# Japan Open 1997

Source: https://tennis-db.com/tournaments/318/japan-open?season=1997
Tour: ATP

Richard Krajicek won the 1997 Japan Open, defeating Lionel Roux 6-2 3-6 6-1 in the final. The ATP 250 event was played on hard courts in Tokyo, Japan, from April 14 to April 20, 1997. The match log contains 54 recorded singles results for this edition.

## Tournament info
- Also known as: Japan Open Tennis Championships, Tokyo Open, Rakuten Japan Open
- Category: ATP 250
- Surface: hard
- Location: Tokyo, Japan
- Start date: 1997-04-14
- End date: 1997-04-20

## Champion
- Winner: Richard Krajicek
- Runner-up: Lionel Roux
- Final score: 6-2 3-6 6-1

## Knockout results
### F
- Richard Krajicek d. Lionel Roux 6-2 3-6 6-1

### SF
- Richard Krajicek d. Patrick Rafter 7-6(5) 6-3
- Lionel Roux d. Thomas Johansson 4-6 7-5 6-3

### QF
- Lionel Roux d. Martin Damm Sr 6-3 6-1
- Patrick Rafter d. Todd Woodbridge 6-4 7-6(3)
- Richard Krajicek d. David Prinosil 6-4 6-3
- Thomas Johansson d. Mark Woodforde 6-3 6-4

### R16
- Richard Krajicek d. Magnus Norman 7-5 6-0
- Todd Woodbridge d. Jeff Tarango 7-5 6-2
- Thomas Johansson d. Shuzo Matsuoka 6-2 6-2
- Mark Woodforde d. Marc Rosset 6-2 6-3
- Martin Damm Sr d. Andrei Cherkasov 7-6(2) 7-5
- Patrick Rafter d. Henrik Holm 6-1 6-2
- Lionel Roux d. Boris Becker 4-6 6-3 6-1
- David Prinosil d. Jonathan Stark 6-7(4) 7-6(6) 7-5

### R32
- Shuzo Matsuoka d. Hideki Kaneko 6-3 6-4
- Marc Rosset d. Andrew Richardson 7-6(6) 2-6 6-2
- Patrick Rafter d. Eyal Ran 6-0 6-4
- Magnus Norman d. Justin Gimelstob 6-4 6-2
- David Prinosil d. Jerome Golmard 7-5 6-1
- Martin Damm Sr d. Olivier Delaitre 7-5 4-6 6-4
- Boris Becker d. Sebastien Lareau 6-2 4-6 6-2
- Thomas Johansson d. Daniel Nestor 6-4 6-4
- Jonathan Stark d. Frederik Fetterlein 4-6 6-3 7-5
- Henrik Holm d. Mikael Tillstrom 6-4 3-6 6-4
- Lionel Roux d. Jean-Philippe Fleurian 7-6(3) 6-4
- Jeff Tarango d. Takao Suzuki 6-3 6-2
- Todd Woodbridge d. Razvan Sabau 6-3 6-4
- Mark Woodforde d. Martin Sinner 6-1 6-4
- Andrei Cherkasov d. Carsten Arriens 6-1 4-6 7-5
- Richard Krajicek d. Neville Godwin 6-3 6-4

### R64
- Takao Suzuki d. Arne Thoms 6-4 6-2
- Magnus Norman d. Leander Paes 7-6(4) 6-1
- Daniel Nestor d. David Skoch 6-1 6-7(2) 6-3
- Jean-Philippe Fleurian d. Jim Grabb 6-3 6-2
- Jeff Tarango d. Joost Winnink 6-3 6-2
- Eyal Ran d. Lars Jonsson 6-3 6-2
- Frederik Fetterlein d. Gouichi Motomura 3-6 6-4 6-3
- Andrew Richardson d. Tomas Nydahl 3-6 6-2 6-4
- Mark Woodforde d. Satoshi Iwabuchi 6-1 6-3
- Razvan Sabau d. Thomas Shimada 6-2 6-2
- Jonathan Stark d. Orlin Stanoytchev 6-3 3-6 6-1
- Olivier Delaitre d. Roger Smith 6-7(5) 6-3 6-3
- Mikael Tillstrom d. Kevin Ullyett 7-6(3) 7-5
- Martin Sinner d. Andrei Olhovskiy 6-3 6-4
- Carsten Arriens d. Yasufumi Yamamoto 6-2 7-5
- Justin Gimelstob d. Fernon Wibier 6-4 7-6(4)
- Jerome Golmard d. Doug Flach 6-2 6-4
- Sebastien Lareau d. Stephane Simian 6-3 6-2
- Neville Godwin d. Andrei Pavel 6-4 6-4
- Henrik Holm d. Michael Joyce 4-6 6-3 7-5
- Andrei Cherkasov d. Daniel Vacek 6-3 7-6(3)
- Shuzo Matsuoka d. Alex Radulescu 7-6(0) 6-7(3) 6-4
- Lionel Roux d. David Adams 6-1 6-4

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

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Canonical URL: https://tennis-db.com/tournaments/318/japan-open?season=1997
Data source: TennisDB (tennis-db.com)