French Open 1997 / men's singles

French Open 1997
Singles:	Men's	Ladies
Double:	Men's	Ladies	Mixed
Singles:	Juniors	Juniors
Double:	Juniors	Juniors
R. Single:	Men's	Ladies	Quad
R. Double:	Men's	Ladies	Quad
French Open men's singles
1996 ◄ 1997 ► 1998
Grand Slams 1997 men's singles
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Men's singles at the 1997 French Open .

The defending champion was Yevgeny Kafelnikow . Gustavo Kuerten and Sergi Bruguera contested the final , which Kuerten won in three sets. This was his first Grand Slam title.

Seeding list

No. player Round reached 01.  Pete Sampras 3rd round 02.  Michael Chang Round of 16 03.  Yevgeny Kafelnikov Quarter finals 04th  Goran Ivanišević 1 round 05.  Thomas Muster 3rd round 06th  Richard Krajicek 3rd round 07th  Marcelo Ríos Round of 16 08th.  Alex Corretja Round of 16

No. player Round reached 09.  Carlos Moyá 2nd round 10.  Félix Mantilla 2nd round 11.  Albert Costa 3rd round 12.  Alberto Berasategui 1 round 13.  Wayne Ferreira 3rd round 14th  Tim Henman 1 round 15th  Marc Rosset Round of 16 16.  Sergi Bruguera final

Main round

Explanation of symbols

Q = qualifier WC = wildcard LL = Lucky Loser ITF = qualified via ITF ranking

ALT = replacement (alternate) PR = Protected Ranking SE = Special Exempt

r = retired d = disqualification where = walkover

Quarter-finals, semi-finals, finals

Quarter finals

Semifinals

final

Magnus Norman

2

7th

4th

3

Q

Filip Dewulf

6th

6 2

6th

6th

Q

Filip Dewulf

1

6th

1

6 4

Gustavo Kuerten

6th

3

6th

7th

3

Yevgeny Kafelnikov

2

7th

6th

0

4th

Gustavo Kuerten

6th

5

2

6th

6th

Gustavo Kuerten

6th

6th

6th

16

Sergi Bruguera

3

4th

2

Patrick Rafter

6th

7th

6th

Galo Blanco

3

6 3

3

Patrick Rafter

7th

1

5

6 1

16

Sergi Bruguera

6 6

6th

7th

7th

Hicham Arazi

6th

3

2

2

16

Sergi Bruguera

4th

6th

6th

6th

Upper half

Upper half 1

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

1

P. Sampras

6th

7th

6th

F. Santoro

3

5

1

1

P. Sampras

6th

6th

6th

LL

M. Charpentier

6th

4th

7th

1

3

F. Clavet

1

2

2

F. Clavet

3

6th

6 2

6th

6th

1

P. Sampras

2

4th

6th

4th

G. Rusedski

3

2

6th

6th

7th

M. Norman

6th

6th

2

6th

M. Norman

6th

6th

3

4th

9

M. Norman

6th

6th

3

6th

L. Paes

6th

3

6th

6th

L. Paes

3

2

6th

3

G. Stafford

4th

6th

3

2

M. Norman

4th

6th

7th

6th

Q

A. Merinow

0

2

6 10

15th

M. Rosset

6th

3

6 3

3

L. Roux

6th

6th

7th

L. Roux

7th

6th

6th

S. Lareau

2

6th

6th

4th

8th

S. Lareau

5

2

4th

H. Gumy

6th

4th

4th

6th

6th

L. Roux

3

7th

2

3

J. Stoltenberg

6th

6th

4th

6th

15th

M. Rosset

6th

5

6th

6th

A. Rădulescu

0

4th

6th

4th

J. Stoltenberg

2

3

4th

D. Hrbatý

5

6th

6 2

4th

15th

M. Rosset

6th

6th

6th

15th

M. Rosset

7th

3

7th

6th

Upper half 2

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

9

C. Moyá

6th

6 3

5

6th

6th

Q

A. Martín

3

7th

7th

3

3

9

C. Moyá

4th

6th

5

3

WC

G. Solves

5

1

3

Q

A. Portas

6th

4th

7th

6th

Q

A. Portas

7th

6th

6th

Q

A. Portas

3

6 5

6th

7th

6th

Q

C. Caratti

3

3

1

Q

F. Dewulf

6th

7th

4th

6 6

8th

Q

F. Dewulf

6th

6th

6th

Q

F. Dewulf

6th

6th

3

1

6th

F. Meligeni

6th

6 3

6th

7th

F. Meligeni

4th

2

6th

6th

3

J. Frana

4th

7th

4th

5

Q

F. Dewulf

5

6th

6th

7th

WC

S. Huet

7th

6th

5

3

4th

8th

À. Corretja

7th

1

4th

5

WC

T. Champion

5

4th

7th

6th

6th

WC

T. Champion

6th

6th

6th

Q

R. Delgado

2

7th

7th

6th

Q

R. Delgado

2

3

3

S. Schalken

6th

6 2

5

4th

WC

T. Champion

1

0

r

D. Prinosil

4th

4th

6th

6th

4th

8th

À. Corretja

6th

3

Q

J. Knippschild

6th

6th

3

4th

6th

Q

J. Knippschild

6th

1

1

6 8

K. Alami

3

4th

1

8th

À. Corretja

4th

6th

6th

7th

8th

À. Corretja

6th

6th

6th

Upper half 3

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

3

J. Kafelnikow

6th

6th

6th

M. dam

2

4th

4th

3

J. Kafelnikow

7th

6th

6th

G. Raoux

6th

6th

6th

G. Raoux

5

3

4th

V. Spadea

2

0

1

3

J. Kafelnikow

7th

6th

6 3

1

6th

Q

W. Schranz

4th

2

3

C. Pioline

5

4th

7th

6th

4th

Q

G. Etlis

6th

6th

6th

Q

G. Etlis

6th

3

3

6 3

O. Gross

4th

4th

6th

5

C. Pioline

2

6th

6th

7th

C. Pioline

6th

6th

3

7th

3

J. Kafelnikow

6th

6th

7th

Q

S. Navarro

1

6th

6th

6 2

6th

M. Philippoussis

2

3

5

MA Górriz

6th

4th

2

7th

1

Q

S. Navarro

1

7th

1

2

WC

S. Grosjean

3

6th

4th

4th

J. Siemerink

6th

6 1

6th

6th

J. Siemerink

6th

4th

6th

6th

J. Siemerink

4th

4th

2

N. Kulti

2

6th

6th

4th

4th

M. Philippoussis

6th

6th

6th

M. Philippoussis

6th

4th

3

6th

6th

M. Philippoussis

6th

3

6th

6th

WC

O. Delaître

6th

2

1

6th

6th

WC

O. Delaître

4th

6th

1

4th

14th

T. Henman

2

6th

6th

2

4th

Upper half 4

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

12

A. Berasategui

4th

6th

6th

2

1r

A. Medvedev

6th

4th

2

6th

2

A. Medvedev

6th

6th

6th

C. Ruud

7th

4th

1

1

r

YES Viloca

4th

3

4th

YES Viloca

5

6th

6th

4th

A. Medvedev

7th

6th

6th

J. Stark

6th

7th

7th

WC

N. Escudé

6 2

4th

3

M. Zabaleta

4th

6 2

6 5

J. Stark

4th

2

2

T. Johansson

3

6th

5

6 3

WC

N. Escudé

6th

6th

6th

WC

N. Escudé

6th

2

7th

7th

A. Medvedev

7th

1

2

6th

5

G. Kuerten

6th

7th

6th

G. Kuerten

5

6th

6th

1

7th

C. Doseděl

0

5

4th

G. Kuerten

6th

6th

4th

7th

J. Bjorkman

6th

6th

4th

6th

J. Bjorkman

4th

2

6th

5

R. Reneberg

2

1

6th

2

G. Kuerten

6 3

6th

6th

3

6th

M. Filippini

6th

2

7th

6 7

4th

5

T. pattern

7th

1

3

6th

4th

J. Tarango

4th

6th

5

7th

6th

J. Tarango

5

6th

2

1

M.-K. Goellner

6th

6 4

2

7th

4th

5

T. pattern

7th

1

6th

6th

5

T. pattern

4th

7th

6th

6 2

6th

Bottom half

Lower half 1

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

6th

R. Krajicek

7th

6th

6th

S. Draper

6 3

2

1

6th

R. Krajicek

6th

3

6th

6th

B. Ulihrach

6th

6th

6th

B. Ulihrach

2

6th

2

3

N. jaw

3

3

3

6th

R. Krajicek

3

6th

4th

2

P. Fredriksson

3

7th

0

6th

2

P. Rafter

6th

4th

6th

6th

WC

F. Fontang

6th

6 6

6th

4th

6th

WC

F. Fontang

3

4th

3

A. Gaudenzi

6th

6 3

3

4th

P. Rafter

6th

6th

6th

P. Rafter

3

7th

6th

6th

P. Rafter

6th

5

6th

6th

M. Woodforde

5

7th

6 10

6th

8th

M. Woodforde

2

7th

1

2

J. Sanchez

7th

6 6

7th

4th

6th

M. Woodforde

7th

6th

7th

D. Nestor

1

1

6th

2

A. Volkov

6 5

3

5

A. Volkov

6th

6th

3

6th

M. Woodforde

6th

7th

6th

A. Pavel

6th

7th

6th

11

A. Costa

4th

6 2

3

A. O'Brien

4th

5

0

A. Pavel

1

6th

6th

3

4th

A. Voinea

4th

5

4th

11

A. Costa

6th

4th

0

6th

6th

11

A. Costa

6th

7th

6th

Lower half 2

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

13

W. Ferreira

6 1

7th

6 2

6th

6th

M. Tillström

7th

6 3

7th

3

1

13

W. Ferreira

7th

4th

6th

2

6th

E. Benfele Álvarez

7th

6 3

3

5

R. Carretero

6 4

6th

1

6th

4th

R. Carretero

5

7th

6th

7th

13

W. Ferreira

D. Flat

4th

0

1

P. Korda

w.

O.

C. Costa

6th

6th

6th

C. Costa

3

5

4th

Q

J. Burillo

4th

0

6 4

P. Korda

6th

7th

6th

P. Korda

6th

6th

7th

P. Korda

6th

1

5

4th

D. Vacek

4th

2

3

G. Blanco

1

6th

7th

6th

C. Woodruff

6th

6th

6th

C. Woodruff

6th

5

3

6th

6th

LL

F. Fetterlein

4th

1

2

Q

N. Lapentti

4th

7th

6th

4th

1

Q

N. Lapentti

6th

6th

6th

C. Woodruff

6 6

3

6 2

N. Godwin

3

2

6th

5

G. Blanco

7th

6th

7th

G. Blanco

6th

6th

1

7th

G. Blanco

6th

4th

6th

7th

M. Gustafsson

4th

6th

7th

6th

M. Gustafsson

4th

6th

4th

6 1

4th

G. Ivanišević

6th

3

6 3

3

Lower half 3

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

7th

M. Rios

6th

5

4th

6th

6th

Q

W. Black

4th

7th

6th

2

1

7th

M. Rios

6 3

6 0

6th

7th

6th

F. Squillari

6th

3

3

3

B. Black

7th

7th

4th

6 4

0

B. Black

1

6th

6th

6th

7th

M. Rios

7th

6th

6th

A. Boetsch

6th

6th

6th

A. Boetsch

6 6

3

4th

K. Kučera

1

1

4th

A. Boetsch

6th

6th

6th

M. Ondruska

7th

6th

6th

M. Ondruska

3

2

1

Q

M. Pastura

6 3

2

1

7th

M. Rios

2

1

7th

6 4

K. Carlsen

6 6

6th

4th

0

H. Arazi

6th

6th

5

7th

T. Woodbridge

7th

4th

6th

6th

T. Woodbridge

4th

5

2

H. Dreekmann

3

4th

2

H. Arazi

6th

7th

6th

H. Arazi

6th

6th

6th

H. Arazi

6th

6th

7th

J. Courier

1

2

6th

6th

4th

M. Larsson

2

3

5

M. Larsson

6th

6th

4th

1

6th

M. Larsson

6th

6th

3

6th

R. Fromberg

3

2

2

10

F. Mantilla

2

4th

6th

3

10

F. Mantilla

6th

6th

6th

Lower half 4

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

16

S. Bruguera

6th

0

6th

6th

J. van Herck

3

6th

2

0

16

S. Bruguera

6th

6th

6th

P. Haarhuis

2

4th

7th

4th

D. van Scheppingen

2

3

3

D. van Scheppingen

6th

6th

5

6th

16

S. Bruguera

6th

6th

6th

S. Sargsian

2

5

3

Q

D. Norman

3

1

3

Q

D. Norman

6th

7th

6th

Q

D. Norman

5

6th

7th

6th

S. Stolle

7th

6th

4th

6th

S. Stolle

7th

4th

6 3

3

R. Furlan

5

1

6th

3

16

S. Bruguera

3

6th

6th

6th

LL

J. Krocsko

7th

6th

4th

7th

2

M. Chang

6th

4th

3

4th

J. Krošlák

5

3

6th

6 5

LL

J. Krocsko

3

3

6 3

G. Schaller

6th

4th

6th

4th

2

S. Simian

6th

6th

7th

S. Simian

2

6th

4th

6th

6th

S. Simian

1

2

r

WC

A. Clement

1

2

3

2

M. Chang

6th

5

J. Golmard

6th

6th

6th

J. Golmard

2

3

6th

2

Q

R. Gilbert

2

3

2

2

M. Chang

6th

6th

3

6th

2

M. Chang

6th

6th

6th

Web links

• Draw on ATPWorldTour.com (English)
• Draw on ITFtennis.com (English)