1997 Australian Open – Men's Singles

World No. 1 and top-seeded Pete Sampras defeated Carlos Moyà in the final, 6–2, 6–3, 6–3 to win the Men's Singles tennis title at the 1997 Australian Open. Boris Becker was the defending champion, but lost in the first round to Moyà.

Men's Singles
1997 Australian Open
Champion Pete Sampras
Runner-up Carlos Moyà
Final score6–2, 6–3, 6–3
Draw128
Seeds16

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 Australian Open for an unprecedented twenty consecutive years, culminating in 2016.[1][2]

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

Qualifying
Main article: 1997 Australian Open – Men's Singles Qualifying

Draw

Key

Finals
Quarter-finals Semi-finals 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 Jonsson 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 Aurelio Gorriz 4 64 6 3   C Moyà 6 1 3 6 6
  MK Goellner 6 6 62 6   J Björkman 3 6 6 2 4
  K Carlsen 4 1 77 4   MK 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
  1. Rusty pauses to reflect, 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.
Preceded by
1996 US Open – Men's Singles		 Grand Slam men's singles Succeeded by
1997 French Open – Men's Singles
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