1997 Paegas Czech Open – Singles


The 1997 Paegas Czech Open was a men's tennis tournament played on clay in Prague, Czech Republic that was part of the International Series of the 1997 ATP Tour. Yevgeny Kafelnikov was the defending champion, but lost in the second round to Marcello Craca.

Singles
1997 Paegas Czech Open
Champion Cédric Pioline
Runner-up Bohdan Ulihrach
Final score6–2, 5–7, 7–6(7–4)
Draw32 (2WC/4Q)
Seeds8
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Cédric Pioline won the title by defeating Bohdan Ulihrach 6–2, 5–7, 7–6(7–4) in the final.[1]

Seeds
  1. Yevgeny Kafelnikov (second round)
  2. Marcelo Ríos (quarterfinals)
  3. Bohdan Ulihrach (final)
  4. Cédric Pioline (champion)
  5. Javier Sánchez (first round)
  6. Arnaud Boetsch (first round)
  7. Daniel Vacek (first round)
  8. Hicham Arazi (first round)

Draw

Key

Finals
Semifinals Final
          
Emilio Benfele Álvarez 3 79 1
4 Cédric Pioline 6 67 6
4 Cédric Pioline 6 5 77
3 Bohdan Ulihrach 2 7 64
3 Bohdan Ulihrach 6 6
Fabrice Santoro 4 2

Top half
First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Y Kafelnikov 77 6
L Roux 64 1 1 Y Kafelnikov 64 4
J Golmard 7 4 2 Q M Craca 77 6
Q M Craca 5 6 6 Q M Craca 3 5
N Lapentti 6 63 64 E Benfele Álvarez 6 7
C Costa 2 77 77 C Costa 5 6 4
E Benfele Álvarez 6 6 E Benfele Álvarez 7 4 6
8 H Arazi 3 0 E Benfele Álvarez 3 79 1
4 C Pioline 7 4 6 4 C Pioline 6 67 6
K Kučera 5 6 4 4 C Pioline 6 6
WC M Tabara 1 2 J Krošlák 3 1
J Krošlák 6 6 4 C Pioline 6 4 6
M Górriz 6 6 R Fromberg 4 6 2
O Gross 4 1 M Górriz 2 4
R Fromberg 6 6 R Fromberg 6 6
5 J Sánchez 2 2

Bottom half
First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
6 A Boetsch 4 3
T Carbonell 6 6 T Carbonell 6 3 2
Q A Portas 6 6 Q A Portas 1 6 6
T Champion 3 1 Q A Portas 6 4 4
G Blanco 63 6 6 3 B Ulihrach 2 6 6
L Paes 77 3 4 G Blanco 4 0
Q F Squillari 0 3 3 B Ulihrach 6 6
3 B Ulihrach 6 6 3 B Ulihrach 6 6
7/WC D Vacek 5 0 F Santoro 4 2
F Santoro 7 6 F Santoro 77 3 6
Q A Pavel 2 5 G Kuerten 64 6 1
G Kuerten 6 7 F Santoro 4 6 6
F Roig 6 2 4 2 M Ríos 6 3 0
S Simian 4 6 6 S Simian 4 2
O Stanoytchev 4 3 2 M Ríos 6 6
2 M Ríos 6 6

References
  1. "Cédric Pioline gagne son premier titre sur terre battue" [Cédric Pioline wins his first tournament on clay]. Le Monde (in French). 6 May 1997. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
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