# Washington Open 1997

Source: https://tennis-db.com/tournaments/263/washington-open?season=1997
Tour: ATP

Michael Chang won the 1997 Washington Open, defeating Petr Korda 5-7 6-2 6-1 in the final. The ATP 250 event was played on hard courts in Washington, United States, from July 14 to July 20, 1997. The match log contains 54 recorded singles results for this edition.

The Washington Open is a combined ATP and WTA event founded in 1969 and played in Washington, D.C.

## Tournament info
- Also known as: DC Open, Citi Open, Mubadala Citi DC Open, Washington DC Open
- Category: ATP 250
- Surface: hard
- Location: Washington, United States
- Start date: 1997-07-14
- End date: 1997-07-20

## Champion
- Winner: Michael Chang
- Runner-up: Petr Korda
- Final score: 5-7 6-2 6-1

## Knockout results
### F
- Michael Chang d. Petr Korda 5-7 6-2 6-1

### SF
- Petr Korda d. David Wheaton 6-2 6-3
- Michael Chang d. Brett Steven 6-2 7-6(4)

### QF
- David Wheaton d. Vincent Spadea 6-3 4-6 6-2
- Petr Korda d. Tommy Haas 6-7(2) 6-4 6-4
- Brett Steven d. Rainer Schuettler 6-3 6-3
- Michael Chang d. Scott Draper 6-2 6-3

### R16
- Tommy Haas d. Kenneth Carlsen 6-7(6) 6-4 6-4
- David Wheaton d. Jason Stoltenberg 3-6 7-6(2) 7-6(1)
- Brett Steven d. Luke Smith 7-6(1) 6-2
- Petr Korda d. Fernon Wibier 6-4 6-4
- Scott Draper d. Steve Campbell 6-3 7-6(7)
- Rainer Schuettler d. Doug Flach 4-6 6-2 7-6(4)
- Vincent Spadea d. Michael Tebbutt 5-7 7-6(5) 6-3
- Michael Chang d. Michael Joyce 4-6 6-1 6-2

### R32
- Michael Tebbutt d. Chris Woodruff 6-3 6-3
- Rainer Schuettler d. Marcus Hilpert 7-5 6-2
- Scott Draper d. Gerard Solves 7-5 6-1
- Tommy Haas d. Mark Merklein 6-4 2-6 6-3
- Brett Steven d. Andrei Merinov 6-0 6-1
- David Wheaton d. Marzio Martelli 7-6(3) 6-1
- Kenneth Carlsen d. Gianluca Pozzi 6-2 6-0
- Jason Stoltenberg d. Andrei Cherkasov 6-2 6-3
- Michael Chang d. Luis Herrera 6-3 6-7(9) 7-6(5)
- Fernon Wibier d. Davide Scala 7-6(6) 6-4
- Michael Joyce d. Neville Godwin 7-6(4) 7-6(6)
- Petr Korda d. David Nainkin 6-4 6-2
- Steve Campbell d. Ben Ellwood 6-4 4-6 6-3
- Vincent Spadea d. Bryan Shelton 6-4 6-4
- Luke Smith d. Lionel Roux 6-3 6-3
- Doug Flach d. Andre Agassi 2-6 6-4 6-4

### R64
- Andrei Merinov d. Eyal Ran 6-7(0) 7-6(5) 6-4
- Andrei Cherkasov d. Oren Motevassel 6-3 6-7(5) 2-1 RET
- Steve Campbell d. Sargis Sargsian 6-4 6-3
- Luke Smith d. Mahesh Bhupathi 7-6(4) 7-6(7)
- David Wheaton d. Roberto Jabali 2-6 6-3 6-3
- Rainer Schuettler d. Justin Gimelstob 6-3 6-3
- Ben Ellwood d. Mark Knowles 5-4 RET
- Luis Herrera d. Jim Grabb 1-6 6-1 7-5
- Mark Merklein d. Jeff Salzenstein 4-6 6-1 6-3
- Kenneth Carlsen d. Cecil Mamiit 7-6(3) 6-3
- Marcus Hilpert d. Reed Cordish 2-6 6-3 6-2
- Marzio Martelli d. Ivan Ljubicic 7-6(3) 7-5
- Michael Joyce d. Steve Bryan 6-1 6-4
- Davide Scala d. Patrick McEnroe 6-1 4-6 7-5
- Fernon Wibier d. Max Mirnyi 7-6(3) 7-6(2)
- Doug Flach d. Cristiano Caratti 6-2 6-2
- Michael Tebbutt d. Nicolas Pereira 6-2 6-4
- Brett Steven d. Luke Jensen 7-6(4) 6-3
- Gianluca Pozzi d. Geoff Grant 6-1 6-4
- Vincent Spadea d. Stephane Simian 2-6 6-1 6-1
- David Nainkin d. Kevin Ullyett 6-3 0-6 7-5
- Neville Godwin d. Gaston Etlis 4-6 6-4 6-4
- Gerard Solves d. Tommy Ho 3-6 6-3 6-1

## Stats
- Total matches: 54
- Players: 55

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