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1997 Pilot Pen International – Singles

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Alex O'Brien was the defending champion, but lost in the second round to Marc-Kevin Goellner.

Champion

Yevgeny Kafelnikov

Runner-up

Score7–6^(7–4), 6–4

Draw56 (5WC/7Q)

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Singles

1997 Pilot Pen International

Final

Champion

Yevgeny Kafelnikov

Runner-up

Score

7–6^(7–4), 6–4

Details

Draw

56 (5WC/7Q)

Seeds

16

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Close

Yevgeny Kafelnikov won the title by defeating Patrick Rafter 7–6^(7–4), 6–4 in the final.^[1]

Seeds

The first eight seeds received a bye into the second round.

Yevgeny Kafelnikov (champion)
Sergi Bruguera (quarterfinals)
Mark Philippoussis (second round)
Richard Krajicek (quarterfinals)
Petr Korda (semifinals)
Albert Costa (third round)
Tim Henman (quarterfinals)
Patrick Rafter (final)
Andrei Medvedev (third round)
Jim Courier (first round)
Greg Rusedski (semifinals)
Magnus Norman (first round)
Marc Rosset (first round)
Alex O'Brien (second round)
Karol Kučera (first round)
Jan Siemerink (second round)

Draw

Key

Q = Qualifier
WC = Wild card
LL = Lucky loser
Alt = Alternate
ITF = ITF entry
PR = Protected ranking
SR = Special ranking
SE = Special exempt
JE = Junior exempt
JR = Junior Accelerator Programme entrant
CO = College Accelerator Programme entrant
NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
w/o = Walkover
r = Retired
d = Defaulted

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final

	1	Yevgeny Kafelnikov	5	6	6

	7	Tim Henman	7	3	4
								1	Yevgeny Kafelnikov	6	7⁷

								5	Petr Korda	4	6⁴
		David Wheaton	6	6⁷	4

	5	Petr Korda	4	7⁹	6
															1	Yevgeny Kafelnikov	7⁷	6

															8	Patrick Rafter	6⁴	4
	11	Greg Rusedski	7⁷	3	6

	4	Richard Krajicek	6⁵	6	3
								11	Greg Rusedski	5	6	3

								8	Patrick Rafter	7	4	6
	8	Patrick Rafter	7	2	6

	2	Sergi Bruguera	5	6	2

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals

								1	Y Kafelnikov	5	6	6
	Q	C Mamiit	6	7				Q	C Mamiit	7	1	3
		F Wibier	2	5											1	Y Kafelnikov	6	6
	WC	B MacPhie	1	6	1											S Doseděl	2	3
		S Doseděl	6	4	6				S Doseděl	7	3	6
		V Spadea	6	6					V Spadea	5	6	3
	15	K Kučera	3	2																		1	Y Kafelnikov	5	6	6
	10	J Courier	2	2																		7	T Henman	7	3	4
		B Steven	6	6					B Steven	6	0	6
	Q	A Hernández	1	6	4				D Pescariu	4	6	3
		D Pescariu	6	0	6											B Steven	4	4
		D Prinosil	2	4											7	T Henman	6	6
		D Vacek	6	6					D Vacek	6	6³	4
								7	T Henman	4	7⁷	6

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals

								3	M Philippoussis	7⁷	3	4
		D Wheaton	6	6⁶	6				D Wheaton	6²	6	6
		L Paes	3	7⁸	3											D Wheaton	7⁸	6
		MK Goellner	7⁷	6												MK Goellner	6⁶	4
		P McEnroe	6⁵	1					MK Goellner	7	6
	WC	I Ljubičić	3	1				14	A O'Brien	5	3
	14	A O'Brien	6	6																			D Wheaton	6	6⁷	4
	12	M Norman	3	2																		5	P Korda	4	7⁹	6
		P Haarhuis	6	6					P Haarhuis	6	3	3
		J Sánchez	6	6⁶	7				J Sánchez	3	6	6
	Q	M Bhupathi	2	7⁸	5											J Sánchez	2	4
	WC	JM Gambill	7⁷	7											5	P Korda	6	6
		F Dewulf	6¹	5				WC	JM Gambill	3	3
								5	P Korda	6	6

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals

								6	A Costa	6	6
		O Stanoytchev	4	1				Q	W Black	1	1
	Q	W Black	6	6											6	A Costa	3	6⁵
	Q	D Caldwell	2	4											11	G Rusedski	6	7⁷
	WC	J Salzenstein	6	6				WC	J Salzenstein	4	0
	Q	P Wessels	3	2				11	G Rusedski	6	6
	11	G Rusedski	6	6																		11	G Rusedski	7⁷	3	6
	13	M Rosset	6	1	3																	4	R Krajicek	6⁵	6	3
		S Sargsian	4	6	6				S Sargsian	4	7⁷	1
		H Gumy	6	4	2				K Carlsen	6	6²	6
		K Carlsen	2	6	6											K Carlsen	6¹	2
		N Lapentti	6												4	R Krajicek	7⁷	6
		S Schalken	1	r					N Lapentti	4	3
								4	R Krajicek	6	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals

								8	P Rafter	6	6
		J Oncins	6⁴	4					M Martelli	3	4
		M Martelli	7⁷	6											8	P Rafter	6	2	6
		F Meligeni	7⁷	7⁸											9	A Medvedev	3	6	4
		J Tarango	6⁴	6⁶					F Meligeni	6⁴	2
	Q	N Welgreen	3	3				9	A Medvedev	7⁷	6
	9	A Medvedev	6	6																		8	P Rafter	7	2	6
	16	J Siemerink	7⁷	4	6																	2	S Bruguera	5	6	2
		O Ogorodov	6¹	6	1			16	J Siemerink	6	3	6⁵
		S Lareau	3	1				WC	F Clavet	1	6	7⁷
	WC	F Clavet	6	6											WC	F Clavet	4	6⁴
		B Black	6	6											2	S Bruguera	6	7⁷
		R Furlan	1	2					B Black	3	2
								2	S Bruguera	6	6

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