1997 French Open – Men's Singles

Men's Singles
1997 French Open
Champion	Gustavo Kuerten
Runner-up	Sergi Bruguera
Final score	6–3, 6–4, 6–2

Yevgeny Kafelnikov was the defending champion, but he was defeated by unseeded Brazilian Gustavo Kuerten (ranked no. 66) in the quarterfinals.

Kuerten went on to win the tournament and as well as his first ATP title, defeating Sergi Bruguera in the final. At the time, Kuerten was the second-lowest ranked player to win a Grand Slam and the first Brazilian. As a result, Kuerten moved up to number 15 in the rankings following his win.

Seeds

Pete Sampras (Third round)
Michael Chang (Fourth round)
Yevgeny Kafelnikov (Quarterfinals)
Goran Ivanišević (First round)
Thomas Muster (Third round)
Richard Krajicek (Third round)
Marcelo Ríos (Fourth round)
Àlex Corretja (Fourth round)
Carlos Moyá (Second round)
Félix Mantilla (Second round)
Albert Costa (Third round)
Alberto Berasategui (First round)
Wayne Ferreira (Third round)
Tim Henman (First round)
Marc Rosset (Fourth round)
Sergi Bruguera (Final)

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals							Semifinals						Finals


	Magnus Norman	2	7⁷	4	3

Q	Filip Dewulf	6	6²	6	6
							Q	Filip Dewulf	1	6	1	6⁴

								Gustavo Kuerten	6	3	6	7⁷
3	Yevgeny Kafelnikov	2	7	6	0	4

	Gustavo Kuerten	6	5	2	6	6
														Gustavo Kuerten	6	6	6

													16	Sergi Bruguera	3	4	2
	Patrick Rafter	6	7⁷	6

	Galo Blanco	3	6³	3
								Patrick Rafter	7⁸	1	5	6¹

							16	Sergi Bruguera	6⁶	6	7	7⁷
	Hicham Arazi	6	3	2	2

16	Sergi Bruguera	4	6	6	6

Top half

Section 1

First round							Second round						Third round						Fourth round

1	P Sampras	6	7	6
	F Santoro	3	5	1			1	P Sampras	6	6	6
LL	M Charpentier	6	4	7⁷	1	3		F Clavet	1	2	2
	F Clavet	3	6	6²	6	6							1	P Sampras	2	4	6	4
	G Rusedski	3	2	6	6	7								M Norman	6	6	2	6
	M Norman	6	6	3	4	9		M Norman	6	6	3	6
	L Paes	6	3	6	6			L Paes	3	2	6	3
	G Stafford	4	6	3	2															M Norman	4	6	7⁷	6
Q	A Merinov	0	2	6¹⁰															15	M Rosset	6	3	6³	3
	L Roux	6	6	7¹²				L Roux	7	6	6
	S Lareau	2	6	6	4	8		S Lareau	5	2	4
	H Gumy	6	4	4	6	6								L Roux	3	7	2	3
	J Stoltenberg	6	6	4	6								15	M Rosset	6	5	6	6
	A Rădulescu	0	4	6	4			J Stoltenberg	2	3	4
	D Hrbatý	5	6	6²	4		15	M Rosset	6	6	6
15	M Rosset	7	3	7⁷	6

Section 2

First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round

9	C Moyá	6	6	5	6	6
Q	A Martín	3	7	7	3	3	9	C Moyá	4	6	5	3
WC	G Solvès	5	1	3			Q	A Portas	6	4	7	6
Q	A Portas	7	6	6										Q	A Portas	3	6⁵	6	7⁸	6
Q	C Caratti	3	3	1										Q	F Dewulf	6	7⁷	4	6⁶	8
Q	F Dewulf	6	6	6			Q	F Dewulf	6	6	3	1	6
	F Meligeni	6	6³	6	7			F Meligeni	4	2	6	6	3
	J Frana	4	7⁷	4	5																Q	F Dewulf	5	6	6	7
WC	S Huet	7	6	5	3	4															8	À Corretja	7	1	4	5
WC	T Champion	5	4	7	6	6	WC	T Champion	6	6	6
Q	R Delgado	2	7⁷	7	6		Q	R Delgado	2	3	3
	S Schalken	6	6²	5	4									WC	T Champion	1	0	r
	D Prinosil	4	4	6	6	4								8	À Corretja	6	3
Q	J Knippschild	6	6	3	4	6	Q	J Knippschild	6	1	1	6⁸
	K Alami	3	4	1			8	À Corretja	4	6	6	7¹⁰
8	À Corretja	6	6	6

Section 3

First round							Second round						Third round							Fourth round

3	Y Kafelnikov	6	6	6
	M Damm	2	4	4			3	Y Kafelnikov	7	6	6
	G Raoux	6	6	6				G Raoux	5	3	4
	V Spadea	2	0	1									3	Y Kafelnikov	7	6	6³	1	6
Q	W Schranz	4	2	3										C Pioline	5	4	7⁷	6	4
Q	G Etlis	6	6	6			Q	G Etlis	6	3	3	6³
	O Gross	4	4	6	5			C Pioline	2	6	6	7⁷
	C Pioline	6	6	3	7															3	Y Kafelnikov	6	6	7
Q	S Navarro	1	6	6	6²	6															M Philippoussis	2	3	5
	M A Gorriz	6	4	2	7⁷	1	Q	S Navarro	1	7⁷	1	2
WC	S Grosjean	3	6	4	4			J Siemerink	6	6¹	6	6
	J Siemerink	6	4	6	6									J Siemerink	4	4	2
	N Kulti	2	6	6	4	4								M Philippoussis	6	6	6
	M Philippoussis	6	4	3	6	6		M Philippoussis	6	3	6	6
WC	O Delaître	6	2	1	6	6	WC	O Delaître	4	6	1	4
14	T Henman	2	6	6	2	4

Section 4

First round							Second round						Third round							Fourth round

12	A Berasategui	4	6	6	2	1^r
	A Medvedev	6	4	2	6	2		A Medvedev	6	6	6
	C Ruud	7	4	1	1	r		J A Viloca	4	3	4
	J A Viloca	5	6	6	4									A Medvedev	7⁷	6	6
	J Stark	6	7⁷	7⁷									WC	N Escudé	6²	4	3
	M Zabaleta	4	6²	6⁵				J Stark	4	2	2
	T Johansson	3	6	5	6³		WC	N Escudé	6	6	6
WC	N Escudé	6	2	7	7⁷																A Medvedev	7	1	2	6	5
	G Kuerten	6	7	6																	G Kuerten	5	6	6	1	7
	S Doseděl	0	5	1				G Kuerten	6	6	4	7
	J Björkman	6	6	1	6			J Björkman	4	2	6	5
	R Reneberg	2	1	6	2									G Kuerten	6³	6	6	3	6
	M Filippini	6	2	7	6⁷	4							5	T Muster	7⁷	1	3	6	4
	J Tarango	4	6	5	7⁹	6		J Tarango	5	6	2	1
	M-K Goellner	6	6⁴	2	7⁷	4	5	T Muster	7	1	6	6
5	T Muster	4	7⁷	6	6²	6

Bottom half

Section 5

First round							Second round							Third round						Fourth round

6	R Krajicek	7⁷	6	6
	S Draper	6³	2	1			6	R Krajicek	6	3	6	6
	B Ulihrach	6	6	6				B Ulihrach	2	6	2	3
	N Kiefer	3	3	3										6	R Krajicek	3	6	4	2
	P Fredriksson	3	7⁸	0	6	2									P Rafter	6	4	6	6
WC	F Fontang	6	6⁶	6	4	6	WC	F Fontang	3	4	3
	A Gaudenzi	6	6³	3	4			P Rafter	6	6	6
	P Rafter	3	7⁷	6	6																P Rafter	6	5	6	6
	M Woodforde	5	7⁸	6¹⁰	6	8															M Woodforde	2	7	1	2
	J Sánchez	7	6⁶	7¹²	4	6		M Woodforde	7⁷	6	7
	D Nestor	1	1	6	2			AV Volkov	6⁵	3	5
	AV Volkov	6	6	3	6										M Woodforde	6	7⁷	6
	A Pavel	6	7	6										11	A Costa	4	6²	3
	A O'Brien	4	5	0				A Pavel	1	6	6	3	4
	A Voinea	4	5	4			11	A Costa	6	4	0	6	6
11	A Costa	6	7	6

Section 6

First round							Second round							Third round					Fourth round

13	W Ferreira	6¹	7⁷	6¹	6	6
	M Tillström	7⁷	6³	7⁷	3	1	13	W Ferreira	7⁷	4	6	2	6
	E Benfele Álvarez	7	6³	3	5			R Carretero	6⁴	6	1	6	4
	R Carretero	5	7⁷	6	7									13	W Ferreira	w/o
	D Flach	4	0	1											P Korda
	C Costa	6	6	6				C Costa	3	5	4
Q	J Burillo	4	0	6⁴				P Korda	6	7	6
	P Korda	6	6	7⁷																P Korda	6	1	5	4
	D Vacek	4	2	3																G Blanco	1	6	7	6
	C Woodruff	6	6	6				C Woodruff	6	5	3	6	6
LL	F Fetterlein	4	1	2			Q	N Lapentti	4	7	6	4	1
Q	N Lapentti	6	6	6											C Woodruff	6⁶	3	6²
	N Godwin	3	2	6	5										G Blanco	7⁸	6	7⁷
	G Blanco	6	6	1	7			G Blanco	6	4	6	7⁷
	M Gustafsson	4	6	7⁷	6			M Gustafsson	4	6	4	6¹
4	G Ivanišević	6	3	6³	3

Section 7

First round							Second round							Third round					Fourth round

7	M Ríos	6	5	4	6	6
Q	W Black	4	7	6	2	1	7	M Ríos	6³	6⁰	6	7⁷	6
	F Squillari	6	3	3	3			B Black	7⁷	7⁷	4	6⁴	0
	B Black	1	6	6	6									7	M Ríos	7⁸	6	6
	A Boetsch	6	6	6											A Boetsch	6⁶	3	4
	K Kučera	1	1	4				A Boetsch	6	6	6
	M Ondruska	7⁷	6	6				M Ondruska	3	2	1
Q	M Pastura	6³	2	1															7	M Ríos	2	1	7	6⁴
	K Carlsen	6⁶	6	4	0															H Arazi	6	6	5	7⁷
	T Woodbridge	7⁸	4	6	6			T Woodbridge	4	5	2
	H Dreekmann	3	4	2				H Arazi	6	7	6
	H Arazi	6	6	6											H Arazi	6	6	7
	J Courier	1	2	6	6	4									M Larsson	2	3	5
	M Larsson	6	6	4	1	6		M Larsson	6	6	3	6
	R Fromberg	3	2	2			10	F Mantilla	2	4	6	3
10	F Mantilla	6	6	6

Section 8

First round							Second round						Third round					Fourth round

16	S Bruguera	6	0	6	6
	J Van Herck	3	6	2	0		16	S Bruguera	6	6	6
	P Haarhuis	2	4	7	4			D van Scheppingen	2	3	3
	D van Scheppingen	6	6	5	6								16	S Bruguera	6	6	6
	S Sargsian	2	5	3									Q	D Norman	3	1	3
Q	D Norman	6	7	6			Q	D Norman	5	6	7⁷	6
	S Stolle	7	6	4	6			S Stolle	7	4	6²	3
	R Furlan	5	1	6	3													16	S Bruguera	3	6	6	6
LL	J Krocskó	7	6	4	7⁷													2	M Chang	6	4	3	4
	J Krošlák	5	3	6	6⁵		LL	J Krocskó	3	3	6³
	G Schaller	6	4	6	4	2		S Simian	6	6	7⁷
	S Simian	2	6	4	6	6								S Simian	1	2	r
WC	A Clément	1	2	3									2	M Chang	6	5
	J Golmard	6	6	6				J Golmard	2	3	6	2
Q	R Gilbert	2	3	2			2	M Chang	6	6	3	6
2	M Chang	6	6	6

External links

1997 French Open Men's Singles draw – Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP)

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