1997 du Maurier Open – Men's Singles

Men's Singles
1997 du Maurier Open
1996 Champions	Wayne Ferreira
Champions	Chris Woodruff
Runners-up	Gustavo Kuerten
Final score	7–5, 4–6, 6–3

Wayne Ferreira was the defending champion, but lost to Yevgeny Kafelnikov in the third round.

Chris Woodruff won in the final 7–5, 4–6, 6–3, against Gustavo Kuerten.

Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. The top eight seeds received a bye to the second round.

Michael Chang (Semifinals) Goran Ivanišević (Third Round) Thomas Muster (Third Round) Yevgeny Kafelnikov (Semifinals) Thomas Enqvist (Quarterfinals) Gustavo Kuerten (Final) Mark Philippoussis (Quarterfinals) Richard Krajicek (Quarterfinals)

Petr Korda (First Round) Tim Henman (First Round) Patrick Rafter (Second Round) Jonas Björkman (Third Round) Wayne Ferreira (Third Round) Jim Courier (First Round) Alex O'Brien (Third Round) Jan Siemerink (Second 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

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Michael Chang	3	1
	6	Gustavo Kuerten	6	6
								6	Gustavo Kuerten	5	6	3
									Chris Woodruff	7	4	6
	4	Yevgeny Kafelnikov	7	5	3
		Chris Woodruff	5	7	6

Top Half

Section 1

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
							1	M Chang	6	1
	S Lareau	1	5					S Stolle	1	0	r
	S Stolle	6	7											1	M Chang	4	6	6
	G Stafford	6	5	2										15	A O'Brien	6	2	3
	M Ondruska	4	7	6				M Ondruska	4	6^7
	A Boetsch	1	2				15	A O'Brien	6	7^9
15	A O'Brien	6	6																		1	M Chang	7^7	6
9	P Korda	4	4																		8	R Krajicek	6^5	4
	J Gimelstob	6	6					J Gimelstob	6	6
	S Draper	4	6	6				S Draper	3	1
	T Champion	6	1	2											J Gimelstob	2	4
	N Godwin	7^7	4	6										8	R Krajicek	6	6
	B Black	6^2	6	4				N Godwin	6^3	1
							8	R Krajicek	7^7	6

Section 2

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
							3	T Muster	4	7^7	6
Q	J Salzenstein	6	6				Q	J Salzenstein	6	6^1	3
Q	W McGuire	4	2											3	T Muster	2	6	4
	G Grant	7^11	7^7												F Santoro	6	2	6
	E Ran	6^9	6^0					G Grant	2	1
	F Santoro	7	4	6				F Santoro	6	6
14	J Courier	5	6	4																		F Santoro	3	6^6
11	P Rafter	6	6																		6	G Kuerten	6	7^8
	O Delaître	4	1				11	P Rafter	7^7	4	4
WC	F Niemeyer	6^5	3				Q	M Tebbutt	6^4	6	6
Q	M Tebbutt	7^7	6											Q	M Tebbutt	7	4	4
	S Sargsian	7^7	3	3										6	G Kuerten	5	6	6
	J Stark	6^3	6	6				J Stark	2	4
							6	G Kuerten	6	6

Bottom Half

Section 3

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
							5	T Enqvist	6^3	6	6
	D Nestor	7	4	4				T Haas	7^7	4	4
	T Haas	5	6	6										5	T Enqvist	6	6
	D Flach	7^7	6											12	J Björkman	3	2
	J Golmard	6^0	4					D Flach	7	3	5
WC	B Kokavec	3	2				12	J Björkman	5	6	7
12	J Björkman	6	6																		5	T Enqvist	5	7^9	1
13	W Ferreira	7^7	6																		4	Y Kafelnikov	7	6^7	6
	D Vacek	6^5	1				13	W Ferreira	6	6
Q	C Caratti	6	6				Q	C Caratti	1	2
	M Damm	3	1											13	W Ferreira	5	3
	V Spadea	3	6	6										4	Y Kafelnikov	7	6
	L Roux	6	3	1				V Spadea	6	3	6^6
							4	Y Kafelnikov	4	6	7^8

Section 4

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
							7	M Philippoussis	6	6
Q	C Mamiit	1	6	5			Q	S Campbell	2	4
Q	S Campbell	6	4	7										7	M Philippoussis	7	6
	G Raoux	6	7^7												G Raoux	5	3
Q	P Gauthier	3	6^3					G Raoux	6	6
WC	S Leblanc	7^7	4	6			WC	S Leblanc	1	4
10	T Henman	6^3	6	3																	7	M Philippoussis	4	4
16	J Siemerink	6	6																			C Woodruff	6	6
	L Paes	3	4				16	J Siemerink	7^7	5	6^2
	C Woodruff	7^9	6					C Woodruff	6^4	7	7^7
WC	J Robichaud	6^7	3												C Woodruff	7^8	6
	F Fetterlein	2	0											2	G Ivanišević	6^6	2
	B Steven	6	6					B Steven	3	7^10	4
							2	G Ivanišević	6	6^8	6

References

• 1997 du Maurier Open Draw