1997 Stella Artois Championships – Singles Explained

Boris Becker was the defending champion but did not compete that year.

Mark Philippoussis won in the final 7–5, 6–3 against Goran Ivanišević.^{[1] [2] [3]}

In one of the semifinals, Goran Ivanišević defeated Greg Rusedski by winning 20–18 in the third set tiebreak. This was considered the longest tiebreak ever played in an ATP tournament and triple tied the record with two Grand Slam matches, Björn Borg against Premjit Lall at the 1973 Wimbledon Championships and Ivanišević himself against Daniel Nestor at the 1993 US Open.^[4]

Seeds

The top eight seeds received a bye to the second round.

1. Pete Sampras (quarterfinals)
2. Michael Chang (second round)
3. Goran Ivanišević (final)
4. Tim Henman (third round)
5. Marc Rosset (second round)
6. Mark Philippoussis (champion)
7. Jim Courier (third round)
8. Jonas Björkman (semifinals)
9. Patrick Rafter (quarterfinals)
10. Jan Siemerink (first round)
11. Todd Woodbridge (second round)
12. Cédric Pioline (second round)
13. Alex O'Brien (second round)
14. Jason Stoltenberg (first round)
15. Marc-Kevin Goellner (first round)
16. Greg Rusedski (semifinals)

Draw

Top half

Section 2

Bottom half

Section 4

External links

• Official results archive (ATP)
• Official results archive (ITF)

Notes and References

1. News: Wade . Stephen . Philippoussis beats Ivanisevic for Queen's title . 2 November 2020 . . 15 June 1997 . London.
2. News: Bierley . Stephen . Philippoussis wins but ballgirl steals the show . 2 November 2020 . . 16 June 1997.
3. News: Philippoussis wins at Queen's Club . 2 November 2020 . . 16 June 1997.
4. News: Sokolowski . Alexandre . June 14, 1997: The day the longest tiebreak in history changed the game on grass . 2 November 2020 . Tennis Majors . 14 June 2020.