1997 Gerry Weber Open
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The 1997 Gerry Weber Open was a tennis
tournament played on outdoor grass courts. It was the 5th edition of the Gerry Weber Open
, and was part of the World Series
of the 1997 ATP Tour
. It took place at the Gerry Weber Stadion
in Halle, North Rhine-Westphalia
, Germany
, from June 9 through June 15, 1997.
Yevgeny Kafelnikov
defeated
Petr Korda
7–6, 6–7, 7–6
Karsten Braasch
/ Michael Stich
defeated
David Adams / Marius Barnard
7–6, 6–2
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
tournament played on outdoor grass courts. It was the 5th edition of the Gerry Weber Open
Gerry Weber Open
The Gerry Weber Open is a tennis tournament held in Halle, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Held since 1993, the tournament is played on four outdoor grass courts and is a part of the ATP World Tour 250 series on the ATP Tour schedule....
, and was part of the World Series
ATP International Series
The International Series was a series of professional tennis tournaments held internationally as part of the ATP Tour until 2008....
of the 1997 ATP Tour
1997 ATP Tour
The ATP Tour is the elite tour for professional tennis organised by the ATP. The ATP Tour includes the four Grand Slam tournaments, the Tennis Masters Cup, the ATP Masters Series, the International Series Gold and the International Series tournaments.-Schedule:...
. It took place at the Gerry Weber Stadion
Gerry Weber Stadion
Gerry Weber Stadion is an indoor sports arena, located in Halle, North Rhine-Westphalia, in Germany. The capacity of the arena is 12,300 people and it was opened in 1992.It hosts the Gerry Weber Open every year in June...
in Halle, North Rhine-Westphalia
Halle, North Rhine-Westphalia
Halle is a town in the German Bundesland of North Rhine-Westphalia and belongs to the district of Gütersloh....
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, from June 9 through June 15, 1997.
Singles
Yevgeny KafelnikovYevgeny Kafelnikov
Yevgeny Aleksandrovich Kafelnikov is a former World No. 1 tennis player from Russia. He won two Grand Slam singles titles , four Grand Slam doubles titles, and the men's singles gold medal at the Sydney Olympic Games. He also helped Russia win the Davis Cup in 2002...
defeated
Petr KordaPetr Korda
Petr Korda is a former professional tennis player from the Czech Republic. He is best known for winning the Australian Open in 1998 and for testing positive for the banned substance, nandrolone, following a match at Wimbledon that same year.-Career:Korda was born in Prague, Czechoslovakia.He first...
7–6, 6–7, 7–6
- It was Kafelnikov's 2nd title of the year and the 26th of his career.
Doubles
Karsten BraaschKarsten Braasch
Karsten Braasch is a professional German tennis player. His highest ATP singles ranking is 38th, which he reached on 13 June 1994. His career high in doubles was at 36 set at 10 November 1997...
/
Michael StichMichael Stich
Michael Detlef Stich is a former professional tennis player from Germany. He is best remembered for winning the men's singles title at Wimbledon in 1991...
defeated
David Adams / Marius BarnardMarius Barnard (tennis)
Marius Barnard is a retired South African professional tennis player, who primarily played in doubles matches.Barnard was born in Cape Town, South Africa.-External links:*...
7–6, 6–2
- It was Braasch's first title of his career. It was Stich's first title of the year and the 28th of his career.