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Men's singles
1997 French Open
Final
Champion	Gustavo Kuerten
Runner-up	Sergi Bruguera
Score	6–3, 6–4, 6–2
Details
Draw	128
Seeds	16
Events
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Gustavo Kuerten defeated Sergi Bruguera in the final, 6–3, 6–4, 6–2 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1997 French Open. It was his first major singles title. He became the first unseeded player since Mats Wilander in 1982 and the second-lowest ranked player ever to win a major, and the first Brazilian to win a men's singles major. Following the win, Kuerten improved in the rankings from world No. 66 to No. 15.

Yevgeny Kafelnikov was the defending champion, but lost to Kuerten in the quarterfinals.

Seeds

01.   Pete Sampras (third round)

02.   Michael Chang (fourth round)

03.   Yevgeny Kafelnikov (quarterfinals)

04.   Goran Ivanišević (first round)

05.   Thomas Muster (third round)

06.   Richard Krajicek (third round)

07.   Marcelo Ríos (fourth round)

08.   Àlex Corretja (fourth round)

09.   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)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Qualifying

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

Finals

	Quarterfinals									Semifinals									Final
		Magnus Norman	2	7	4	3
	Q	Filip Dewulf	6	6	6	6
										Q	Filip Dewulf	1	6	1	6
											Gustavo Kuerten	6	3	6	7
	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	7	6
		Galo Blanco	3	6	3
											Patrick Rafter	7	1	5	6
										16	Sergi Bruguera	6	6	7	7
		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	7	1	3				F Clavet	1	2	2
		F Clavet	3	6	6	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	7	6
	Q	A Merinov	0	2	6																							15	M Rosset	6	3	6	3
		L Roux	6	6	7						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	6	4				15	M Rosset	6	6	6
	15	M Rosset	7	3	7	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	6	6	7	6
	Q	C Caratti	3	3	1														Q	F Dewulf	6	7	4	6	8
	Q	F Dewulf	6	6	6					Q	F Dewulf	6	6	3	1	6
		F Meligeni	6	6	6	7					F Meligeni	4	2	6	6	3
		J Frana	4	7	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	7	7	6				Q	R Delgado	2	3	3
		S Schalken	6	6	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	6
		K Alami	3	4	1					8	À Corretja	4	6	6	7
	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	6	1	6
	Q	W Schranz	4	2	3															C Pioline	5	4	7	6	4
	Q	G Etlis	6	6	6					Q	G Etlis	6	3	3	6
		O Gross	4	4	6	5					C Pioline	2	6	6	7
		C Pioline	6	6	3	7																						3	Y Kafelnikov	6	6	7
	Q	S Navarro	1	6	6	6	6																						M Philippoussis	2	3	5
		M A Gorriz	6	4	2	7	1			Q	S Navarro	1	7	1	2
	WC	S Grosjean	3	6	4	4					J Siemerink	6	6	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	1
		A Medvedev	6	4	2	6	2				A Medvedev	6	6	6
		C Ruud	7	4	1	1					J A Viloca	4	3	4
		J A Viloca	5	6	6	4														A Medvedev	7	6	6
		J Stark	6	7	7														WC	N Escudé	6	4	3
		M Zabaleta	4	6	6						J Stark	4	2	2
		T Johansson	3	6	5	6				WC	N Escudé	6	6	6
	WC	N Escudé	6	2	7	7																							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	6	6	6	3	6
		M Filippini	6	2	7	6	4												5	T Muster	7	1	3	6	4
		J Tarango	4	6	5	7	6				J Tarango	5	6	2	1
		M-K Goellner	6	6	2	7	4			5	T Muster	7	1	6	6
	5	T Muster	4	7	6	6	6

Bottom half

Section 5

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
	6	R Krajicek	7	6	6
		S Draper	6	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	7	0	6	2													P Rafter	6	4	6	6
	WC	F Fontang	6	6	6	4	6			WC	F Fontang	3	4	3
		A Gaudenzi	6	6	3	4					P Rafter	6	6	6
		P Rafter	3	7	6	6																							P Rafter	6	5	6	6
		M Woodforde	5	7	6	6	8																						M Woodforde	2	7	1	2
		J Sánchez	7	6	7	4	6				M Woodforde	7	6	7
		D Nestor	1	1	6	2					A Volkov	6	3	5
		A Volkov	6	6	3	6														M Woodforde	6	7	6
		A Pavel	6	7	6														11	A Costa	4	6	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	6	7	6	6	6
		M Tillström	7	6	7	3	1			13	W Ferreira	7	4	6	2	6
		E Benfele Álvarez	7	6	3	5					R Carretero	6	6	1	6	4
		R Carretero	5	7	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	6						P Korda	6	7	6
		P Korda	6	6	7																								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	6	3	6
		N Godwin	3	2	6	5														G Blanco	7	6	7
		G Blanco	6	6	1	7					G Blanco	6	4	6	7
		M Gustafsson	4	6	7	6					M Gustafsson	4	6	4	6
	4	G Ivanišević	6	3	6	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	6	6	6	7	6
		F Squillari	6	3	3	3					B Black	7	7	4	6	0
		B Black	1	6	6	6													7	M Ríos	7	6	6
		A Boetsch	6	6	6															A Boetsch	6	3	4
		K Kučera	1	1	4						A Boetsch	6	6	6
		M Ondruska	7	6	6						M Ondruska	3	2	1
	Q	M Pastura	6	2	1																							7	M Ríos	2	1	7	6
		K Carlsen	6	6	4	0																							H Arazi	6	6	5	7
		T Woodbridge	7	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	7	6
		S Stolle	7	6	4	6					S Stolle	7	4	6	3
		R Furlan	5	1	6	3																						16	S Bruguera	3	6	6	6
	LL	J Krocskó	7	6	4	7																						2	M Chang	6	4	3	4
		J Krošlák	5	3	6	6				LL	J Krocskó	3	3	6
		G Schaller	6	4	6	4	2				S Simian	6	6	7
		S Simian	2	6	4	6	6													S Simian	1	2
	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

References

1. Frey, Jennifer. "Kuerten Routs Bruguera, Wins French Open". washingtonpost.com. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
2. "Draws, ATP Tour, Tennis". ATP. Retrieved 16 October 2024.

External links

• 1997 French Open Men's Singles draw – Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP)
• 1997 French Open – Men's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation

• 1997 French Open
• French Open by year – Men's singles
• 1997 ATP Tour