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1997 MFS Pro Tennis Championships – Singles

Ivan Lendl was the last champion of the tournament in 1994, but retired from professional tennis at the same year.[1][2] The 1995 final was suspended due to rain.

Singles
1997 MFS Pro Tennis Championships
Final
ChampionNetherlands Sjeng Schalken
Runner-upChile Marcelo Ríos
Score7–5, 6–3
Details
Draw32 (3WC/4Q/1LL)
Seeds8
Events
Singles Doubles
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Sjeng Schalken won the title by defeating Marcelo Ríos 7–5, 6–3 in the final.[3][4]

Seeds edit

  1.   Àlex Corretja (quarterfinals)
  2.   Marcelo Ríos (final)
  3.   Félix Mantilla (second round)
  4. (n/a)
  5.   Albert Costa (semifinals)
  6.   Greg Rusedski (quarterfinals)
  7.   Magnus Norman (first round)
  8.   Alberto Berasategui (first round)

Draw edit

Key edit

Finals edit

Semifinals Final
          
  Sjeng Schalken 6 5 6
5   Albert Costa 4 7 3
  Sjeng Schalken 7 6
2   Marcelo Ríos 5 3
  Jeff Tarango 4 3
2   Marcelo Ríos 6 6

Top half edit

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1   À Corretja 6 6
  F Clavet 3 4 1   À Corretja 6 6
WC   P McEnroe 2 2 Q   G Cañas 3 4
Q   G Cañas 6 6 1   À Corretja 3 6 3
  S Schalken 62 6 6   S Schalken 6 3 6
  L Roux 77 4 4   S Schalken 2 6 7
  S Doseděl 6 65 77   S Doseděl 6 1 5
7   M Norman 3 77 63   S Schalken 6 5 6
LL   D van Scheppingen 6 6 5   A Costa 4 7 3
  F Meligeni 4 4 LL   D van Scheppingen 5 3
  G Raoux 4 4   J Van Herck 7 6
  J Van Herck 6 6   J Van Herck 77 2 1
Q   A Chang 3 2 5   A Costa 63 6 6
Q   K Carlsen 6 6 Q   K Carlsen 3 4
WC   D Hrbatý 2 2 5   A Costa 6 6
5   A Costa 6 6

Bottom half edit

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
6   G Rusedski 6 3 6
  M Tillström 1 6 3 6   G Rusedski 6 6
  F Dewulf 6 1 6   F Dewulf 3 1
  J Novák 1 6 2 6   G Rusedski 610 62
  J Tarango 6 63 6   J Tarango 712 77
WC   A O'Brien 2 77 3   J Tarango 6 6
  JA Viloca 3 0 3   F Mantilla 0 4
3   F Mantilla 6 6   J Tarango 4 3
8   A Berasategui 63 6 3 2   M Ríos 6 6
  G Blanco 77 3 6   G Blanco 4 2
  H Gumy 77 2 6   H Gumy 6 6
Q   J Golmard 62 6 4   H Gumy 4 3
  R Furlan 4 6 6 2   M Ríos 6 6
  P Haarhuis 6 4 1   R Furlan 4 4
  J Stark 77 2 61 2   M Ríos 6 6
2   M Ríos 61 6 77

References edit

  1. ^ Ilic, Jovica (September 1, 2018). "September 1, 1994: Ivan Lendl plays his last career match". Tennis World. Retrieved March 3, 2020.
  2. ^ Finn, Robin (December 21, 1994). "Back pain forces Lendl into retirement". Banksville, New York: The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved March 3, 2020.
  3. ^ "Schalken sluit voorbereiding op US Open af met toernooizege" [Schalken concludes preparation for US Open with tournament victory]. de Volkskrant (in Dutch). Amsterdam. August 25, 1997. Retrieved March 3, 2020.
  4. ^ "Schalken verslaat Rios in finale" [Schalken beats Rios in the final] (in Dutch). Boston: Trouw. Algemeen Nederlands Persbureau. August 25, 1997. Retrieved March 3, 2020.

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