1997 Paris Open – Singles

1997 Paris Open
1996 champion   Thomas Enqvist
Champion   Pete Sampras
Runner-up   Jonas Björkman
Final score   6–3, 4–6, 6–3, 6–1
Events
Singles   Doubles

Contents

Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. All sixteen seeds received a bye into the second round.

  1. Pete Sampras (Champion)
  2. Michael Chang (Second Round)
  3. Patrick Rafter (Third Round)
  4. Greg Rusedski (Quarterfinals)
  5. Yevgeny Kafelnikov (Semifinals)
  6. Carlos Moyà (Second Round)
  7. Sergi Bruguera (Third Round)
  8. Thomas Muster (Quarterfinals)
  1. Marcelo Ríos (Second Round)
  2. Álex Corretja (Third Round)
  3. Gustavo Kuerten (Second Round)
  4. Jonas Björkman (Final)
  5. Félix Mantilla (Second Round)
  6. Richard Krajicek (Quarterfinals)
  7. Thomas Enqvist (Semifinals)
  8. Petr Korda (Third Round)

Draw

Key

Finals

  Semifinals Final
                             
  1   Pete Sampras 77 6    
5   Yevgeny Kafelnikov 62 3    
  1   Pete Sampras 6 4 6 6  
  12   Jonas Björkman 3 6 3 1  
12   Jonas Björkman 77 7  
  15   Thomas Enqvist 65 5    

Top Half

Section 1

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
 
    1   P Sampras 77 3 6  
    B Becker 6 6           B Becker 64 6 3  
    M Woodforde 2 4         1   P Sampras 4 77 6  
    M Rosset 7 2 4       16   P Korda 6 62 4  
WC   A Clément 5 6 6     WC   A Clément 4 4  
    16   P Korda 6 6    
      1   P Sampras 6 4 6
      8   T Muster 1 6 2
    10   Á Corretja 6 7    
    T Henman 6 6           T Henman 3 5    
    H Arazi 1 0         10   Á Corretja 5 4  
    C Woodruff 4 63         8   T Muster 7 6    
    M Norman 6 77           M Norman 3 66  
    8   T Muster 6 78    
 

Section 2

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
 
    4   G Rusedski 6 6    
    J Siemerink 4 78 6         J Siemerink 4 3    
    T Martin 6 66 2       4   G Rusedski 7 6    
    J Courier 65 1             B Ulihrach 5 3    
    B Ulihrach 77 6           B Ulihrach 711 5 77
    13   F Mantilla 69 7 63  
      4   G Rusedski 4 6 3
      5   Y Kafelnikov 6 3 6
    11   G Kuerten 68 3    
WC   N Escudé 6 6       WC   N Escudé 710 6    
    A Berasategui 4 1         WC   N Escudé 3 4  
Q   D Vacek 4 77 6       5   Y Kafelnikov 6 6    
Q   J Tarango 6 65 1     Q   D Vacek 1 2  
    5   Y Kafelnikov 6 6    
 

Bottom Half

Section 3

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
 
    6   C Moyà 61 2    
    T Woodbridge 6 6           T Woodbridge 77 6    
Q   M Tillström 3 3             T Woodbridge 64 5    
    T Johansson 6 62 6       12   J Björkman 77 7    
Q   S Schalken 4 77 3         T Johansson 3 78 63
    12   J Björkman 6 66 77  
      12   J Björkman 6 0  
      14   R Krajicek 4 1 r
    14   R Krajicek 6 6    
    M Larsson 6 4 66         F Santoro 3 4    
    F Santoro 0 6 78       14   R Krajicek 7 6  
    C Pioline 6 6         3   P Rafter 5 2    
WC   L Roux 2 4           C Pioline 77 63 1
    3   P Rafter 62 77 6  
 

Section 4

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
 
    7   S Bruguera 6 77    
    M-K Goellner 6 5 6         M-K Goellner 3 63    
    A Portas 3 7 3       7   S Bruguera 4 6 5  
    F Dewulf 5 3         WC   G Raoux 6 3 7  
WC   G Raoux 7 6       WC   G Raoux 77 3 7
    9   M Ríos 64 6 5  
      WC   G Raoux 5 2  
      15   T Enqvist 7 6  
    15   T Enqvist 7 6    
Q   S Sargsian 6 3 64     Q   D Prinosil 5 1    
Q   D Prinosil 4 6 77       15   T Enqvist 6 6  
    M Damm 65 7 4           M Gustafsson 1 4    
    M Gustafsson 77 5 6         M Gustafsson 6 6  
    2   M Chang 3 2    
 

References