# China Open 1997

Source: https://tennis-db.com/tournaments/317/china-open?season=1997
Tour: ATP

Jim Courier won the 1997 China Open, defeating Magnus Gustafsson 7-6(10) 3-6 6-3 in the final. The ATP 250 event was played on hard courts in Beijing, China, from September 29 to October 5, 1997. The match log contains 31 recorded singles results for this edition.

The China Open brings the ATP and WTA tours to Beijing's National Tennis Center during the Asian hard-court swing.

## Tournament info
- Also known as: Beijing Open, Beijing ATP
- Category: World Series -> ATP 250
- Surface: hard
- Location: Beijing, China
- Start date: 1997-09-29
- End date: 1997-10-05

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## Champion
- Winner: Jim Courier
- Runner-up: Magnus Gustafsson
- Final score: 7-6(10) 3-6 6-3

## Knockout results
### F
- Jim Courier def. Magnus Gustafsson 7-6(10) 3-6 6-3

### SF
- Jim Courier def. Thomas Johansson 6-3 6-4
- Magnus Gustafsson def. Kenneth Carlsen 6-2 6-4

### QF
- Kenneth Carlsen def. Alex Obrien 7-5 5-7 7-6(4)
- Jim Courier def. Jan Kroslak 6-4 6-3
- Thomas Johansson def. Gianluca Pozzi 6-2 6-4
- Magnus Gustafsson def. Byron Black 6-4 6-3

### R16
- Jim Courier def. Marcos Ondruska 6-4 6-3
- Alex Obrien def. Renzo Furlan 7-6(1) 6-4
- Jan Kroslak def. Chris Wilkinson 6-3 6-7(6) 6-1
- Thomas Johansson def. Leander Paes 7-5 6-1
- Magnus Gustafsson def. David Rikl 6-2 6-4
- Gianluca Pozzi def. Grant Stafford 6-4 6-1
- Kenneth Carlsen def. Mikael Tillstrom 6-2 6-0
- Byron Black def. Justin Gimelstob 3-6 7-5 6-4

### R32
- Marcos Ondruska def. Patrik Fredriksson 5-7 6-3 6-0
- Thomas Johansson def. Nicklas Kulti 7-5 6-3
- Alex Obrien def. Scott Draper 3-6 6-4 7-6(7)
- David Rikl def. David Wheaton 7-5 6-3
- Byron Black def. Martin Damm Sr 6-4 6-4
- Justin Gimelstob def. Michael Tebbutt 4-6 6-3 6-4
- Leander Paes def. Alexander Reichel 6-4 3-6 6-3
- Renzo Furlan def. Nicolas Kiefer 6-4 6-2
- Jim Courier def. Alex Radulescu 6-3 6-4
- Mikael Tillstrom def. Jia Ping Xia 7-6(0) 6-4
- Jan Kroslak def. Richey Reneberg 3-6 6-3 7-6(3)
- Chris Wilkinson def. Patrick McEnroe 4-6 6-2 7-6(4)
- Grant Stafford def. Jonathan Stark 6-1 5-7 6-3
- Gianluca Pozzi def. Jiri Novak 7-6(4) 3-6 7-6(5)
- Magnus Gustafsson def. Martin Sinner 7-6(3) 1-6 7-6(5)
- Kenneth Carlsen def. Mark Woodforde 6-4 7-6(3)

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

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