1997 Australian Open – Men's Singles

Men's Singles
1997 Australian Open
Champion	Pete Sampras
Runner-up	Carlos Moyà
Final score	6–2, 6–3, 6–3

Boris Becker was the defending champion, but he was upset in the first round by Spaniard Carlos Moyà.

World No. 1 Pete Sampras won the title, defeating Moyà in the final, 6–2, 6–3, 6–3.

This tournament was notable for being the first Grand Slam in which Lleyton Hewitt competed in the main draw. He went on to compete in the national championships for an unprecedented twenty consecutive years, ending in 2016.^[1][2]

Seeds

Pete Sampras (Champion) Michael Chang (Semifinals) Goran Ivanišević (Quarterfinals) Yevgeny Kafelnikov (Withdrew) Thomas Muster (Semifinals) Boris Becker (First round) Thomas Enqvist (Fourth Round) Wayne Ferreira (Fourth Round)

Marcelo Ríos (Quarterfinals) Albert Costa (Quarterfinals) Jim Courier (Fourth Round) Magnus Gustafsson (Second Round) Jan Siemerink (First Round) Félix Mantilla (Quarterfinals) Michael Stich (Second Round) Alberto Berasategui (Third 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									Finals
	1	Pete Sampras	6	6^5	6	3	6
	10	Albert Costa	3	7^7	1	6	2
										1	Pete Sampras	6	7^7	6
										5	Thomas Muster	1	6^3	3
	3	Goran Ivanišević	4	2	3
	5	Thomas Muster	6	6	6
																			1	Pete Sampras	6	6	6
																				Carlos Moyà	2	3	3
		Carlos Moyà	7	6	6^5	6
	14	Félix Mantilla	5	2	7^7	2
											Carlos Moyà	7	6	6
										2	Michael Chang	5	2	4
	9	Marcelo Ríos	5	1	4
	2	Michael Chang	7	6	6

Top Half

Section 1

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
	1	P Sampras	6	6	6
	Q	D Pescariu	2	4	2					1	P Sampras	3	6	6	6
		A Voinea	6	6	4	6					A Voinea	6	2	3	2
		H Dreekmann	2	1	6	4													1	P Sampras	6	6	6
		M Woodforde	6	6	7															M Woodforde	1	0	1
	WC	M Tebbutt	4	4	5						M Woodforde	6	6	7
		H Gumy	6	6	6						H Gumy	0	1	5
		O Stanoytchev	4	4	4																							1	P Sampras	6^4	6	6	3	6
		S Stolle	6	5	5	7^7	1																						D Hrbatý	7^7	3	4	6	4
		D Hrbatý	1	7	7	6^4	6				D Hrbatý	6	6	6
		N Kulti	6	6	6						N Kulti	2	1	2
		K Alami	4	2	4															D Hrbatý	6	7^7	6^4	2
		T Carbonell	6	7^7	7														16	A Berasategui	3	6^3	7^7	0	r
		D Vacek	2	6^5	5						T Carbonell	3	5	4
	WC	T Larkham	1	2	4					16	A Berasategui	6	7	6
	16	A Berasategui	6	6	6

Section 2

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
	10	A Costa	7	6	7
		P Rafter	5	2	5					10	A Costa	6	7^7	7^7
		J Krošlák	4	6	6	6					J Krošlák	1	6^2	6^0
		A Gaudenzi	6	4	2	2													10	A Costa	6	6	7
		A Rădulescu	2	4	7^7	3														S Draper	4	2	5
		S Draper	6	6	6^4	6					S Draper	7^7	7	6
		F Dewulf	6	6	7						F Dewulf	6^5	5	0
	Q	F Wibier	4	2	5																							10	A Costa	6	6	3
	WC	P Tramacchi	6^6	6	6	3																						8	W Ferreira	3	2	2	r
		J Van Herck	7^8	3	4	2	r			WC	P Tramacchi	6^1	7^7	2	6^4
	Q	A Cherkasov	4	6	3	4					R Furlan	7^7	6^3	6	7^7
		R Furlan	6	4	6	6														R Furlan	4	4	7^7	1
	WC	P Cash	4	4	3														8	W Ferreira	6	6	6^3	6
		J Frana	6	6	6						J Frana	3	6	2	1
		C Costa	3	2	2					8	W Ferreira	6	3	6	6
	8	W Ferreira	6	6	6

Section 3

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
	3	G Ivanišević	6	7	6
	WC	B Ellwood	2	5	3					3	G Ivanišević	6	6	6
		P Haarhuis	1	6	3	6	4				K Kučera	4	2	2
		K Kučera	6	2	6	4	6												3	G Ivanišević	6	6^5	6	6
	Q	L Jonsson	3	3	2															C Woodruff	3	7^7	3	1
		J Novák	6	6	6						J Novák	2	6^6	2
		C Woodruff	6	6	6						C Woodruff	6	7^8	6
		M Norman	4	1	1																							3	G Ivanišević	4	6	6^7	6	6
		M Tillström	5	6^9	6	4																							C Ruud	6	2	7^9	3	3
		G Kuerten	7	7^11	3	6					G Kuerten	7^7	3	1	0
		A Chesnokov	1	3	6	1					N Godwin	6^5	6	6	6
		N Godwin	6	6	3	6														N Godwin	6^6	7^7	2	6^5
	WC	L Paes	6	6	6															C Ruud	7^8	6^3	6	7^7
	WC	J Crabb	4	3	4					WC	L Paes	2	2	2
		C Ruud	3	4	7	6	10				C Ruud	6	6	6
	13	J Siemerink	6	6	5	2	8

Section 4

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
	11	J Courier	5^4	6	4	6	8
		S Schalken	7^7	3	6	1	6			11	J Courier	4	6	3	6	6
		G Forget	2	6	3	4					S Doseděl	6	2	6	4	4
		S Doseděl	6	3	6	6													11	J Courier	6	7^7	6
		M Rosset	6	7^9	6															J Tarango	1	6^3	3
		J Sánchez	4	6^7	1						M Rosset	4	1	1
		J Tarango	2	7^7	7^7	6					J Tarango	6	6	6
	Q	B Shelton	6	6^1	6^2	2																						11	J Courier	2	6	6^4	3
		JP Fleurian	7	6	6																							5	T Muster	6	3	7^7	6
		H Arazi	5	0	3						JP Fleurian	2	6^5	5
	Q	J Knippschild	6	6^2	7^7	6				Q	J Knippschild	6	7^7	7
		S Lareau	2	7^7	6^5	3													Q	J Knippschild	4	6^2	3
		J Burillo	0	1	0	r													5	T Muster	6	7^7	6
		G Stafford	6	6	3						G Stafford	3	2	2
	Q	G Grant	3	4	2					5	T Muster	6	6	6
	5	T Muster	6	6	6

Bottom Half

Section 5

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
	6	B Becker	7	6^4	6	1	4
		C Moyà	5	7^7	2	6	6				C Moyà	3	6	6	6
		P McEnroe	7^7	6	6						P McEnroe	6	0	3	1
		A Olhovskiy	6^4	2	4															C Moyà	6	6	6
		T Johansson	6	6	1	6^2	6													B Karbacher	2	2	2
		M Damm	4	2	6	7^7	2				T Johansson	3	2	6^5
		B Karbacher	6	7^7	1	6					B Karbacher	6	6	7^7
		M Aurelio Gorriz	4	6^4	6	3																							C Moyà	6	1	3	6	6
		MK Goellner	6	6	6^2	6																							J Björkman	3	6	6	2	4
		K Carlsen	4	1	7^7	4					MK Goellner	4	6	4	1
		B Ulihrach	6	1	4	2					J Björkman	6	3	6	6
		J Björkman	1	6	6	6														J Björkman	6	7^7	6
	Q	K Braasch	3	6	6	7													Q	K Braasch	4	6^5	3
		A O'Brien	6	3	4	5				Q	K Braasch	3	7^8	6	6
	WC	G Doyle	7^7	3	5	1				12	M Gustafsson	6	6^6	4	4
	12	M Gustafsson	6^2	6	7	6

Section 6

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
	14	F Mantilla	6	5	7	6
		G Rusedski	4	7	5	2				14	F Mantilla	6	6	6
		D Prinosil	7	6	1	5	7				F Meligeni	2	4	0
		F Meligeni	5	1	6	7	9												14	F Mantilla	6	1	7^7	6
		A Boetsch	6	6	6															A Boetsch	3	6	6^4	4
	Q	D Caldwell	0	0	2						A Boetsch	6	6	6
		L Roux	1	4	7^7	6	13				L Roux	4	4	1
		J Stark	6	6	6^4	2	11																					14	F Mantilla	7	6	6
		M Washington	6	6^6	6	6																							M Washington	5	2	1
	Q	J Eltingh	3	7^8	3	2					M Washington	6	6	6
		M Ondruska	6^6	5	6	2					S Sargsian	1	0	2
		S Sargsian	7^8	7	4	6														M Washington	4	6	6	6
		G Blanco	4	2	4															T Woodbridge	6	2	3	1
		S Simian	6	6	6						S Simian	3	3	6^5
		T Woodbridge	6	6	6						T Woodbridge	6	6	7^7
	LL	M Knowles	4	2	1

Section 7

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
	7	T Enqvist	6	6	6
		N Pereira	1	2	4					7	T Enqvist	6	6	7
		B Steven	6	6	5	3	1				R Fromberg	4	4	5
		R Fromberg	4	2	7	6	6												7	T Enqvist	7^10	7	6
	Q	L Hewitt	3	4	3															S Bruguera	6^8	5	2
		S Bruguera	6	6	6						S Bruguera	4	6	6	7^7
		M Larsson	6	6	7^7						M Larsson	6	3	4	6^0
		J A Viloca	3	3	6^3																							7	T Enqvist	6	4	6^4	7^7	3
	Q	A Reichel	4	3	2																							9	M Ríos	4	6	7^7	6^5	6
		G Schaller	6	6	6						G Schaller	4	6	6	4	6
	Q	T Mitchell	6^2	0	2						À Corretja	6	3	3	6	3
		À Corretja	7^7	6	6															G Schaller	6	6^2	1	1
		M Joyce	6	7^7	6														9	M Ríos	4	7^7	6	6
		R Carretero	1	6^4	1						M Joyce	0	4	2
		P Korda	6^4	3	3					9	M Ríos	6	6	6
	9	M Ríos	7^7	6	6

Section 8

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
	15	M Stich	6	6	6
		P Fredriksson	3	2	2					15	M Stich	6	1	2	6	7
		T Champion	5	2	2						A Medvedev	4	6	6	4	9
		A Medvedev	7	6	6															A Medvedev	6	6	6
	Q	J Gimelstob	3	6^4	6	4														D van Scheppingen	1	4	1
	Q	E Ran	6	7^7	3	6				Q	E Ran	2	2	2
		D van Scheppingen	7^7	7^7	6						D van Scheppingen	6	6	6
		B Black	6^5	6^3	4																								A Medvedev	6	2	2	1
		G Raoux	7^7	6	6																							2	M Chang	4	6	6	6
		D Nestor	6^3	2	2						G Raoux	3	3	4
	LL	A Pavel	5	4	2						T Henman	6	6	6
		T Henman	7	6	6															T Henman	1	6^3	3
		R Reneberg	2																2	M Chang	6	7^7	6
	Q	O Burrieza	2	r							R Reneberg	2	5	1
	LL	K Goossens	0	0	0					2	M Chang	6	7	6
	2	M Chang	6	6	6

References

1. Rusty pauses to reflect, Australian Open official website, 8 January 2014
2. "Lleyton Hewitt to retire from tennis after 2016 Australian Open, Pat Rafter stands down as Davis Cup captain". abc.net.au.

External links

• 1997 Australian Open on ATPtennis.com