# Qatar Open 1997

Source: https://tennis-db.com/tournaments/232/qatar-open?season=1997
Tour: ATP

Jim Courier won the 1997 Qatar Open, defeating Tim Henman 7-5 6-7(5) 6-2 in the final. The ATP 250 event was played on hard courts in Doha, Qatar, from December 30, 1996 to January 5, 1997. The match log contains 31 recorded singles results for this edition.

The Qatar Open is the durable shared identity for the ATP and WTA events played in Doha.

## Tournament info
- Also known as: Doha Open, Qatar ExxonMobil Open
- Category: ATP 250
- Surface: hard
- Location: Doha, Qatar
- Start date: 1996-12-30
- End date: 1997-01-05

## Champion
- Winner: Jim Courier
- Runner-up: Tim Henman
- Final score: 7-5 6-7(5) 6-2

## Knockout results
### F
- Jim Courier d. Tim Henman 7-5 6-7(5) 6-2

### SF
- Jim Courier d. Sergi Bruguera 6-4 6-2
- Tim Henman d. Hicham Arazi 6-3 2-6 6-2

### QF
- Tim Henman d. Magnus Gustafsson 6-3 7-6(3)
- Hicham Arazi d. Magnus Larsson 7-6(3) 7-6(2)
- Jim Courier d. Thomas Muster 6-3 7-5
- Sergi Bruguera d. Petr Korda 6-1 2-6 6-3

### R16
- Hicham Arazi d. Patrick McEnroe 2-6 7-5 7-5
- Sergi Bruguera d. Javier Sanchez 6-0 6-1
- Petr Korda d. Magnus Norman 6-7(3) 6-4 6-2
- Thomas Muster d. Christian Ruud 6-2 3-6 7-5
- Magnus Gustafsson d. Dominik Hrbaty 6-2 2-6 6-4
- Jim Courier d. Razvan Sabau 6-3 6-4
- Tim Henman d. Tamer El Sawy 6-3 6-2
- Magnus Larsson d. Patrik Fredriksson 6-4 7-6(4)

### R32
- Razvan Sabau d. Oliver Gross 6-3 3-6 7-6(1)
- Patrick McEnroe d. Paul Haarhuis 6-4 1-6 6-2
- Magnus Gustafsson d. Jordi Burillo 4-6 6-1 6-4
- Magnus Norman d. Juan Albert Viloca Puig 6-3 6-0
- Tim Henman d. Herbert Wiltschnig 6-3 6-2
- Christian Ruud d. Sultan Khalfan 6-2 6-0
- Hicham Arazi d. Leander Paes 6-2 6-3
- Tamer El Sawy d. Jan Siemerink 6-3 6-7(2) 7-6(5)
- Jim Courier d. Sjeng Schalken 7-6(10) 7-5
- Patrik Fredriksson d. Karim Alami 6-2 6-2
- Dominik Hrbaty d. Dinu Pescariu 6-7(4) 7-5 6-2
- Magnus Larsson d. Thomas Enqvist 6-4 7-5
- Thomas Muster d. Hernan Gumy 7-5 6-4
- Javier Sanchez d. Guillaume Raoux 6-3 4-6 6-4
- Sergi Bruguera d. Michael Stich 6-3 6-1
- Petr Korda d. Stephane Simian 6-1 6-2

## Stats
- Total matches: 31
- Players: 32

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Canonical URL: https://tennis-db.com/tournaments/232/qatar-open?season=1997
Data source: TennisDB (tennis-db.com)