1997 Gerry Weber Open
Tennis tournament in Germany
Tennis tournament
| 1997 Gerry Weber Open | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | 9–15 June | |||
| Edition | 5th | |||
| Category | World Series | |||
| Draw | 32S / 16D | |||
| Prize money | $875,000 | |||
| Surface | Grass / outdoors | |||
| Location | Halle, Germany | |||
| Venue | Gerry Weber Stadion | |||
| Champions | ||||
| Singles | ||||
 Yevgeny Kafelnikov[1] | ||||
| Doubles | ||||
 Karsten Braasch / Michael Stich[2] | ||||
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The 1997 Gerry Weber Open was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts. It was the 5th edition of the Gerry Weber Open, and was part of the World Series of the 1997 ATP Tour. It took place at the Gerry Weber Stadion in Halle, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, from 9 June through 15 June 1997. First-seeded Yevgeny Kafelnikov won the singles title.
Finals
Singles
Yevgeny Kafelnikov defeated 
Petr Korda 7–6, 6–7, 7–6
- It was Kafelnikov's 1st singles title of the year and the 12th of his career.
Doubles
Karsten Braasch / Michael Stich defeated 
David Adams / Marius Barnard 7–6, 6–3
- It was Braasch's first title of his career. It was Stich's first title of the year and the 28th of his career.
References
External links
- Official website Archived 2008-06-23 at the Wayback Machine
- ITF tournament edition details
