1997 Mercedes Cup – Singles

Singles
1997 Mercedes Cup
Champion Àlex Corretja
Runner-up Karol Kučera
Score6–2, 7–5
Draw48 (4WC/6Q/1LL)
Seeds16
Main article: 1997 Mercedes Cup

Thomas Muster was the defending champion, but lost in the second round to Albert Portas.[1]

Àlex Corretja won the title, by defeating Karol Kučera 6–2, 7–5 in the final.[2]

Seeds

All seeds received a bye to the second round.

  1. Thomas Muster (second round)
  2. Yevgeny Kafelnikov (quarterfinals)
  3. Àlex Corretja (champion)
  4. Sergi Bruguera (quarterfinals)
  5. Marcelo Ríos (third round)
  6. Carlos Moyá (second round)
  7. Boris Becker (third round, withdrew)
  8. Gustavo Kuerten (third round, retired)
  9. Albert Costa (semifinals)
  10. Félix Mantilla (quarterfinals)
  11. Andriy Medvedev (second round)
  12. Alberto Berasategui (quarterfinals)
  13. Greg Rusedski (second round)
  14. Wayne Ferreira (third round)
  15. Bohdan Ulihrach (second round)
  16. Marc Rosset (second round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
Albert Portas 6 6
10 Félix Mantilla 2 4
Albert Portas 4 3
Karol Kučera 6 6
4 Sergi Bruguera 3 6 5
Karol Kučera 6 2 7
Karol Kučera 2 5
3 Àlex Corretja 6 7
12 Alberto Berasategui 4 4
3 Àlex Corretja 6 6
3 Àlex Corretja 6 6
9 Albert Costa 4 4
9 Albert Costa 6 6
2 Yevgeny Kafelnikov 4 4

Top half

Section 1

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1 T Muster 4 5
A Portas 5 6 77 A Portas 6 7
C Ruud 7 0 62 A Portas 3 6 77
Q O Stanoytchev 3 6 2 H Gumy 6 2 65
H Gumy 6 2 6 H Gumy 7 6
15 B Ulihrach 5 2
A Portas 6 6
10 F Mantilla 2 4
10 F Mantilla 6 6
Q F Meligeni 6 6 Q F Meligeni 4 4
A Rădulescu 1 3 10 F Mantilla 4
WC J Knippschild 6 4 6 8 G Kuerten 1r
M Damm 3 6 4 WC J Knippschild 77 4 4
8 G Kuerten 64 6 6

Section 2

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
4 S Bruguera 77 3 6
Q B Karbacher 4 1r WC F Dewulf 65 6 1
WC F Dewulf 6 0 4 S Bruguera 1 6 7
Q M Sinner 62 78 7 14 W Ferreira 6 3 5
T Johansson 77 66 5 Q M Sinner 6 0 4
14 W Ferreira 3 6 6
4 S Bruguera 3 6 5
K Kučera 6 2 7
11 A Medvedev 2 4
K Kučera 1 K Kučera 6 6
WC N Kiefer 2r K Kučera 6 6
M Norman 3 64 5 M Ríos 4 4
J Sánchez 6 77 J Sánchez 2 3
5 M Ríos 6 6

Bottom half

Section 3

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
6 C Moyá 6 63 5
H Arazi 5 64 LL G Blanco 4 77 7
LL G Blanco 7 77 LL G Blanco 5 5
R Furlan 3 4 12 A Berasategui 7 7
Q F Vicente 6 6 Q F Vicente 4 2
12 A Berasategui 6 6
12 A Berasategui 4 4
3 À Corretja 6 6
13 G Rusedski 64 77 4
WC D Elsner 3 4 M Larsson 77 62 6
M Larsson 6 6 M Larsson 64 4
MK Goellner 4 7 1 3 À Corretja 77 6
R Reneberg 6 5 0r MK Goellner 5 1
3 À Corretja 7 6

Section 4

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
7 B Becker 77 77
J Novák 61 6 5 K Alami 65 65
K Alami 77 4 7 7 B Becker
Q S Doseděl 77 6 9 A Costa w/o
D Hrbatý 64 2 Q S Doseděl 3 5
9 A Costa 6 7
9 A Costa 6 6
2 Y Kafelnikov 4 4
16 M Rosset 5 1
M Gustafsson 3 6 1 F Clavet 7 6
F Clavet 6 1 6 F Clavet 6 3 2
F Santoro 711 6 2 Y Kafelnikov 4 6 6
M Filippini 69 3 F Santoro 6 3 4
2 Y Kafelnikov 2 6 6

References

  1. ^ "Portas derrota a Muster en Stuttgart" [Portas defeated Muster at Stuttgart]. El País (in Spanish). 16 July 1997. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Corretja, entre los cinco mejores del mundo" [Corretja, into the Top 5 of the World]. El País (in Spanish). 20 July 1997. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
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