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1997 Gerry Weber Open
Date	9–15 June
Edition	5th
Category	World Series
Draw	32S / 16D
Prize money	$875,000
Surface	Grass / outdoors
Location	Halle, Germany
Venue	Gerry Weber Stadion
Champions
Singles
Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Doubles
Karsten Braasch / Michael Stich
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The 1997 Gerry Weber Open was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts. It was the 5th edition of the Gerry Weber Open, and was part of the World Series of the 1997 ATP Tour. It took place at the Gerry Weber Stadion in Halle, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, from 9 June through 15 June 1997. First-seeded Yevgeny Kafelnikov won the singles title.

Finals

Singles

Yevgeny Kafelnikov defeated Petr Korda 7–6, 6–7, 7–6

• It was Kafelnikov's 1st singles title of the year and the 12th of his career.

Doubles

Karsten Braasch / Michael Stich defeated David Adams / Marius Barnard 7–6, 6–3

• It was Braasch's first title of his career. It was Stich's first title of the year and the 28th of his career.

References

1. "1997 Halle – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
2. "1997 Halle – Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).

External links

• Official website Archived 2008-06-23 at the Wayback Machine
• ITF tournament edition details

• 1997 Gerry Weber Open
• Halle Open
• 1997 in German tennis
• June 1997 sports events in Germany