1997 Romanian Open – Singles

Alberto Berasategui was the defending champion, but lost in the second round to Nicolás Lapentti.

Singles
1997 Romanian Open
Final
ChampionAustralia Richard Fromberg
Runner-upItaly Andrea Gaudenzi
Score6–1, 7–6(7–2)
Details
Draw32 (3WC/4Q/1LL)
Seeds8
Events
Singles Doubles
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Richard Fromberg won the title by defeating Andrea Gaudenzi 6–1, 7–6(7–2) in the final.[1]

Seeds

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  1.   Carlos Moyá (second round)
  2.   Àlex Corretja (second round)
  3.   Alberto Berasategui (second round)
  4.   Albert Portas (quarterfinals)
  5.   Hicham Arazi (first round)
  6.   Marcelo Filippini (first round)
  7.   Marc-Kevin Goellner (semifinals)
  8.   Karim Alami (first round)

Draw

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Finals

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Semifinals Final
          
7   Marc-Kevin Goellner 2 64
  Andrea Gaudenzi 6 77
  Andrea Gaudenzi 1 62
  Richard Fromberg 6 77
  Richard Fromberg 4 6 6
  Francisco Clavet 6 3 4

Top half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1/WC   C Moyá 6 4 6
  H Dreekmann 1 6 3 1/WC   C Moyá 0 6 4
  C Costa 79 6   C Costa 6 4 6
WC   I Moldovan 67 3   C Costa 2 65
Q   F Vicente 63 5 7   MK Goellner 6 77
  C Ruud 77 7   C Ruud 2 7 2
  JA Viloca 3 3 7   MK Goellner 6 5 6
7   MK Goellner 6 6 7   MK Goellner 2 64
3   A Berasategui 6 1 79   A Gaudenzi 6 77
  D Pescariu 3 6 67 3   A Berasategui 65 3
  N Lapentti 6 6   N Lapentti 77 6
  E Benfele Álvarez 4 3   N Lapentti 2 4
  A Gaudenzi 6 6   A Gaudenzi 6 6
  A Alonso 1 4   A Gaudenzi 6 7
  JA Marín 6 6   JA Marín 4 5
6   M Filippini 2 3

Bottom half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
5   H Arazi 4 0
  R Fromberg 6 6   R Fromberg 7 6
LL   T Carbonell 62 1   A Voinea 5 3
  A Voinea 77 6   R Fromberg 6 6
  D Sanguinetti 6 710 4   A Portas 4 3
Q   O Stanoytchev 4 68   D Sanguinetti 4 3
Q   A Martín 6 65 4 4   A Portas 6 6
4   A Portas 4 77 6   R Fromberg 4 6 6
8   K Alami 3 3   F Clavet 6 3 4
  F Clavet 6 6   F Clavet 77 6
  A Pavel 2 2 Q   T Behrend 65 4
Q   T Behrend 6 6   F Clavet 4 6 6
  J Sánchez 6 6   J Sánchez 6 2 3
  G Blanco 4 1   J Sánchez 6 4 7
  J Tarango 4 1 2/WC   À Corretja 3 6 5
2/WC   À Corretja 6 6

References

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  1. ^ "PLUS: TENNIS -- ROMANIAN OPEN; Fromberg Triumphs". The New York Times. Associated Press. 29 September 1997. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
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