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

Seeds

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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

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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
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