1997 Davidoff Swiss Indoors – Singles

Pete Sampras was the defending champion, but did not compete this year.

Singles
1997 Davidoff Swiss Indoors
Final
ChampionUnited Kingdom Greg Rusedski
Runner-upAustralia Mark Philippoussis
Score6–3, 7–6(8–6), 7–6(7–3)
Details
Draw32 (3Q/4WC/1LL)
Seeds8
Events
Singles Doubles
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Greg Rusedski won the title by defeating Mark Philippoussis 6–3, 7–6(8–6), 7–6(7–3) in the final.[1][2][3]

Seeds

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  1.   Yevgeny Kafelnikov (quarterfinals)
  2.   Carlos Moyá (second round)
  3.   Goran Ivanišević (first round)
  4.   Greg Rusedski (champion)
  5.   Thomas Enqvist (quarterfinals)
  6.   Jonas Björkman (second round)
  7.   Petr Korda (semifinals)
  8.   Albert Costa (first round)

Draw

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Finals

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Semifinals Final
            
  Mark Philippoussis 77 6
  Tim Henman 62 4
  Mark Philippoussis 3 66 63
4   Greg Rusedski 6 78 77
4   Greg Rusedski 65 6 7
7   Petr Korda 77 3 5

Top half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1   Y Kafelnikov 6 77
Q   L Manta 1 62 1   Y Kafelnikov 6 4 6
WC   I Heuberger 77 7 WC   I Heuberger 3 6 3
  M Rosset 64 5 1   Y Kafelnikov 3 77 2
  F Santoro 6 6   M Philippoussis 6 65 6
Q   R Lavergne 3 3   F Santoro 3 3
  M Philippoussis 77 6   M Philippoussis 6 6
8   A Costa 63 3   M Philippoussis 77 6
3/WC   G Ivanišević 3 3   T Henman 62 4
  K Kučera 6 6   K Kučera 4 1
  T Henman 77 6   T Henman 6 6
  MK Goellner 64 3   T Henman 6 6
Q   A Olhovskiy 5 77 4   M Norman 3 2
  M Norman 7 64 6   M Norman 6 6
  A Boetsch 2 3 6   J Björkman 1 4
6   J Björkman 6 6

Bottom half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
5   T Enqvist 6 3 6
  B Ulihrach 3 6 1 5   T Enqvist 7 7
  J Siemerink 64 2   J Tarango 5 5
  J Tarango 77 6 5   T Enqvist 64 6 3
  W Ferreira 62 6 77 4   G Rusedski 77 4 6
  B Steven 77 1 65   W Ferreira 3 62
  D Prinosil 6 4 5 4   G Rusedski 6 77
4   G Rusedski 4 6 7 4   G Rusedski 65 6 7
7   P Korda 6 6 7   P Korda 77 3 5
Q   N Escudé 1 4 7   P Korda 7 6
  G Raoux 64 2   C Woodruff 5 4
  C Woodruff 77 6 7   P Korda 6 6
  P Haarhuis 3 3 LL   L Roux 3 4
LL   L Roux 6 6 LL   L Roux 6 3 77
WC   T Haas 4 6 4 2   C Moyá 3 6 64
2   C Moyá 6 3 6

References

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  1. ^ "Singles & Doubles winners". Swiss Indoors. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
  2. ^ "TENNIS -- SWISS INDOORS; Rusedski Beats Philippoussis". The New York Times. Associated Press. 6 October 1997. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
  3. ^ "Rusedski saca y gana: venció al australiano Philippoussis en Basilea" [Rusedski serves and wins: defeated australian Philippoussis at Basel] (in Spanish). Basel: Clarín. Agence France-Presse. 6 October 1997. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
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