1997 French Open – Men's Singles

Gustavo Kuerten (ranked 66th) defeated Sergi Bruguera 6–3, 6–4, 6–2 in the final to win the Men's Singles tennis title at the 1997 French Open. Kuerten became the first unseeded player since Mats Wilander in 1982, the second-lowest ranked player to win a Grand Slam tournament and the first Brazilian singles player to win the Grand Slam title. As a result, Kuerten moved up to number 15 in the rankings following his win. Yevgeny Kafelnikov was the defending champion, but he was defeated by Kuerten in the quarterfinals.

Men's Singles
1997 French Open
Champion Gustavo Kuerten
Runner-up Sergi Bruguera
Final score6–3, 6–4, 6–2
Draw128
Seeds16
Main article: 1997 French Open

Seeds
  1. Pete Sampras (Third round)
  2. Michael Chang (Fourth round)
  3. Yevgeny Kafelnikov (Quarterfinals)
  4. Goran Ivanišević (First round)
  5. Thomas Muster (Third round)
  6. Richard Krajicek (Third round)
  7. Marcelo Ríos (Fourth round)
  8. Àlex Corretja (Fourth round)
  9. Carlos Moyá (Second round)
  10. Félix Mantilla (Second round)
  11. Albert Costa (Third round)
  12. Alberto Berasategui (First round)
  13. Wayne Ferreira (Third round)
  14. Tim Henman (First round)
  15. Marc Rosset (Fourth round)
  16. Sergi Bruguera (Final)

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

Draw

Key

Finals
Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                     
  Magnus Norman 2 77 4 3
Q Filip Dewulf 6 62 6 6
Q Filip Dewulf 1 6 1 64
  Gustavo Kuerten 6 3 6 77
3 Yevgeny Kafelnikov 2 7 6 0 4
  Gustavo Kuerten 6 5 2 6 6
  Gustavo Kuerten 6 6 6
16 Sergi Bruguera 3 4 2
  Patrick Rafter 6 77 6
  Galo Blanco 3 63 3
  Patrick Rafter 78 1 5 61
16 Sergi Bruguera 66 6 7 77
  Hicham Arazi 6 3 2 2
16 Sergi Bruguera 4 6 6 6

Top half

Section 1
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1 P Sampras 6 7 6
F Santoro 3 5 1 1 P Sampras 6 6 6
LL M Charpentier 6 4 77 1 3 F Clavet 1 2 2
F Clavet 3 6 62 6 6 1 P Sampras 2 4 6 4
G Rusedski 3 2 6 6 7 M Norman 6 6 2 6
M Norman 6 6 3 4 9 M Norman 6 6 3 6
L Paes 6 3 6 6 L Paes 3 2 6 3
G Stafford 4 6 3 2 M Norman 4 6 77 6
Q A Merinov 0 2 610 15 M Rosset 6 3 63 3
L Roux 6 6 712 L Roux 7 6 6
S Lareau 2 6 6 4 8 S Lareau 5 2 4
H Gumy 6 4 4 6 6 L Roux 3 7 2 3
J Stoltenberg 6 6 4 6 15 M Rosset 6 5 6 6
A Rădulescu 0 4 6 4 J Stoltenberg 2 3 4
D Hrbatý 5 6 62 4 15 M Rosset 6 6 6
15 M Rosset 7 3 77 6

Section 2
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
9 C Moyá 6 6 5 6 6
Q A Martín 3 7 7 3 3 9 C Moyá 4 6 5 3
WC G Solvès 5 1 3 Q A Portas 6 4 7 6
Q A Portas 7 6 6 Q A Portas 3 65 6 78 6
Q C Caratti 3 3 1 Q F Dewulf 6 77 4 66 8
Q F Dewulf 6 6 6 Q F Dewulf 6 6 3 1 6
F Meligeni 6 63 6 7 F Meligeni 4 2 6 6 3
J Frana 4 77 4 5 Q F Dewulf 5 6 6 7
WC S Huet 7 6 5 3 4 8 À Corretja 7 1 4 5
WC T Champion 5 4 7 6 6 WC T Champion 6 6 6
Q R Delgado 2 77 7 6 Q R Delgado 2 3 3
S Schalken 6 62 5 4 WC T Champion 1 0 r
D Prinosil 4 4 6 6 4 8 À Corretja 6 3
Q J Knippschild 6 6 3 4 6 Q J Knippschild 6 1 1 68
K Alami 3 4 1 8 À Corretja 4 6 6 710
8 À Corretja 6 6 6

Section 3
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
3 Y Kafelnikov 6 6 6
M Damm 2 4 4 3 Y Kafelnikov 7 6 6
G Raoux 6 6 6 G Raoux 5 3 4
V Spadea 2 0 1 3 Y Kafelnikov 7 6 63 1 6
Q W Schranz 4 2 3 C Pioline 5 4 77 6 4
Q G Etlis 6 6 6 Q G Etlis 6 3 3 63
O Gross 4 4 6 5 C Pioline 2 6 6 77
C Pioline 6 6 3 7 3 Y Kafelnikov 6 6 7
Q S Navarro 1 6 6 62 6 M Philippoussis 2 3 5
M A Gorriz 6 4 2 77 1 Q S Navarro 1 77 1 2
WC S Grosjean 3 6 4 4 J Siemerink 6 61 6 6
J Siemerink 6 4 6 6 J Siemerink 4 4 2
N Kulti 2 6 6 4 4 M Philippoussis 6 6 6
M Philippoussis 6 4 3 6 6 M Philippoussis 6 3 6 6
WC O Delaître 6 2 1 6 6 WC O Delaître 4 6 1 4
14 T Henman 2 6 6 2 4

Section 4
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
12 A Berasategui 4 6 6 2 1r
A Medvedev 6 4 2 6 2 A Medvedev 6 6 6
C Ruud 7 4 1 1 r J A Viloca 4 3 4
J A Viloca 5 6 6 4 A Medvedev 77 6 6
J Stark 6 77 77 WC N Escudé 62 4 3
M Zabaleta 4 62 65 J Stark 4 2 2
T Johansson 3 6 5 63 WC N Escudé 6 6 6
WC N Escudé 6 2 7 77 A Medvedev 7 1 2 6 5
G Kuerten 6 7 6 G Kuerten 5 6 6 1 7
S Doseděl 0 5 1 G Kuerten 6 6 4 7
J Björkman 6 6 1 6 J Björkman 4 2 6 5
R Reneberg 2 1 6 2 G Kuerten 63 6 6 3 6
M Filippini 6 2 7 67 4 5 T Muster 77 1 3 6 4
J Tarango 4 6 5 79 6 J Tarango 5 6 2 1
M-K Goellner 6 64 2 77 4 5 T Muster 7 1 6 6
5 T Muster 4 77 6 62 6

Bottom half

Section 5
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
6 R Krajicek 77 6 6
S Draper 63 2 1 6 R Krajicek 6 3 6 6
B Ulihrach 6 6 6 B Ulihrach 2 6 2 3
N Kiefer 3 3 3 6 R Krajicek 3 6 4 2
P Fredriksson 3 78 0 6 2 P Rafter 6 4 6 6
WC F Fontang 6 66 6 4 6 WC F Fontang 3 4 3
A Gaudenzi 6 63 3 4 P Rafter 6 6 6
P Rafter 3 77 6 6 P Rafter 6 5 6 6
M Woodforde 5 78 610 6 8 M Woodforde 2 7 1 2
J Sánchez 7 66 712 4 6 M Woodforde 77 6 7
D Nestor 1 1 6 2 AV Volkov 65 3 5
AV Volkov 6 6 3 6 M Woodforde 6 77 6
A Pavel 6 7 6 11 A Costa 4 62 3
A O'Brien 4 5 0 A Pavel 1 6 6 3 4
A Voinea 4 5 4 11 A Costa 6 4 0 6 6
11 A Costa 6 7 6

Section 6
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
13 W Ferreira 61 77 61 6 6
M Tillström 77 63 77 3 1 13 W Ferreira 77 4 6 2 6
E Benfele Álvarez 7 63 3 5 R Carretero 64 6 1 6 4
R Carretero 5 77 6 7 13 W Ferreira w/o
D Flach 4 0 1 P Korda
C Costa 6 6 6 C Costa 3 5 4
Q J Burillo 4 0 64 P Korda 6 7 6
P Korda 6 6 77 P Korda 6 1 5 4
D Vacek 4 2 3 G Blanco 1 6 7 6
C Woodruff 6 6 6 C Woodruff 6 5 3 6 6
LL F Fetterlein 4 1 2 Q N Lapentti 4 7 6 4 1
Q N Lapentti 6 6 6 C Woodruff 66 3 62
N Godwin 3 2 6 5 G Blanco 78 6 77
G Blanco 6 6 1 7 G Blanco 6 4 6 77
M Gustafsson 4 6 77 6 M Gustafsson 4 6 4 61
4 G Ivanišević 6 3 63 3

Section 7
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
7 M Ríos 6 5 4 6 6
Q W Black 4 7 6 2 1 7 M Ríos 63 60 6 77 6
F Squillari 6 3 3 3 B Black 77 77 4 64 0
B Black 1 6 6 6 7 M Ríos 78 6 6
A Boetsch 6 6 6 A Boetsch 66 3 4
K Kučera 1 1 4 A Boetsch 6 6 6
M Ondruska 77 6 6 M Ondruska 3 2 1
Q M Pastura 63 2 1 7 M Ríos 2 1 7 64
K Carlsen 66 6 4 0 H Arazi 6 6 5 77
T Woodbridge 78 4 6 6 T Woodbridge 4 5 2
H Dreekmann 3 4 2 H Arazi 6 7 6
H Arazi 6 6 6 H Arazi 6 6 7
J Courier 1 2 6 6 4 M Larsson 2 3 5
M Larsson 6 6 4 1 6 M Larsson 6 6 3 6
R Fromberg 3 2 2 10 F Mantilla 2 4 6 3
10 F Mantilla 6 6 6

Section 8
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
16 S Bruguera 6 0 6 6
J Van Herck 3 6 2 0 16 S Bruguera 6 6 6
P Haarhuis 2 4 7 4 D van Scheppingen 2 3 3
D van Scheppingen 6 6 5 6 16 S Bruguera 6 6 6
S Sargsian 2 5 3 Q D Norman 3 1 3
Q D Norman 6 7 6 Q D Norman 5 6 77 6
S Stolle 7 6 4 6 S Stolle 7 4 62 3
R Furlan 5 1 6 3 16 S Bruguera 3 6 6 6
LL J Krocskó 7 6 4 77 2 M Chang 6 4 3 4
J Krošlák 5 3 6 65 LL J Krocskó 3 3 63
G Schaller 6 4 6 4 2 S Simian 6 6 77
S Simian 2 6 4 6 6 S Simian 1 2 r
WC A Clément 1 2 3 2 M Chang 6 5
J Golmard 6 6 6 J Golmard 2 3 6 2
Q R Gilbert 2 3 2 2 M Chang 6 6 3 6
2 M Chang 6 6 6


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