1997 Australian Men's Hardcourt Championships – Singles

1997 Australian Men's Hardcourt Championships
1996 champion   Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Champion   Todd Woodbridge
Runner-up   Scott Draper
Final score   6–2, 6–1
Events
Singles   Doubles

Yevgeny Kafelnikov was the defending champion but lost in the first round to Mikael Tillström.

Todd Woodbridge won in the final 6–2, 6–1 against Scott Draper.

Contents

Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.

  1. Yevgeny Kafelnikov (First Round)
  2. Mark Woodforde (Second Round)
  3. Andriy Medvedev (First Round)
  4. Todd Woodbridge (Champion)
  1. Alex O'Brien (Quarterfinals)
  2. David Prinosil (Second Round)
  3. Renzo Furlan (First Round)
  4. Bohdan Ulihrach (Second Round)

Draw

Key

First Round   Second Round   Quarterfinals   Semifinals   Final
1   Y Kafelnikov 2 2    
    M Tillström 6 6           M Tillström w/o      
    B Black 6 6         B Black        
    K Carlsen 4 3             M Tillström 6 6    
    P Rafter 6 6         WC   A Cherkasov 2 4    
Q   J Salzenstein 4 3           P Rafter 2 613  
WC   A Cherkasov 4 6 6   WC   A Cherkasov 6 715    
7   R Furlan 6 4 4           M Tillström 78 63 3  
4   T Woodbridge 4 6 6       4   T Woodbridge 66 77 6  
    D Vacek 6 3 3     4   T Woodbridge 6 77    
    J Novák 7 1 77       J Novák 3 65    
WC   M Tebbutt 5 6 64       4   T Woodbridge 6 6  
Q   G Blanco 4 3         5   A O'Brien 4 4    
    T Johansson 6 6           T Johansson 4 6 4
    M-K Goellner 77 4 69   5   A O'Brien 6 3 6  
5   A O'Brien 65 6 711       4   Todd Woodbridge 6 6  
6   D Prinosil 6 6         WC   Scott Draper 2 1  
    C Doseděl 2 3       6   D Prinosil 2 4    
    M Damm 3 3     Q   J Tarango 6 6    
Q   J Tarango 6 6         Q   J Tarango 6 62 717  
    J Björkman 7 6             J Björkman 1 77 615  
    N Kulti 5 1           J Björkman 6 6  
    J Stark 6 6         J Stark 4 2    
3   A Medvedev 1 1         Q   J Tarango 1 6 2
8   B Ulihrach 6 6         WC   S Draper 6 3 6  
Q   N Pereira 4 4       8   B Ulihrach 61 6 3  
    A Rădulescu 3 6 3   WC   S Draper 77 1 6  
WC   S Draper 6 3 6       WC   S Draper 6 7  
    K Kučera 6 4 6           K Kučera 4 5    
    S Stolle 1 6 0         K Kučera 6 6  
    R Fromberg 3 3     2   M Woodforde 3 4    
2   M Woodforde 6 6    

References