ATP Japan Open 1997 Draw, Results & Schedule

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.

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Champion
Richard Krajicek
def. Lionel Roux , 6-2 3-6 6-1
Dates
Apr 14 — Apr 20
Location
Tokyo, Japan
Category
ATP 250
Surface
Hard
Prize money
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Japan Open 1997 match log
WinnerScoreLoserH2HMatch DataDateRound
F (1)
Richard Krajicek #6 6-2 3-6 6-1 Lionel Roux #86 H2H Match data Apr 20, 1997* F
SF (2)
Richard Krajicek #6 7-6(5) 6-3 Patrick Rafter #39 H2H Match data Apr 19, 1997* SF
Lionel Roux #86 4-6 7-5 6-3 Thomas Johansson #38 H2H Match data Apr 19, 1997* SF
QF (4)
Lionel Roux #86 6-3 6-1 Martin Damm Sr — Match data Apr 19, 1997* QF
Patrick Rafter #39 6-4 7-6(3) Todd Woodbridge #33 H2H Match data Apr 19, 1997* QF
Richard Krajicek #6 6-4 6-3 David Prinosil #48 H2H Match data Apr 19, 1997* QF
Thomas Johansson #38 6-3 6-4 Mark Woodforde #71 H2H Match data Apr 19, 1997* QF
R16 (8)
Richard Krajicek #6 7-5 6-0 Magnus Norman #81 H2H Match data Apr 18, 1997* R16
Todd Woodbridge #33 7-5 6-2 Jeff Tarango #72 H2H Match data Apr 18, 1997* R16
Thomas Johansson #38 6-2 6-2 Shuzo Matsuoka #209 H2H Match data Apr 18, 1997* R16
Mark Woodforde #71 6-2 6-3 Marc Rosset #20 H2H Match data Apr 18, 1997* R16
Martin Damm Sr 7-6(2) 7-5 Andrei Cherkasov #136 — Match data Apr 18, 1997* R16
Patrick Rafter #39 6-1 6-2 Henrik Holm #249 H2H Match data Apr 18, 1997* R16
Lionel Roux #86 4-6 6-3 6-1 Boris Becker #11 H2H Match data Apr 18, 1997* R16 Upset: winner had a 9 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
David Prinosil #48 6-7(4) 7-6(6) 7-5 Jonathan Stark #59 H2H Match data Apr 18, 1997* R16
R32 (16)
Shuzo Matsuoka #209 6-3 6-4 Hideki Kaneko — Match data Apr 17, 1997* R32
Marc Rosset #20 7-6(6) 2-6 6-2 Andrew Richardson #262 H2H Match data Apr 17, 1997* R32
Patrick Rafter #39 6-0 6-4 Eyal Ran #142 H2H Match data Apr 17, 1997* R32
Magnus Norman #81 6-4 6-2 Justin Gimelstob #124 H2H Match data Apr 17, 1997* R32
David Prinosil #48 7-5 6-1 Jerome Golmard #112 H2H Match data Apr 17, 1997* R32
Martin Damm Sr 7-5 4-6 6-4 Olivier Delaitre #162 — Match data Apr 17, 1997* R32
Boris Becker #11 6-2 4-6 6-2 Sebastien Lareau #109 H2H Match data Apr 17, 1997* R32
Thomas Johansson #38 6-4 6-4 Daniel Nestor #107 H2H Match data Apr 17, 1997* R32
Jonathan Stark #59 4-6 6-3 7-5 Frederik Fetterlein #149 H2H Match data Apr 17, 1997* R32
Henrik Holm #249 6-4 3-6 6-4 Mikael Tillstrom #44 H2H Match data Apr 17, 1997* R32
Lionel Roux #86 7-6(3) 6-4 Jean-Philippe Fleurian #215 H2H Match data Apr 17, 1997* R32
Jeff Tarango #72 6-3 6-2 Takao Suzuki #452 H2H Match data Apr 17, 1997* R32
Todd Woodbridge #33 6-3 6-4 Razvan Sabau #167 H2H Match data Apr 17, 1997* R32
Mark Woodforde #71 6-1 6-4 Martin Sinner #134 H2H Match data Apr 17, 1997* R32
Andrei Cherkasov #136 6-1 4-6 7-5 Carsten Arriens #322 H2H Match data Apr 17, 1997* R32
Richard Krajicek #6 6-3 6-4 Neville Godwin #92 H2H Match data Apr 17, 1997* R32
R64 (23)
Takao Suzuki #452 6-4 6-2 Arne Thoms #178 H2H Match data Apr 16, 1997* R64
Magnus Norman #81 7-6(4) 6-1 Leander Paes #105 H2H Match data Apr 16, 1997* R64
Daniel Nestor #107 6-1 6-7(2) 6-3 David Skoch #141 H2H Match data Apr 16, 1997* R64
Jean-Philippe Fleurian #215 6-3 6-2 Jim Grabb #221 H2H Match data Apr 16, 1997* R64
Jeff Tarango #72 6-3 6-2 Joost Winnink #342 H2H Match data Apr 16, 1997* R64
Eyal Ran #142 6-3 6-2 Lars Jonsson #152 H2H Match data Apr 16, 1997* R64
Frederik Fetterlein #149 3-6 6-4 6-3 Gouichi Motomura #195 H2H Match data Apr 16, 1997* R64
Andrew Richardson #262 3-6 6-2 6-4 Tomas Nydahl #175 H2H Match data Apr 16, 1997* R64
Mark Woodforde #71 6-1 6-3 Satoshi Iwabuchi #318 H2H Match data Apr 16, 1997* R64
Razvan Sabau #167 6-2 6-2 Thomas Shimada #706 H2H Match data Apr 16, 1997* R64
Jonathan Stark #59 6-3 3-6 6-1 Orlin Stanoytchev #117 H2H Match data Apr 16, 1997* R64
Olivier Delaitre #162 6-7(5) 6-3 6-3 Roger Smith #540 H2H Match data Apr 16, 1997* R64
Mikael Tillstrom #44 7-6(3) 7-5 Kevin Ullyett #154 H2H Match data Apr 16, 1997* R64
Martin Sinner #134 6-3 6-4 Andrei Olhovskiy #125 H2H Match data Apr 16, 1997* R64
Carsten Arriens #322 6-2 7-5 Yasufumi Yamamoto — Match data Apr 16, 1997* R64
Justin Gimelstob #124 6-4 7-6(4) Fernon Wibier #156 H2H Match data Apr 16, 1997* R64
Jerome Golmard #112 6-2 6-4 Doug Flach #110 H2H Match data Apr 16, 1997* R64
Sebastien Lareau #109 6-3 6-2 Stephane Simian #101 H2H Match data Apr 16, 1997* R64
Neville Godwin #92 6-4 6-4 Andrei Pavel #106 H2H Match data Apr 16, 1997* R64
Henrik Holm #249 4-6 6-3 7-5 Michael Joyce — Match data Apr 16, 1997* R64
Andrei Cherkasov #136 6-3 7-6(3) Daniel Vacek #51 H2H Match data Apr 16, 1997* R64 Upset: winner had a 19 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Shuzo Matsuoka #209 7-6(0) 6-7(3) 6-4 Alex Radulescu #56 H2H Match data Apr 16, 1997* R64
Lionel Roux #86 6-1 6-4 David Adams #915 H2H Match data Apr 16, 1997* R64

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Frequently Asked Questions

Where is Japan Open held?
Japan Open is held in Tokyo, Japan.
Who won the most recent Japan Open?
The 2025 Japan Open was won by Carlos Alcaraz 6-4 6-4.
Who has won the most Japan Open titles?
Pete Sampras has won 4 Japan Open titles, the most by any player.
When was the first Japan Open played?
The first edition of Japan Open was held in 1972.
What surface is Japan Open played on?
Japan Open is played on hard courts.