1997 ATP German Open – Singles

Singles
1997 ATP German Open
1996 Champion	Roberto Carretero
Champion	Andriy Medvedev
Runner-up	Félix Mantilla
Final score	6–0, 6–4, 6–2

Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. The top eight seeds received a bye into the second round.

1. Thomas Muster (Third Round)
2. Yevgeny Kafelnikov (Semifinals)
3. Richard Krajicek (Second Round)
4. Carlos Moyà (Second Round)
5. Marcelo Ríos (Third Round)
6. Wayne Ferreira (Third Round)
7. Álbert Costa (Quarterfinals)
8. Boris Becker (Third Round)
9. Álex Corretja (Third Round)
10. Félix Mantilla (Final)
11. Alberto Berasategui (Quarterfinals)
12. Sergi Bruguera (Quarterfinals)
13. Marc Rosset (First Round)
14. Bohdan Ulihrach (Withdrew)
15. Jan Siemerink (First Round)
16. Michael Stich (Second Round)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild Card
• LL = Lucky Loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special Exempt
• PR = Protected Ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior Exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	10	Félix Mantilla	4	6	6
	WC	Tommy Haas	6	3	4
								10	Félix Mantilla	0	4	2
									Andriy Medvedev	6	6	6
		Andriy Medvedev	6	6
	2	Yevgeny Kafelnikov	3	1

Top Half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
								1	T Muster	6	6
	Q	T Nydahl	6	6^4	5				A Rădulescu	2	2
		A Rădulescu	4	7^7	7										1	T Muster	1	2
		M-K Goellner	4	3												H Arazi	6	6
	WC	M Craca	6	6				WC	M Craca	6^1	5
		H Arazi	6	6					H Arazi	7^7	7
	15	J Siemerink	4	2																			H Arazi	6	6^5	4
	10	F Mantilla	6^2	6	6																	10	F Mantilla	4	7^7	6
		M Larsson	7^7	4	3			10	F Mantilla	6	6
	WC	J Knippschild	6	3	3				R Carretero	1	1
		R Carretero	4	6	6										10	F Mantilla	7^8	6
	Q	M Martelli	6	6^4	2										8	B Becker	6^6	2
	WC	N Kiefer	4	7^7	6			WC	N Kiefer	5	2
								8	B Becker	7	6

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
								4	C Moyà	4	1
	WC	T Haas	7^9	6				WC	T Haas	6	6
		D Hrbatý	6^7	3											WC	T Haas	5	7	6
	WC	D Elsner	4	4											LL	O Gross	7	5	3
	LL	C Costa	6	6				LL	C Costa	3	1
		K Alami	4	4				LL	O Gross	6	6
	LL	O Gross	6	6																		WC	T Haas	2	6	6
	11	A Berasategui	6	6																		11	A Berasategui	6	2	3
		A Boetsch	2	4				11	A Berasategui	6	6
		M Gustafsson	6	1	6				M Gustafsson	1	1
		C Pioline	4	6	3										11	A Berasategui	6	6
		M Tillström	1	6	3										5	M Ríos	4	1
		C Ruud	6	4	6				C Ruud	1	5
								5	M Ríos	6	7

Bottom Half

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
								6	W Ferreira	3	7	7
	Q	A Martín	3	7^7	7^7			Q	A Martín	6	5	5
	Q	F Dewulf	6	6^3	6^4										6	W Ferreira	1	3
		H Gumy	3	1											12	S Bruguera	6	6
		J Tarango	6	6					J Tarango	6	3	2
		S Draper	0	4				12	S Bruguera	4	6	6
	12	S Bruguera	6	6																		12	S Bruguera	4	6^3
	13	M Rosset	4	2																			A Medvedev	6	7^7
	Q	J Díaz	6	6				Q	J Díaz	6	3	7
		P Haarhuis	6	6					P Haarhuis	2	6	5
		H Dreekmann	4	4											Q	J Díaz	3	3
	Q	M Knowles	5	6	0											A Medvedev	6	6
		A Medvedev	7	4	6				A Medvedev	6	6
								3	R Krajicek	1	1

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
								7	Á Costa	6	7^7
		S Schalken	6	6					S Schalken	3	6^3
		J Sánchez	4	2											7	Á Costa	6	6
	Q	M A Gorriz	5	4											9	Á Corretja	3	4
		F Clavet	7	6					F Clavet	6	4	5
		D Prinosil	1	3				9	Á Corretja	3	6	7
	9	Á Corretja	6	6																		7	Á Costa	3	0
	16	M Stich	6	6																		2	Y Kafelnikov	6	6
		K Kučera	4	4				16	M Stich	6^2	2
		S Doseděl	7^8	6					S Doseděl	7^7	6
		R Furlan	6^6	2												S Doseděl	2	1
		R Fromberg	7^7	6											2	Y Kafelnikov	6	6
		G Kuerten	6^4	3					R Fromberg	6^4	6^4
								2	Y Kafelnikov	7^7	7^7

References

• 1997 ATP German Open Draw