1997 ATP Tour

1997 ATP World Tour

Sampras ended the year at number 1 for the fifth straight year
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 (singles)
Most tournament titles	Pete Sampras (7)
Most tournament finals	Pete Sampras (7)
Prize money leader	Pete Sampras ($6,494,461)
Points leader	Pete Sampras (4547)
Awards
Player of the year	Pete Sampras
Doubles Team of the year	Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde
Most improved player of the year	Patrick Rafter
Newcomer of the year	Julian Alonso
Comeback player of the year	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.

Schedule

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

Week of	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
30 December 1996	Hopman Cup Perth, Australia Hopman Cup Hard (i) – 8 teams (RR)	United States 2–1	South Africa	Round Robin losers (Group A) Croatia  France  Australia	Round Robin losers (Group B)  Switzerland  Romania  Germany
	Adelaide, Australia ATP International Series $303,000	Todd Woodbridge 6–2, 6–1	Scott Draper	Mikael Tillström Jeff Tarango	Andrei Cherkasov Alex O'Brien Jonas Björkman Karol Kučera
		Patrick Rafter Bryan Shelton 6–4, 1–6, 6–3	Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde
	Doha, Qatar ATP International Series $600,000	Jim Courier 7–5, 6–7(5–7), 6–2	Tim Henman	Sergi Bruguera Hicham Arazi	Thomas Muster Petr Korda Magnus Gustafsson Magnus Larsson
		Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis 6–3, 6–2	Patrik Fredriksson Magnus Norman
6 January	Sydney, Australia ATP International Series $303,000	Tim Henman 6–3, 6–1	Carlos Moyà	Goran Ivanišević Albert Costa	Sandon Stolle Alex O'Brien Byron Black Patrick Rafter
		Luis Lobo Javier Sánchez 6–4, 6–7, 6–3	Paul Haarhuis Jan Siemerink
	Auckland, New Zealand ATP International Series $303,000	Jonas Björkman 7–6(7–0), 6–0	Kenneth Carlsen	Marcos Ondruska Jiří Novák	Marcelo Ríos Jan-Michael Gambill Hernán Gumy Alex Rădulescu
		Ellis Ferreira Patrick Galbraith 6–4, 4–6, 7–6	Rick Leach Jonathan Stark
13 January 20 January	1997 Australian Open Melbourne, Australia Grand Slam $3,538,866	Pete Sampras 6–2, 6–3, 6–3	Carlos Moyà	Thomas Muster Michael Chang	Albert Costa Goran Ivanišević Félix Mantilla Marcelo Ríos
		Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde 4–6, 7–5, 7–5, 6–3	Sébastien Lareau Alex O'Brien
		Rick Leach Manon Bollegraf 6–3, 6–7(5–7), 7–5	John-Laffnie de Jager Larisa Neiland
27 January	Zagreb, Croatia ATP International Series $375,000	Goran Ivanišević 7–6(7–4) 4–6 7–6(8–6)	Greg Rusedski	Javier Sánchez Thomas Enqvist	Alex Rădulescu Gastón Etlis Martin Damm Hicham Arazi
		Sasa Hirszon Goran Ivanišević 6–4, 6–3	Brent Haygarth Mark Keil
	Shanghai, China ATP International Series $305,000	Ján Krošlák 6–2, 7–6(7–2)	Alexander Volkov	Brett Steven Leander Paes	Doug Flach Gérard Solvès Jeff Tarango Jérôme Golmard
		Max Mirnyi Kevin Ullyett 7–6, 6–7, 7–5	Tomas Nydahl Stefano Pescosolido

February

Week of	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
3 February	1997 Davis Cup First Round Ribeirão Preto, Brazil]] - Clay Bucharest, Romania - Hard (i) Sydney, Australia- Grass Příbram, Czech Republic- Clay (i) Rome, Italy - Clay Majorca, Spain - Clay Durban, South Africa - Hard Luleå, Sweden- Hard (i)	First Round winners United States 4–1  Netherlands 3–2  Australia 4–1  Czech Republic 3–2  Italy 4–1  Spain 4–1  South Africa 3–1  Sweden 4–1	First Round losers Brazil  Romania  France  India  Mexico  Germany  Russia   Switzerland
10 February	Dubai, United Arab Emirates ATP International Series $1,014,250	Thomas Muster 7–5 7–6(3)	Goran Ivanišević	Jiří Novák Jim Courier	Boris Becker Richard Krajicek Wayne Ferreira Christian Ruud
		Sander Groen Goran Ivanišević 7–6 6–3	Sandon Stolle Cyril Suk
	Marseille, France ATP International Series $514,250	Thomas Enqvist 6–4 1–0 ret	Marcelo Ríos	Sergi Bruguera Fabrice Santoro	Magnus Larsson Andrei Chesnokov Marc Rosset Hendrik Dreekmann
		Thomas Enqvist Magnus Larsson 6–3 6–4	Olivier Delaître Fabrice Santoro
	San Jose, CA, USA ATP International Series $303,000	Pete Sampras 3–6 5–0 ret	Greg Rusedski	Todd Martin Andre Agassi	Chris Woodruff Richey Reneberg Grant Doyle Michael Chang
		Brian MacPhie Gary Muller 4–6 7–6 7–5	Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor
17 February	Antwerp, Belgium ATP International Series Gold $875,000	Marc Rosset 6–2 7–5 6–4	Tim Henman	Petr Korda Marc-Kevin Goellner	Filip Dewulf Dick Norman Francisco Clavet Martin Damm
		David Adams Olivier Delaître 3–6 6–2 6–1	Sandon Stolle Cyril Suk
	Memphis, TN, USA ATP International Series Gold $700,000	Michael Chang 6–3 6–4	Todd Woodbridge	Todd Martin Jonas Björkman	Richey Reneberg Brett Steven Paul Haarhuis Jeff Tarango
		Ellis Ferreira Patrick Galbraith 6–2 6–3	Rick Leach Jonathan Stark
24 February	Philadelphia, PA, USA ATP International Series Gold $589,250	Pete Sampras 5–7 7–6(4) 6–3	Patrick Rafter	Sjeng Schalken Grant Stafford	Doug Flach Jonathan Stark Byron Black Sandon Stolle
		Sébastien Lareau Alex O'Brien 6–3 6–3	Ellis Ferreira Patrick Galbraith
	Milan, Italy ATP International Series Gold $689,250	Goran Ivanišević 6–2 6–2	Sergi Bruguera	David Prinosil Nicolas Kiefer	Daniel Vacek Petr Korda Karol Kučera Arnaud Boetsch
		Pablo Albano Peter Nyborg 6–4 7–6	David Adams Andrei Olhovskiy

March

Week of	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
3 March	Rotterdam, The Netherlands ATP International Series $725,000	Richard Krajicek 7–6(4) 7–6(5)	Daniel Vacek	Goran Ivanišević Thomas Enqvist	Petr Korda Renzo Furlan Alex Rădulescu Michael Stich
		Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis 7–6 6–4	Libor Pimek Byron Talbot
	Scottsdale, AZ, USA ATP International Series $303,000	Mark Philippoussis 6–4 7–6(4)	Richey Reneberg	Chris Woodruff Jonas Björkman	Byron Black Carlos Moyà Albert Costa Jérôme Golmard
		Luis Lobo Javier Sánchez 6–3 6–3	Jonas Björkman Rick Leach
10 March	Indian Wells Masters, CA, USA Tennis Masters Series $2,050,000	Michael Chang 4–6 6–3 6–4 6–3	Bohdan Ulihrach	Jonas Björkman Thomas Muster	Byron Black Alberto Berasategui Cédric Pioline Mark Philippoussis
		Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor 7–5 6–4	Mark Philippoussis Patrick Rafter
	Copenhagen, Denmark ATP International Series $203,000	Thomas Johansson 6–4 3–6 6–2	Martin Damm	Lars Burgsmüller Karol Kučera	Tomás Carbonell Ján Krošlák Guillaume Raoux Frederik Fetterlein
		Andrei Olhovskiy Brett Steven 6–4 6–2	Kenneth Carlsen Frederik Fetterlein
17 March 24 March	Miami Masters, FL, USA Tennis Masters Series $2,450,000	Thomas Muster 7–6(6) 6–3 6–1	Sergi Bruguera	Pete Sampras Jim Courier	Hendrik Dreekmann Andrei Medvedev Goran Ivanišević Jonas Björkman
		Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde 6–4 3–6 6–3	Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor
17 March	St. Petersburg Open St. Petersburg, Russia ATP International Series $300,000	Thomas Johansson 6–3 6–4	Renzo Furlan	Michael Stich Ján Krošlák	Kenneth Carlsen Olivier Delaître Magnus Norman Arnaud Clément
		Andrei Olhovskiy Brett Steven 6–4 6–3	David Prinosil Daniel Vacek
24 March	Casablanca, Morocco ATP International Series $203,000	Hicham Arazi 3–6 6–1 6–2	Franco Squillari	Karim Alami Gilbert Schaller	Fernando Vicente Younes El Aynaoui Tomás Carbonell Emilio Benfele Álvarez
		Joao Cunha-Silva Nuno Marques 7–6 6–2	Karim Alami Hicham Arazi
30 March	1997 Davis Cup Quarterfinals Newport Beach, CA, USA - Hard Adelaide, Australia - Grass Pesaro, Italy - Carpet (i) Växjö, Sweden - Carpet (i)	Quarterfinal winners United States 4–1  Australia 5–0  Italy 4–1  Sweden 3–2	Quarterfinal losers Netherlands  Czech Republic  Spain  South Africa

April

Week of	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
7 April	Hong Kong, Hong Kong ATP International Series $303,000	Michael Chang 6–3 6–3	Patrick Rafter	Thomas Johansson Brian MacPhie	David Prinosil Justin Gimelstob Todd Woodbridge Sébastien Lareau
		Martin Damm Daniel Vacek 6–3 6–4	Karsten Braasch Jeff Tarango
	Estoril, Portugal ATP International Series $600,000	Àlex Corretja 6–3 7–5	Francisco Clavet	Javier Sánchez Félix Mantilla	Gilbert Schaller Fabrice Santoro Alberto Berasategui Carlos Moyà
		Gustavo Kuerten Fernando Meligeni 6–2 6–2	Andrea Gaudenzi Filippo Messori
	Chennai, India ATP International Series $405,000	Mikael Tillström 6–4 4–6 7–5	Alex Rădulescu	Andrei Pavel Gérard Solvès	Magnus Norman Jonathan Stark MaliVai Washington Rainer Schüttler
		Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes 7–6 7–5	Oleg Ogorodov Eyal Ran
14 April	Barcelona, Spain ATP International Series Gold $825,000	Albert Costa 7–5 6–4 6–4	Albert Portas	Carlos Moyà Alberto Berasategui	Cédric Pioline Andrei Medvedev Karim Alami Fernando Meligeni
		Alberto Berasategui Jordi Burillo 7–6 7–6	Pablo Albano Àlex Corretja
	Tokyo, Japan ATP International Series Gold $935,000	Richard Krajicek 6–2 3–6 6–1	Lionel Roux	Patrick Rafter Thomas Johansson	David Prinosil Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde Martin Damm
		Martin Damm Daniel Vacek 3–6 7–6 7–6	Justin Gimelstob Patrick Rafter
21 April	Monte Carlo Masters, Monaco Tennis Masters Series $2,050,000	Marcelo Ríos 6–4 6–3 6–3	Àlex Corretja	Carlos Moyà Fabrice Santoro	Magnus Larsson Richard Krajicek Christian Ruud Carlos Costa
		Donald Johnson Francisco Montana 6–4 6–4	Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis
	Orlando, Florida ATP International Series $264,250	Michael Chang 4–6 6–2 6–1	Grant Stafford	Jason Stoltenberg Chris Woodruff	Byron Black Marcelo Filippini Alex O'Brien Fernando Meligeni
		Mark Merklein Vincent Spadea 6–4 4–6 6–4	Alex O'Brien Jeff Salzenstein
28 April	Prague, Czech Republic ATP International Series $340,000	Cédric Pioline 6–2 5–7 7–6(4)	Bohdan Ulihrach	Emilio Benfele Álvarez Fabrice Santoro	Marcello Craca Richard Fromberg Albert Portas Marcelo Ríos
		Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes 6–1 6–1	Petr Luxa David Škoch
	Atlanta, GA, USA ATP International Series $303,000	Marcelo Filippini 7–6(2) 6–4	Jason Stoltenberg	Magnus Norman Chris Woodruff	Fernando Meligeni Petr Korda Gilbert Schaller Sandon Stolle
		Jonas Björkman Nicklas Kulti 6–2 7–6	Scott Davis Kelly Jones
	Munich, Germany ATP International Series $400,000	Mark Philippoussis 4–6 6–2 6–1	Àlex Corretja	Slava Doseděl Marc Rosset	Andrea Gaudenzi Frederik Fetterlein Martin Sinner Carlos Moyà
		Pablo Albano Àlex Corretja 3–6 7–5 6–2	Karsten Braasch Jens Knippschild

May

Week of	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
5 May	Hamburg Masters, Germany Tennis Masters Series $2,050,000	Andrei Medvedev 6–0 6–4 6–2	Félix Mantilla	Tommy Haas Yevgeny Kafelnikov	Hicham Arazi Alberto Berasategui Sergi Bruguera Albert Costa
		Luis Lobo Javier Sánchez 6–2 3–6 6–4	Neil Broad Piet Norval
	Coral Springs, FL, USA ATP International Series $245,000	Jason Stoltenberg 6–0 2–6 7–5	Jonas Björkman	Steve Campbell Johan Van Herck	Juan Albert Viloca Sargis Sargsian David Witt Mark Woodforde
		Dave Randall Greg Van Emburgh 6–7 6–2 7–6	Luke Jensen Murphy Jensen
12 May	Rome Masters, Italy Tennis Masters Series $2,050,000	Àlex Corretja 7–5 7–5 6–3	Marcelo Ríos	Alberto Berasategui Goran Ivanišević	Jim Courier Marc-Kevin Goellner Scott Draper Karim Alami
		Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor 6–3 4–6 7–5	Byron Black Alex O'Brien
19 May	St. Poelten, Austria ATP International Series $400,000	Marcelo Filippini 7–6(2) 6–2	Patrick Rafter	Magnus Norman Dominik Hrbatý	Thomas Muster Sjeng Schalken Tomas Nydahl Karim Alami
		Kyle Jones Scott Melville 6–2 7–6	Luke Jensen Murphy Jensen
	World Team Cup Düsseldorf, Germany - Clay	Spain 3–0	Australia
26 May 2 June	1997 French Open Paris, France Grand Slam $5,544,184	Gustavo Kuerten 6–3 6–4 6–2	Sergi Bruguera	Filip Dewulf Patrick Rafter	Magnus Norman Yevgeny Kafelnikov Galo Blanco Hicham Arazi
		Yevgeny Kafelnikov Daniel Vacek 7–6 4–6 6–3	Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde
		Mahesh Bhupathi Rika Hiraki 6–4 6–1	Patrick Galbraith Lisa Raymond

June

Week of	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
9 June	Halle, NRW, Germany ATP International Series $875,000	Yevgeny Kafelnikov 7–6(2) 6–7(5) 7–6(7)	Petr Korda	Boris Becker Paul Haarhuis	Michael Stich Jeff Tarango Richey Reneberg Thomas Muster
		Karsten Braasch Michael Stich 7–6 6–3	David Adams Marius Barnard
	London, Great Britain ATP International Series $675,000	Mark Philippoussis 7–5 6–3	Goran Ivanišević	Jonas Björkman Greg Rusedski	Pete Sampras Jens Knippschild Jérôme Golmard Patrick Rafter
		Mark Philippoussis Patrick Rafter 6–4 7–5	Sandon Stolle Cyril Suk
	Bologna, Italy ATP International Series $303,000	Félix Mantilla 4–6 6–2 6–1	Gustavo Kuerten	Marzio Martelli Karim Alami	Alberto Berasategui Hicham Arazi Andrea Gaudenzi Nicolás Lapentti
		Gustavo Kuerten Fernando Meligeni 6–2 7–5	Dave Randall Jack Waite
16 June	Nottingham, Great Britain ATP International Series $303,000	Greg Rusedski 6–4 7–5	Karol Kučera	Tim Henman Sandon Stolle	Scott Draper Grant Stafford Jason Stoltenberg Alex O'Brien
		Ellis Ferreira Patrick Galbraith 4–6 7–6 7–6	Danny Sapsford Chris Wilkinson
	Rosmalen, The Netherlands ATP International Series $475,000	Richard Krajicek 6–4 7–6(7)	Guillaume Raoux	Michael Chang Jonas Björkman	Francisco Clavet Martin Damm Fernon Wibier Sjeng Schalken
		Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis 6–4 7–5	Trevor Kronemann David Macpherson
23 June 30 June	1997 Wimbledon Championships London, Great Britain Grand Slam $5,445,815	Pete Sampras 6–4 6–2 6–4	Cédric Pioline	Todd Woodbridge Michael Stich	Boris Becker Nicolas Kiefer Tim Henman Greg Rusedski
		Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde 7–6(4) 7–6(7) 5–7 6–3	Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis
		Cyril Suk Helena Suková 4–6, 6–3, 6–4	Andrei Olhovskiy Larisa Neiland

July

Week of	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
7 July	Gstaad, Switzerland ATP International Series $525,000	Félix Mantilla 6–1 6–4 6–4	Juan Albert Viloca	Wayne Ferreira Àlex Corretja	Marc Rosset Javier Sánchez Nicolas Kiefer Alberto Berasategui
		Yevgeny Kafelnikov Daniel Vacek 4–6 7–6 6–3	Trevor Kronemann Macpherson
	Hall of Fame Tennis Championships Newport, RI, USA ATP International Series $255,000	Sargis Sargsian 7–6(0) 4–6 7–5	Brett Steven	Leander Paes Grant Stafford	Alex Rădulescu Sandon Stolle David Wheaton Mark Woodforde
		Justin Gimelstob Brett Steven 6–3 6–4	Kent Kinnear Aleksandar Kitinov
	Båstad, Sweden ATP International Series $303,000	Magnus Norman 7–5 6–2	Juan Antonio Marín	Carlos Costa Karol Kučera	Patrik Fredriksson Jeff Tarango Magnus Larsson Tomas Nydahl
		Nicklas Kulti Mikael Tillström 6–0 6–3	Magnus Gustafsson Magnus Larsson
14 July	Stuttgart, Germany ATP International Series Gold $915,000	Àlex Corretja 6–2 7–5	Karol Kučera	Albert Portas Albert Costa	Félix Mantilla Sergi Bruguera Alberto Berasategui Yevgeny Kafelnikov
		Gustavo Kuerten Fernando Meligeni 6–3 6–7 6–1	Donald Johnson Francisco Montana
	Washington, D.C., USA ATP International Series Gold $550,000	Michael Chang 5–7 6–2 6–1	Petr Korda	Brett Steven David Wheaton	Scott Draper Rainer Schüttler Vincent Spadea Tommy Haas
		Luke Jensen Murphy Jensen 6–4 6–4	Neville Godwin Fernon Wibier
21 July	Los Angeles, CA, USA ATP International Series $303,000	Jim Courier 6–4 6–4	Thomas Enqvist	Goran Ivanišević Guillaume Raoux	Byron Black Richard Krajicek Mark Philippoussis Kenneth Carlsen
		Sébastien Lareau Alex O'Brien 7–6 6–4	Mahesh Bhupathi Rick Leach
	Umag, Croatia ATP International Series $375,000	Félix Mantilla 6–3 7–5	Sergi Bruguera	Alberto Martín Carlos Moyà	Paul Haarhuis Javier Sánchez Dominik Hrbatý Albert Portas
		Dinu Pescariu Davide Sanguinetti 7–6 6–4	Dominik Hrbatý Karol Kučera
	Kitzbühel, Austria ATP International Series $500,000	Filip Dewulf 7–6(2) 6–4 6–1	Julian Alonso	Slava Doseděl Galo Blanco	Marcelo Filippini Hernán Gumy Stefan Koubek Yevgeny Kafelnikov
		Wayne Arthurs Richard Fromberg 6–3 7–6	Thomas Buchmayer Thomas Strengberger
28 July	Canada Masters, Montreal Tennis Masters Series $2,050,000	Chris Woodruff 7–5 4–6 6–3	Gustavo Kuerten	Michael Chang Yevgeny Kafelnikov	Richard Krajicek Fabrice Santoro Thomas Enqvist Mark Philippoussis
		Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes 4–6 6–3 6–4	Sébastien Lareau Alex O'Brien
	Amsterdam, The Netherlands ATP International Series $475,000	Slava Doseděl 7–6(4) 7–6(5) 6–7(4) 6–2	Carlos Moyà	Magnus Norman Marcelo Filippini	Francisco Clavet Christian Ruud Javier Sánchez John Van Lottum
		Paul Kilderry Nicolás Lapentti 3–6 7–5 7–6	Andrew Kratzmann Libor Pimek

August

Week of	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
4 August	Cincinnati Masters, OH, USA Tennis Masters Series $2,050,000	Pete Sampras 6–3 6–4	Thomas Muster	Albert Costa Michael Chang	Yevgeny Kafelnikov Sergi Bruguera Jan Siemerink Gustavo Kuerten
		Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde 6–4 6–2	Mark Philippoussis Patrick Rafter
	San Marino, San Marino ATP International Series $275,000	Félix Mantilla 6–4 6–1	Magnus Gustafsson	Dominik Hrbatý Carlos Costa	Christian Ruud Adrian Voinea Javier Sánchez Andrei Pavel
		Cristian Brandi Filippo Messori 7–5 6–4	Brandon Coupe David Roditi
11 August	Indianapolis, IN, USA ATP International Series Gold $915,000	Jonas Björkman 6–3 7–6(3)	Carlos Moyà	Wayne Ferreira Mark Woodforde	Magnus Larsson Jiří Novák Andre Agassi Tommy Ho
		Michael Tebbutt Mikael Tillström 7–6 7–5	Jonas Björkman Nicklas Kulti
	Pilot Pen International New Haven, CT, USA ATP International Series Gold $915,000	Yevgeny Kafelnikov 7–6(4) 6–4	Patrick Rafter	Petr Korda Greg Rusedski	Tim Henman David Wheaton Richard Krajicek Sergi Bruguera
		Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes 6–3 7–5	Sébastien Lareau Alex O'Brien
18 August	Long Island, NY, USA ATP International Series $303,000	Carlos Moyà 6–4 7–6(1)	Patrick Rafter	Thomas Enqvist Julian Alonso	Michael Chang Richey Reneberg Marc-Kevin Goellner Goran Ivanišević
		Marcos Ondruska David Prinosil 6–4 6–4	Mark Keil T. J. Middleton
	Boston, MA, USA ATP International Series $303,000	Sjeng Schalken 7–5 6–3	Marcelo Ríos	Albert Costa Jeff Tarango	Àlex Corretja Johan Van Herck Greg Rusedski Hernán Gumy
		Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis 6–4 6–2	Dave Randall Jack Waite
25 August 1 September	1997 US Open New York, USA Grand Slam $5,152,000	Patrick Rafter 6–3 6–2 4–6 7–5	Greg Rusedski	Jonas Björkman Michael Chang	Petr Korda Richard Krajicek Magnus Larsson Marcelo Ríos
		Yevgeny Kafelnikov Daniel Vacek 7–6 6–3	Jonas Björkman Nicklas Kulti
		Rick Leach Manon Bollegraf 3–6, 7–5, 7–6 (7–3)	Pablo Albano Mercedes Paz

September

Week of	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
8 September	Marbella, Spain ATP International Series $303,000	Albert Costa 6–3 6–2	Alberto Berasategui	Galo Blanco Dominik Hrbatý	Andrea Gaudenzi Francisco Roig Karim Alami Julian Alonso
		Karim Alami Julian Alonso 4–6 6–3 6–0	Alberto Berasategui Jordi Burillo
	Bournemouth Open Bournemouth, Great Britain ATP International Series $375,000	Félix Mantilla 6–2 6–2	Carlos Moyà	Greg Rusedski Marcos Ondruska	Davide Scala Lucas Arnold Ker Jacobo Díaz Christophe Van Garsse
		Kent Kinnear Aleksandar Kitinov 7–6 6–2	Alberto Martín Chris Wilkinson
	Tashkent Open Tashkent, Uzbekistan ATP International Series $328,000	Tim Henman 7–6(2) 6–4	Marc Rosset	Yevgeny Kafelnikov Francisco Clavet	Andrei Stoliarov Hicham Arazi Javier Sánchez Vincent Spadea
		Vincenzo Santopadre Vincent Spadea 6–4 6–7 6–0	Hicham Arazi Eyal Ran
15 September	1997 Davis Cup Semifinals Washington, D.C., United States - Hard Norrköping, Sweden - Carpet (i)	Semifinal winners United States 4–1  Sweden 4–1	Semifinal losers Australia  Italy
22 September	Toulouse, France ATP International Series $375,000	Nicolas Kiefer 7–5 5–7 6–4	Mark Philippoussis	Vincent Spadea Alex Rădulescu	Justin Gimelstob Arnaud Clément Tommy Haas Guillaume Raoux
		Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis 6–3 7–6	Jean-Philippe Fleurian Max Mirnyi
	Bucharest, Romania ATP International Series $475,000	Richard Fromberg 6–1 7–6(2)	Andrea Gaudenzi	Marc-Kevin Goellner Francisco Clavet	Carlos Costa Nicolás Lapentti Albert Portas Javier Sánchez
		Luis Lobo Javier Sánchez 7–5 7–5	Hendrik Jan Davids Daniel Orsanic
	Grand Slam Cup Munich, Germany Year-End Championships	Pete Sampras 6–2, 6–4, 7–5	Patrick Rafter	Greg Rusedski Petr Korda	Jonas Björkman Yevgeny Kafelnikov Cédric Pioline Marcelo Ríos
29 September	Beijing, China ATP International Series $303,000	Jim Courier 7–6(10) 3–6 6–3	Magnus Gustafsson	Thomas Johansson Kenneth Carlsen	Ján Krošlák Gianluca Pozzi Byron Black Alex O'Brien
		Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes 7–5 7–6	Jim Courier Alex O'Brien
	Basel, Switzerland ATP International Series $975,000	Greg Rusedski 6–3 7–6(6) 7–6(3)	Mark Philippoussis	Tim Henman Petr Korda	Yevgeny Kafelnikov Magnus Norman Thomas Enqvist Lionel Roux
		Tim Henman Marc Rosset 7–6 6–7 7–6	Karsten Braasch Jim Grabb
	Palermo, Italy ATP International Series $303,000	Alberto Berasategui 6–4 6–2	Dominik Hrbatý	Àlex Corretja Javier Sánchez	Francisco Clavet Albert Portas Marcelo Filippini Karim Alami
		Andrew Kratzmann Libor Pimek 3–6 6–3 7–6	Hendrik Jan Davids Daniel Orsanic

October

Week of	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
6 October	Singapore, Singapore ATP International Series Gold $550,000	Magnus Gustafsson 4–6 6–3 6–3	Nicolas Kiefer	Thomas Johansson Mikael Tillström	Jonathan Stark Jim Courier Martin Damm Marcelo Ríos
		Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes 6–4 6–4	Rick Leach Jonathan Stark
	Vienna, Austria ATP International Series Gold $675,000	Goran Ivanišević 3–6 6–7(4) 7–6(4) 6–2 6–3	Greg Rusedski	Tim Henman Richard Krajicek	Karol Kučera Todd Martin Bohdan Ulihrach Magnus Larsson
		Ellis Ferreira Patrick Galbraith 6–3 6–4	Marc-Kevin Goellner David Prinosil
13 October	Ostrava, Czech Republic ATP International Series $975,000	Karol Kučera 6–2 RET	Magnus Norman	Goran Ivanišević Thomas Muster	Jiří Novák Bohdan Ulihrach Diego Nargiso Sergi Bruguera
		Jiří Novák David Rikl 6–2 6–4	Donald Johnson Francisco Montana
	Lyon, France ATP International Series $725,000	Fabrice Santoro 6–4 6–4	Tommy Haas	Mark Philippoussis Yevgeny Kafelnikov	Cédric Pioline Félix Mantilla Thomas Enqvist Marc-Kevin Goellner
		Ellis Ferreira Patrick Galbraith 3–6 6–2 6–4	Olivier Delaître Fabrice Santoro
20 October	Stuttgart Masters, Germany Tennis Masters Series $2,050,000	Petr Korda 7–6(6) 6–2 6–4	Richard Krajicek	Jonas Björkman Patrick Rafter	Magnus Larsson Nicolas Kiefer Todd Martin Marcelo Ríos
		Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde 7–6 7–6	Rick Leach Jonathan Stark
	Mexico City, Mexico ATP International Series $305,000	Francisco Clavet 6–4 7–6(7)	Juan Albert Viloca	Nicolás Lapentti Fernando Meligeni	André Sá Emilio Benfele Álvarez Lucas Arnold Ker Juan Antonio Marín
		Nicolás Lapentti Daniel Orsanic 4–6 6–3 7–6	Luis Herrera Mariano Sánchez
27 October	Paris Masters, France Tennis Masters Series $2,300,000	Pete Sampras 6–3 4–6 6–3 6–1	Jonas Björkman	Yevgeny Kafelnikov Thomas Enqvist	Thomas Muster Greg Rusedski Richard Krajicek Guillaume Raoux
		Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis 6–2 6–4	Rick Leach Jonathan Stark
	Bogotá, Colombia ATP International Series $303,000	Francisco Clavet 6–3 6–3	Nicolás Lapentti	Davide Sanguinetti Vincent Spadea	Emilio Benfele Álvarez Jordi Burillo Carlos Costa Fernando Meligeni
		Luis Lobo Fernando Meligeni 6–1 6–3	Karim Alami Maurice Ruah

November

Week of	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
3 November	Santiago, Chile ATP International Series $303,000	Julian Alonso 6–2 6–1	Marcelo Ríos	Marcelo Filippini Jordi Burillo	Fernando Meligeni Radomír Vašek Mariano Puerta Oliver Gross
		Hendrik Jan Davids Andrew Kratzmann 7–6 5–7 6–4	Julian Alonso Nicolás Lapentti
	Moscow, Russia ATP International Series $1,125,000	Yevgeny Kafelnikov 7–6(2) 6–4	Petr Korda	Daniel Nestor Wayne Black	Sargis Sargsian Martin Damm Daniel Vacek Alex O'Brien
		Martin Damm Cyril Suk 6–4 6–3	David Adams Fabrice Santoro
	Stockholm, Sweden ATP International Series $800,000	Jonas Björkman 3–6 7–6(2) 6–2 6–4	Jan Siemerink	Patrick Rafter Greg Rusedski	Tim Henman Karol Kučera Cédric Pioline Magnus Larsson
		Marc-Kevin Goellner Richey Reneberg 6–3 3–6 7–6	Ellis Ferreira Patrick Galbraith
10 November	1997 ATP Tour World Championships Singles Hanover, Germany ATP Championships	Pete Sampras 6–3 6–2 6–2	Yevgeny Kafelnikov	Jonas Björkman Carlos Moyà	Patrick Rafter Greg Rusedski Thomas Muster Sergi Bruguera Tim Henman Michael Chang
17 November	1997 ATP Tour World Championships Doubles Hartford, CT, USA ATP Championships	Rick Leach Jonathan Stark 6–3 6–4 7–6(3)	Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes	Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde Jacco Eltingh / Paul Haarhuis
24 November	Davis Cup by BNP Paribas Final Gothenburg, Sweden – Carpet (i)	Sweden 5–0	United States

ATP rankings

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 2 Patrick Rafter  AUS 3210 2 63 61 3 Michael Chang  USA 3189 2 4 1 4 Jonas Björkman  SWE 2949 4 65 61 5 Yevgeny Kafelnikov  RUS 2690 3 11 1 6 Greg Rusedski  GBR 2617 4 56 41 7 Carlos Moyà  ESP 2508 5 28 21 8 Sergi Bruguera  ESP 2367 6 66 58 9 Thomas Muster  AUT 2353 2 12 4 10 Marcelo Ríos  CHI 2317 6 13 1 11 Richard Krajicek  NED 2299 5 19 4 12 Àlex Corretja  ESP 2275 4 26 13 13 Petr Korda  CZE 2261 8 34 21 14 Gustavo Kuerten  BRA 2215 8 89 73 15 Goran Ivanišević  CRO 2176 2 38 12 16 Félix Mantilla  ESP 2110 11 19 2 17 Tim Henman  GBR 1929 14 24 7 18 Mark Philippoussis  AUS 1809 13 42 11 19 Albert Costa  ESP 1778 9 23 6 20 Cédric Pioline  FRA 1534 20 46 2

Statistical information

List of players and singles titles won:

• Julian Alonso - Santiago (1)
• Hicham Arazi - Casablanca (1)
• Alberto Berasategui - Palermo (1)
• Jonas Björkman - Auckland, Indianapolis, Stockholm (3)
• Michael Chang - Memphis, Indian Wells Masters, Hong Kong, Orlando, Washington, D.C. (5)
• Francisco Clavet - Mexico City, Bogotá (2)
• Àlex Corretja - Estoril, Rome Masters, Stuttgart (3)
• Albert Costa - Barcelona, Marbella (2)
• Jim Courier - Doha, Los Angeles, Beijing (3)
• Filip Dewulf - Kitzbühel (1)
• Slava Doseděl - Amsterdam (1)
• Thomas Enqvist - Marseille (1)
• Marcelo Filippini - Atlanta, St. Poelten (2)
• Richard Fromberg - Bucharest (1)
• Magnus Gustafsson - Singapore (1)
• Tim Henman - Sydney, Tashkent (2)
• Goran Ivanišević - Zagreb, Milan, Vienna (3)
• Thomas Johansson - Copenhagen, St. Petersburg (2)
• Yevgeny Kafelnikov - Halle, New Haven, Moscow (3)
• Nicolas Kiefer - Toulouse (1)
• Petr Korda - Stuttgart Masters (1)
• Ján Krošlák - Shanghai (1)
• Karol Kučera - Ostrava (1)
• Gustavo Kuerten - French Open
• Richard Krajicek - Rotterdam, Tokyo, Rosmalen (3)
• Félix Mantilla - Bologna, Gstaad, Umag, San Marino, Bournemouth (5)
• Andrei Medvedev - Hamburg Masters (1)
• Carlos Moyà - Long Island (1)
• Thomas Muster - Dubai, Miami Masters (2)
• Magnus Norman - Båstad (1)
• Mark Philippoussis - Scottsdale, Munich, London (3)
• Cédric Pioline - Prague (1)
• Patrick Rafter - US Open (1)
• Marcelo Ríos - Monte Carlo Masters (1)
• Marc Rosset - Antwerp (1)
• Greg Rusedski - Nottingham, Basel (2)
• Pete Sampras - Australian Open, San Jose, Philadelphia, Wimbledon, Cincinnati Masters, Paris Masters, Season-Ending Championships (7)
• Fabrice Santoro - Lyon (1)
• Sargis Sargsian - Newport (1)
• Sjeng Schalken - Boston (1)
• Jason Stoltenberg - Coral Springs (1)
• Mikael Tillström - Chennai (1)
• Todd Woodbridge - Adelaide (1)
• Chris Woodruff - Canada Masters (1)

Titles won by nation:

• 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)
• 15 (Estoril, Barcelona, Rome Masters, Bologna, Gstaad, Stuttgart, Umag, San Marino, Long Island, Marbella, Bournemouth, Palermo, Mexico City, Bogotá, Santiago)
• 9 (Auckland, Marseille, Copenhagen, St. Petersburg, Chennai, Båstad, Indianapolis, Singapore, Stockholm)
• 7 (Adelaide, Scottsdale, Munich, Coral Springs, London, US Open, Bucharest)
• 4 (Sydney, Nottingham, Tashkent, Basel)
• 4 (Rotterdam, Tokyo, Rosmalen, Boston)
• 3 (Zagreb, Milan, Vienna)
• 3 (Halle, New Haven, Moscow)
• 2 (Dubai, Miami Masters)
• 2 (Amsterdam, Stuttgart Masters)
• 2 (Prague, Lyon)
• 2 (Shanghai, Ostrava)
• 2 (Atlanta, St. Poelten)
• 1 (Newport)
• 1 (Kitzbühel)
• 1 (French Open)
• 1 (Monte Carlo Masters)
• 1 (Toulouse)
• 1 (Casablanca)
• 1 (Antwerp)
• 1 (Hamburg Masters)

The following players won their first career title:

• Julian Alonso - Santiago
• Hicham Arazi - Casablanca
• Jonas Björkman - Auckland
• Tim Henman - Sydney
• Thomas Johansson - Copenhagen
• Nicolas Kiefer - Toulouse
• Gustavo Kuerten - French Open
• Magnus Norman - Båstad
• Fabrice Santoro - Lyon
• Sargis Sargsian - Newport
• Mikael Tillström - Chennai
• Chris Woodruff - Canada Masters

See also

• 1997 WTA Tour

External links

• Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) official website
• 1997 ATP Tour Draws

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