1997 Stella Artois Championships – Singles

Boris Becker was the defending champion but did not compete that year.

Singles

1997 Stella Artois Championships

Final

Champion

Mark Philippoussis

Runner-up

Goran Ivanišević

Score

7–5, 6–3

Details

Draw

56 (3WC/7Q)

Seeds

16

Events

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Mark Philippoussis won in the final 7–5, 6–3 against Goran Ivanišević.^[1]^[2]^[3]

In one of the semifinals, Goran Ivanišević defeated Greg Rusedski by winning 20–18 in the third set tiebreak. This was considered the longest tiebreak ever played in an ATP tournament and triple tied the record with two Grand Slam matches, Björn Borg against Premjit Lall at the 1973 Wimbledon Championships and Ivanišević himself against Daniel Nestor at the 1993 US Open.^[4]

Seeds

The top eight seeds received a bye to the second round.

Pete Sampras (quarterfinals)
Michael Chang (second round)
Goran Ivanišević (final)
Tim Henman (third round)
Marc Rosset (second round)
Mark Philippoussis (champion)
Jim Courier (third round)
Jonas Björkman (semifinals)
Patrick Rafter (quarterfinals)
Jan Siemerink (first round)
Todd Woodbridge (second round)
Cédric Pioline (second round)
Alex O'Brien (second round)
Jason Stoltenberg (first round)
Marc-Kevin Goellner (first round)
Greg Rusedski (semifinals)

Draw

Key

Finals

	Semifinals							Final

	8	Jonas Björkman	6	6⁵	2

	6	Mark Philippoussis	2	7⁷	6
								6	Mark Philippoussis	7	6

								3	Goran Ivanišević	5	3
	3	Goran Ivanišević	4	6	7²⁰

	16	Greg Rusedski	6	4	6¹⁸

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals

								1	P Sampras	6	6
		A Boetsch	6¹	6³					J Frana	3	2
		J Frana	7⁷	7⁷											1	P Sampras	w/o
		F Dewulf	7⁸	4	2											B Steven
		D Nestor	6⁶	6	6				D Nestor	4	4
		B Steven	4	6	6				B Steven	6	6
	15	M-K Goellner	6	1	4																	1	P Sampras	6	3	4
	10	J Siemerink	4	0																		8	J Björkman	3	6	6
		S Simian	6	6					S Simian	6⁸	6	6
	Q	B MacPhie	4	4					D Flach	7¹⁰	4	2
		D Flach	6	6												S Simian	4	5
	Q	L Herrera	7⁷	4	7⁷										8	J Björkman	6	7
		M Ondruska	6⁴	6	6²			Q	L Herrera	5	5
								8	J Björkman	7	7

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals

								4	T Henman	4	6	6
	WC	A Richardson	6⁴	6	6				A Richardson	6	3	2
		S Sargsian	7⁷	2	4										4	T Henman	6⁵	3
		O Delaître	6	6⁵	6											J Knippschild	7⁷	6
		H Holm	1	7⁷	1				O Delaître	4	6⁵
		J Knippschild	7	3	6				J Knippschild	6	7⁷
	14	J Stoltenberg	5	6	2																		J Knippschild	2	7⁷	4
	11	T Woodbridge	6	6																		6	M Philippoussis	6	6⁴	6
		J A Marín	0	3				11	T Woodbridge	0	6	3
		N Marques	4	6⁴					B Black	6	3	6
		B Black	6	7⁷												B Black	3	3
		N Godwin	5	6⁴											6	M Philippoussis	6	6
		J Stark	7	7⁷					J Stark	6¹⁰	6	3
								6	M Philippoussis	7¹²	3	6

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals

								5	M Rosset	6¹	3
	Q	C Haggard	6⁵	4					J Golmard	7⁷	6
		J Golmard	7⁷	6												J Golmard	2	6	6
	Q	J-P Fleurian	6	7⁷											Q	J-P Fleurian	6	1	4
		J Gimelstob	3	6⁵				Q	J-P Fleurian	7	6
		K Carlsen	5	6	2			12	C Pioline	5	3
	12	C Pioline	7	4	6																		J Golmard	3	6⁹
	13	A O'Brien	7	4	6																	3	G Ivanišević	6	7¹¹
		G Raoux	5	6	0			13	A O'Brien	6	6³	4
	WC	M Lee	0	6	6			WC	M Lee	3	7⁷	6
		A Olhovskiy	6	4	4										WC	M Lee	1	5
	WC	M Petchey	1	2											3	G Ivanišević	6	7
		L Paes	6	6					L Paes	6¹	3
								3	G Ivanišević	7⁷	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals

								7	J Courier	6	6
	Q	C Mamiit	4	4				Q	D Nainkin	3	2
	Q	D Nainkin	6	6											7	J Courier	4	6	6
		A Pavel	0	2											9	P Rafter	6	3	3
		S Lareau	6	6					S Lareau	3	5
		E Ran	5	2				9	P Rafter	6	7
	9	P Rafter	7	6																		9	P Rafter	6	5	3
	16	G Rusedski	4	6	6																	16	G Rusedski	4	7	6
		M Woodforde	6	4	3			16	G Rusedski	7	4	7⁹
	Q	K Ullyett	3	6	6			Q	K Ullyett	5	6	6⁷
		A Volkov	6	3	3										16	G Rusedski	6	6
		S Draper	6⁴	6	6											S Draper	3	2
		S Stolle	7⁷	4	4				S Draper	6	2	7⁸
								2	M Chang	3	6	6⁶

References

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