1997_Mercedes_Cup_–_Singles

1997 Mercedes Cup – Singles

1997 Mercedes Cup – Singles

1997 tennis event results

Thomas Muster was the defending champion, but lost in the second round to Albert Portas.[1]

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Àlex Corretja won the title, by defeating Karol Kučera 6–2, 7–5 in the final.[2]

Seeds

All seeds received a bye to the second round.

  1. Austria Thomas Muster (second round)
  2. Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov (quarterfinals)
  3. Spain Àlex Corretja (champion)
  4. Spain Sergi Bruguera (quarterfinals)
  5. Chile Marcelo Ríos (third round)
  6. Spain Carlos Moyá (second round)
  7. Germany Boris Becker (third round, withdrew)
  8. Brazil Gustavo Kuerten (third round, retired)
  9. Spain Albert Costa (semifinals)
  10. Spain Félix Mantilla (quarterfinals)
  11. Ukraine Andriy Medvedev (second round)
  12. Spain Alberto Berasategui (quarterfinals)
  13. United Kingdom Greg Rusedski (second round)
  14. South Africa Wayne Ferreira (third round)
  15. Czech Republic Bohdan Ulihrach (second round)
  16. Switzerland Marc Rosset (second round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
Spain Albert Portas 6 6
10 Spain Félix Mantilla 2 4
Spain Albert Portas 4 3
Slovakia Karol Kučera 6 6
4 Spain Sergi Bruguera 3 6 5
Slovakia Karol Kučera 6 2 7
Slovakia Karol Kučera 2 5
3 Spain Àlex Corretja 6 7
12 Spain Alberto Berasategui 4 4
3 Spain Àlex Corretja 6 6
3 Spain Àlex Corretja 6 6
9 Spain Albert Costa 4 4
9 Spain Albert Costa 6 6
2 Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov 4 4

Top half

Section 1

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1 Austria T Muster 4 5
Spain A Portas 5 6 77 Spain A Portas 6 7
Norway C Ruud 7 0 62 Spain A Portas 3 6 77
Q Bulgaria O Stanoytchev 3 6 2 Argentina H Gumy 6 2 65
Argentina H Gumy 6 2 6 Argentina H Gumy 7 6
15 Czech Republic B Ulihrach 5 2
Spain A Portas 6 6
10 Spain F Mantilla 2 4
10 Spain F Mantilla 6 6
Q Brazil F Meligeni 6 6 Q Brazil F Meligeni 4 4
Germany A Rădulescu 1 3 10 Spain F Mantilla 4
WC Germany J Knippschild 6 4 6 8 Brazil G Kuerten 1r
Czech Republic M Damm 3 6 4 WC Germany J Knippschild 77 4 4
8 Brazil G Kuerten 64 6 6

Section 2

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
4 Spain S Bruguera 77 3 6
Q Germany B Karbacher 4 1r WC Belgium F Dewulf 65 6 1
WC Belgium F Dewulf 6 0 4 Spain S Bruguera 1 6 7
Q Germany M Sinner 62 78 7 14 South Africa W Ferreira 6 3 5
Sweden T Johansson 77 66 5 Q Germany M Sinner 6 0 4
14 South Africa W Ferreira 3 6 6
4 Spain S Bruguera 3 6 5
Slovakia K Kučera 6 2 7
11 Ukraine A Medvedev 2 4
Slovakia K Kučera 1 Slovakia K Kučera 6 6
WC Germany N Kiefer 2r Slovakia K Kučera 6 6
Sweden M Norman 3 64 5 Chile M Ríos 4 4
Spain J Sánchez 6 77 Spain J Sánchez 2 3
5 Chile M Ríos 6 6

Bottom half

Section 3

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
6 Spain C Moyá 6 63 5
Morocco H Arazi 5 64 LL Spain G Blanco 4 77 7
LL Spain G Blanco 7 77 LL Spain G Blanco 5 5
Italy R Furlan 3 4 12 Spain A Berasategui 7 7
Q Spain F Vicente 6 6 Q Spain F Vicente 4 2
12 Spain A Berasategui 6 6
12 Spain A Berasategui 4 4
3 Spain À Corretja 6 6
13 United Kingdom G Rusedski 64 77 4
WC Germany D Elsner 3 4 Sweden M Larsson 77 62 6
Sweden M Larsson 6 6 Sweden M Larsson 64 4
Germany MK Goellner 4 7 1 3 Spain À Corretja 77 6
United States R Reneberg 6 5 0r Germany MK Goellner 5 1
3 Spain À Corretja 7 6

Section 4

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
7 Germany B Becker 77 77
Czech Republic J Novák 61 6 5 Morocco K Alami 65 65
Morocco K Alami 77 4 7 7 Germany B Becker
Q Czech Republic S Doseděl 77 6 9 Spain A Costa w/o
Slovakia D Hrbatý 64 2 Q Czech Republic S Doseděl 3 5
9 Spain A Costa 6 7
9 Spain A Costa 6 6
2 Russia Y Kafelnikov 4 4
16 Switzerland M Rosset 5 1
Sweden M Gustafsson 3 6 1 Spain F Clavet 7 6
Spain F Clavet 6 1 6 Spain F Clavet 6 3 2
France F Santoro 711 6 2 Russia Y Kafelnikov 4 6 6
Uruguay M Filippini 69 3 France F Santoro 6 3 4
2 Russia Y Kafelnikov 2 6 6

References

  1. [1]
    "Portas derrota a Muster en Stuttgart" [Portas defeated Muster at Stuttgart]. El País (in Spanish). 16 July 1997. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  2. [2]
    "Corretja, entre los cinco mejores del mundo" [Corretja, into the Top 5 of the World]. El País (in Spanish). 20 July 1997. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
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