1997 Dubai Tennis Championships – Singles

1997 Dubai Tennis Championships AUT Thomas Muster CRO Goran Ivanišević 32 8 7–5, 7–6(7–3) singles doubles Goran Ivanišević was the defending champion but lost in the final 7–5, 7–6(7–3) against Thomas Muster. Seeds A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. CRO Goran Ivanišević (final) AUT Thomas Muster (champion) NED Richard Krajicek (quarterfinals) RSA Wayne Ferreira (quarterfinals) ESP Carlos Moyá (first round) ESP Albert Costa (second round) GER Boris Becker (quarterfinals) ESP Félix Mantilla (first round) Draw First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 1 CRO G Ivanišević 6 6     MAR Y El Aynaoui 3 4     CZE B Ulihrach 6 6     GER B Karbacher 4 3   LL CZE D Rikl 5 3     AUS S Stolle 7 6     GER M-K Goellner 2 77 2 7 GER B Becker 6 65 6 3 NED R Krajicek 5 6 6 WC IND L Paes 7 4 2 Q SWE L Jonsson 4 77 2   ESP J Sánchez 6 62 6   ITA R Furlan 4 66   LL NED H J Davids 6 78     CZE J Novák 2 6 7 5 ESP C Moyá 6 0 5 6 ESP A Costa 6 6     GER D Prinosil 2 4     UKR A Medvedev 3 0     USA J Courier 6 6   WC AUS P Cash 77 78     ESP C Costa 64 66     ESP R Carretero 3 68   4 RSA W Ferreira 6 710   8 ESP F Mantilla 4 6 3   NOR C Ruud 6 2 6   ARG H Gumy 6 6   Q AUS J Sekulov 4 3     GBR T Henman 65 4   Q GER M Sinner 77 6   Q SWE T Nydahl 4 3   WC/2 AUT T Muster 6 6   1 CRO G Ivanišević 710 6     CZE B Ulihrach 68 4     AUS S Stolle 67 1   7 GER B Becker 79 6   3 NED R Krajicek 6 6     ESP J Sánchez 3 2   LL NED H J Davids 3 3     CZE J Novák 6 6   6 ESP A Costa 2 3     USA J Courier 6 6   WC AUS P Cash 6 2 5 4 RSA W Ferreira 3 6 7   NOR C Ruud 1 6 6   ARG H Gumy 6 4 2 Q GER M Sinner 4 4   WC/2 AUT T Muster 6 6   1 CRO G Ivanišević w/o     7 GER B Becker       3 NED R Krajicek 2 2     CZE J Novák 6 6     USA J Courier 6 7   4 RSA W Ferreira 2 5     NOR C Ruud 4 77 5 WC/2 AUT T Muster 6 63 7 1 CRO G Ivanišević 6 3 6   CZE J Novák 1 6 3   USA J Courier 63 6 3 WC/2 AUT T Muster 77 2 6 1 CRO Goran Ivanišević 5 63   WC/2 AUT Thomas Muster 7 77   External links 1997 Dubai Tennis Championships draw Category:1997 Dubai Tennis Championships Singles