1997 Eurocard Open – Singles

Singles
Singles
1997 Eurocard Open
Final
Champion	Petr Korda
Runner-up	Richard Krajicek
Score	7–6(8–6), 6–2, 6–4
Details
Draw	48
Seeds	16
Events
Singles	Doubles

Petr Korda defeated Richard Krajicek in the final, 7–6^(8–6), 6–2, 6–4 to win the singles tennis title at the 1997 Eurocard Open.

Boris Becker was the defending champion, but was defeated by Krajicek in the second round.

Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. All sixteen seeds received a bye into the second round.

Pete Sampras (third round)
Michael Chang (second round)
Patrick Rafter (semifinals)
Goran Ivanišević (second round)
Greg Rusedski (second round)
Carlos Moyá (second round)
Yevgeny Kafelnikov (third round)
Sergi Bruguera (second round)
Marcelo Ríos (quarterfinals)
Álex Corretja (second round)
Gustavo Kuerten (third round)
Thomas Muster (second round)
Jonas Björkman (semifinals)
Félix Mantilla (second round)
Petr Korda (champion)
Richard Krajicek (final)

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final

16	Richard Krajicek	6	7

	Magnus Larsson	2	5
					16	Richard Krajicek	6	3	6

					13	Jonas Björkman	4	6	3
13	Jonas Björkman	6	6

WC	Nicolas Kiefer	4	2
										16	Richard Krajicek	6⁶	2	4

										15	Petr Korda	7⁸	6	6
LL	Todd Martin	6	6⁷	4

3	Patrick Rafter	4	7⁹	6
					3	Patrick Rafter	4	6³

					15	Petr Korda	6	7⁷
9	Marcelo Ríos	3	4

15	Petr Korda	6	6

Top half

Section 1

First round				Second round				Third round				Quarterfinals

				1	P Sampras	6	6
	A Portas	1	1		M Gustafsson	3	4
	M Gustafsson	6	6					1	P Sampras	4	4
	B Becker	6	6					16	R Krajicek	6	6
	M-K Goellner	2	4		B Becker	6¹⁰	4
				16	R Krajicek	7¹²	6
												16	R Krajicek	6	7
													M Larsson	2	5
				10	Á Corretja	2	6⁵
	T Woodbridge	2	3		M Larsson	6	7⁷
	M Larsson	6	6						M Larsson	6	7
	F Santoro	7⁸	6						F Santoro	3	5
	M Philippoussis	6⁶	1		F Santoro	7	7¹¹
				8	S Bruguera	5	6⁹

Section 2

First round					Second round					Third round					Quarterfinals

					4	G Ivanišević	3	0	r
WC	T Haas	5	6	4		T Henman	6	2
	T Henman	7	3	6							T Henman	2	6	3
Q	S Schalken	4	2							13	J Björkman	6	3	6
	J Siemerink	6	6			J Siemerink	3	4
					13	J Björkman	6	6
															13	J Björkman	6	6
															WC	N Kiefer	4	2
					12	T Muster	2	7⁷	2
	F Dewulf	6	1	3	Q	P Haarhuis	6	6³	6
Q	P Haarhuis	4	6	6						Q	P Haarhuis	7⁷	6³	5
WC	N Kiefer	6	3	6						WC	N Kiefer	6⁵	7⁷	7
	T Johansson	3	6	1	WC	N Kiefer	5	6	6
					5	G Rusedski	7	2	4

Bottom half

Section 3

First round					Second round					Third round					Quarterfinals

					6	C Moyà	3	6²
LL	T Martin	6	6		LL	T Martin	6	7⁷
	A Agassi	4	4							LL	T Martin	6	6
Q	A O'Brien	3	6	3						11	G Kuerten	3	4
	H Arazi	6	2	6		H Arazi	3	7⁷	3
					11	G Kuerten	6	6¹	6
															LL	T Martin	6	6⁷	4
															3	P Rafter	4	7⁹	6
					14	F Mantilla	5	4
Q	D Prinosil	5	6	6	Q	D Prinosil	7	6
	M Rosset	7	4	2						Q	D Prinosil	6	2	1
	A Berasategui	1	4							3	P Rafter	3	6	6
	T Enqvist	6	6			T Enqvist
					3	P Rafter	w/o

Section 4

First round					Second round					Third round				Quarterfinals

					7	Y Kafelnikov	6	2	6
Q	P Cash	2	0			A Medvedev	0	6	4
	A Medvedev	6	6							7	Y Kafelnikov	6⁶	3
	M Woodforde	6	4	6³						9	M Ríos	7⁸	6
	K Kučera	4	6	7⁷		K Kučera	7⁹	4	4
					9	M Ríos	6⁷	6	6
														9	M Ríos	3	4
														15	P Korda	6	6
					15	P Korda	6	6
	C Woodruff	6	0			C Woodruff	3	3
	B Ulihrach	3	1	r						15	P Korda	6
	C Pioline	7	4	6							C Pioline	3	r
Q	J Tarango	5	6	4		C Pioline	7	1	6
					2	M Chang	5	6	4

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