1997 Davidoff Swiss Indoors

The 1997 Davidoff Swiss Indoors was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the St. Jakobshalle in Basel, Switzerland that was part of the World Series of the 1997 ATP Tour. It was the 28th edition of the tournament and was held from 29 September until 5 October 1996. Fourth-seeded Greg Rusedski won the singles title.

1997 Davidoff Swiss Indoors
Date29 September – 5 October
Edition28th
CategoryWorld Series
Draw32S / 16D
Prize money$975,000
SurfaceCarpet / indoor
LocationBasel, Switzerland
VenueSt. Jakobshalle
Champions
Singles
United Kingdom Greg Rusedski[1]
Doubles
United Kingdom Tim Henman / Switzerland Marc Rosset[2]
← 1996 · Swiss Indoors · 1998 →

Finals edit

Singles edit

  Greg Rusedski defeated   Mark Philippoussis 6–3, 7–6(8–6), 7–6(7–3)

  • It was Rusedski's 2nd singles title of the year and the 5th of his career.

Doubles edit

  Tim Henman /   Marc Rosset defeated   Karsten Braasch /   Jim Grabb 7–6, 6–7, 7–6

References edit

  1. ^ "1997 Basel – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  2. ^ "1997 Basel – Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).

External links edit