1997 ATP Tour

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1997 ATP World Tour
Details
Duration 30 December 1996
– 10 November 1997
Categories Grand Slam (4)
ATP Super 9 (9)
ATP International Series Gold (12)
ATP International Series
Achievements
Most tournament titles United States Pete Sampras (7)
Most tournament finals United States Pete Sampras (7)
Prize money leader United States Pete Sampras ($6,494,461)
Points leader United States Pete Sampras (4547)
Awards
Player of the year United States Pete Sampras
Most improved player of the year Australia Patrick Rafter
Newcomer of the year Spain Julian Alonso
Comeback player of the year Spain Sergi Bruguera
1996
1998

The ATP Tour is the elite tour for professional tennis organised by the ATP. The ATP Tour includes the four Grand Slam tournaments, the Tennis Masters Cup, the ATP Masters Series, the International Series Gold and the International Series tournaments.

Contents

Schedule [edit]

The tables below summarise the results for the 1997 ATP Tour.

Key
Grand Slam tournaments
Year-end championships
ATP Super 9
ATP International Series Gold
ATP International Series
Team events

January [edit]

Week of Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
30 December 1996 Adelaide, Australia
$303,000
Australia Todd Woodbridge
6-2 6-1
Australia Scott Draper Sweden Mikael Tillström
United States Jeff Tarango
Russia Andrei Cherkasov
United States Alex O'Brien
Sweden Jonas Björkman
Slovakia Karol Kučera
Australia Rafter / United States Shelton
6-4 1-6 6-3
Australia Woodbridge / Australia Woodforde
30 December 1996 Doha, Qatar
$600,000
United States Jim Courier
7-5 6-7(5) 6-2
United Kingdom Tim Henman Spain Sergi Bruguera
Morocco Hicham Arazi
Austria Thomas Muster
Czech Republic Petr Korda
Sweden Magnus Gustafsson
Sweden Magnus Larsson
Netherlands Eltingh / Netherlands Haarhuis
6-3 6-2
Sweden Fredriksson / Sweden Norman
6 January Sydney, Australia
$303,000
United Kingdom Tim Henman
6-3 6-1
Spain Carlos Moyà Croatia Goran Ivanišević
Spain Albert Costa
Australia Sandon Stolle
United States Alex O'Brien
Zimbabwe Byron Black
Australia Patrick Rafter
Argentina Lobo / Spain Sánchez
6-4 6-7 6-3
Netherlands Haarhuis / Netherlands Siemerink
6 January Auckland, New Zealand
$303,000
Sweden Jonas Björkman
7-6(0) 6-0
Denmark Kenneth Carlsen South Africa Marcos Ondruska
Czech Republic Jiří Novák
Chile Marcelo Ríos
United States Jan-Michael Gambill
Argentina Hernán Gumy
Germany Alex Rădulescu
South Africa E Ferreira / United States Galbraith
6-4 4-6 7-6
United States Leach / United States Stark
13 January 1997 Australian Open
Melbourne, Australia
Grand Slam
$3,538,866
United States Pete Sampras
6-2 6-3 6-3
Spain Carlos Moyà Austria Thomas Muster
United States Michael Chang
Spain Albert Costa
Croatia Goran Ivanišević
Spain Félix Mantilla
Chile Marcelo Ríos
Australia Woodbridge / Australia Woodforde
4-6 7-5 7-5 6-3
Canada Lareau / United States O'Brien
27 January Zagreb, Croatia
$375,000
Croatia Goran Ivanišević
7-6(4) 4-6 7-6(6)
United Kingdom Greg Rusedski Spain Javier Sánchez
Sweden Thomas Enqvist
Germany Alex Rădulescu
Argentina Gastón Etlis
Czech Republic Martin Damm
Morocco Hicham Arazi
Croatia Hirszon / Croatia Ivanišević
6-4 6-3
South Africa Haygarth / United States Keil
27 January Shanghai, China
$305,000
Slovakia Ján Krošlák
6-2 7-6(2)
Russia Alexander Volkov New Zealand Brett Steven
India Leander Paes
United States Doug Flach
France Gérard Solvès
United States Jeff Tarango
France Jérôme Golmard
Belarus Mirnyi / Zimbabwe Ullyett
7-6 6-7 7-5
Sweden Nydahl / Italy Pescosolido

February [edit]

Week of Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
10 February Dubai, United Arab Emirates
$1,014,250
Austria Thomas Muster
7-5 7-6(3)
Croatia Goran Ivanišević Czech Republic Jiří Novák
United States Jim Courier
Germany Boris Becker
Netherlands Richard Krajicek
South Africa Wayne Ferreira
Norway Christian Ruud
Netherlands Groen / Croatia Ivanišević
7-6 6-3
Australia Stolle / Czech Republic Suk
11 February Marseille, France
$514,250
Sweden Thomas Enqvist
6-4 1-0 ret
Chile Marcelo Ríos Spain Sergi Bruguera
France Fabrice Santoro
Sweden Magnus Larsson
Russia Andrei Chesnokov
Switzerland Marc Rosset
Germany Hendrik Dreekmann
Sweden Enqvist / Sweden Larsson
6-3 6-4
France Delaître / France Santoro
10 February San Jose, CA, USA
$303,000
United States Pete Sampras
3-6 5-0 ret
United Kingdom Greg Rusedski United States Todd Martin
United States Andre Agassi
United States Chris Woodruff
United States Richey Reneberg
Australia Grant Doyle
United States Michael Chang
United States MacPhie / South Africa Muller
4-6 7-6 7-5
The Bahamas Knowles / Canada Nestor
17 February Antwerp, Belgium
$875,000
Switzerland Marc Rosset
6-2 7-5 6-4
United Kingdom Tim Henman Czech Republic Petr Korda
Germany Marc-Kevin Goellner
Belgium Filip Dewulf
Belgium Dick Norman
Spain Francisco Clavet
Czech Republic Martin Damm
South Africa Adams / France Delaître
3-6 6-2 6-1
Australia Stolle / Czech Republic Suk
17 February Memphis, TN, USA
$700,000
United States Michael Chang
6-3 6-4
Australia Todd Woodbridge United States Todd Martin
Sweden Jonas Björkman
United States Richey Reneberg
New Zealand Brett Steven
Netherlands Paul Haarhuis
United States Jeff Tarango
South Africa E Ferreira / United States Galbraith
6-2 6-3
United States Leach / United States Stark
24 February Philadelphia, PA, USA
$589,250
United States Pete Sampras
5-7 7-6(4) 6-3
Australia Patrick Rafter Netherlands Sjeng Schalken
South Africa Grant Stafford
United States Doug Flach
United States Jonathan Stark
Zimbabwe Byron Black
Australia Sandon Stolle
Canada Lareau / United States O'Brien
6-3 6-3
South Africa E Ferreira / United States Galbraith
24 February Milan, Italy
$689,250
Croatia Goran Ivanišević
6-2 6-2
Spain Sergi Bruguera Germany David Prinosil
Germany Nicolas Kiefer
Czech Republic Daniel Vacek
Czech Republic Petr Korda
Slovakia Karol Kučera
France Arnaud Boetsch
Argentina Albano / Sweden Nyborg
6-4 7-6
South Africa Adams / Russia Olhovskiy

March [edit]

Week of Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
3 March Rotterdam, The Netherlands
$725,000
Netherlands Richard Krajicek
7-6(4) 7-6(5)
Czech Republic Daniel Vacek Croatia Goran Ivanišević
Sweden Thomas Enqvist
Czech Republic Petr Korda
Italy Renzo Furlan
Germany Alex Rădulescu
Germany Michael Stich
Netherlands Eltingh / Netherlands Haarhuis
7-6 6-4
Belgium Pimek / South Africa Talbot
3 March Scottsdale, AZ, USA
$303,000
Australia Mark Philippoussis
6-4 7-6(4)
United States Richey Reneberg United States Chris Woodruff
Sweden Jonas Björkman
Zimbabwe Byron Black
Spain Carlos Moyà
Spain Albert Costa
France Jérôme Golmard
Argentina Lobo / Spain Sánchez
6-3 6-3
Sweden Björkman / United States Leach
10 March Indian Wells Masters, CA, USA
$2,050,000
United States Michael Chang
4-6 6-3 6-4 6-3
Czech Republic Bohdan Ulihrach Sweden Jonas Björkman
Austria Thomas Muster
Zimbabwe Byron Black
Spain Alberto Berasategui
France Cédric Pioline
Australia Mark Philippoussis
The Bahamas Knowles / Canada Nestor
7-5 6-4
Australia Philippoussis / Australia Rafter
10 March Copenhagen, Denmark
$203,000
Sweden Thomas Johansson
6-4 3-6 6-2
Czech Republic Martin Damm Germany Lars Burgsmüller
Slovakia Karol Kučera
Spain Tomás Carbonell
Slovakia Ján Krošlák
France Guillaume Raoux
Denmark Frederik Fetterlein
Russia Olhovskiy / New Zealand Steven
6-4 6-2
Denmark Carlsen / Denmark Fetterlein
20 March Miami Masters, FL, USA
$2,450,000
Austria Thomas Muster
7-6(6) 6-3 6-1
Spain Sergi Bruguera United States Pete Sampras
United States Jim Courier
Germany Hendrik Dreekmann
Ukraine Andrei Medvedev
Croatia Goran Ivanišević
Sweden Jonas Björkman
Australia Woodbridge / Australia Woodforde
6-4 3-6 6-3
The Bahamas Knowles / Canada Nestor
17 March St. Petersburg, Russia
$300,000
Sweden Thomas Johansson
6-3 6-4
Italy Renzo Furlan Germany Michael Stich
Slovakia Ján Krošlák
Denmark Kenneth Carlsen
France Olivier Delaître
Sweden Magnus Norman
France Arnaud Clément
Russia Olhovskiy / New Zealand Steven
6-4 6-3
Germany Prinosil / Czech Republic Vacek
24 March Casablanca, Morocco
$203,000
Morocco Hicham Arazi
3-6 6-1 6-2
Argentina Franco Squillari Morocco Karim Alami
Austria Gilbert Schaller
Spain Fernando Vicente
Morocco Younes El Aynaoui
Spain Tomás Carbonell
Spain Emilio Benfele Álvarez
Portugal Cunha-Silva / Portugal Marques
7-6 6-2
Morocco Alami / Morocco Arazi

April [edit]

Week of Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
7 April Hong Kong, Hong Kong
$303,000
United States Michael Chang
6-3 6-3
Australia Patrick Rafter Sweden Thomas Johansson
United States Brian MacPhie
Germany David Prinosil
United States Justin Gimelstob
Australia Todd Woodbridge
Canada Sébastien Lareau
Czech Republic Damm / Czech Republic Vacek
6-3 6-4
Germany Braasch / United States Tarango
7 April Estoril, Portugal
$600,000
Spain Àlex Corretja
6-3 7-5
Spain Francisco Clavet Spain Javier Sánchez
Spain Félix Mantilla
Austria Gilbert Schaller
France Fabrice Santoro
Spain Alberto Berasategui
Spain Carlos Moyà
Brazil Kuerten / Brazil Meligeni
6-2 6-2
Italy Gaudenzi / Italy Messori
7 April Chennai, India
$405,000
Sweden Mikael Tillström
6-4 4-6 7-5
Germany Alex Rădulescu Romania Andrei Pavel
France Gérard Solvès
Sweden Magnus Norman
United States Jonathan Stark
United States MaliVai Washington
Germany Rainer Schüttler
India Bhupathi / India Paes
7-6 7-5
Uzbekistan Ogorodov / Israel Ran
14 April Barcelona, Spain
$825,000
Spain Albert Costa
7-5 6-4 6-4
Spain Albert Portas Spain Carlos Moyà
Spain Alberto Berasategui
France Cédric Pioline
Ukraine Andrei Medvedev
Morocco Karim Alami
Brazil Fernando Meligeni
Spain Berasategui / Spain Burillo
7-6 7-6
Argentina Albano / Spain Corretja
14 April Tokyo, Japan
$935,000
Netherlands Richard Krajicek
6-2 3-6 6-1
France Lionel Roux Australia Patrick Rafter
Sweden Thomas Johansson
Germany David Prinosil
Australia Todd Woodbridge
Australia Mark Woodforde
Czech Republic Martin Damm
Czech Republic Damm / Czech Republic Vacek
3-6 7-6 7-6
United States Gimelstob / Australia Rafter
21 April Monte Carlo Masters, Monaco
$2,050,000
Chile Marcelo Ríos
6-4 6-3 6-3
Spain Àlex Corretja Spain Carlos Moyà
France Fabrice Santoro
Sweden Magnus Larsson
Netherlands Richard Krajicek
Norway Christian Ruud
Spain Carlos Costa
United States Johnson / United States Montana
6-4 6-4
Netherlands Eltingh / Netherlands Haarhuis
21 April Orlando, Florida
$264,250
United States Michael Chang
4-6 6-2 6-1
South Africa Grant Stafford Australia Jason Stoltenberg
United States Chris Woodruff
Zimbabwe Byron Black
Uruguay Marcelo Filippini
United States Alex O'Brien
Brazil Fernando Meligeni
United States Merklein / United States Spadea
6-4 4-6 6-4
United States O'Brien / United States Salzenstein
28 April Prague, Czech Republic
$340,000
France Cédric Pioline
6-2 5-7 7-6(4)
Czech Republic Bohdan Ulihrach Spain Emilio Benfele Álvarez
France Fabrice Santoro
Germany Marcello Craca
Australia Richard Fromberg
Spain Albert Portas
Chile Marcelo Ríos
India Bhupathi / India Paes
6-1 6-1
Czech Republic Luxa / Czech Republic Škoch
28 April Atlanta, GA, USA
$303,000
Uruguay Marcelo Filippini
7-6(2) 6-4
Australia Jason Stoltenberg Sweden Magnus Norman
United States Chris Woodruff
Brazil Fernando Meligeni
Czech Republic Petr Korda
Austria Gilbert Schaller
Australia Sandon Stolle
Sweden Björkman / Sweden Kulti
6-2 7-6
United States Davis / United States Jones
28 April Munich, Germany
$400,000
Australia Mark Philippoussis
4-6 6-2 6-1
Spain Àlex Corretja Czech Republic Slava Doseděl
Switzerland Marc Rosset
Italy Andrea Gaudenzi
Denmark Frederik Fetterlein
Germany Martin Sinner
Spain Carlos Moyà
Argentina Albano / Spain Corretja
3-6 7-5 6-2
Germany Braasch / Germany Knippschild

May [edit]

Week of Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
5 May Coral Springs, FL, USA
$245,000
Australia Jason Stoltenberg
6-0 2-6 7-5
Sweden Jonas Björkman United States Steve Campbell
Belgium Johan Van Herck
Spain Juan Albert Viloca
Armenia Sargis Sargsian
United States David Witt
Australia Mark Woodforde
United States Randall / United States Van Emburgh
6-7 6-2 7-6
United States L Jensen / United States M Jensen
5 May Hamburg Masters, Germany
$2,050,000
Ukraine Andrei Medvedev
6-0 6-4 6-2
Spain Félix Mantilla Germany Tommy Haas
Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Morocco Hicham Arazi
Spain Alberto Berasategui
Spain Sergi Bruguera
Spain Albert Costa
Argentina Lobo / Spain Sánchez
6-2 3-6 6-4
United Kingdom Broad / South Africa Norval
12 May Rome Masters, Italy
$2,050,000
Spain Àlex Corretja
7-5 7-5 6-3
Chile Marcelo Ríos Spain Alberto Berasategui
Croatia Goran Ivanišević
United States Jim Courier
Germany Marc-Kevin Goellner
Australia Scott Draper
Morocco Karim Alami
The Bahamas Knowles / Canada Nestor
6-3 4-6 7-5
Zimbabwe Black / United States O'Brien
19 May St. Poelten, Austria
$400,000
Uruguay Marcelo Filippini
7-6(2) 6-2
Australia Patrick Rafter Sweden Magnus Norman
Slovakia Dominik Hrbatý
Austria Thomas Muster
Netherlands Sjeng Schalken
Sweden Tomas Nydahl
Morocco Karim Alami
United States Jones / United States Melville
6-2 7-6
United States L Jensen / United States M Jensen
26 May 1997 French Open
Paris, France
Grand Slam
$5,544,184
Brazil Gustavo Kuerten
6-3 6-4 6-2
Spain Sergi Bruguera Belgium Filip Dewulf
Australia Patrick Rafter
Sweden Magnus Norman
Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Spain Galo Blanco
Morocco Hicham Arazi
Russia Kafelnikov / Czech Republic Vacek
7-6 4-6 6-3
Australia Woodbridge / Australia Woodforde

June [edit]

Week of Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
9 June Halle, NRW, Germany
$875,000
Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov
7-6(2) 6-7(5) 7-6(7)
Czech Republic Petr Korda Germany Boris Becker
Netherlands Paul Haarhuis
Germany Michael Stich
United States Jeff Tarango
United States Richey Reneberg
Austria Thomas Muster
Germany Braasch / Germany Stich
7-6 6-3
South Africa Adams / South Africa Barnard
9 June London, Great Britain
$675,000
Australia Mark Philippoussis
7-5 6-3
Croatia Goran Ivanišević Sweden Jonas Björkman
United Kingdom Greg Rusedski
United States Pete Sampras
Germany Jens Knippschild
France Jérôme Golmard
Australia Patrick Rafter
Australia Philippoussis / Australia Rafter
6-4 7-5
Australia Stolle / Czech Republic Suk
9 June Bologna, Italy
$303,000
Spain Félix Mantilla
4-6 6-2 6-1
Brazil Gustavo Kuerten Italy Marzio Martelli
Morocco Karim Alami
Italy Alberto Berasategui
Morocco Hicham Arazi
Italy Andrea Gaudenzi
Ecuador Nicolás Lapentti
Brazil Kuerten / Brazil Meligeni
6-2 7-5
United States Randall / United States Waite
16 June Nottingham, Great Britain
$303,000
United Kingdom Greg Rusedski
6-4 7-5
Slovakia Karol Kučera United Kingdom Tim Henman
Australia Sandon Stolle
Australia Scott Draper
South Africa Grant Stafford
Australia Jason Stoltenberg
United States Alex O'Brien
South Africa E Ferreira / United States Galbraith
4-6 7-6 7-6
United Kingdom Sapsford / United Kingdom Wilkinson
16 June Rosmalen, The Netherlands
$475,000
Netherlands Richard Krajicek
6-4 7-6(7)
France Guillaume Raoux United States Michael Chang
Sweden Jonas Björkman
Spain Francisco Clavet
Czech Republic Martin Damm
Netherlands Fernon Wibier
Netherlands Sjeng Schalken
Netherlands Eltingh / Netherlands Haarhuis
6-4 7-5
United States Kronemann / Australia Macpherson
23 June 1997 Wimbledon Championships
London, Great Britain
Grand Slam
$5,445,815
United States Pete Sampras
6-4 6-2 6-4
France Cédric Pioline Australia Todd Woodbridge
Germany Michael Stich
Germany Boris Becker
Germany Nicolas Kiefer
United Kingdom Tim Henman
United Kingdom Greg Rusedski
Australia Woodbridge / Australia Woodforde
7-6(4) 7-6(7) 5-7 6-3
Netherlands Eltingh / Netherlands Haarhuis

July [edit]

Week of Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
7 July Gstaad, Switzerland
$525,000
Spain Félix Mantilla
6-1 6-4 6-4
Spain Juan Albert Viloca South Africa Wayne Ferreira
Spain Àlex Corretja
Switzerland Marc Rosset
Spain Javier Sánchez
Germany Nicolas Kiefer
Spain Alberto Berasategui
Russia Kafelnikov / Czech Republic Vacek
4-6 7-6 6-3
United States Kronemann / Australia Macpherson
7 July Hall of Fame Tennis Championships
Newport, RI, USA
$255,000
Armenia Sargis Sargsian
7-6(0) 4-6 7-5
New Zealand Brett Steven India Leander Paes
South Africa Grant Stafford
Germany Alex Rădulescu
Australia Sandon Stolle
United States David Wheaton
Australia Mark Woodforde
United States Gimelstob / New Zealand Steven
6-3 6-4
United States Kinnear / Republic of Macedonia Kitinov
7 July Båstad, Sweden
$303,000
Sweden Magnus Norman
7-5 6-2
Spain Juan Antonio Marín Spain Carlos Costa
Slovakia Karol Kučera
Sweden Patrik Fredriksson
United States Jeff Tarango
Sweden Magnus Larsson
Sweden Tomas Nydahl
Sweden Kulti / Sweden Tillström
6-0 6-3
Sweden Gustafsson / Sweden Larsson
14 July Stuttgart, Germany
$915,000
Spain Àlex Corretja
6-2 7-5
Slovakia Karol Kučera Spain Albert Portas
Spain Albert Costa
Spain Félix Mantilla
Spain Sergi Bruguera
Spain Alberto Berasategui
Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Brazil Kuerten / Brazil Meligeni
6-3 6-7 6-1
United States Johnson / United States Montana
14 July Washington, D.C., USA
$550,000
United States Michael Chang
5-7 6-2 6-1
Czech Republic Petr Korda New Zealand Brett Steven
United States David Wheaton
Australia Scott Draper
Germany Rainer Schüttler
United States Vincent Spadea
Germany Tommy Haas
United States L Jensen / United States M Jensen
6-4 6-4
South Africa Godwin / Netherlands Wibier
21 July Los Angeles, CA, USA
$303,000
United States Jim Courier
6-4 6-4
Sweden Thomas Enqvist Croatia Goran Ivanišević
France Guillaume Raoux
Zimbabwe Byron Black
Netherlands Richard Krajicek
Australia Mark Philippoussis
Denmark Kenneth Carlsen
Canada Lareau / United States O'Brien
7-6 6-4
India Bhupathi / United States Leach
21 July Umag, Croatia
$375,000
Spain Félix Mantilla
6-3 7-5
Spain Sergi Bruguera Spain Alberto Martín
Spain Carlos Moyà
Netherlands Paul Haarhuis
Spain Javier Sánchez
Slovakia Dominik Hrbatý
Spain Albert Portas
Romania Pescariu / Italy Sanguinetti
7-6 6-4
Slovakia Hrbatý / Slovakia Kučera
21 July Kitzbühel, Austria
$500,000
Belgium Filip Dewulf
7-6(2) 6-4 6-1
Spain Julian Alonso Czech Republic Slava Doseděl
Spain Galo Blanco
Uruguay Marcelo Filippini
Argentina Hernán Gumy
Austria Stefan Koubek
Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Australia Arthurs / Australia Fromberg
6-3 7-6
Austria Buchmayer / Austria Strengberger
28 July Amsterdam, The Netherlands
$475,000
Czech Republic Slava Doseděl
7-6(4) 7-6(5) 6-7(4) 6-2
Spain Carlos Moyà Sweden Magnus Norman
Uruguay Marcelo Filippini
Spain Francisco Clavet
Norway Christian Ruud
Spain Javier Sánchez
Netherlands John Van Lottum
Australia Kilderry / Ecuador Lapentti
3-6 7-5 7-6
Australia Kratzmann / Belgium Pimek
28 July Canada Masters, Montreal
$2,050,000
United States Chris Woodruff
7-5 4-6 6-3
Brazil Gustavo Kuerten United States Michael Chang
Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Netherlands Richard Krajicek
France Fabrice Santoro
Sweden Thomas Enqvist
Australia Mark Philippoussis
India Bhupathi / India Paes
4-6 6-3 6-4
Canada Lareau / United States O'Brien

August [edit]

Week of Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
4 August Cincinnati Masters, OH, USA
$2,050,000
United States Pete Sampras
6-3 6-4
Austria Thomas Muster Spain Albert Costa
United States Michael Chang
Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Spain Sergi Bruguera
Netherlands Jan Siemerink
Brazil Gustavo Kuerten
Australia Woodbridge / Australia Woodforde
6-4 6-2
Australia Philippoussis / Australia Rafter
4 August San Marino, San Marino
$275,000
Spain Félix Mantilla
6-4 6-1
Sweden Magnus Gustafsson Slovakia Dominik Hrbatý
Spain Carlos Costa
Norway Christian Ruud
Romania Adrian Voinea
Spain Javier Sánchez
Romania Andrei Pavel
Italy Brandi / Italy Messori
7-5 6-4
United States Coupe / Mexico Roditi
11 August Indianapolis, IN, USA
$915,000
Sweden Jonas Björkman
6-3 7-6(3)
Spain Carlos Moyà South Africa Wayne Ferreira
Australia Mark Woodforde
Sweden Magnus Larsson
Czech Republic Jiří Novák
United States Andre Agassi
United States Tommy Ho
Australia Tebbutt / Sweden Tillström
7-6 7-5
Sweden Björkman / Sweden Kulti
11 August Pilot Pen International
New Haven, CT, USA
$915,000
Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov
7-6(4) 6-4
Australia Patrick Rafter Czech Republic Petr Korda
United Kingdom Greg Rusedski
United Kingdom Tim Henman
United States David Wheaton
Netherlands Richard Krajicek
Spain Sergi Bruguera
India Bhupathi / India Paes
6-3 7-5
Canada Lareau / United States O'Brien
18 August Long Island, NY, USA
$303,000
Spain Carlos Moyà
6-4 7-6(1)
Australia Patrick Rafter Sweden Thomas Enqvist
Spain Julian Alonso
United States Michael Chang
United States Richey Reneberg
Germany Marc-Kevin Goellner
Croatia Goran Ivanišević
South Africa Ondruska / Germany Prinosil
6-4 6-4
United States Keil / United States Middleton
18 August Boston, MA, USA
$303,000
Netherlands Sjeng Schalken
7-5 6-3
Chile Marcelo Ríos Spain Albert Costa
United States Jeff Tarango
Spain Àlex Corretja
Belgium Johan Van Herck
United Kingdom Greg Rusedski
Argentina Hernán Gumy
Netherlands Eltingh / Netherlands Haarhuis
6-4 6-2
United States Randall / United States Waite
25 August 1997 US Open
New York, USA
Grand Slam
$5,152,000
Australia Patrick Rafter
6-3 6-2 4-6 7-5
United Kingdom Greg Rusedski Sweden Jonas Björkman
United States Michael Chang
Czech Republic Petr Korda
Netherlands Richard Krajicek
Sweden Magnus Larsson
Chile Marcelo Ríos
Russia Kafelnikov / Czech Republic Vacek
7-6 6-3
Sweden Björkman / Sweden Kulti

September [edit]

Week of Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
8 September Marbella, Spain
$303,000
Spain Albert Costa
6-3 6-2
Spain Alberto Berasategui Spain Galo Blanco
Slovakia Dominik Hrbatý
Italy Andrea Gaudenzi
Spain Francisco Roig
Morocco Karim Alami
Spain Julian Alonso
Morocco Alami / Spain Alonso
4-6 6-3 6-0
Spain Berasategui / Spain Burillo
8 September Bournemouth Open
Bournemouth, Great Britain
$375,000
Spain Félix Mantilla
6-2 6-2
Spain Carlos Moyà United Kingdom Greg Rusedski
South Africa Marcos Ondruska
Italy Davide Scala
Argentina Lucas Arnold Ker
Spain Jacobo Díaz
Belgium Christophe Van Garsse
United States Kinnear / Republic of Macedonia Kitinov
7-6 6-2
Spain Martín / United Kingdom Wilkinson
8 September Tashkent Open
Tashkent, Uzbekistan
$328,000
United Kingdom Tim Henman
7-6(2) 6-4
Switzerland Marc Rosset Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Spain Francisco Clavet
Russia Andrei Stoliarov
Morocco Hicham Arazi
Spain Javier Sánchez
United States Vincent Spadea
Italy Santopadre / United States Spadea
6-4 6-7 6-0
Morocco Arazi / Israel Ran
22 September Toulouse, France
$375,000
Germany Nicolas Kiefer
7-5 5-7 6-4
Australia Mark Philippoussis United States Vincent Spadea
Germany Alex Rădulescu
United States Justin Gimelstob
France Arnaud Clément
Germany Tommy Haas
France Guillaume Raoux
Netherlands Eltingh / Netherlands Haarhuis
6-3 7-6
France Fleurian / Belarus Mirnyi
22 September Bucharest, Romania
$475,000
Australia Richard Fromberg
6-1 7-6(2)
Italy Andrea Gaudenzi Germany Marc-Kevin Goellner
Spain Francisco Clavet
Spain Carlos Costa
Ecuador Nicolás Lapentti
Spain Albert Portas
Spain Javier Sánchez
Argentina Lobo / Spain Sánchez
7-5 7-5
Netherlands Davids / Argentina Orsanic
29 September Beijing, China
$303,000
United States Jim Courier
7-6(10) 3-6 6-3
Sweden Magnus Gustafsson Sweden Thomas Johansson
Denmark Kenneth Carlsen
Slovakia Ján Krošlák
Italy Gianluca Pozzi
Zimbabwe Byron Black
United States Alex O'Brien
India Bhupathi / India Paes
7-5 7-6
United States Courier / United States O'Brien
29 September Basel, Switzerland
$975,000
United Kingdom Greg Rusedski
6-3 7-6(6) 7-6(3)
Australia Mark Philippoussis United Kingdom Tim Henman
Czech Republic Petr Korda
Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Sweden Magnus Norman
Sweden Thomas Enqvist
France Lionel Roux
United Kingdom Henman / Switzerland Rosset
7-6 6-7 7-6
Germany Braasch / United States Grabb
29 September Palermo, Italy
$303,000
Spain Alberto Berasategui
6-4 6-2
Slovakia Dominik Hrbatý Spain Àlex Corretja
Spain Javier Sánchez
Spain Francisco Clavet
Spain Albert Portas
Uruguay Marcelo Filippini
Morocco Karim Alami
Australia Kratzmann / Belgium Pimek
3-6 6-3 7-6
Netherlands Davids / Argentina Orsanic

October [edit]

Week of Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
6 October Singapore, Singapore
$550,000
Sweden Magnus Gustafsson
4-6 6-3 6-3
Germany Nicolas Kiefer Sweden Thomas Johansson
Sweden Mikael Tillström
United States Jonathan Stark
United States Jim Courier
Czech Republic Martin Damm
Chile Marcelo Ríos
India Bhupathi / India Paes
6-4 6-4
United States Leach / United States Stark
6 October Vienna, Austria
$675,000
Croatia Goran Ivanišević
3-6 6-7(4) 7-6(4) 6-2 6-3
United Kingdom Greg Rusedski United Kingdom Tim Henman
Netherlands Richard Krajicek
Slovakia Karol Kučera
United States Todd Martin
Czech Republic Bohdan Ulihrach
Sweden Magnus Larsson
South Africa E Ferreira / United States Galbraith
6-3 6-4
Germany Goellner / Germany Prinosil
13 October Ostrava, Czech Republic
$975,000
Slovakia Karol Kučera
6-2 RET
Sweden Magnus Norman Croatia Goran Ivanišević
Austria Thomas Muster
Czech Republic Jiří Novák
Czech Republic Bohdan Ulihrach
Italy Diego Nargiso
Spain Sergi Bruguera
Czech Republic Novák / Czech Republic Rikl
6-2 6-4
United States Johnson / United States Montana
13 October Lyon, France
$725,000
France Fabrice Santoro
6-4 6-4
Germany Tommy Haas Australia Mark Philippoussis
Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov
France Cédric Pioline
Spain Félix Mantilla
Sweden Thomas Enqvist
Germany Marc-Kevin Goellner
South Africa E Ferreira / United States Galbraith
3-6 6-2 6-4
France Delaître / France Santoro
20 October Stuttgart Masters, Germany
$2,050,000
Czech Republic Petr Korda
7-6(6) 6-2 6-4
Netherlands Richard Krajicek Sweden Jonas Björkman
Australia Patrick Rafter
Sweden Magnus Larsson
Germany Nicolas Kiefer
United States Todd Martin
Chile Marcelo Ríos
Australia Woodbridge / Australia Woodforde
7-6 7-6
United States Leach / United States Stark
20 October Mexico City, Mexico
$305,000
Spain Francisco Clavet
6-4 7-6(7)
Spain Juan Albert Viloca Ecuador Nicolás Lapentti
Brazil Fernando Meligeni
Brazil André Sá
Spain Emilio Benfele Álvarez
Argentina Lucas Arnold Ker
Spain Juan Antonio Marín
Ecuador Lapentti / Argentina Orsanic
4-6 6-3 7-6
Mexico Herrera / Mexico Sanchez
27 October Bogotá, Colombia
$303,000
Spain Francisco Clavet
6-3 6-3
Ecuador Nicolás Lapentti Italy Davide Sanguinetti
United States Vincent Spadea
Spain Emilio Benfele Álvarez
Spain Jordi Burillo
Spain Carlos Costa
Brazil Fernando Meligeni
Argentina Lobo / Brazil Meligeni
6-1 6-3
Morocco Alami / Venezuela Ruah
27 October Paris Masters, France
$2,300,000
United States Pete Sampras
6-3 4-6 6-3 6-1
Sweden Jonas Björkman Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Sweden Thomas Enqvist
Austria Thomas Muster
United Kingdom Greg Rusedski
Netherlands Richard Krajicek
France Guillaume Raoux
Netherlands Eltingh / Netherlands Haarhuis
6-2 6-4
United States Leach / United States Stark

November [edit]

Week of Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
3 November Santiago, Chile
$303,000
Spain Julian Alonso
6-2 6-1
Chile Marcelo Ríos Uruguay Marcelo Filippini
Spain Jordi Burillo
Brazil Fernando Meligeni
Czech Republic Radomír Vašek
Argentina Mariano Puerta
Germany Oliver Gross
Netherlands Davids / Australia Kratzmann
7-6 5-7 6-4
Spain Alonso / Ecuador Lapentti
3 November Moscow, Russia
$1,125,000
Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov
7-6(2) 6-4
Czech Republic Petr Korda Canada Daniel Nestor
Zimbabwe Wayne Black
Armenia Sargis Sargsian
Czech Republic Martin Damm
Czech Republic Daniel Vacek
United States Alex O'Brien
Czech Republic Damm / Czech Republic Suk
6-4 6-3
South Africa Adams / France Santoro
3 November Stockholm, Sweden
$800,000
Sweden Jonas Björkman
3-6 7-6(2) 6-2 6-4
Netherlands Jan Siemerink Australia Patrick Rafter
United Kingdom Greg Rusedski
United Kingdom Tim Henman
Slovakia Karol Kučera
France Cédric Pioline
Sweden Magnus Larsson
Germany Goellner / United States Reneberg
6-3 3-6 7-6
South Africa E Ferreira / United States Galbraith

ATP Finals [edit]

Week of Tournament Champion Runner-up Semifinalists Round robin
10 November Hanover, Germany
Hartford, CT, USA
United States Pete Sampras
6-3 6-2 6-2
Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov Sweden Jonas Björkman
Spain Carlos Moyà
Australia Patrick Rafter
United Kingdom Greg Rusedski
Austria Thomas Muster
Spain Sergi Bruguera
United Kingdom Tim Henman
United States Michael Chang
United States Leach / United States Stark
6-3 6-4 7-6(3)
India Bhupathi / India Paes

ATP rankings [edit]

As of 6 January 1997
Rk Name Nation
1 Pete Sampras  USA
2 Michael Chang  USA
3 Goran Ivanišević  CRO
4 Yevgeny Kafelnikov  RUS
5 Thomas Muster  AUT
6 Boris Becker  GER
7 Richard Krajicek  NED
8 Andre Agassi  USA
9 Thomas Enqvist  SWE
10 Wayne Ferreira  RSA
11 Marcelo Ríos  CHI
12 Todd Martin  USA
13 Albert Costa  ESP
14 Stefan Edberg  SWE
15 Jim Courier  USA
16 Magnus Gustafsson  SWE
17 Jan Siemerink  NED
18 Félix Mantilla  ESP
19 Michael Stich  GER
20 Alberto Berasategui  ESP
Year-end rankings (15 December 1997)
Rk Name Nation Points High Low Change
1 Pete Sampras  USA 4547 1 1 Steady
2 Patrick Rafter  AUS 3210 2 63 Increase 61
3 Michael Chang  USA 3189 2 4 Decrease 1
4 Jonas Björkman  SWE 2949 4 65 Increase 61
5 Yevgeny Kafelnikov  RUS 2690 3 11 Decrease 1
6 Greg Rusedski  GBR 2617 4 56 Increase 41
7 Carlos Moyà  ESP 2508 5 28 Increase 21
8 Sergi Bruguera  ESP 2367 6 66 Increase 58
9 Thomas Muster  AUT 2353 2 12 Decrease 4
10 Marcelo Ríos  CHI 2317 6 13 Increase 1
11 Richard Krajicek  NED 2299 5 19 Decrease 4
12 Àlex Corretja  ESP 2275 4 26 Increase 13
13 Petr Korda  CZE 2261 8 34 Increase 21
14 Gustavo Kuerten  BRA 2215 8 89 Increase 73
15 Goran Ivanišević  CRO 2176 2 38 Decrease 12
16 Félix Mantilla  ESP 2110 11 19 Increase 2
17 Tim Henman  GBR 1929 14 24 Increase 7
18 Mark Philippoussis  AUS 1809 13 42 Increase 11
19 Albert Costa  ESP 1778 9 23 Decrease 6
20 Cédric Pioline  FRA 1534 20 46 Increase 2

Statistical information [edit]

List of players and singles titles won:

Titles won by nation:

  • United States 16 (Doha, Australian Open, San Jose, Memphis, Philadelphia, Indian Wells Masters, Hong Kong, Orlando, Wimbledon, Washington, D.C., Los Angeles, Canada Masters, Cincinnati Masters, Beijing, Paris Masters, Season-Ending Championships)
  • Spain 15 (Estoril, Barcelona, Rome Masters, Bologna, Gstaad, Stuttgart, Umag, San Marino, Long Island, Marbella, Bournemouth, Palermo, Mexico City, Bogotá, Santiago)
  • Sweden 9 (Auckland, Marseille, Copenhagen, St. Petersburg, Chennai, Båstad, Indianapolis, Singapore, Stockholm)
  • Australia 7 (Adelaide, Scottsdale, Munich, Coral Springs, London, US Open, Bucharest)
  • United Kingdom 4 (Sydney, Nottingham, Tashkent, Basel)
  • Netherlands 4 (Rotterdam, Tokyo, Rosmalen, Boston)
  • Croatia 3 (Zagreb, Milan, Vienna)
  • Russia 3 (Halle, New Haven, Moscow)
  • Austria 2 (Dubai, Miami Masters)
  • Czech Republic 2 (Amsterdam, Stuttgart Masters)
  • France 2 (Prague, Lyon)
  • Slovakia 2 (Shanghai, Ostrava)
  • Uruguay 2 (Atlanta, St. Poelten)
  • Armenia 1 (Newport)
  • Belgium 1 (Kitzbühel)
  • Brazil 1 (French Open)
  • Chile 1 (Monte Carlo Masters)
  • Germany 1 (Toulouse)
  • Morocco 1 (Casablanca)
  • Switzerland 1 (Antwerp)
  • Ukraine 1 (Hamburg Masters)

The following players won their first career title:

External links [edit]

See also [edit]