1997 Grand Prix Hassan II – Singles

Tomás Carbonell was the defending champion but lost in the quarterfinals to Gilbert Schaller.

Singles
1997 Grand Prix Hassan II
Champion	Hicham Arazi
Runner-up	Franco Squillari
Score	3–6, 6–1, 6–2
Draw	32
Seeds	8

Hicham Arazi won in the final 3–6, 6–1, 6–2 against Franco Squillari.

Seeds

1. Karim Alami (semifinals)
2. Hicham Arazi (champion)
3. Roberto Carretero (first round)
4. Gilbert Schaller (semifinals)
5. Richard Fromberg (second round)
6. Tomás Carbonell (quarterfinals)
7. Oliver Gross (second round)
8. Emilio Benfele Álvarez (quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Karim Alami	3	3
		Franco Squillari	6	6
									Franco Squillari	6	1	2
								2	Hicham Arazi	3	6	6
	4	Gilbert Schaller	2	65
	2	Hicham Arazi	6	77

Top half

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals							Semi-finals
	1	K Alami	6	6
		G Solvès	4	3				1	K Alami	7	77
	Q	M Craca	6	6				Q	M Craca	5	61
		E Ran	4	2											1	K Alami	63	6	7
		F Vicente	77	6												F Vicente	77	1	5
		N Marques	60	1					F Vicente	w/o
		A Pavel	3	3				7	O Gross
	7	O Gross	6	6																		1	K Alami	3	3
	3	R Carretero	3	1																			F Squillari	6	6
		F Squillari	6	6					F Squillari	6	7
	Q	J A Marín	6	6				Q	J A Marín	1	5
	WC	L Rharnit	3	1												F Squillari	6	6
		Y El Aynaoui	6	77												Y El Aynaoui	4	1
		O Ogorodov	4	63					Y El Aynaoui	77	6
		O Stanoytchev	77	2	2			5	R Fromberg	61	0
	5	R Fromberg	64	6	6

Bottom half

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals							Semi-finals
	6	T Carbonell	6	4	77
		T Nydahl	2	6	65			6	T Carbonell	6	6
		A Cherkasov	0	6	4			Q	B Mota	2	0
	Q	B Mota	6	1	6										6	T Carbonell	4	4
	Q	A Martín	6	6											4	G Schaller	6	6
		F Roig	1	4				Q	A Martín	3	1
		T El-Sawy	62	3				4	G Schaller	6	6
	4	G Schaller	77	6																		4	G Schaller	2	65
	8	E Benfele Álvarez	6	6																		2	H Arazi	6	77
	WC	M El Aarej	0	2				8	E Benfele Álvarez	6	77
		L Jonsson	7	77					L Jonsson	2	65
		J Burillo	5	65											8	E Benfele Álvarez	2	1
		D Škoch	6	6											2	H Arazi	6	6
	WC	M Tahiri	1	2					D Škoch	3	3
		J Krocsko	3	1				2	H Arazi	6	6
	2	H Arazi	6	6

External links

• 1997 Grand Prix Hassan II draw