97 PUERTO VALLARTA
MEXICO
March  31 - April 6, 1997
32 Draw     $25,000+H
Surface: HARD

Singles Main Draw
Seeded Players:
1 . L.PAES 
2 . N.LAPENTTI
3 . M.JOYCE 
4 . K.ULLYETT 
5 . A.HERNANDEZ
6 . G.POZZI 
7 . G.CANAS 
8 . R.JABALI

First Round
L.PAES d. (Q)M.RUAH  6-1  6-4
M.KNOWLES d. G.DOYLE  6-2  5-7  6-2
D.NAINKIN d. (WC)R.LANGRE  6-4  6-2
G.CANAS d. M.MERKLEIN  6-7(4)  6-3  7-5
K.ULLYETT d. (Q)B.BEHRENS  6-3  3-6  6-1
(Q)M.BHUPATHI  d. S.CAMPBELL  7-6(3)  6-2
C.MAMIIT d. (WC)M.OSORIO  6-2  6-2
A.HERNANDEZ d. D.ORSANIC  6-4  7-5
J.SALZENSTEIN d. G.POZZI  6-2  6-7(5)  6-4
L.HERRERA d. (Q)D.DILUCIA  7-6(5)  6-1
(WC)L.LAVALLE d. (WC)R.ECHAGARAY  6-2  6-0
M.JOYCE d. M.RODRIGUEZ  6-7(4)  6-2  7-6(4)
O.MOTEVASSEL d. R.JABALI  4-6  6-1  6-3
A.MERINOV d. B.ELLWOOD  7-6(3)  4-6  7-5
G.MOTOMURA d. N.BRUNO  6-3  1-6  6-3
N.LAPENTTI d. A.SAVOLT  6-3  6-3
Second Round
M.KNOWLES d. L.PAES  6-7(1)  6-3  6-4
D.NAINKIN d. G.CANAS  7-5  3-6  6-4
(Q)M.BHUPATHI  d. K.ULLYETT  6-3  1-6  7-6(7)
C.MAMIIT d. A.HERNANDEZ  7-6(4)  6-2
J.SALZENSTEIN d. L.HERRERA  6-3  7-6(7)
(WC)L.LAVALLE  d. M.JOYCE  6-4  7-5
A.MERINOV d. O.MOTEVASSEL  6-4  6-3
N.LAPENTTI d. G.MOTOMURA  7-5  6-4
Quarterfinals
M.KNOWLES d. D.NAINKIN  6-4  6-4
(Q)M.BHUPATHI  d. C.MAMIIT  6-4  3-6  6-3
J.SALZENSTEIN d. (WC)L.LAVALLE  7-6(5)  6-4
A.MERINOV d. N.LAPENTTI  6-2  6-4
Semifinals
M.KNOWLES d. (Q)M.BHUPATHI  7-6(4)  6-2
A.MERINOV d. J.SALZENSTEIN  6-4  3-6  6-3
Final
A.MERINOV d. M.KNOWLES  6-3  7-6(5)

Doubles Main Draw
Seeded Players:
1 . MONTANA-WAITE 
2 . KINNEAR-THORNE
3 . LAPENTTI-ORSANIC 
4 . LAVALLE-RUAH

First Round
MONTANA-WAITE d. MOTOMURA-M.RODRIGUEZ  6-4  6-4
CASAS-L. HERRERA d. HOOD-PRIETO  7-5  6-3
LAPENTTI-ORSANIC d. COUPE-ROSNER  2-6  7-6(3)  6-4
GIVONE-WASSEN d. DILUCIA-MERKLEIN  7-6(8)  6-3
CANAS-OSORIO d. HEYSER-LANGRE  6-3  5-7  6-3
LAVALLE-RUAH d. HAGGARD-MANDL  7-5  6-4
A. HERNANDEZ-ORTIZ d. BRUNO-TIELEMAN  3-6  7-5  7-6(2)
BEHRENS-CAMPBELL d. KINNEAR-THORNE  6-3  6-7(8)  7-6(5)
Quarterfinals
MONTANA-WAITE d. CASAS-L. HERRERA  6-3  6-1
LAPENTTI-ORSANIC d. GIVONE-WASSEN  7-5  4-6  7-5
CANAS-OSORIO d. LAVALLE-RUAH, Walkover
A. HERNANDEZ-ORTIZ d. BEHRENS-CAMPBELL  5-1 ret.
Semifinals
MONTANA-WAITE d. LAPENTTI-ORSANIC  6-4  7-6(6)
A. HERNANDEZ-ORTIZ d. CANAS-OSORIO  6-4  6-4
Final
A. HERNANDEZ-ORTIZ d. MONTANA-WAITE  4-6  6-2  6-1

Singles         Prize   ATP Tour
                Money   Pts.
Winner          $3,600  60
Finalist        2,120   43
Semifinalist    1,255   25
Quarterfinalist 730     13
Second round    430     7
First round     260     1

Doubles     Prize Money ATP Tour
            (per team)  Pts.
Winner          $1,550  60
Finalist        900     43
Semifinalist    540     25
Quarterfinalist 320     13
First round     180     1