1997 BellSouth Open – Singles

March 2013 1997 BellSouth Open CZE Jiří Novák SWE Jonas Björkman DEN Kenneth Carlsen 7–6(7–0), 6–0 singles doubles 32 (4 Q Qualifiers / 3 WC Wild Cards) 8 BellSouth Open – Singles Heineken Open – Singles ATP Auckland Open Jiří Novák was the defending champion but lost in the semifinals to Kenneth Carlsen. Jonas Björkman won in the final 7–6(7–0), 6–0 against Carlsen. Seeds A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. CHI Marcelo Ríos (quarterfinals) n/a ESP Alberto Berasategui (second round) ESP Àlex Corretja (first round) ARG Hernán Gumy (quarterfinals) USA Chris Woodruff (second round) GBR Greg Rusedski (first round) CZE Martin Damm (first round) Draw First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 1 CHI M Ríos 6 6     MAR K Alami 2 3     USA J Tarango 4 6 6 WC NZL S Downs 6 2 1 Q RSA M Ondruska 6 6   Q USA D Caldwell 1 1     SVK K Kučera 6 6   8 CZE M Damm 1 1   4 ESP À Corretja 77 65 4   NOR C Ruud 65 77 6   SWE J Björkman 6 6     ESP C Costa 4 2     NED S Schalken 2 67   Q USA J-M Gambill 6 79     GER B Karbacher 5 4   6 USA C Woodruff 7 6   5 ARG H Gumy 7 6     ESP T Carbonell 5 2     SWE N Kulti 6 6     USA J Stark 4 3   WC NZL A Hunt 6 1 3   DEN K Carlsen 4 6 6   ESP R Carretero 4 6 5 3 ESP A Berasategui 6 3 7 7 GBR G Rusedski 6 3 65   GER A Rădulescu 2 6 77 Q AUS T Larkham 2 1     SWE T Johansson 6 6     CZE J Novák 3 77 77   AUS S Draper 6 61 63 WC NZL B Steven 7 4 3 LL USA C Mamiit 5 6 6 1 CHI M Ríos 6 6     USA J Tarango 2 4   Q RSA M Ondruska 2 6 6   SVK K Kučera 6 2 3   NOR C Ruud 0 5     SWE J Björkman 6 7   Q USA J-M Gambill 5 6 77 6 USA C Woodruff 7 2 62 5 ARG H Gumy 6 6     SWE N Kulti 3 1     DEN K Carlsen 6 6   3 ESP A Berasategui 3 3     GER A Rădulescu 77 6     SWE T Johansson 65 4     CZE J Novák 6 6   LL USA C Mamiit 4 2   1 CHI M Ríos 6 3 3 Q RSA M Ondruska 0 6 6   SWE J Björkman 6 6   Q USA J-M Gambill 4 0   5 ARG H Gumy 4 65     DEN K Carlsen 6 77     GER A Rădulescu 1 4     CZE J Novák 6 6   Q RSA M Ondruska 1 1     SWE J Björkman 6 6     DEN K Carlsen 77 6     CZE J Novák 65 4     SWE Jonas Björkman 77 6     DEN Kenneth Carlsen 60 0   External links 1997 BellSouth Open draw Category:ATP Auckland Open Category:1997 ATP Tour