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1997 BellSouth Open – Singles

Jiří Novák was the defending champion but lost in the semifinals to Kenneth Carlsen.

Singles
1997 BellSouth Open
1996 ChampionCzech Republic Jiří Novák
Final
ChampionSweden Jonas Björkman
Runner-upDenmark Kenneth Carlsen
Score7–6(7–0), 6–0
Details
Draw32 (4 Q / 3 WC )
Seeds8
Events
Singles Doubles
← 1996 · ATP Auckland Open · 1998 →

Jonas Björkman won in the final 7–6(7–0), 6–0 against Carlsen.

Seeds edit

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.

  1.   Marcelo Ríos (quarterfinals)
  2. n/a
  3.   Alberto Berasategui (second round)
  4.   Àlex Corretja (first round)
  5.   Hernán Gumy (quarterfinals)
  6.   Chris Woodruff (second round)
  7.   Greg Rusedski (first round)
  8.   Martin Damm (first round)

Draw edit

Key edit

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1   M Ríos 6 6  
    K Alami 2 3   1   M Ríos 6 6  
    J Tarango 4 6 6     J Tarango 2 4  
WC   S Downs 6 2 1 1   M Ríos 6 3 3
Q   M Ondruska 6 6   Q   M Ondruska 0 6 6
Q   D Caldwell 1 1   Q   M Ondruska 2 6 6
    K Kučera 6 6       K Kučera 6 2 3
8   M Damm 1 1   Q   M Ondruska 1 1  
4   À Corretja 77 65 4     J Björkman 6 6  
    C Ruud 65 77 6     C Ruud 0 5  
    J Björkman 6 6       J Björkman 6 7  
    C Costa 4 2       J Björkman 6 6  
    S Schalken 2 67   Q   J-M Gambill 4 0  
Q   J-M Gambill 6 79   Q   J-M Gambill 5 6 77
    B Karbacher 5 4   6   C Woodruff 7 2 62
6   C Woodruff 7 6       Jonas Björkman 77 6  
5   H Gumy 7 6       Kenneth Carlsen 60 0  
    T Carbonell 5 2   5   H Gumy 6 6  
    N Kulti 6 6       N Kulti 3 1  
    J Stark 4 3   5   H Gumy 4 65  
WC   A Hunt 6 1 3     K Carlsen 6 77  
    K Carlsen 4 6 6     K Carlsen 6 6  
    R Carretero 4 6 5 3   A Berasategui 3 3  
3   A Berasategui 6 3 7     K Carlsen 77 6  
7   G Rusedski 6 3 65     J Novák 65 4  
    A Rădulescu 2 6 77     A Rădulescu 77 6  
Q   T Larkham 2 1       T Johansson 65 4  
    T Johansson 6 6       A Rădulescu 1 4  
    J Novák 3 77 77     J Novák 6 6  
    S Draper 6 61 63     J Novák 6 6  
WC   B Steven 7 4 3 LL   C Mamiit 4 2  
LL   C Mamiit 5 6 6

External links edit

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