ATP Canadian Open 1997 Draw, Results & Schedule

Chris Woodruff won the 1997 Canadian Open, defeating Gustavo Kuerten 7-5 4-6 6-3 in the final. The Masters 1000 event was played on hard courts in Montreal, Canada, from July 28 to August 4, 1997. The match log contains 55 recorded singles results for this edition.

The Canadian Open is run in Toronto and Montreal, with the ATP and WTA events using opposite host cities in a given season.

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Champion
Chris Woodruff
def. Gustavo Kuerten , 7-5 4-6 6-3
Dates
Jul 28 — Aug 4
Location
Montreal, Canada
Category
Masters 1000
Surface
Hard
Prize money
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Canadian Open 1997 match log
WinnerScoreLoserH2HMatch DataDateRound
F (1)
Chris Woodruff #30 7-5 4-6 6-3 Gustavo Kuerten #10 H2H Match data Aug 4, 1997* F
SF (2)
Gustavo Kuerten #13 6-3 6-1 Michael Chang #2 H2H Match data Aug 3, 1997* SF
Chris Woodruff #57 5-7 7-5 6-3 Yevgeny Kafelnikov #7 H2H Match data Aug 3, 1997* SF
QF (4)
Gustavo Kuerten #13 6-3 7-6(6) Fabrice Santoro #50 H2H Match data Aug 3, 1997* QF
Chris Woodruff #57 6-4 6-4 Mark Philippoussis #14 H2H Match data Aug 3, 1997* QF
Yevgeny Kafelnikov #7 7-5 6-7(7) 6-1 Thomas Enqvist #8 H2H Match data Aug 3, 1997* QF
Michael Chang #2 7-6(5) 6-4 Richard Krajicek #15 H2H Match data Aug 3, 1997* QF
R16 (8)
Mark Philippoussis #14 7-5 6-3 Guillaume Raoux #64 H2H Match data Aug 2, 1997* R16
Thomas Enqvist #8 6-3 6-2 Jonas Bjorkman #25 H2H Match data Aug 2, 1997* R16
Richard Krajicek #15 6-2 6-4 Justin Gimelstob #100 H2H Match data Aug 2, 1997* R16
Michael Chang #2 4-6 6-2 6-3 Alex Obrien — Match data Aug 2, 1997* R16
Yevgeny Kafelnikov #7 7-5 6-3 Wayne Ferreira #28 H2H Match data Aug 2, 1997* R16
Gustavo Kuerten #13 5-7 6-4 6-4 Michael Tebbutt #229 H2H Match data Aug 2, 1997* R16
Fabrice Santoro #50 6-2 2-6 6-4 Thomas Muster #5 H2H Match data Aug 2, 1997* R16
Chris Woodruff #57 7-6(6) 6-2 Goran Ivanisevic #3 H2H Match data Aug 2, 1997* R16
R32 (16)
Guillaume Raoux #64 6-1 6-4 Sebastien Leblanc #885 H2H Match data Jul 31, 1997* R32
Goran Ivanisevic #3 6-3 6-7(8) 6-4 Brett Steven #68 H2H Match data Jul 31, 1997* R32
Wayne Ferreira #28 6-1 6-2 Cristiano Caratti #139 H2H Match data Jul 31, 1997* R32
Mark Philippoussis #14 6-2 6-4 Steve Campbell #136 H2H Match data Jul 31, 1997* R32
Jonas Bjorkman #25 5-7 6-3 7-5 Doug Flach #160 H2H Match data Jul 31, 1997* R32
Alex Obrien 6-4 7-6(7) Marcos Ondruska #107 — Match data Jul 31, 1997* R32
Chris Woodruff #57 6-7(4) 7-5 7-6(2) Jan Siemerink #35 H2H Match data Jul 31, 1997* R32
Fabrice Santoro #50 6-2 6-1 Geoff Grant #147 H2H Match data Jul 31, 1997* R32
Thomas Muster #5 4-6 7-6(1) 6-3 Jeff Salzenstein #152 H2H Match data Jul 31, 1997* R32
Michael Chang #2 6-1 1-0 (ret.) Sandon Stolle #72 H2H Match data Jul 31, 1997* R32
Justin Gimelstob #100 6-3 6-1 Scott Draper #63 H2H Match data Jul 31, 1997* R32
Yevgeny Kafelnikov #7 4-6 6-3 7-6(6) Vincent Spadea #98 H2H Match data Jul 31, 1997* R32
Gustavo Kuerten #13 6-2 6-4 Jonathan Stark #70 H2H Match data Jul 31, 1997* R32
Thomas Enqvist #8 6-7(3) 6-4 6-4 Tommy Haas #74 H2H Match data Jul 31, 1997* R32
Richard Krajicek #15 7-6(3) 6-1 Neville Godwin #176 H2H Match data Jul 31, 1997* R32
Michael Tebbutt #229 6-7(4) 6-4 6-4 Patrick Rafter #19 H2H Match data Jul 31, 1997* R32 Upset: winner had a 16 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
R64 (24)
Brett Steven #68 6-2 6-0 Frederik Fetterlein #131 H2H Match data Jul 30, 1997* R64
Justin Gimelstob #100 6-4 6-4 Petr Korda #16 H2H Match data Jul 30, 1997* R64 Upset: winner had a 13 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Doug Flach #160 7-6(0) 6-4 Jerome Golmard #91 H2H Match data Jul 30, 1997* R64
Geoff Grant #147 7-6(9) 7-6(0) Eyal Ran #165 H2H Match data Jul 30, 1997* R64
Guillaume Raoux #64 6-3 7-6(3) Pier Gauthier #371 H2H Match data Jul 30, 1997* R64
Steve Campbell #136 6-1 4-6 7-5 Cecil Mamiit #190 H2H Match data Jul 30, 1997* R64
Alex Obrien 6-1 6-2 Arnaud Boetsch #38 — Match data Jul 30, 1997* R64
Sebastien Leblanc #885 7-6(3) 4-6 6-3 Tim Henman #18 H2H Match data Jul 30, 1997* R64 Upset: winner had a 12 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Chris Woodruff #57 7-6(7) 6-3 Jocelyn Robichaud #564 H2H Match data Jul 30, 1997* R64
Fabrice Santoro #50 7-5 4-6 6-4 Jim Courier #22 H2H Match data Jul 30, 1997* R64
Neville Godwin #176 7-6(2) 4-6 6-4 Byron Black #62 H2H Match data Jul 30, 1997* R64
Cristiano Caratti #139 6-3 6-1 Martin Damm Sr — Match data Jul 30, 1997* R64
Sandon Stolle #72 6-1 7-5 Sebastien Lareau #122 H2H Match data Jul 30, 1997* R64
Jan Siemerink #35 6-3 6-4 Leander Paes #109 H2H Match data Jul 30, 1997* R64
Jeff Salzenstein #152 6-4 6-2 Wade Mcguire #222 H2H Match data Jul 30, 1997* R64
Tommy Haas #74 5-7 6-4 6-4 Daniel Nestor #129 H2H Match data Jul 30, 1997* R64
Patrick Rafter #19 6-4 6-1 Olivier Delaitre #124 H2H Match data Jul 30, 1997* R64
Jonas Bjorkman #25 6-3 6-2 Bobby Kokavec #363 H2H Match data Jul 30, 1997* R64
Marcos Ondruska #107 4-6 7-5 6-2 Grant Stafford #80 H2H Match data Jul 30, 1997* R64
Jonathan Stark #70 6-7(3) 6-3 6-3 Sargis Sargsian #69 H2H Match data Jul 30, 1997* R64
Michael Tebbutt #229 7-6(5) 6-3 Frederic Niemeyer H2H Match data Jul 30, 1997* R64
Wayne Ferreira #28 7-6(5) 6-1 Daniel Vacek #61 H2H Match data Jul 30, 1997* R64
Vincent Spadea #98 3-6 6-3 6-1 Lionel Roux #75 H2H Match data Jul 30, 1997* R64
Scott Draper #63 4-6 6-1 6-2 Thierry Champion #145 H2H Match data Jul 30, 1997* R64

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Ivan Lendl 6
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Novak Djokovic 4
Andre Agassi 3
Andy Murray 3
Ben Shelton 2
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John McEnroe 2
Roger Federer 2

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Where is Canadian Open held?
Canadian Open is held in Montreal, Canada.
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