1997 ATP Tour World Championships – Singles
| Singles | |
|---|---|
| 1997 ATP Tour World Championships | |
| Champion |  Pete Sampras |
| Runner-up |  Yevgeny Kafelnikov |
| Score | 6–3, 6–2, 6–2 |
Pete Sampras was the defending champion, and won in the final 6–3, 6–2, 6–2, against Yevgeny Kafelnikov.
Seeds
Pete Sampras (Champion)- Michael Chang (Round Robin)
Patrick Rafter (Round Robin)
Jonas Björkman (Semifinals)
Greg Rusedski (Round Robin, withdrew due to a right hamstring injury)
Carlos Moyá (Semifinals)
Yevgeny Kafelnikov (Final)- Sergi Bruguera (Round Robin, withdrew due to a lower back injury)
Thomas Muster (Round Robin)- Tim Henman (Round Robin)
Draw
Key
- Q = Qualifier
- WC = Wild card
- LL = Lucky loser
- Alt = Alternate
- SE = Special exempt
- PR = Protected ranking
- ITF = ITF entry
- JE = Junior exempt
- w/o = Walkover
- r = Retired
- d = Defaulted
- SR = Special ranking
Finals
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | Pete Sampras
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||
| 4 |  Jonas Björkman
| 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Pete Sampras
| 6 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||
| 6 | Yevgeny Kafelnikov
| 3 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 6 | Yevgeny Kafelnikov
| 77 | 77 | ||||||||||||
| 7 |  Carlos Moyá
| 62 | 63 | ||||||||||||
Red Group
| Sampras
|
 Rafter
|
 Rusedski Muster
|
Moyá
|
RR W–L |
Set W–L |
Game W–L |
Standings | ||
| 1 | Pete Sampras
|
6–4, 6–1 | 6–4, 7–5 (w/ Rusedski) |
3–6, 7–6(7–4), 2–6 | 2–1 | 5–2 | 37–32 | 1 | |
| 3 | Patrick Rafter
|
4–6, 1–6 | 4–6, 6–3, 6–4 (w/ Rusedski) |
6–4, 6–2 | 2–1 | 4–3 | 33–31 | 3 | |
| 5 9 |
Greg Rusedski Thomas Muster
|
4–6, 5–7 (w/ Rusedski) |
6–4, 3–6, 4–6 (w/ Rusedski) |
2–6, 3–6 (w/ Muster) |
0–2 0–1 |
1–4 0–2 |
22–29 5–12 |
4 5 | |
| 7 | Carlos Moyá
|
6–3, 6–7(4–7), 6–2 | 4–6, 2–6 | 6–2, 6–3 (w/ Muster) |
2–1 | 4–3 | 36–29 | 2 |
Standings are determined by: 1) Number of wins; 2) Number of matches; 3) In two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4) In three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5) Steering Committee decision.
White Group
| Chang
|
Björkman
|
Kafelnikov
|
Bruguera Henman
|
RR W–L |
Set W–L |
Game W–L |
Standings | ||
| 2 | Michael Chang
|
4–6, 5–7 | 3–6, 0–6 | 7–6(10–8), 6–2 (w/ Bruguera) |
1–2 | 2–4 | 25–33 | 3 | |
| 4 | Jonas Björkman
|
6–4, 7–5 | 3–6, 6–7(6–8) | 6–3, 6–1 (w/ Bruguera) |
2–1 | 4–2 | 34–26 | 2 | |
| 6 | Yevgeny Kafelnikov
|
6–3, 6–0 | 6–3, 7–6(8–6) | 4–6, 4–6 (w/ Henman) |
2–1 | 4–2 | 33–24 | 1 | |
| 8 10 |
Sergi Bruguera Tim Henman
|
6–7(8–10), 2–6 (w/ Bruguera) |
3–6, 1–6 (w/ Bruguera) |
6–4, 6–4 (w/ Henman) |
0–2 1–0 |
0–4 2–0 |
12–25 12–8 |
5 4 |
Standings are determined by: 1) Number of wins; 2) Number of matches; 3) In two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4) In three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5) Steering Committee decision.