1997 Shanghai Open – Singles

Andrei Olhovskiy was the defending champion but lost in the first round to Thierry Champion.

Singles
1997 Shanghai Open
Final
ChampionSlovakia Ján Krošlák
Runner-upRussia Alexander Volkov
Score6–2, 7–6(7–2)
Details
Draw32
Seeds8
Events
Singles Doubles
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Ján Krošlák won in the final 6–2, 7–6(7–2) against Alexander Volkov.

Seeds

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A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.

  1.   Ctislav Doseděl (first round)
  2.   Andrei Olhovskiy (first round)
  3.   Filip Dewulf (second round)
  4.   Jeff Tarango (quarterfinals)
  5.   Michael Joyce (first round)
  6.   Sargis Sargsian (first round)
  7.   Ján Krošlák (champion)
  8.   Alexander Volkov (final)

Draw

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1   C Doseděl 4 4  
    D Flach 6 6       D Flach 6 7  
WC   J Eltingh 63 6 63 Q   K Ullyett 3 5  
Q   K Ullyett 77 3 77     D Flach 4 6 2
    E Ran 77 6   8   A Volkov 6 4 6
    S Pescosolido 61 4       E Ran 77 4 1
WC   J Xia 5 2   8   A Volkov 64 6 6
8   A Volkov 7 6   8   A Volkov 77 7  
3   F Dewulf 6 6       B Steven 65 5  
    S Matsuoka 4 4   3   F Dewulf 3 6 5
    B Steven 77 77       B Steven 6 4 7
    M Knowles 64 65       B Steven 65 6 6
    J Gimelstob 77 1 6     G Solvès 77 2 2
Q   M Mirnyi 65 6 2     J Gimelstob 5 65  
    G Solvès 65 78 6     G Solvès 7 77  
5   M Joyce 77 66 3 8   Alexander Volkov 2 62  
6   S Sargsian 62 4   7   Ján Krošlák 6 77  
Q   L Paes 77 6   Q   L Paes 6 6  
    M Sinner 7 4 63     T Nydahl 3 3  
    T Nydahl 5 6 77 Q   L Paes 6 2 6
    L Jonsson 77 4 6 4   J Tarango 3 6 3
    D Nestor 63 6 3     L Jonsson 1 2  
Q   S Iwabuchi 3 4   4   J Tarango 6 6  
4   J Tarango 6 6   Q   L Paes 2 4  
7   J Krošlák 6 6   7   J Krošlák 6 6  
    F Messori 4 1   7   J Krošlák 3 6 6
    O Ogorodov 77 1 7     O Ogorodov 6 0 3
    A Cherkasov 65 6 5 7   J Krošlák 6 3 6
WC   B Pan 5 3       J Golmard 2 6 3
    J Golmard 7 6       J Golmard 4 6 6
    T Champion 6 77       T Champion 6 3 4
2   A Olhovskiy 3 63  
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