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

1. Pete Sampras (Third round)
2. Michael Chang (Fourth round)
3. Yevgeny Kafelnikov (Quarterfinals)
4. Goran Ivanišević (First round)
5. Thomas Muster (Third round)
6. Richard Krajicek (Third round)
7. Marcelo Ríos (Fourth round)
8. Àlex Corretja (Fourth round)
9. Carlos Moyá (Second round)
10. Félix Mantilla (Second round)
11. Albert Costa (Third round)
12. Alberto Berasategui (First round)
13. Wayne Ferreira (Third round)
14. Tim Henman (First round)
15. Marc Rosset (Fourth round)
16. Sergi Bruguera (Final)

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
		Magnus Norman	2	7^7	4	3
	Q	Filip Dewulf	6	6^2	6	6
										Q	Filip Dewulf	1	6	1	6^4
											Gustavo Kuerten	6	3	6	7^7
	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	7^7	6
		Galo Blanco	3	6^3	3
											Patrick Rafter	7^8	1	5	6^1
										16	Sergi Bruguera	6^6	6	7	7^7
		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	7^7	1	3				F Clavet	1	2	2
		F Clavet	3	6	6^2	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	7^7	6
	Q	A Merinov	0	2	6^10																							15	M Rosset	6	3	6^3	3
		L Roux	6	6	7^12						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	6^2	4				15	M Rosset	6	6	6
	15	M Rosset	7	3	7^7	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	6^5	6	7^8	6
	Q	C Caratti	3	3	1														Q	F Dewulf	6	7^7	4	6^6	8
	Q	F Dewulf	6	6	6					Q	F Dewulf	6	6	3	1	6
		F Meligeni	6	6^3	6	7					F Meligeni	4	2	6	6	3
		J Frana	4	7^7	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	7^7	7	6				Q	R Delgado	2	3	3
		S Schalken	6	6^2	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	6^8
		K Alami	3	4	1					8	À Corretja	4	6	6	7^10
	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	6^3	1	6
	Q	W Schranz	4	2	3															C Pioline	5	4	7^7	6	4
	Q	G Etlis	6	6	6					Q	G Etlis	6	3	3	6^3
		O Gross	4	4	6	5					C Pioline	2	6	6	7^7
		C Pioline	6	6	3	7																						3	Y Kafelnikov	6	6	7
	Q	S Navarro	1	6	6	6^2	6																						M Philippoussis	2	3	5
		M A Gorriz	6	4	2	7^7	1			Q	S Navarro	1	7^7	1	2
	WC	S Grosjean	3	6	4	4					J Siemerink	6	6^1	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	7^7	6	6
		J Stark	6	7^7	7^7														WC	N Escudé	6^2	4	3
		M Zabaleta	4	6^2	6^5						J Stark	4	2	2
		T Johansson	3	6	5	6^3				WC	N Escudé	6	6	6
	WC	N Escudé	6	2	7	7^7																							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	6^3	6	6	3	6
		M Filippini	6	2	7	6^7	4												5	T Muster	7^7	1	3	6	4
		J Tarango	4	6	5	7^9	6				J Tarango	5	6	2	1
		M-K Goellner	6	6^4	2	7^7	4			5	T Muster	7	1	6	6
	5	T Muster	4	7^7	6	6^2	6

Bottom half

Section 5

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
	6	R Krajicek	7^7	6	6
		S Draper	6^3	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	7^8	0	6	2													P Rafter	6	4	6	6
	WC	F Fontang	6	6^6	6	4	6			WC	F Fontang	3	4	3
		A Gaudenzi	6	6^3	3	4					P Rafter	6	6	6
		P Rafter	3	7^7	6	6																							P Rafter	6	5	6	6
		M Woodforde	5	7^8	6^10	6	8																						M Woodforde	2	7	1	2
		J Sánchez	7	6^6	7^12	4	6				M Woodforde	7^7	6	7
		D Nestor	1	1	6	2					AV Volkov	6^5	3	5
		AV Volkov	6	6	3	6														M Woodforde	6	7^7	6
		A Pavel	6	7	6														11	A Costa	4	6^2	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	6^1	7^7	6^1	6	6
		M Tillström	7^7	6^3	7^7	3	1			13	W Ferreira	7^7	4	6	2	6
		E Benfele Álvarez	7	6^3	3	5					R Carretero	6^4	6	1	6	4
		R Carretero	5	7^7	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	6^4						P Korda	6	7	6
		P Korda	6	6	7^7																								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	6^6	3	6^2
		N Godwin	3	2	6	5														G Blanco	7^8	6	7^7
		G Blanco	6	6	1	7					G Blanco	6	4	6	7^7
		M Gustafsson	4	6	7^7	6					M Gustafsson	4	6	4	6^1
	4	G Ivanišević	6	3	6^3	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	6^3	6^0	6	7^7	6
		F Squillari	6	3	3	3					B Black	7^7	7^7	4	6^4	0
		B Black	1	6	6	6													7	M Ríos	7^8	6	6
		A Boetsch	6	6	6															A Boetsch	6^6	3	4
		K Kučera	1	1	4						A Boetsch	6	6	6
		M Ondruska	7^7	6	6						M Ondruska	3	2	1
	Q	M Pastura	6^3	2	1																							7	M Ríos	2	1	7	6^4
		K Carlsen	6^6	6	4	0																							H Arazi	6	6	5	7^7
		T Woodbridge	7^8	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	7^7	6
		S Stolle	7	6	4	6					S Stolle	7	4	6^2	3
		R Furlan	5	1	6	3																						16	S Bruguera	3	6	6	6
	LL	J Krocskó	7	6	4	7^7																						2	M Chang	6	4	3	4
		J Krošlák	5	3	6	6^5				LL	J Krocskó	3	3	6^3
		G Schaller	6	4	6	4	2				S Simian	6	6	7^7
		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)