1997 US Open – Men's Singles

Men's Singles
1997 US Open
Champion	Patrick Rafter
Runner-up	Greg Rusedski
Final score	6–3, 6–2, 4–6, 7–5

Pete Sampras was the two-time defending champion, but he was upset in the fourth round by Petr Korda.

Patrick Rafter won his maiden Grand Slam title, defeating unseeded Greg Rusedski, also in his first Grand Slam final, with a score of 6–3, 6–2, 4–6, 7–5.^[1]

Seeds

1. Pete Sampras (Fourth Round)
2. Michael Chang (Semifinals)
3. Yevgeny Kafelnikov (Second Round)
4. Goran Ivanišević (First Round)
5. Thomas Muster (First Round)
6. Àlex Corretja (Third Round)
7. Sergi Bruguera (Fourth Round)
8. Carlos Moyà (First Round)
9. Gustavo Kuerten (Third Round)
10. Marcelo Ríos (Quarterfinals)
11. Thomas Enqvist (Withdrew)
12. Félix Mantilla (Fourth Round)
13. Patrick Rafter (Champion)
14. Mark Philippoussis (Third Round)
15. Petr Korda (Quarterfinals)
16. Albert Costa (First 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

Finals

	Quarterfinals									Semifinals									Final
	15	Petr Korda	6^3	2	0	r
		Jonas Björkman	7^7	6	1
											Jonas Björkman	1	6	6	3	5
											Greg Rusedski	6	3	3	6	7
		Greg Rusedski	7	7^7	7^8
		Richard Krajicek	5	6^5	6^6
																				Greg Rusedski	3	2	6	5
																			13	Patrick Rafter	6	6	4	7
		Magnus Larsson	6^4	4	2
	13	Patrick Rafter	7^7	6	6
										13	Patrick Rafter	6	6	6
										2	Michael Chang	3	3	4
	10	Marcelo Ríos	5	2	6	6	3
	2	Michael Chang	7	6	4	4	6

Top Half

Section 1

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
	1	P Sampras	6	6	6
	Q	T Larkham	3	1	3					1	P Sampras	7	6	6
	Q	P Baur	4	3	6	6	6			Q	P Baur	5	4	3
	Q	J Oncins	6	6	4	3	3												1	P Sampras	6	6	6
		R Fromberg	6	6	6^8	6														A Rădulescu	3	4	4
		P McEnroe	2	2	7^10	3					R Fromberg	6	4	3	6	4
		A Rădulescu	3	6	7^7	6					A Rădulescu	3	6	6	3	6
	Q	O Ogorodov	6	4	6^5	1																						1	P Sampras	7^7	5	6^2	6	6^3
		J A Viloca	6	2	1	2																						15	P Korda	6^4	7	7^7	3	7^7
		B Steven	4	6	6	6					B Steven	4	4	6	6^4
	Q	T Ho	3	4	7^7	4					M Damm	6	6	3	7^7
		M Damm	6	6	6^5	6														M Damm	6	3	4	5
		M Martelli	6	7^7	6														15	P Korda	4	6	6	7
		H Dreekmann	1	6^5	3						M Martelli	3	6^4	6^5
		V Spadea	6	5	6^1	4				15	P Korda	6	7^7	7^7
	15	P Korda	2	7	7^7	6

Section 2

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
	9	G Kuerten	6	3	6^4	6	6
	Q	G Grant	4	6	7^7	2	3			9	G Kuerten	6	6	6
		D van Scheppingen	4	3	4						S Schalken	4	4	2
		S Schalken	6	6	6														9	G Kuerten	3	1	5
		F Clavet	2	4	4															J Björkman	6	6	7
		J Björkman	6	6	6						J Björkman	7	6	6
		T Martin	3	6	6	6					T Martin	5	4	0
		J Courier	6	3	4	2																							J Björkman	6	6	1	7^8
		J Novák	5	6	7^11	6																							S Draper	3	3	6	6^6
		D Sanguinetti	7	2	6^9	2					J Novák	5	6^4	6	3
	WC	J-M Gambill	4	3	6^11						S Draper	7	7^7	3	6
		S Draper	6	6	7^13															S Draper	7^8	3	2	6	6
		D Prinosil	4	2	5															J Tarango	6^6	6	6	4	4
		J Tarango	6	6	7						J Tarango	6	6^6	6^3	6	6
		G Raoux	6	7^7	6						G Raoux	4	7^8	7^7	2	4
	8	C Moyà	4	6^2	2

Section 3

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
	4	G Ivanišević	6	5	1	6^3
		D Pescariu	4	7	6	7^7					D Pescariu	3	5	1
		J Knippschild	7	5	6	6^5	6				J Knippschild	6	7	6
		S Doseděl	5	7	4	7^7	4													J Knippschild	6^5	3	1
		F Santoro	7	4	6	2	3													G Rusedski	7^7	6	6
		M Ondruska	5	6	4	6	6				M Ondruska	6^3	4	1
		G Rusedski	6	6	6						G Rusedski	7^7	6	6
	WC	D Wheaton	2	3	3																								G Rusedski	7^7	6	6
	Q	L Tieleman	6	4	6	3	2																						D Vacek	6^2	2	2
		D Vacek	4	6	1	6	6				D Vacek	4	7^7	6	6
	Q	M Sell	6	3	6	7				Q	M Sell	6	6^5	1	2
	WC	C Mamiit	3	6	4	5														D Vacek	7^7	7	6
		J Golmard	6	1	7^7	4	7												14	M Philippoussis	6^4	5	2
		H Arazi	4	6	6^4	6	5				J Golmard	6^5	2	0	r
		K Alami	3	4	6	4				14	M Philippoussis	7^7	6	1
	14	M Philippoussis	6	6	3	6

Section 4

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
	12	F Mantilla	7^7	6	6
		J Stoltenberg	6^4	3	2					12	F Mantilla	7	6	6
		J Sánchez	7	6	7						J Sánchez	5	4	2
		A Portas	5	2	5														12	F Mantilla	6^1	6	4	7^7	6
	Q	J van Lottum	6	6	2	6													Q	J van Lottum	7^7	2	6	6^5	2
		R Reneberg	1	4	6	4				Q	J van Lottum	6	6	6
		J Van Herck	6	4	7^7	7^7					J Van Herck	3	4	4
		F Dewulf	4	6	6^3	6^5																						12	F Mantilla	5	3	4
		M Filippini	6	6	6																								R Krajicek	7	6	6
		A O'Brien	2	4	4						M Filippini	6^4	2	5
	Q	W Black	4	2	2						R Krajicek	7^7	6	7
		R Krajicek	6	6	6															R Krajicek
	WC	R Rake	2	3	2														6	À Corretja	w/o
		B Ulihrach	6	6	6						B Ulihrach	5	4	6	4
		M Rosset	6	3	2	2				6	À Corretja	7	6	3	6
	6	À Corretja	4	6	6	6

Bottom Half

Section 5

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
	5	T Muster	3	6^3	6	4
		T Henman	6	7^7	4	6					T Henman	3	2	4
		A Berasategui	7^7	6	3	1	3				W Ferreira	6	6	6
		W Ferreira	6^0	2	6	6	6													W Ferreira	5	7^7	6	6
		J Gimelstob	7^9	6^3	6	6														J Gimelstob	7	6^3	3	0
	Q	D Nestor	6^7	7^7	3	2					J Gimelstob	6	3	7^7	4	6
		J Stark	3	2	5						M Gustafsson	3	6	6^4	6	1
		M Gustafsson	6	6	7																								W Ferreira	3	6^5	3
		C Ruud	6	4	1	6	6																						M Larsson	6	7^7	6
		M-K Goellner	4	6	6	4	3				C Ruud	3	4	3
		F Meligeni	6	6	6						F Meligeni	6	6	6
	Q	J Szymanski	2	2	1															F Meligeni	2	4	3
		J Siemerink	4	2	3															M Larsson	6	6	6
		N Larsson	6	6	6						M Larsson	6	6	7^7
	WC	M Joyce	6^5	6	3	1				LL	N Escudé	4	2	6^3
	LL	N Escudé	7^7	4	6	6

Section 6

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
	13	P Rafter	6	6	7
		A Medvedev	3	4	5					13	P Rafter	6	6	6
		K Kučera	7^7	4	2	3					M Norman	2	1	2
		M Norman	6^5	6	6	6													13	P Rafter	6	6	6
		P Haarhuis	7^8	6	6^5	6^3	6													L Roux	1	1	2
		G Blanco	6^6	0	7^7	7^7	3				P Haarhuis	6^5	3	7^7	7^7	4
		G Schaller	6	6	3	2	1				L Roux	7^7	6	6^5	6^3	6
		L Roux	4	0	6	6	6																					13	P Rafter	6	7^7	4	6
		R Furlan	7^7	6^5	4	7^7	3																						A Agassi	3	6^4	6	3
		A Voinea	6^2	7^7	6	6^4	6				A Voinea	0	2	2
	WC	S Campbell	1	1	6	3					A Agassi	6	6	6
		A Agassi	6	6	4	6														A Agassi	6	6	6
		M Woodforde	7^7	6	6															M Woodforde	2	2	4
		B Black	6^3	3	2						M Woodforde	6	6	7^7
	Q	C Caratti	2	4	6^4					3	Y Kafelnikov	3	4	6^4
	3	Y Kafelnikov	6	6	7^7

Section 7

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
	7	S Bruguera	3	4	6	6	6
	Q	M Tebbutt	6	6	3	2	2			7	S Bruguera	6	6	7^7
		G Stafford	6	6	6						G Stafford	4	2	6^3
		E Benfele Álvarez	4	2	2														7	S Bruguera	6	6	5	3	6
		H Gumy	6^6	6	6^9	6	6													H Gumy	1	4	7	6	4
		D Hrbatý	7^8	3	7^11	3	2				H Gumy	7	6	6
		T Woodbridge	7^7	6	4	6					T Woodbridge	5	4	2
		J A Marín	6^3	3	6	1																						7	S Bruguera	5	2	4
		J Krošlák	3	7^7	6	6																						10	M Ríos	7	6	6
		A Volkov	6	6^4	0	1					J Krošlák	4	1	2
		T Haas	6	6	2	6					T Haas	6	6	6
		O Gross	3	4	6	4														T Haas	4	6	3	6	1
		K Carlsen	6	6	6														10	M Ríos	6	3	6	1	6
	Q	T Ketola	2	3	1						K Carlsen	4	7	6	1	6^3
	WC	L Smith	1	1	4					10	M Ríos	6	5	3	6	7^7
	10	M Ríos	6	6	6

Section 8

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
	16	A Costa	2	4	4
		A Boetsch	6	6	6						A Boetsch	4	0	1	r
		C Costa	1	5	4						L Paes	6	6	2
		L Paes	6	7	6															L Paes	6	6^5	6	3	4
		C Pioline	6	6	6															C Pioline	3	7^7	1	6	6
	Q	P Wessels	4	2	2						C Pioline	6	6	6
		A Pavel	4	0	r						N Lapentti	0	4	2
		N Lapentti	6	5																									C Pioline	3	6	7	5	1
		J Alonso	6	6	0	4	4																					2	M Chang	6	0	5	7	6
		S Sargsian	2	0	6	6	6				S Sargsian
		T Johansson	3	0	6	0					C Woodruff	w/o
		C Woodruff	6	6	3	6														S Sargsian	1	3	5
	WC	J Salzenstein	6	1	7^7	7													2	M Chang	6	6	7
		M Tillström	4	6	6^5	5				WC	J Salzenstein	6	2	3	4
		P Fredriksson	3	4	2					2	M Chang	4	6	6	6
	2	M Chang	6	6	6

References

1. Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. p. 464. ISBN 978-0942257700.

External links

• ATP – 1997 US Open Men's Singles draw