AZORES OPEN
Azores, Portugal
September 1-7, 1997
32 Draw     $50,000+H
Surface: Hard

Singles Main Draw
Seeded Players:
1 . D.SANGUINETTI 
2 . G.POZZI
3 . B.KARBACHER 
4 . N.MARQUES 
5 . A.CHERKASOV 
7 . C.WILKINSON
8 . O.CAMPORESE

First Round
(LL)M.SAFIN  d. D.SANGUINETTI  0-6  6-3  3-0 Ret.
(Q)M.HILPERT  d. S.PESCOSOLIDO  2-6  6-3  6-1
O.BURRIEZA d. N.TIMFJORD  6-4  6-4
A.RICHARDSON d. O.CAMPORESE  6-3  6-4
E.COUTO d. B.KARBACHER  3-6  7-6(3)  6-1
T.HILDEBRAND d. R.LAVERGNE  6-4  6-3
I.HEUBERGER d. (WC)J.CUNHA-SILVA  6-4  6-1
A.CHERKASOV d. (Q)L.WAHLGREN  6-1  7-5
S.HUET d. (LL)J.CARRASCO  6-1  6-4
E.RAN d. A.CLEMENT  6-4  6-2
C.CARATTI d. (Q)T.ZDRAZILA  6-3  6-2
N.MARQUES d. (WC)B.FRAGOSO  6-2  6-0
(Q)T.RASCON  d. C.WILKINSON  6-4  6-1
P.LUXA d. (WC)V.GONCALVES  5-7  7-6(5)  6-4
F.FONTANG d. (WC)A.LOPES  6-2  6-1
G.POZZI d. G.ETLIS  6-2  6-1
Second Round
(LL)M.SAFIN d. (Q)M.HILPERT  6-2  6-3
O.BURRIEZA d. A.RICHARDSON  7-5  2-6  6-1
E.COUTO d. T.HILDEBRAND  7-6(4)  6-4
A.CHERKASOV d. I.HEUBERGER  7-6(6)  6-1
E.RAN d. S.HUET  6-2  6-0
C.CARATTI d. N.MARQUES  6-4  7-5
(Q)T.RASCON  d. P.LUXA  6-3  6-2
G.POZZI d. F.FONTANG  3-6  6-3  6-0
Quarterfinals
O.BURRIEZA d. (LL)M.SAFIN  6-3  4-6  6-4
A.CHERKASOV d. E.COUTO  6-3  6-2
C.CARATTI d. E.RAN  6-4  6-1
(Q)T.RASCON  d. G.POZZI  3-6  7-6(5)  6-3
Semifinals
O.BURRIEZA d. A.CHERKASOV  6-3  6-7(2)  6-2
C.CARATTI d. (Q)T.RASCON  7-5  6-4
Final
C.CARATTI d. O.BURRIEZA  3-6  6-3  6-4

Doubles Main Draw
Seeded Players:
1 . CUNHA-SILVA-MARQUES  
2 . LUXA-ZDRAZILA 
3 . J.CARRASCO-D.SANGUINETTI 
4 . RICHARDSON-WILKINSON

First Round
CUNHA-SILVA-MARQUES d. HILPERT-SACEANU  6-3  4-6  6-0
HILDEBRAND-LOPES d. AGENOR-GOSCINNY  6-3  6-4
RICHARDSON-WILKINSON d. CAMPORESE-PESCOSOLIDO  6-2  2-6  7-6(1)
N.HOLM-WAHLGREN d. COUTO-RAN  6-4  6-2
CLEMENT-HUET d. FRAGOSO-GONCALVES  6-0  6-3
C.FERREIRA-LAVERGNE d. CARATTI-POZZI  7-6(3)  6-4
CHERKASOV-ETLIS d. BURRIEZA-RASCON  6-1  1-6  6-1
LUXA-ZDRAZILA d. LOPES-PEREIRA  6-1  6-2
Quarterfinals
CUNHA-SILVA-MARQUES d. HILDEBRAND-LOPES  6-1  6-1
N.HOLM-WAHLGREN d. RICHARDSON-WILKINSON  6-2  0-6  7-5
CLEMENT-HUET d. C.FERREIRA-LAVERGNE  3-6  6-3  6-3
CHERKASOV-ETLIS d. LUXA-ZDRAZILA  6-3  6-1
Semifinals
N.HOLM-WAHLGREN d. CUNHA-SILVA-MARQUES  6-4  6-3
CHERKASOV-ETLIS d. CLEMENT-HUET  7-6(3)  6-3
Final
CHERKASOV-ETLIS d. N.HOLM-WAHLGREN  6-7(20)  7-5  6-3

Singles         Prize   ATP Tour
                Money   Pts.
Winner        $10,800   80
Finalist        6,350   58
Semifinalist    3,750   35
Quarterfinalist 2,200   18
Second round    1,290   9
First round     780     1

Doubles     Prize Money ATP Tour
            (per team)  Pts.
Winner         $4,650   80
Finalist        2,740   58
Semifinalist    1,600   35
Quarterfinalist 940     18
First round     550     1