1997 Stella Artois Championships – Singles

April 2022 1997 Stella Artois Championships AUS Mark Philippoussis CRO Goran Ivanišević 7–5, 6–3 56 (3WC Wild Cards/7Q Qualifiers) 16 singles doubles Queen's Club Championships Boris Becker was the defending champion but did not compete that year. Mark Philippoussis won in the final 7–5, 6–3 against Goran Ivanišević.Wade Stephen Philippoussis beats Ivanisevic for Queen's title https://apnews.com/article/09f3cdd6ddc0eaa41ca5121e7855664f 2 November 2020 Associated Press 15 June 1997 LondonBierley Stephen Philippoussis wins but ballgirl steals the show https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/philippoussis-wins-but-ballgirl-steals-the-show-1.82508 2 November 2020 The Irish Times 16 June 1997Philippoussis wins at Queen's Club https://buffalonews.com/news/philippoussis-wins-at-queens-club/article_d5598210-6539-54af-acf6-45dd6b6007d1.html 2 November 2020 The Buffalo News 16 June 1997 In one of the semifinals, Goran Ivanišević defeated Greg Rusedski by winning 20–18 in the third set tiebreak. This was considered the longest tiebreak ever played in an ATP tournament and triple tied the record with two Grand Slam matches, Björn Borg against Premjit Lall at the 1973 Wimbledon Championships and Ivanišević himself against Daniel Nestor at the 1993 US Open.Sokolowski Alexandre June 14, 1997: The day the longest tiebreak in history changed the game on grass https://www.tennismajors.com/our-features/on-this-day/june-14-1997-the-day-the-longest-tiebreak-in-history-changed-the-game-on-grass-264115.html 2 November 2020 Tennis Majors 14 June 2020 Seeds The top eight seeds received a bye to the second round. USA Pete Sampras (quarterfinals) USA Michael Chang (second round) CRO Goran Ivanišević (final) GBR Tim Henman (third round) SUI Marc Rosset (second round) AUS Mark Philippoussis (champion) USA Jim Courier (third round) SWE Jonas Björkman (semifinals) AUS Patrick Rafter (quarterfinals) NED Jan Siemerink (first round) AUS Todd Woodbridge (second round) FRA Cédric Pioline (second round) USA Alex O'Brien (second round) AUS Jason Stoltenberg (first round) GER Marc-Kevin Goellner (first round) GBR Greg Rusedski (semifinals) Draw Finals Semifinals Final 175 8 SWE Jonas Björkman 6 65 2 6 AUS Mark Philippoussis 2 77 6 3 CRO Goran Ivanišević 4 6 720 16 GBR Greg Rusedski 6 4 618 6 AUS Mark Philippoussis 7 6   3 CRO Goran Ivanišević 5 3   Top half Section 1 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals   FRA A Boetsch 61 63     ARG J Frana 77 77     BEL F Dewulf 78 4 2   CAN D Nestor 66 6 6   NZL B Steven 4 6 6 15 GER M-K Goellner 6 1 4 10 NED J Siemerink 4 0     FRA S Simian 6 6   Q USA B MacPhie 4 4     USA D Flach 6 6   Q MEX L Herrera 77 4 77   RSA M Ondruska 64 6 62 1 USA P Sampras 6 6     ARG J Frana 3 2     CAN D Nestor 4 4     NZL B Steven 6 6     FRA S Simian 68 6 6   USA D Flach 710 4 2 Q MEX L Herrera 5 5   8 SWE J Björkman 7 7   1 USA P Sampras w/o       NZL B Steven         FRA S Simian 4 5   8 SWE J Björkman 6 7   1 USA P Sampras 6 3 4 8 SWE J Björkman 3 6 6 Section 2 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals WC GBR A Richardson 64 6 6   ARM S Sargsian 77 2 4   FRA O Delaître 6 65 6   SWE H Holm 1 77 1   GER J Knippschild 7 3 6 14 AUS J Stoltenberg 5 6 2 11 AUS T Woodbridge 6 6     ESP J A Marín 0 3     POR N Marques 4 64     ZIM B Black 6 77     RSA N Godwin 5 64     USA J Stark 7 77   4 GBR T Henman 4 6 6   GBR A Richardson 6 3 2   FRA O Delaître 4 65     GER J Knippschild 6 77   11 AUS T Woodbridge 0 6 3   ZIM B Black 6 3 6   USA J Stark 610 6 3 6 AUS M Philippoussis 712 3 6 4 GBR T Henman 65 3     GER J Knippschild 77 6     ZIM B Black 3 3   6 AUS M Philippoussis 6 6     GER J Knippschild 2 77 4 6 AUS M Philippoussis 6 64 6 Bottom half Section 3 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals Q RSA C Haggard 65 4     FRA J Golmard 77 6   Q FRA J-P Fleurian 6 77     USA J Gimelstob 3 65     DEN K Carlsen 5 6 2 12 FRA C Pioline 7 4 6 13 USA A O'Brien 7 4 6   FRA G Raoux 5 6 0 WC GBR M Lee 0 6 6   RUS A Olhovskiy 6 4 4 WC GBR M Petchey 1 2     IND L Paes 6 6   5 SUI M Rosset 61 3     FRA J Golmard 77 6   Q FRA J-P Fleurian 7 6   12 FRA C Pioline 5 3   13 USA A O'Brien 6 63 4 WC GBR M Lee 3 77 6   IND L Paes 61 3   3 CRO G Ivanišević 77 6     FRA J Golmard 2 6 6 Q FRA J-P Fleurian 6 1 4 WC GBR M Lee 1 5   3 CRO G Ivanišević 6 7     FRA J Golmard 3 69   3 CRO G Ivanišević 6 711   Section 4 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals Q PHI C Mamiit 4 4   Q RSA D Nainkin 6 6     ROM A Pavel 0 2     CAN S Lareau 6 6     ISR E Ran 5 2   9 AUS P Rafter 7 6   16 GBR G Rusedski 4 6 6   AUS M Woodforde 6 4 3 Q ZIM K Ullyett 3 6 6   RUS A Volkov 6 3 3   AUS S Draper 64 6 6   AUS S Stolle 77 4 4 7 USA J Courier 6 6   Q RSA D Nainkin 3 2     CAN S Lareau 3 5   9 AUS P Rafter 6 7   16 GBR G Rusedski 7 4 79 Q ZIM K Ullyett 5 6 67   AUS S Draper 6 2 78 2 USA M Chang 3 6 66 7 USA J Courier 4 6 6 9 AUS P Rafter 6 3 3 16 GBR G Rusedski 6 6     AUS S Draper 3 2   9 AUS P Rafter 6 5 3 16 GBR G Rusedski 4 7 6 References External links Official results archive (ATP) Official results archive (ITF) Singles