1997 BMW Open
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The 1997 BMW Open
was an Association of Tennis Professionals
tennis
tournament held in Munich
, Germany
. The tournament was held from April 28 to May 5.
Mark Philippoussis
defeated
Àlex Corretja
7-6 (7-3), 1-6, 6-4
Pablo Albano
/ Àlex Corretja
defeated
Karsten Braasch
/ Jens Knippschild
3-6, 7-5, 6-2
BMW Open
The BMW Open is a tennis tournament held in Munich, Germany. Held since 1900, the tournament is played on outdoor clay courts and is a part of the ATP Tour schedule.-History:...
was an Association of Tennis Professionals
Association of Tennis Professionals
The Association of Tennis Professionals or ATP was formed in 1972 by Donald Dell, Jack Kramer, and Cliff Drysdale to protect the interests of male professional tennis players. Since 1990, the association has organized the worldwide tennis tour for men and linked the title of the tour with the...
tennis
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
tournament held in Munich
Munich
Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...
, Germany
Germany
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. The tournament was held from April 28 to May 5.
Men's Singles
Mark PhilippoussisMark Philippoussis
Mark Anthony Philippoussis is an Australian tennis player. He turned professional in 1994. His father is Greek, while his mother is of Italian ancestry....
defeated
Àlex CorretjaÀlex Corretja
Àlex Corretja i Verdegay is a former professional tennis player from Spain. During his career, he finished runner-up twice at the French Open . He won the ATP Tour World Championships in 1998 and reached his career-high singles ranking of world no. 2 in 1999...
7-6 (7-3), 1-6, 6-4
- It was Philippoussis's 2nd title of the year and the 5th of his career.
Men's Doubles
Pablo AlbanoPablo Albano
Pablo Albano , is a former professional tennis player from Argentina.Albano enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career he won 9 doubles titles. He achieved a career-high doubles ranking of World No. 25 in 1997.-Doubles titles :-Runner-ups :-External links:...
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Àlex CorretjaÀlex Corretja
Àlex Corretja i Verdegay is a former professional tennis player from Spain. During his career, he finished runner-up twice at the French Open . He won the ATP Tour World Championships in 1998 and reached his career-high singles ranking of world no. 2 in 1999...
defeated
Karsten BraaschKarsten Braasch
Karsten Braasch is a professional German tennis player. His highest ATP singles ranking is 38th, which he reached on 13 June 1994. His career high in doubles was at 36 set at 10 November 1997...
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Jens KnippschildJens Knippschild
Jens Knippschild is a former tennis player from Germany, who turned professional in 1992. He has won two doubles titles during his career...
3-6, 7-5, 6-2
- It was Albano's 1st title of the year and the 5th of his career. It was Corretja's 2nd title of the year and the 4th of his career.