krajicek 6 6     P Haarhuis 65 4  
8 P Korda 7 2 6 8 P Korda 77 6  
  T Carbonell 5 6 2 8 P Korda 6 6  
Q N Escudé 6 77   Q N Escudé 3 3  
  V Spadea 4 65   8 P Korda 6 6  
  D Vacek 64 7 64 2 T Muster 3 4  
  N Kulti 77 5 77   N Kulti 2 3  
  D Prinosil 6 0r   2 T Muster 6 6  
2 T Muster 3 1  

References
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