1997 Australian Men's Hardcourt Championships – Singles

Singles
1997 Australian Men's Hardcourt Championships
Champion Todd Woodbridge
Runner-up Scott Draper
Score6–2, 6–1
Seeds8

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.

Seeds

  1. Yevgeny Kafelnikov (first round)
  2. Mark Woodforde (second round)
  3. Andriy Medvedev (first round)
  4. Todd Woodbridge (champion)
  5. Alex O'Brien (quarterfinals)
  6. David Prinosil (second round)
  7. Renzo Furlan (first round)
  8. Bohdan Ulihrach (second round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
  Mikael Tillström 78 63 3
4 Todd Woodbridge 66 77 6
4 Todd Woodbridge 6 6
WC Scott Draper 2 1
Q Jeff Tarango 1 6 2
WC Scott Draper 6 3 6

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
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

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
6 D Prinosil 6 6  
  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