1997 MFS Pro Tennis Championships – Singles

August 2023 1997 MFS Pro Tennis Championships NED Sjeng Schalken CHI Marcelo Ríos 7–5, 6–3 singles doubles U.S. Pro Tennis Championships 1995 MFS Pro Tennis Championships 32 (3WC Wild Cards/4Q Qualifiers/1LL Lucky losers) 8 1997 MFS Pro Tennis Championships Ivan Lendl was the last champion of the tournament in 1994, but retired from professional tennis at the same year.Ilic Jovica September 1, 1994: Ivan Lendl plays his last career match https://www.tennisworldusa.org/tennis/news/Blast_From_the_Past/59768/september-1-1994-ivan-lendl-plays-his-last-career-match/ 3 March 2020 Tennis World 1 September 2018Finn Robin Back pain forces Lendl into retirement https://www.baltimoresun.com/1994/12/21/back-pain-forces-lendl-into-retirement/ 3 March 2020 The Baltimore Sun 21 December 1994 Banksville, New York The 1995 final was suspended due to rain. Sjeng Schalken won the title by defeating Marcelo Ríos 7–5, 6–3 in the final.Schalken sluit voorbereiding op US Open af met toernooizege Schalken concludes preparation for US Open with tournament victory https://www.volkskrant.nl/sport/schalken-sluit-voorbereiding-op-us-open-af-met-toernooizege~b8736565/ 3 March 2020 de Volkskrant 25 August 1997 Amsterdam DutchSchalken verslaat Rios in finale Schalken beats Rios in the final https://www.trouw.nl/nieuws/schalken-verslaat-rios-in-finale~b9838be8/ 3 March 2020 Algemeen Nederlands Persbureau Trouw 25 August 1997 Boston Dutch Seeds 30em ESP Àlex Corretja (quarterfinals) CHI Marcelo Ríos (final) ESP Félix Mantilla (second round) (n/a) ESP Albert Costa (semifinals) GBR Greg Rusedski (quarterfinals) SWE Magnus Norman (first round) ESP Alberto Berasategui (first round) Draw Finals Semifinals Final 175 NED Sjeng Schalken 6 5 6 5 ESP Albert Costa 4 7 3 USA Jeff Tarango 4 3 2 CHI Marcelo Ríos 6 6 NED Sjeng Schalken 7 6 2 CHI Marcelo Ríos 5 3 Top half First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals 1 ESP À Corretja 6 6 ESP F Clavet 3 4 WC USA P McEnroe 2 2 Q ARG G Cañas 6 6 NED S Schalken 62 6 6 FRA L Roux 77 4 4 CZE S Doseděl 6 65 77 7 SWE M Norman 3 77 63 LL NED D van Scheppingen 6 6 BRA F Meligeni 4 4 FRA G Raoux 4 4 BEL J Van Herck 6 6 Q CAN A Chang 3 2 Q DEN K Carlsen 6 6 WC SVK D Hrbatý 2 2 5 ESP A Costa 6 6 1 ESP À Corretja 6 6 Q ARG G Cañas 3 4 NED S Schalken 2 6 7 CZE S Doseděl 6 1 5 LL NED D van Scheppingen 5 3 BEL J Van Herck 7 6 Q DEN K Carlsen 3 4 5 ESP A Costa 6 6 1 ESP À Corretja 3 6 3 NED S Schalken 6 3 6 BEL J Van Herck 77 2 1 5 ESP A Costa 63 6 6 NED S Schalken 6 5 6 5 ESP A Costa 4 7 3 Bottom half First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals 6 GBR G Rusedski 6 3 6 SWE M Tillström 1 6 3 BEL F Dewulf 6 1 6 CZE J Novák 1 6 2 USA J Tarango 6 63 6 WC USA A O'Brien 2 77 3 ESP JA Viloca 3 0 3 ESP F Mantilla 6 6 8 ESP A Berasategui 63 6 3 ESP G Blanco 77 3 6 ARG H Gumy 77 2 6 Q FRA J Golmard 62 6 4 ITA R Furlan 4 6 6 NED P Haarhuis 6 4 1 USA J Stark 77 2 61 2 CHI M Ríos 61 6 77 6 GBR G Rusedski 6 6 BEL F Dewulf 3 1 USA J Tarango 6 6 3 ESP F Mantilla 0 4 ESP G Blanco 4 2 ARG H Gumy 6 6 ITA R Furlan 4 4 2 CHI M Ríos 6 6 6 GBR G Rusedski 610 62 USA J Tarango 712 77 ARG H Gumy 4 3 2 CHI M Ríos 6 6 USA J Tarango 4 3 2 CHI M Ríos 6 6 References External links Official results archive (ATP) Official results archive (ITF) 1997 Singles MFS Pro Tennis Championships, Singles MFS Pro Tennis Championships, Singles