1997 President's Cup – Singles

The 1997 Tashkent Open was a men's tennis tournament held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan and played on outdoor hard courts. It was the inaugural edition of the tournament, part of the 1997 ATP Tour, and was held from September 8 to September 15.

Singles
1997 President's Cup
Final
ChampionUnited Kingdom Tim Henman[1]
Runner-upSwitzerland Marc Rosset
Score7–6(7–2), 6–4
Details
Draw32
Seeds8
Events
Singles Doubles
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Tim Henman defeated Marc Rosset 7–6(7–2), 6–4 in the final to secure the title.

Seeds

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The text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.

  1.   Yevgeny Kafelnikov (semifinals)
  2.   Tim Henman (champion)
  3.   Marc Rosset (final)
  4.   Javier Sánchez (quarterfinals)
  5.   Hicham Arazi (quarterfinals)
  6.   Francisco Clavet (semifinals)
  7.   Nicolas Kiefer (first round)
  8.   Vincent Spadea (quarterfinals)

Draws

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Finals

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Semifinals Final[1]
1   Yevgeny Kafelnikov 6 65 2
3   Marc Rosset 3 77 6 3   Marc Rosset 62 4  
6   Francisco Clavet 3 5   WC/2   Tim Henman 77 6  
WC/2   Tim Henman 6 7  

Top half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1   Y Kafelnikov 6 6  
Q   D Tomashevich 4 2   1   Y Kafelnikov 6 6  
    C Caratti 4 2   Q   N Welgreen 1 4  
Q   N Welgreen 6 6   1   Y Kafelnikov 6 6  
    I Heuberger 4 5   Q   A Stoliarov 4 4  
    O Ogorodov 6 7       O Ogorodov 6 3 3
Q   A Stoliarov 6 62 6 Q   A Stoliarov 3 6 6
WC/7   N Kiefer 4 77 1 1   Y Kafelnikov 6 65 2
3   M Rosset 6 6   3   M Rosset 3 77 6
    A Cherkasov 4 2   3   M Rosset 6 66 6
    A Merinov 4 3       V Santopadre 3 78 2
    V Santopadre 6 6   3   M Rosset 6 6  
    R Sabău 6 1 2 5   H Arazi 2 4  
    S Koubek 4 6 6     S Koubek 6 3 64
    R Delgado 6 4 3 5   H Arazi 3 6 77
5   H Arazi 4 6 6

Bottom half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
6   F Clavet 6 6  
    G Cañas 3 3   6   F Clavet 3 6 6
    E Erlich 7 7       E Erlich 6 4 3
WC   A Makhkamov 5 5   6   F Clavet 6 6  
Q   R Weidenfeld 79 2 3 4   J Sánchez 1 2  
    A Pavel 67 6 6     A Pavel 64 3  
    J Krošlák 2 0   4   J Sánchez 77 6  
4   J Sánchez 6 6   6   F Clavet 3 5  
8   V Spadea 2 6 6 WC/2   T Henman 6 7  
    S Campbell 6 2 3 8   V Spadea 7 64 6
    E Ran 6 6       E Ran 5 77 3
    G Pozzi 3 3   8   V Spadea 3 4  
    A Volkov 6 1 6 WC/2   T Henman 6 6  
    K Carlsen 4 6 3     A Volkov 3 3  
    T Champion 4 77 64 WC/2   T Henman 6 6  
WC/2   T Henman 6 65 77

References

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  1. ^ a b "1997 Tashkent". International Tennis Federation. Archived from the original on 4 January 2015. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
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