Below is the list of tables from the database along with their columns and datatype. Need to generate an accurate SQL query for the question.
Only use the columns present in the respective table. Only use the columns which are required to generate the SQL query. Only use table joins if required and not otherwise.

### Tables ###
TABLE: CREATE TABLE table_name_93 ( tournament VARCHAR )

### Question ###
During the Hamburg Masters Tournament, during which Ji Nov k was absent(A) in 1998, how did he do in 1997?

### Accurate SQL ###

SELECT 1997 FROM table_name_93 WHERE 1998 = "a" AND tournament = "hamburg masters"