1997 Australian Open – Men's singles

Men's singles
Men's singles
1997 Australian Open
Final
Champion	Pete Sampras
Runner-up	Carlos Moyà
Score	6–2, 6–3, 6–3
Details
Draw	128
Seeds	16
Events

Pete Sampras defeated Carlos Moyá in the final, 6–2, 6–3, 6–3 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1997 Australian Open. It was his second Australian Open title and ninth major title overall.

Boris Becker was the defending champion, but lost in the first round to Moyá. Becker was the first major champion in the Open Era to lose in the 1st round as the defending champion.

This tournament marked the major main draw debut of future world No. 1 and two-time major singles champion Lleyton Hewitt. He would compete in the Australian Open for a record twenty consecutive years.^[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)

Qualifying

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals							Semifinals					Final

1	Pete Sampras	6	6⁵	6	3	6

10	Albert Costa	3	7⁷	1	6	2
							1	Pete Sampras	6	7⁷	6

							5	Thomas Muster	1	6³	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	6⁵	6

14	Félix Mantilla	5	2	7⁷	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	6⁴	6	6	3	6
	S Stolle	6	5	5	7⁷	1															D Hrbatý	7⁷	3	4	6	4
	D Hrbatý	1	7	7	6⁴	6		D Hrbatý	6	6	6
	N Kulti	6	6	6				N Kulti	2	1	2
	K Alami	4	2	4										D Hrbatý	6	7⁷	6⁴	2
	T Carbonell	6	7⁷	7									16	A Berasategui	3	6³	7⁷	0	r
	D Vacek	2	6⁵	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	7⁷	7⁷
	J Krošlák	4	6	6	6			J Krošlák	1	6²	6⁰
	A Gaudenzi	6	4	2	2								10	A Costa	6	6	7
	A Rădulescu	2	4	7⁷	3									S Draper	4	2	5
	S Draper	6	6	6⁴	6			S Draper	7⁷	7	6
	F Dewulf	6	6	7				F Dewulf	6⁵	5	0
Q	F Wibier	4	2	5															10	A Costa	6	6	3
WC	P Tramacchi	6⁶	6	6	3														8	W Ferreira	3	2	2	r
	J Van Herck	7⁸	3	4	2	r	WC	P Tramacchi	6¹	7⁷	2	6⁴
Q	A Cherkasov	4	6	3	4			R Furlan	7⁷	6³	6	7⁷
	R Furlan	6	4	6	6									R Furlan	4	4	7⁷	1
WC	P Cash	4	4	3									8	W Ferreira	6	6	6³	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	6⁵	6	6
Q	L Jönsson	3	3	2										C Woodruff	3	7⁷	3	1
	J Novák	6	6	6				J Novák	2	6⁶	2
	C Woodruff	6	6	6				C Woodruff	6	7⁸	6
	M Norman	4	1	1															3	G Ivanišević	4	6	6⁷	6	6
	M Tillström	5	6⁹	6	4															C Ruud	6	2	7⁹	3	3
	G Kuerten	7	7¹¹	3	6			G Kuerten	7⁷	3	1	0
	A Chesnokov	1	3	6	1			N Godwin	6⁵	6	6	6
	N Godwin	6	6	3	6									N Godwin	6⁶	7⁷	2	6⁵
WC	L Paes	6	6	6										C Ruud	7⁸	6³	6	7⁷
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	6⁴	6	4	6	8
	S Schalken	7⁷	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	7⁷	6
	M Rosset	6	7⁹	6											J Tarango	1	6³	3
	J Sánchez	4	6⁷	1				M Rosset	4	1	1
	J Tarango	2	7⁷	7⁷	6			J Tarango	6	6	6
Q	B Shelton	6	6¹	6²	2														11	J Courier	2	6	6⁴	3
	JP Fleurian	7	6	6															5	T Muster	6	3	7⁷	6
	H Arazi	5	0	3				JP Fleurian	2	6⁵	5
Q	J Knippschild	6	6²	7⁷	6		Q	J Knippschild	6	7⁷	7
	S Lareau	2	7⁷	6⁵	3									Q	J Knippschild	4	6²	3
	J Burillo	0	1	0	r									5	T Muster	6	7⁷	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	6⁴	6	1	4
	C Moyà	5	7⁷	2	6	6		C Moyà	3	6	6	6
	P McEnroe	7⁷	6	6				P McEnroe	6	0	3	1
	A Olhovskiy	6⁴	2	4										C Moyà	6	6	6
	T Johansson	6	6	1	6²	6								B Karbacher	2	2	2
	M Damm	4	2	6	7⁷	2		T Johansson	3	2	6⁵
	B Karbacher	6	7⁷	1	6			B Karbacher	6	6	7⁷
	M A Gorriz	4	6⁴	6	3														C Moyà	6	1	3	6	6
	M-K Goellner	6	6	6²	6														J Björkman	3	6	6	2	4
	K Carlsen	4	1	7⁷	4			M-K 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	7⁷	6
Q	K Braasch	3	6	6	7								Q	K Braasch	4	6⁵	3
	A O'Brien	6	3	4	5		Q	K Braasch	3	7⁸	6	6
WC	G Doyle	7⁷	3	5	1		12	M Gustafsson	6	6⁶	4	4
12	M Gustafsson	6²	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	7⁷	6
	A Boetsch	6	6	6									A Boetsch	3	6	6⁴	4
Q	D Caldwell	0	0	2				A Boetsch	6	6	6
	L Roux	1	4	7⁷	6	13		L Roux	4	4	1
	J Stark	6	6	6⁴	2	11												14	F Mantilla	7	6	6
	M Washington	6	6⁶	6	6														M Washington	5	2	1
Q	J Eltingh	3	7⁸	3	2			M Washington	6	6	6
	M Ondruska	6⁶	5	6	2			S Sargsian	1	0	2
	S Sargsian	7⁸	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	6⁵
	T Woodbridge	6	6	6				T Woodbridge	6	6	7⁷
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	7¹⁰	7	6
Q	L Hewitt	3	4	3											S Bruguera	6⁸	5	2
	S Bruguera	6	6	6				S Bruguera	4	6	6	7⁷
	M Larsson	6	6	7⁷				M Larsson	6	3	4	6⁰
	J A Viloca	3	3	6³																7	T Enqvist	6	4	6⁴	7⁷	3
Q	A Reichel	4	3	2																9	M Ríos	4	6	7⁷	6⁵	6
	G Schaller	6	6	6				G Schaller	4	6	6	4	6
Q	T Mitchell	6²	0	2				À Corretja	6	3	3	6	3
	À Corretja	7⁷	6	6											G Schaller	6	6²	1	1
	M Joyce	6	7⁷	6										9	M Ríos	4	7⁷	6	6
	R Carretero	1	6⁴	1				M Joyce	0	4	2
	P Korda	6⁴	3	3			9	M Ríos	6	6	6
9	M Ríos	7⁷	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	6⁴	6	4									D van Scheppingen	1	4	1
Q	E Ran	6	7⁷	3	6	Q	E Ran	2	2	2
	D van Scheppingen	7⁷	7⁷	6			D van Scheppingen	6	6	6
	B Black	6⁵	6³	4															A Medvedev	6	2	2	1
	G Raoux	7⁷	6	6														2	M Chang	4	6	6	6
	D Nestor	6³	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	6³	3
	R Reneberg	2											2	M Chang	6	7⁷	6
Q	O Burrieza	2	r				R Reneberg	2	5	1
LL	K Goossens	0	3	1		2	M Chang	6	7	6
2	M Chang	6	6	6

References

^ Rusty pauses to reflect Archived 2014-01-11 at the Wayback Machine, Australian Open official website, 8 January 2014
^ "Lleyton Hewitt to retire from tennis after 2016 Australian Open, Pat Rafter stands down as Davis Cup captain". abc.net.au.

External links

Preceded by 1996 US Open – Men's singles	Grand Slam men's singles	Succeeded by 1997 French Open – Men's singles

[1] Rusty pauses to reflect Archived 2014-01-11 at the Wayback Machine, 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.

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