1997 Grand Prix de Tennis de Toulouse – Singles

Singles
1997 Grand Prix de Tennis de Toulouse
Champion	Nicolas Kiefer[1]
Runner-up	Mark Philippoussis
Final score	7–5, 5–7, 6–4

The 1997 Grand Prix de Tennis de Toulouse was a men's tennis tournament played on Indoor Hard in Toulouse, France that was part of the World Series of the 1997 ATP Tour. It was the sixteenth edition of the tournament and was held from 22 September – 28 September.

Seeds

Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.

1. Albert Costa (First Round)
2. Tim Henman (Second Round)
3. Mark Philippoussis (Final)
4. Marc Rosset (First Round)
5. Magnus Larsson (Second Round)
6. Fabrice Santoro (Second Round)
7. Jan Siemerink (Second Round)
8. Guillaume Raoux (Quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild Card
• LL = Lucky Loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special Exempt
• PR = Protected Ranking
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Finals

	Semifinals							Final[1]
		Vince Spadea	5	4
	3	Mark Philippoussis	7	6
								3	Mark Philippoussis	5	7	4
									Nicolas Kiefer	7	5	6
		Alex Rădulescu	3	6	6
		Nicolas Kiefer	6	2	7

Top Half

First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	P Haarhuis	7	6
1	A Costa	6	2					P Haarhuis	5	1
	V Spadea	7	6					V Spadea	7	6
	R Furlan	6	4												V Spadea	6	7
	J Gimelstob	7	7												J Gimelstob	3	6
	M Sinner	6	6					J Gimelstob	3	7	6
7	J Siemerink	6	6				7	J Siemerink	6	6	0
	S Grosjean	3	1																			V Spadea	5	4
3	M Philippoussis	6	7																		3	M Philippoussis	7	6
	N Thomann	4	6				3	M Philippoussis	6	6	6
	L Roux	7	6					L Roux	3	7	3
	S Schalken	6	4											3	M Philippoussis	7	3	7
	A Clément	6	6												A Clément	5	6	6
	D Prinosil	4	4					A Clément	7	3	6
5	M Larsson	6	6				5	M Larsson	6	6	4
	G Pozzi	3	4

Bottom Half

First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
6	F Santoro	3	7	6
	R Lavergne	6	6	1			6	F Santoro	2	3
	A Rădulescu	6	7					A Rădulescu	6	6
	N Escudé	4	6												A Rădulescu	6	6
	T Haas	6	6												T Haas	1	4
	O Ogorodov	4	2					T Haas	6	6
	T Nydahl	6	3	6				T Nydahl	3	4
4	M Rosset	4	6	3																		A Rădulescu	3	6	6
8	G Raoux	6	6																			N Kiefer	6	2	7
	O Delaître	3	2				8	G Raoux	6	6
	M Martelli	6	7					M Martelli	3	3
	C Wilkinson	2	6											8	G Raoux	2	7	5
	N Kiefer	4	6	6											N Kiefer	6	6	7
	P Fredriksson	6	3	1				N Kiefer	4	7	6
2	T Henman	6	1	6			2	T Henman	6	6	2
	D Vacek	4	6	3

References

1. "1997 Toulouse". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 13 January 2015.