1997 Japan Open Tennis Championships – Men's singles

1997 Japan Open Tennis Championships NED Richard Krajicek FRA Lionel Roux 6–2, 3–6, 6–1 56 (7 Q Qualifiers / 5 WC Wild Cards) 16 Japan Open Tennis Championships – Men's singles Japan Open Tennis Championships – Men's singles Japan Open (tennis) Japan Open 1997 Japan Open Tennis Championships Pete Sampras was the defending champion, https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1996-04-22-sp-61401-story.html Sampras Serves Up a Japan Open Title 22 April 1996 Los Angeles Times 22 April 2017 but did not participate. Richard Krajicek won the title, defeating Lionel Roux 6–2, 3–6, 6–1 in the final. https://www.orlandosentinel.com/1997/04/21/krajicek-rallies-to-beat-roux-in-japan-open/ Krajicek Rallies To Beat Roux In Japan Open 21 April 1997 Orlando Sentinel 22 April 2017 Seeds The top eight seeds received a bye into the second round. 30em NED Richard Krajicek (champion) GER Boris Becker (third round) SUI Marc Rosset (third round) AUS Todd Woodbridge (quarterfinals) SWE Thomas Johansson (semifinals) AUS Patrick Rafter (semifinals) CZE Martin Damm (quarterfinals) GER David Prinosil (quarterfinals) CZE Daniel Vacek (first round) USA Jonathan Stark (third round) GER Alex Rădulescu (first round) SWE Mikael Tillström (second round) AUS Mark Woodforde (quarterfinals) USA Jeff Tarango (third round) SWE Magnus Norman (third round) FRA Lionel Roux (final) Draw Finals Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 175 1 NED Richard Krajicek 6 6 8 GER David Prinosil 4 3 4 AUS Todd Woodbridge 4 63 6 AUS Patrick Rafter 6 77 5 SWE Thomas Johansson 6 6 13 AUS Mark Woodforde 3 4 7 CZE Martin Damm 3 1 16 FRA Lionel Roux 6 6 1 NED Richard Krajicek 77 6 6 AUS Patrick Rafter 65 3 5 SWE Thomas Johansson 6 5 3 16 FRA Lionel Roux 4 7 6 1 NED Richard Krajicek 6 3 6 16 FRA Lionel Roux 2 6 1 Top half Section 1 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals ROU A Pavel 4 4 RSA N Godwin 6 6 NED F Wibier 4 64 USA J Gimelstob 6 77 IND L Paes 64 1 15 SWE M Norman 77 6 10 USA J Stark 6 3 6 BUL O Stanoytchev 3 6 1 DEN F Fetterlein 3 6 6 JPN G Motomura 6 4 3 USA D Flach 2 4 FRA J Golmard 6 6 1 NED R Krajicek 6 6 RSA N Godwin 3 4 USA J Gimelstob 4 2 15 SWE M Norman 6 6 10 USA J Stark 4 6 7 DEN F Fetterlein 6 3 5 FRA J Golmard 5 1 8 GER D Prinosil 7 6 1 NED R Krajicek 7 6 15 SWE M Norman 5 0 10 USA J Stark 77 66 5 8 GER D Prinosil 64 78 7 1 NED R Krajicek 6 6 8 GER D Prinosil 4 3 Section 2 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals WC JPN T Shimada 2 2 ROU R Sabău 6 6 WC JPN T Suzuki 6 6 GER A Thoms 4 2 Q NED J Winnink 3 2 14 USA J Tarango 6 6 12 SWE M Tillström 77 7 ZIM K Ullyett 63 5 SWE H Holm 4 6 7 USA M Joyce 6 3 5 SWE L Jönsson 3 2 ISR E Ran 6 6 4 AUS T Woodbridge 6 6 ROU R Sabău 3 4 WC JPN T Suzuki 3 2 14 USA J Tarango 6 6 12 SWE M Tillström 4 6 4 SWE H Holm 6 3 6 ISR E Ran 0 4 6 AUS P Rafter 6 6 4 AUS T Woodbridge 7 6 14 USA J Tarango 5 2 SWE H Holm 1 2 6 AUS P Rafter 6 6 4 AUS T Woodbridge 4 63 6 AUS P Rafter 6 77 Bottom half Section 3 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals CZE D Škoch 1 77 3 CAN D Nestor 6 62 6 WC JPN H Kaneko 6 6 EGY T El-Sawy 1 1 JPN S Matsuoka 77 63 6 11 GER A Rădulescu 60 77 4 13 AUS M Woodforde 6 6 WC JPN S Iwabuchi 1 3 GER M Sinner 6 6 RUS A Olhovskiy 3 4 SWE T Nydahl 6 2 4 Q GBR A Richardson 3 6 6 5 SWE T Johansson 6 6 CAN D Nestor 4 4 WC JPN H Kaneko 3 4 JPN S Matsuoka 6 6 13 AUS M Woodforde 6 6 GER M Sinner 1 4 Q GBR A Richardson 66 6 2 3 SUI M Rosset 78 2 6 5 SWE T Johansson 6 6 JPN S Matsuoka 2 2 13 AUS M Woodforde 6 6 3 SUI M Rosset 2 3 5 SWE T Johansson 6 6 13 AUS M Woodforde 3 4 Section 4 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals Q BAH R Smith 77 3 3 Q FRA O Delaître 65 6 6 WC JPN Y Yamamoto 2 5 Q GER C Arriens 6 7 RUS A Cherkasov 6 77 9 CZE D Vacek 3 63 16 FRA L Roux 6 6 Q RSA D Adams 1 4 Q USA J Grabb 3 2 FRA J-P Fleurian 6 6 CAN S Lareau 6 6 FRA S Simian 3 2 7 CZE M Damm 7 4 6 Q FRA O Delaître 5 6 4 Q GER C Arriens 1 6 5 RUS A Cherkasov 6 4 7 16 FRA L Roux 77 6 FRA J-P Fleurian 63 4 CAN S Lareau 2 6 2 2 GER B Becker 6 4 6 7 CZE M Damm 77 7 RUS A Cherkasov 62 5 16 FRA L Roux 4 6 6 2 GER B Becker 6 3 1 7 CZE M Damm 3 1 16 FRA L Roux 6 6 References External links Draw Singles