1997 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament
| 1997 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament | |
|---|---|
| Date | 3–9 March |
| Edition | 25th |
| Category | ATP World Series |
| Draw | 32S / 16D |
| Prize money | $725,000 |
| Surface | Carpet / indoor |
| Location | Rotterdam, Netherlands |
| Venue | Rotterdam Ahoy |
| Champions | |
| Singles | |
 Richard Krajicek[1] | |
| Doubles | |
| Jacco Eltingh / Paul Haarhuis[2] | |
The 1997 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at Rotterdam Ahoy in the Netherlands. It was part of the World Series of the 1997 ATP Tour. The tournament ran from 3 March through 9 March 1997. Richard Krajicek won the singles title.
The singles draw featured ATP No. 5, 1996 Grand Slam Cup runner-up, Moscow and Zagreb titlist and Rotterdam defending champion Goran Ivanišević, reigning Wimbledon champion Richard Krajicek and Paris, Stockholm and Marseille winner Thomas Enqvist. Also seeded were New Haven and Vienna finalist Jan Siemerink, Hamburg, Kitzbühel and Marbella runner-up Àlex Corretja, Paul Haarhuis, Cédric Pioline and Petr Korda.
Finals
[edit]Men's singles
[edit] Richard Krajicek defeated 
Daniel Vacek 7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–5)
- It was Krajicek's 1st title of the year and the 14th of his career.
Men's doubles
[edit] Jacco Eltingh / Paul Haarhuis defeated 
Libor Pimek / 
Byron Talbot 7–6, 6–4
- It was Eltingh's 2nd title of the year and the 34th of his career. It was Haarhuis' 2nd title of the year and the 33rd of his career.
References
[edit]- ^ "1997 Rotterdam – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
- ^ "1997 Rotterdam – Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
External links
[edit]- Official website (in Dutch)
- Official website (in English)
- ATP tournament profile
- ITF tournament edition details