1997 Australian Open – Men's Singles

Men's Singles
1997 Australian Open
Champion United States Pete Sampras
Runner-up Spain 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

  1. United States Pete Sampras (Champion)
  2. United States Michael Chang (Semifinals)
  3. Croatia Goran Ivanišević (Quarterfinals)
  4. Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov (Withdrew)
  5. Austria Thomas Muster (Semifinals)
  6. Germany Boris Becker (First round)
  7. Sweden Thomas Enqvist (Fourth Round)
  8. South Africa Wayne Ferreira (Fourth Round)
  9. Chile Marcelo Ríos (Quarterfinals)
  10. Spain Albert Costa (Quarterfinals)
  11. United States Jim Courier (Fourth Round)
  12. Sweden Magnus Gustafsson (Second Round)
  13. Netherlands Jan Siemerink (First Round)
  14. Spain Félix Mantilla (Quarterfinals)
  15. Germany Michael Stich (Second Round)
  16. Spain Alberto Berasategui (Third Round)

Draw

Key

Finals

  Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                                                   
  1  United States Pete Sampras 6 65 6 3 6  
10  Spain Albert Costa 3 77 1 6 2  
  1  United States Pete Sampras 6 77 6      
  5  Austria Thomas Muster 1 63 3      
3  Croatia Goran Ivanišević 4 2 3    
  5  Austria Thomas Muster 6 6 6      
    1  United States Pete Sampras 6 6 6    
     Spain Carlos Moyà 2 3 3    
     Spain Carlos Moyà 7 6 65 6    
14  Spain Félix Mantilla 5 2 77 2    
   Spain Carlos Moyà 7 6 6    
  2  United States Michael Chang 5 2 4      
9  Chile Marcelo Ríos 5 1 4    
  2  United States Michael Chang 7 6 6      

Top Half

Section 1

First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round
1 United States P Sampras 6 6 6
Q Romania D Pescariu 2 4 2 1 United States P Sampras 3 6 6 6
  Romania A Voinea 6 6 4 6   Romania A Voinea 6 2 3 2
  Germany H Dreekmann 2 1 6 4 1 United States P Sampras 6 6 6
Australia M Woodforde 6 6 7   Australia M Woodforde 1 0 1
WC Australia M Tebbutt 4 4 5   Australia M Woodforde 6 6 7
  Argentina H Gumy 6 6 6   Argentina H Gumy 0 1 5
  Bulgaria O Stanoytchev 4 4 4 1 United States P Sampras 64 6 6 3 6
  Australia S Stolle 6 5 5 77 1   Slovakia D Hrbatý 77 3 4 6 4
  Slovakia D Hrbatý 1 7 7 64 6   Slovakia D Hrbatý 6 6 6
  Sweden N Kulti 6 6 6   Sweden N Kulti 2 1 2
  Morocco K Alami 4 2 4   Slovakia D Hrbatý 6 77 64 2
  Spain T Carbonell 6 77 7 16 Spain A Berasategui 3 63 77 0 r
  Czech Republic D Vacek 2 65 5   Spain T Carbonell 3 5 4
WC Australia T Larkham 1 2 4 16 Spain A Berasategui 6 7 6
16 Spain A Berasategui 6 6 6

Section 2

First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round
10 Spain A Costa 7 6 7
  Australia P Rafter 5 2 5 10 Spain A Costa 6 77 77
  Slovakia J Krošlák 4 6 6 6   Slovakia J Krošlák 1 62 60
  Italy A Gaudenzi 6 4 2 2 10 Spain A Costa 6 6 7
  Germany A Rădulescu 2 4 77 3   Australia S Draper 4 2 5
  Australia S Draper 6 6 64 6   Australia S Draper 77 7 6
  Belgium F Dewulf 6 6 7   Belgium F Dewulf 65 5 0
Q Netherlands F Wibier 4 2 5 10 Spain A Costa 6 6 3
WC Australia P Tramacchi 66 6 6 3 8 South Africa W Ferreira 3 2 2 r
  Belgium J Van Herck 78 3 4 2 r WC Australia P Tramacchi 61 77 2 64
Q Russia A Cherkasov 4 6 3 4   Italy R Furlan 77 63 6 77
  Italy R Furlan 6 4 6 6   Italy R Furlan 4 4 77 1
WC Australia P Cash 4 4 3 8 South Africa W Ferreira 6 6 63 6
  Argentina J Frana 6 6 6   Argentina J Frana 3 6 2 1
  Spain C Costa 3 2 2 8 South Africa W Ferreira 6 3 6 6
8 South Africa W Ferreira 6 6 6

Section 3

First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round
3 Croatia G Ivanišević 6 7 6
WC Australia B Ellwood 2 5 3 3 Croatia G Ivanišević 6 6 6
  Netherlands P Haarhuis 1 6 3 6 4   Slovakia K Kučera 4 2 2
  Slovakia K Kučera 6 2 6 4 6 3 Croatia G Ivanišević 6 65 6 6
Q Sweden L Jonsson 3 3 2   United States C Woodruff 3 77 3 1
  Czech Republic J Novák 6 6 6   Czech Republic J Novák 2 66 2
  United States C Woodruff 6 6 6   United States C Woodruff 6 78 6
  Sweden M Norman 4 1 1 3 Croatia G Ivanišević 4 6 67 6 6
  Sweden M Tillström 5 69 6 4   Norway C Ruud 6 2 79 3 3
  Brazil G Kuerten 7 711 3 6   Brazil G Kuerten 77 3 1 0
  Russia A Chesnokov 1 3 6 1   South Africa N Godwin 65 6 6 6
  South Africa N Godwin 6 6 3 6   South Africa N Godwin 66 77 2 65
WC India L Paes 6 6 6   Norway C Ruud 78 63 6 77
WC Australia J Crabb 4 3 4 WC India L Paes 2 2 2
  Norway C Ruud 3 4 7 6 10   Norway C Ruud 6 6 6
13 Netherlands J Siemerink 6 6 5 2 8

Section 4

First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round
11 United States J Courier 54 6 4 6 8
  Netherlands S Schalken 77 3 6 1 6 11 United States J Courier 4 6 3 6 6
  France G Forget 2 6 3 4   Czech Republic S Doseděl 6 2 6 4 4
  Czech Republic S Doseděl 6 3 6 6 11 United States J Courier 6 77 6
  Switzerland M Rosset 6 79 6   United States J Tarango 1 63 3
  Spain J Sánchez 4 67 1   Switzerland M Rosset 4 1 1
  United States J Tarango 2 77 77 6   United States J Tarango 6 6 6
Q United States B Shelton 6 61 62 2 11 United States J Courier 2 6 64 3
  France JP Fleurian 7 6 6 5 Austria T Muster 6 3 77 6
  Morocco H Arazi 5 0 3   France JP Fleurian 2 65 5
Q Germany J Knippschild 6 62 77 6 Q Germany J Knippschild 6 77 7
  Canada S Lareau 2 77 65 3 Q Germany J Knippschild 4 62 3
  Spain J Burillo 0 1 0 r 5 Austria T Muster 6 77 6
  South Africa G Stafford 6 6 3   South Africa G Stafford 3 2 2
Q United States G Grant 3 4 2 5 Austria T Muster 6 6 6
5 Austria T Muster 6 6 6

Bottom Half

Section 5

First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round
6 Germany B Becker 7 64 6 1 4
  Spain C Moyà 5 77 2 6 6   Spain C Moyà 3 6 6 6
  United States P McEnroe 77 6 6   United States P McEnroe 6 0 3 1
  Russia A Olhovskiy 64 2 4   Spain C Moyà 6 6 6
  Sweden T Johansson 6 6 1 62 6   Germany B Karbacher 2 2 2
  Czech Republic M Damm 4 2 6 77 2   Sweden T Johansson 3 2 65
  Germany B Karbacher 6 77 1 6   Germany B Karbacher 6 6 77
  Spain M Aurelio Gorriz 4 64 6 3   Spain C Moyà 6 1 3 6 6
  Germany MK Goellner 6 6 62 6   Sweden J Björkman 3 6 6 2 4
  Denmark K Carlsen 4 1 77 4   Germany MK Goellner 4 6 4 1
  Czech Republic B Ulihrach 6 1 4 2   Sweden J Björkman 6 3 6 6
  Sweden J Björkman 1 6 6 6   Sweden J Björkman 6 77 6
Q Germany K Braasch 3 6 6 7 Q Germany K Braasch 4 65 3
  United States A O'Brien 6 3 4 5 Q Germany K Braasch 3 78 6 6
WC Australia G Doyle 77 3 5 1 12 Sweden M Gustafsson 6 66 4 4
12 Sweden M Gustafsson 62 6 7 6

Section 6

First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round
14 Spain F Mantilla 6 5 7 6
  United Kingdom G Rusedski 4 7 5 2 14 Spain F Mantilla 6 6 6
  Germany D Prinosil 7 6 1 5 7   Brazil F Meligeni 2 4 0
  Brazil F Meligeni 5 1 6 7 9 14 Spain F Mantilla 6 1 77 6
  France A Boetsch 6 6 6   France A Boetsch 3 6 64 4
Q United States D Caldwell 0 0 2   France A Boetsch 6 6 6
  France L Roux 1 4 77 6 13   France L Roux 4 4 1
  United States J Stark 6 6 64 2 11 14 Spain F Mantilla 7 6 6
  United States M Washington 6 66 6 6   United States M Washington 5 2 1
Q Netherlands J Eltingh 3 78 3 2   United States M Washington 6 6 6
  South Africa M Ondruska 66 5 6 2   Armenia S Sargsian 1 0 2
  Armenia S Sargsian 78 7 4 6   United States M Washington 4 6 6 6
  Spain G Blanco 4 2 4   Australia T Woodbridge 6 2 3 1
  France S Simian 6 6 6   France S Simian 3 3 65
  Australia T Woodbridge 6 6 6   Australia T Woodbridge 6 6 77
LL The Bahamas M Knowles 4 2 1

Section 7

First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round
7 Sweden T Enqvist 6 6 6
  Venezuela N Pereira 1 2 4 7 Sweden T Enqvist 6 6 7
  New Zealand B Steven 6 6 5 3 1   Australia R Fromberg 4 4 5
  Australia R Fromberg 4 2 7 6 6 7 Sweden T Enqvist 710 7 6
Q Australia L Hewitt 3 4 3   Spain S Bruguera 68 5 2
  Spain S Bruguera 6 6 6   Spain S Bruguera 4 6 6 77
  Sweden M Larsson 6 6 77   Sweden M Larsson 6 3 4 60
  Spain J A Viloca 3 3 63 7 Sweden T Enqvist 6 4 64 77 3
Q United States A Reichel 4 3 2 9 Chile M Ríos 4 6 77 65 6
  Austria G Schaller 6 6 6   Austria G Schaller 4 6 6 4 6
Q Australia T Mitchell 62 0 2   Spain À Corretja 6 3 3 6 3
Spain À Corretja 77 6 6   Austria G Schaller 6 62 1 1
  United States M Joyce 6 77 6 9 Chile M Ríos 4 77 6 6
  Spain R Carretero 1 64 1   United States M Joyce 0 4 2
  Czech Republic P Korda 64 3 3 9 Chile M Ríos 6 6 6
9 Chile M Ríos 77 6 6

Section 8

First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round
15 Germany M Stich 6 6 6
  Sweden P Fredriksson 3 2 2 15 Germany M Stich 6 1 2 6 7
  France T Champion 5 2 2   Ukraine A Medvedev 4 6 6 4 9
  Ukraine A Medvedev 7 6 6   Ukraine A Medvedev 6 6 6
Q United States J Gimelstob 3 64 6 4   Netherlands D van Scheppingen 1 4 1
Q Israel E Ran 6 77 3 6 Q Israel E Ran 2 2 2
  Netherlands D van Scheppingen 77 77 6   Netherlands D van Scheppingen 6 6 6
  Zimbabwe B Black 65 63 4   Ukraine A Medvedev 6 2 2 1
  France G Raoux 77 6 6 2 United States M Chang 4 6 6 6
  Canada D Nestor 63 2 2   France G Raoux 3 3 4
LL Romania A Pavel 5 4 2   United Kingdom T Henman 6 6 6
  United Kingdom T Henman 7 6 6   United Kingdom T Henman 1 63 3
  United States R Reneberg 2 2 United States M Chang 6 77 6
Q Spain O Burrieza 2 r   United States R Reneberg 2 5 1
LL Belgium K Goossens 0 3 1 2 United States M Chang 6 7 6
2 United States M Chang 6 6 6

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