1997 St. Petersburg Open – Singles

1997 St. Petersburg Open SWE Thomas Johansson ITA Renzo Furlan 6–3, 6–4 32 (4 Q Qualifiers / 3 WC Wild Cards) 8 singles doubles Magnus Gustafsson was the defending champion but did not compete that year. Thomas Johansson won in the final 6–3, 6–4 against Renzo Furlan. Seeds GER Michael Stich (semifinals) GBR Greg Rusedski (second round, withdrew) GER David Prinosil (second round) CZE Daniel Vacek (second round) SWE Thomas Johansson (champion) SVK Karol Kučera (first round) ITA Renzo Furlan (final) DEN Kenneth Carlsen (quarterfinals) Draw Finals Semifinals Final 175 1 GER Michael Stich 3 1 5 SWE Thomas Johansson 6 6   SVK Ján Krošlák 3 3 7 ITA Renzo Furlan 6 6 5 SWE Thomas Johansson 6 6 7 ITA Renzo Furlan 3 4 Top half First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals 1 GER M Stich 4 7 79   AUS R Fromberg 6 5 67   ESP E Benfele Álvarez 77 77     ITA O Camporese 63 61   WC RUS A Belov 4 2     POR N Marques 6 6     ESP F Roig 4 4   8 DEN K Carlsen 6 6   4 CZE D Vacek 6 3 6   SWE P Fredriksson 4 6 2 Q FRA O Delaître 6 6     RUS A Cherkasov 4 4   WC RUS I Tchelychev 4 2     FRA S Simian 6 6     RUS A Volkov 4 1   5 SWE T Johansson 6 6   1 GER M Stich 6 6     ESP E Benfele Álvarez 4 4     POR N Marques 4 4   8 DEN K Carlsen 6 6   4 CZE D Vacek 3 61   Q FRA O Delaître 6 77     FRA S Simian 6 3 2 5 SWE T Johansson 3 6 6 1 GER M Stich 6 6   8 DEN K Carlsen 2 4   Q FRA O Delaître 2 4   5 SWE T Johansson 6 6   1 GER M Stich 3 1   5 SWE T Johansson 6 6   Bottom half First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals 6 SVK K Kučera 4 3     FRA F Santoro 6 6   WC RUS A Stoliarov 2 4     SVK J Krošlák 6 6   Q NED J Winnink 5 4     SWE M Norman 7 6   Q GER L Rehmann 2 2   3 GER D Prinosil 6 6   7 ITA R Furlan 77 77     GER L Burgsmüller 62 63     ITA G Pozzi 3 4     BUL O Stanoytchev 6 6     RUS A Olhovskiy 5 1r Q FRA A Clément 7 4     EGY T El-Sawy 6 1 4 2 GBR G Rusedski 4 6 6   FRA F Santoro 6 4 3   SVK J Krošlák 3 6 6   SWE M Norman 1 6 6 3 GER D Prinosil 6 4 3 7 ITA R Furlan 7 6     BUL O Stanoytchev 5 3   Q FRA A Clément w/o     2 GBR G Rusedski         SVK J Krošlák 6 2 7   SWE M Norman 3 6 5 7 ITA R Furlan 5 6 6 Q FRA A Clément 7 4 2   SVK J Krošlák 3 3   7 ITA R Furlan 6 6   External links Main draw Category:St. Petersburg Open Category:1997 ATP Tour Category:1997 in Russian tennis