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1997 Davidoff Swiss Indoors – Singles

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

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. Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov (quarterfinals)
  2. Spain Carlos Moyá (second round)
  3. Croatia Goran Ivanišević (first round)
  4. United Kingdom Greg Rusedski (champion)
  5. Sweden Thomas Enqvist (quarterfinals)
  6. Sweden Jonas Björkman (second round)
  7. Czech Republic Petr Korda (semifinals)
  8. Spain Albert Costa (first round)

Draw

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Key

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Finals

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

Top half

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

Bottom half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
5 Sweden T Enqvist 6 3 6
Czech Republic B Ulihrach 3 6 1 5 Sweden T Enqvist 7 7
Netherlands J Siemerink 64 2 United States J Tarango 5 5
United States J Tarango 77 6 5 Sweden T Enqvist 64 6 3
South Africa W Ferreira 62 6 77 4 United Kingdom G Rusedski 77 4 6
New Zealand B Steven 77 1 65 South Africa W Ferreira 3 62
Germany D Prinosil 6 4 5 4 United Kingdom G Rusedski 6 77
4 United Kingdom G Rusedski 4 6 7 4 United Kingdom G Rusedski 65 6 7
7 Czech Republic P Korda 6 6 7 Czech Republic P Korda 77 3 5
Q France N Escudé 1 4 7 Czech Republic P Korda 7 6
France G Raoux 64 2 United States C Woodruff 5 4
United States C Woodruff 77 6 7 Czech Republic P Korda 6 6
Netherlands P Haarhuis 3 3 LL France L Roux 3 4
LL France L Roux 6 6 LL France L Roux 6 3 77
WC Germany T Haas 4 6 4 2 Spain C Moyá 3 6 64
2 Spain 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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