1997 BellSouth Open – Singles

Jiří Novák was the defending champion but lost in the semifinals to Kenneth Carlsen.

Singles
1997 ATP Auckland Open
1996 Champion Jiří Novák
Champion Jonas Björkman
Runner-up Kenneth Carlsen
Final score7–6(7–0), 6–0
Draw32 (4 Q / 3 WC )
Seeds8

Jonas Björkman won in the final 7–6(7–0), 6–0 against Carlsen.

Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.

  1. Marcelo Ríos (Quarterfinals)
  2. n/a
  3. Alberto Berasategui (Second Round)
  4. Àlex Corretja (First Round)
  5. Hernán Gumy (Quarterfinals)
  6. Chris Woodruff (Second Round)
  7. Greg Rusedski (First Round)
  8. Martin Damm (First Round)

Draw

Key
First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 M Ríos 6 6  
  K Alami 2 3   1 M Ríos 6 6  
  J Tarango 4 6 6   J Tarango 2 4  
WC S Downs 6 2 1 1 M Ríos 6 3 3
Q M Ondruska 6 6   Q M Ondruska 0 6 6
Q D Caldwell 1 1   Q M Ondruska 2 6 6
  K Kučera 6 6     K Kučera 6 2 3
8 M Damm 1 1   Q M Ondruska 1 1  
4 À Corretja 77 65 4   J Björkman 6 6  
  C Ruud 65 77 6   C Ruud 0 5  
  J Björkman 6 6     J Björkman 6 7  
  C Costa 4 2     J Björkman 6 6  
  S Schalken 2 67   Q J-M Gambill 4 0  
Q J-M Gambill 6 79   Q J-M Gambill 5 6 77
  B Karbacher 5 4   6 C Woodruff 7 2 62
6 C Woodruff 7 6     Jonas Björkman 77 6  
5 H Gumy 7 6     Kenneth Carlsen 60 0  
  T Carbonell 5 2   5 H Gumy 6 6  
  N Kulti 6 6     N Kulti 3 1  
  J Stark 4 3   5 H Gumy 4 65  
WC A Hunt 6 1 3   K Carlsen 6 77  
  K Carlsen 4 6 6   K Carlsen 6 6  
  R Carretero 4 6 5 3 A Berasategui 3 3  
3 A Berasategui 6 3 7   K Carlsen 77 6  
7 G Rusedski 6 3 65   J Novák 65 4  
  A Rădulescu 2 6 77   A Rădulescu 77 6  
Q T Larkham 2 1   T Johansson 65 4  
  T Johansson 6 6     A Rădulescu 1 4  
  J Novák 3 77 77   J Novák 6 6  
  S Draper 6 61 63   J Novák 6 6  
WC B Steven 7 4 3 LL C Mamiit 4 2  
LL C Mamiit 5 6 6

References
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