1997 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships – Singles

Singles
1997 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships
Champion	Michael Chang
Runner-up	Grant Stafford
Final score	4–6, 6–2, 6–1

Fernando Meligeni was the defending champion, but did not participate this year.

Michael Chang won the title, defeating Grant Stafford 4–6, 6–2, 6–1 in the final.

Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.

Michael Chang (Champion) MaliVai Washington (First Round) Petr Korda (Second Round) Alex O'Brien (Quarterfinals)

Jason Stoltenberg (Semifinals) Chris Woodruff (Semifinals) Byron Black (Quarterfinals) Sandon Stolle (Second Round)

Draw

Key

Q = Qualifier WC = Wild Card LL = Lucky Loser

ALT = Alternate SE = Special Exempt PR = Protected Ranking

w/o = Walkover r = Retired d = Defaulted

First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
1	M Chang	6	6
WC	J-M Gambill	3	3				1	M Chang	6	6^3	7
WC	L Jensen	2	2					J A Viloca	2	7^7	5
	J A Viloca	6	6											1	M Chang	7	6
	D van Scheppingen	6	6											7	B Black	5	3
	P Fredriksson	4	4					D van Scheppingen	6^6	6	3
	J van Herck	3	6^4				7	B Black	7^8	3	6
7	B Black	6	7^7																		1	M Chang	4	6	6
3	P Korda	2	6	4																	5	J Stoltenberg	6	3	3
WC	J Salzenstein	6	4	3^r			3	P Korda	3	1
Q	W Black	4	5					M Filippini	6	6
	M Filippini	6	7												M Filippini	7^7	4	4
	M Norman	7	2											5	J Stoltenberg	6^3	6	6
	G Raoux	5	1^r					M Norman	6^3	4
	S Sargsian	1	5				5	J Stoltenberg	7^7	6
5	J Stoltenberg	6	7																									1	Michael Chang	4	6	6
6	C Woodruff	4	6	6																									Grant Stafford	6	2	1
	J Frana	6	4	4			6	C Woodruff	7	7^7
	V Spadea	1	2					O Gross	5	6^3
	O Gross	6	6											6	C Woodruff	6	6^5	6
Q	R Jabali	6	2	3										4	A O'Brien	4	7^7	4
	K Carlsen	4	6	6				K Carlsen	6	3	2
	G Schaller	4	2				4	A O'Brien	2	6	6
4	A O'Brien	6	6																		6	C Woodruff	3	6	4
8	S Stolle	6	7^7																			G Stafford	6	4	6
	M Zabaleta	3	6^4				8	S Stolle	2	3
	G Stafford	6	6					G Stafford	6	6
	T Champion	2	1												G Stafford	6	6
Q	M Merklein	6^3	6^6												F Meligeni	3	4
	F Meligeni	7^7	7^8					F Meligeni	6	6
Q	M Rodríguez	6	6				Q	M Rodríguez	4	2
2	M Washington	1	2

External links

• 1997 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships Draw