CLUB HOTEL ELIAT CHALLENGER
Eliat, Israel
December  8-14, 1997
32 Draw $50,000+H
Surface: Hard

Singles Main Draw
Seeded Players:
1 . D.HRBATY 
2 . D.PESCARIU
3 . G.POZZI 
4 . A.CHERKASOV 
5 . O.OGORODOV
6 . C.WILKINSON 
8 . E.ERLICH

First Round
(WC)D.HRBATY  d. T.GUARDIOLA  4-6  6-2  7-6(9)
(Q)L.MOR  d. D.NAINKIN  3-6  6-2  7-5
R.LAVERGNE d. C.AUFFRAY  7-6(6)  6-3
E.ERLICH d. S.HUET  6-4  6-4
A.CHERKASOV d. D.SAPSFORD  6-2  6-4
N.GODWIN d. L.MILLIGAN  6-2  6-2
(WC)V.KUTSENKO  d. R.WEIDENFELD  6-3  7-6(4)
E.RAN d. C.WILKINSON  6-3  6-3
O.FUKAREK d. O.OGORODOV  6-4  3-6  6-3
(WC)N.BEHR d. (Q)J.ERLICH  6-4  7-6(3)
(WC)A.HADAD  d. R.WASSEN  6-2  6-7(5)  6-3
(LL)N.WELGREEN  d. G.POZZI  7-6(5)  6-4
(Q)H.LEVY d. (Q)T.KEMPERS  7-6(2)  6-2
T.KETOLA d. T.CHAMPION  3-2 Ret.
V.VOLTCHKOV d. J.APELL  7-5  6-7(1)  6-1
D.PESCARIU d. L.JONSSON  6-3  6-2
Second Round
(WC)D.HRBATY d. (Q)L.MOR  6-4  6-3
E.ERLICH d. R.LAVERGNE  6-2  6-4
N.GODWIN d. A.CHERKASOV  6-4  6-4
E.RAN d. (WC)V.KUTSENKO  6-2  6-2
(WC)N.BEHR  d. O.FUKAREK  6-3  6-4
(WC)A.HADAD d. (LL)N.WELGREEN  7-6(4)  6-4
T.KETOLA d. (Q)H.LEVY  6-1  6-1
D.PESCARIU d. V.VOLTCHKOV  6-3  6-1
Quarterfinals
(WC)D.HRBATY  d. E.ERLICH  6-4  1-6  6-3
N.GODWIN d. E.RAN  7-5  6-0
(WC)N.BEHR d. (WC)A.HADAD  4-6  6-3  6-4
T.KETOLA d. D.PESCARIU  6-2  6-1
Semifinals
N.GODWIN d. (WC)D.HRBATY  7-5  1-6  6-1
T.KETOLA d. (WC)N.BEHR  4-6  6-3  6-2
Final
T.KETOLA d. N.GODWIN  6-3  6-4

Doubles Main Draw
Seeded Players:
1 . KEMPERS-OOSTING 
2 . SAPSFORD-WILKINSON 
3 . GROEN-WASSEN 
4 . GODWIN-WAKEFIELD

First Round
KEMPERS-OOSTING d. FUKAREK-KETOLA  3-6  7-5  6-2
NAINKIN-VOLTCHKOV d. KUTSENKO-SELA  4-6  7-6(7)  6-4
GROEN-WASSEN d. HADAD-LEVY  6-4  3-6  7-6(6)
HRBATY-PESCARIU d. APELL-WEIDENFELD  7-6(4)  6-3
OKUN-WELGREEN d. ERLICH-MOR  6-4  6-4
BEHR-ERLICH d. GODWIN-WAKEFIELD  6-4  5-7  7-5
BAUR-CHERKASOV d. OGORODOV-RAN  6-7(4)  6-4  6-2
SAPSFORD-WILKINSON d. HUET-LAVERGNE  6-4  6-2
Quarterfinals
KEMPERS-OOSTING d. NAINKIN-VOLTCHKOV  6-7(3)  6-3  6-4
GROEN-WASSEN d. HRBATY-PESCARIU W/O
OKUN-WELGREEN d. BEHR-ERLICH  7-6(5)  7-5
BAUR-CHERKASOV d. SAPSFORD-WILKINSON  7-6(5)  6-2
Semifinals
GROEN-WASSEN d. KEMPERS-OOSTING  6-4  3-0 Ret.
BAUR-CHERKASOV d. OKUN-WELGREEN  6-3  6-2
Final
BAUR-CHERKASOV d. GROEN-WASSEN  6-3  7-6(4)

Singles         Prize   ATP Tour
                Money   Pts.
Winner         $7,200   70
Finalist        4,240   50
Semifinalist    2,500   30
Quarterfinalist 1,465   15
Second round    860     8
First round     520     1

Doubles     Prize Money ATP Tour
            (per team)  Pts.
Winner         $3,100   70
Finalist        1,820   50
Semifinalist    1,050   30
Quarterfinalist 630     15
First round     370     1