title: 1997 Chennai Open – Singles
text: # 1997 Chennai Open – Singles
  
  Mikael Tillström defeated Alex Rădulescu 6–4, 4–6, 7–5 to win the 1997 Chennai Open singles event. Thomas Enqvist was the defending champion.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  * Richard Krajicek (second round)
  * Thomas Enqvist (first round)
  * MaliVai Washington (quarterfinals)
  * Jonathan Stark (quarterfinals)
  * Alex Rădulescu (final)
  * Mikael Tillström (champion)
  * Magnus Norman (quarterfinals)
  * Lionel Roux (second round)
  
  ## 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 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Andrei Pavel | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
  | 6 | Mikael Tillström | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | 6 | Mikael Tillström | 6 | 6 | 6 | Mikael Tillström | 6 | 4 | 7 |
  | | | | | 5 | Alex Rădulescu | 4 | 6 | 5 |
  | 5 | Alex Rădulescu | 6 | 6 | 5 | Alex Rădulescu | 4 | 6 | 5 |
  | | Gérard Solvès | 2 | 3 | | | | | |
  
  ### Section 1
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | R Krajicek | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | T Nydahl | 4 | 4 | | 1 | R Krajicek | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | J Golmard | 3 | 6 | $6^4$ | | A Pavel | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Pavel | 6 | 3 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | A Pavel | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | WC | M Bhupathi | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | 7 | M Norman | 0 | 2 | | | | |
  | WC | P Cash | 6 | 6 | | WC | P Cash | $7^7$ | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
  | | E Ran | 2 | 1 | | 7 | M Norman | $6^3$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | 7 | M Norman | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | A Pavel | 3 | 3 |
  | 4 | J Stark | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | M Tillström | 6 | 6 |
  | WC | S Narla | 0 | 3 | | 4 | J Stark | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Meneschincheri | 6 | 4 | 4 | | M Meneschincheri | 6 | 5 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
  | | L Jonsson | 0 | 6 | $1^r$ | | | | | | 4 | J Stark | 5 | 3 | | | | |
  | Q | O Delaître | 0 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 6 | M Tillström | 7 | 6 | | | | |
  | Q | J Winnink | 6 | 2 | 4 | Q | O Delaître | 1 | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
  | | T El Sawy | 7 | 5 | 4 | 6 | M Tillström | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | 6 | M Tillström | 5 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Section 2
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 5 | A Rădulescu | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | G Motomura | 7 | 4 | 4 | 5 | A Rădulescu | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | F Wibier | $7^7$ | 6 | | | F Wibier | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | L Burgsmüller | $6^5$ | 2 | | | | | | | 5 | A Rădulescu | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | O Ogorodov | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 3 | M Washington | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
  | | J Fleurian | 4 | 1 | | | O Ogorodov | 6 | $6^3$ | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | O Stanoytchev | 5 | $7^8$ | 3 | 3 | M Washington | 3 | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 3 | M Washington | 7 | $6^6$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | A Rădulescu | 6 | 6 |
  | 8 | L Roux | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | G Solvès | 3 | 2 |
  | | M Sinner | 3 | 4 | | 8 | L Roux | $6^4$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | R Jabali | 3 | 1 | | | G Solvès | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | G Solvès | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | G Solvès | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | |
  | | L Paes | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | Q | R Schüttler | 4 | 6 | 2 | | | | |
  | | G Etlis | 6 | 6 | | | G Etlis | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | R Schüttler | 6 | | | Q | R Schüttler | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 2 | T Enqvist | $6^r$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  