1997 ATP Tour

The 1997 ATP Tour was the elite tour for professional tennis organised by the ATP that year. The ATP Tour included the four Grand Slam tournaments, the ATP Tour World Championships, the ATP Super 9, the Championship Series and the World Series tournaments.

1997 ATP Tour

Pete Sampras finished the year ranked world No. 1 for the fifth time in his career. He won eight titles during the season, including two majors at the Australian Open and the Wimbledon Championships, as well as the Grand Slam Cup and the ATP Tour World Championships. He also won two ATP Super 9 events.
Details
Duration	30 December 1996 – 10 November 1997
Categories	Grand Slam (4) ATP Super 9 (9) ATP Championship Series (12) ATP World Series
Achievements (singles)
Most titles	Pete Sampras (8)
Most finals	Pete Sampras (8)
Prize money leader	Pete Sampras ($6,494,461)
Points leader	Pete Sampras (4547)
Awards
Player of the year	Pete Sampras
Doubles team of the year	Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde
Most improved player of the year	Patrick Rafter
Newcomer of the year	Julian Alonso
Comeback player of the year	Sergi Bruguera
← 1996 1998 →

Schedule

The tables below summarises the results for the 1997 ATP Tour.

Key

Grand Slam tournaments

ATP Tour World Championships

ATP Super 9

ATP Championship Series

ATP World Series

Team events

January

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
30 Dec	Hopman Cup Perth, Australia Hopman Cup Hard (i) – 8 teams (RR)	United States 2–1	South Africa	Round robin (Group A)  Croatia  France  Australia	Round robin (Group B)   Switzerland  Romania  Germany
	Australian Men's Hardcourt Championships Adelaide, Australia World Series Hard – $303,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Todd Woodbridge 6–2, 6–1	Scott Draper	Mikael Tillström Jeff Tarango	Andrei Cherkasov Alex O'Brien Jonas Björkman Karol Kučera
		Patrick Rafter Bryan Shelton 6–4, 1–6, 6–3	Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde
	Qatar Mobil Open Doha, Qatar World Series Hard – $600,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Jim Courier 7–5, 6–7(5–7), 6–2	Tim Henman	Sergi Bruguera Hicham Arazi	Thomas Muster Petr Korda Magnus Gustafsson Magnus Larsson
		Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis 6–3, 6–2	Patrik Fredriksson Magnus Norman
6 Jan	Sydney International Sydney, Australia World Series Hard – $303,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Tim Henman 6–3, 6–1	Carlos Moyá	Goran Ivanišević Albert Costa	Sandon Stolle Alex O'Brien Byron Black Patrick Rafter
		Luis Lobo Javier Sánchez 6–4, 6–7, 6–3	Paul Haarhuis Jan Siemerink
	BellSouth Open Auckland, New Zealand World Series Hard – $303,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Jonas Björkman 7–6(7–0), 6–0	Kenneth Carlsen	Marcos Ondruska Jiří Novák	Marcelo Ríos Jan-Michael Gambill Hernán Gumy Alex Rădulescu
		Ellis Ferreira Patrick Galbraith 6–4, 4–6, 7–6	Rick Leach Jonathan Stark
13 Jan 20 Jan	Australian Open Melbourne, Australia Grand Slam Hard – $3,538,866 – 128S/64D/32XD Singles – Doubles Mixed doubles	Pete Sampras 6–2, 6–3, 6–3	Carlos Moyá	Thomas Muster Michael Chang	Albert Costa Goran Ivanišević Félix Mantilla Marcelo Ríos
		Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde 4–6, 7–5, 7–5, 6–3	Sébastien Lareau Alex O'Brien
		Rick Leach Manon Bollegraf 6–3, 6–7(5–7), 7–5	John-Laffnie de Jager Larisa Neiland
27 Jan	Croatian Indoors Zagreb, Croatia World Series Carpet (i) – $375,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Goran Ivanišević 7–6(7–4), 4–6, 7–6(8–6)	Greg Rusedski	Javier Sánchez Thomas Enqvist	Alex Rădulescu Gastón Etlis Martin Damm Hicham Arazi
		Saša Hiršzon Goran Ivanišević 6–4, 6–3	Brent Haygarth Mark Keil
	Shanghai Open Shanghai, China World Series Carpet (i) – $305,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Ján Krošlák 6–2, 7–6(7–2)	Alexander Volkov	Brett Steven Leander Paes	Doug Flach Gérard Solvès Jeff Tarango Jérôme Golmard
		Max Mirnyi Kevin Ullyett 7–6, 6–7, 7–5	Tomas Nydahl Stefano Pescosolido

February

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
3 Feb	Davis Cup first round Ribeirão Preto, Brazil – clay Bucharest, Romania – hard (i) Sydney, Australia – grass Příbram, Czech Republic – clay (i) Rome, Italy – clay Majorca, Spain – clay Durban, South Africa – hard Luleå, Sweden – hard (i)	First-round winners  United States 4–1  Netherlands 3–2  Australia 4–1  Czech Republic 3–2  Italy 4–1  Spain 4–1  South Africa 3–1  Sweden 4–1	First-round losers  Brazil  Romania  France  India  Mexico  Germany  Russia   Switzerland
10 Feb	Dubai Tennis Championships Dubai, United Arab Emirates World Series Hard – $1,014,250 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Thomas Muster 7–5, 7–6(7–3)	Goran Ivanišević	Jiří Novák Jim Courier	Boris Becker Richard Krajicek Wayne Ferreira Christian Ruud
		Sander Groen Goran Ivanišević 7–6, 6–3	Sandon Stolle Cyril Suk
	Marseille Open Marseille, France World Series Hard (i) – $514,250 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Thomas Enqvist 6–4, 1–0 retired	Marcelo Ríos	Sergi Bruguera Fabrice Santoro	Magnus Larsson Andrei Chesnokov Marc Rosset Hendrik Dreekmann
		Thomas Enqvist Magnus Larsson 6–3, 6–4	Olivier Delaître Fabrice Santoro
	Sybase Open San Jose, California, USA World Series Hard (i) – $303,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Pete Sampras 3–6, 5–0 retired	Greg Rusedski	Todd Martin Andre Agassi	Chris Woodruff Richey Reneberg Grant Doyle Michael Chang
		Brian MacPhie Gary Muller 4–6, 7–6, 7–5	Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor
17 Feb	European Community Championships Antwerp, Belgium Championship Series Hard (i) – $875,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Marc Rosset 6–2, 7–5, 6–4	Tim Henman	Petr Korda Marc-Kevin Goellner	Filip Dewulf Dick Norman Francisco Clavet Martin Damm
		David Adams Olivier Delaître 3–6, 6–2, 6–1	Sandon Stolle Cyril Suk
	Kroger St. Jude International Memphis, Tennessee, USA Championship Series Hard (i) – $700,000 – 48S/24D Singles – Doubles	Michael Chang 6–3, 6–4	Todd Woodbridge	Todd Martin Jonas Björkman	Richey Reneberg Brett Steven Paul Haarhuis Jeff Tarango
		Ellis Ferreira Patrick Galbraith 6–2, 6–3	Rick Leach Jonathan Stark
24 Feb	Advanta Championships Philadelphia, PA, USA Championship Series Hard (i) – $589,250 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Pete Sampras 5–7, 7–6(7–4), 6–3	Patrick Rafter	Sjeng Schalken Grant Stafford	Doug Flach Jonathan Stark Byron Black Sandon Stolle
		Sébastien Lareau Alex O'Brien 6–3, 6–3	Ellis Ferreira Patrick Galbraith
	Italian Indoor Milan, Italy Championship Series Carpet (i) – $689,250 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Goran Ivanišević 6–2, 6–2	Sergi Bruguera	David Prinosil Nicolas Kiefer	Daniel Vacek Petr Korda Karol Kučera Arnaud Boetsch
		Pablo Albano Peter Nyborg 6–4, 7–6	David Adams Andrei Olhovskiy

March

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
3 Mar	ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament Rotterdam, The Netherlands World Series Carpet (i) – $725,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Richard Krajicek 7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–5)	Daniel Vacek	Goran Ivanišević Thomas Enqvist	Petr Korda Renzo Furlan Alex Rădulescu Michael Stich
		Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis 7–6, 6–4	Libor Pimek Byron Talbot
	Franklin Templeton Classic Scottsdale, Arizona, USA World Series Hard – $303,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Mark Philippoussis 6–4, 7–6(7–4)	Richey Reneberg	Chris Woodruff Jonas Björkman	Byron Black Carlos Moyá Albert Costa Jérôme Golmard
		Luis Lobo Javier Sánchez 6–3, 6–3	Jonas Björkman Rick Leach
10 Mar	Newsweek Champions Cup Indian Wells, California, USA Super 9 Hard – $2,050,000 – 56S/28D Singles – Doubles	Michael Chang 4–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–3	Bohdan Ulihrach	Jonas Björkman Thomas Muster	Byron Black Alberto Berasategui Cédric Pioline Mark Philippoussis
		Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor 7–5, 6–4	Mark Philippoussis Patrick Rafter
	Copenhagen Open Copenhagen, Denmark World Series Carpet (i) – $203,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Thomas Johansson 6–4, 3–6, 6–2	Martin Damm	Lars Burgsmüller Karol Kučera	Tomás Carbonell Ján Krošlák Guillaume Raoux Frederik Fetterlein
		Andrei Olhovskiy Brett Steven 6–4, 6–2	Kenneth Carlsen Frederik Fetterlein
17 Mar 24 Mar	Lipton Championships Key Biscayne, Florida, USA Super 9 Hard – $2,450,000 – 96S/48D Singles – Doubles	Thomas Muster 7–6(8–6), 6–3, 6–1	Sergi Bruguera	Pete Sampras Jim Courier	Hendrik Dreekmann Andrei Medvedev Goran Ivanišević Jonas Björkman
		Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde 7–6, 7–6	Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor
17 Mar	St. Petersburg Open St. Petersburg, Russia World Series Carpet (i) – $300,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Thomas Johansson 6–3, 6–4	Renzo Furlan	Michael Stich Ján Krošlák	Kenneth Carlsen Olivier Delaître Magnus Norman Arnaud Clément
		Andrei Olhovskiy Brett Steven 6–4, 6–3	David Prinosil Daniel Vacek
24 Mar	Grand Prix Hassan II Casablanca, Morocco World Series Clay – $203,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Hicham Arazi 3–6, 6–1, 6–2	Franco Squillari	Karim Alami Gilbert Schaller	Fernando Vicente Younes El Aynaoui Tomás Carbonell Emilio Benfele Álvarez
		João Cunha-Silva Nuno Marques 7–6, 6–2	Karim Alami Hicham Arazi
31 Mar	Davis Cup Quarterfinals Newport Beach, California, USA – hard Adelaide, Australia – grass Pesaro, Italy – carpet (i) Växjö, Sweden – carpet (i)	Quarterfinal winners  United States 4–1  Australia 5–0  Italy 4–1  Sweden 3–2	Quarterfinal losers  Netherlands  Czech Republic  Spain  South Africa

April

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
7 Apr	Salem Open Hong Kong World Series Hard – $303,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Michael Chang 6–3, 6–3	Patrick Rafter	Thomas Johansson Brian MacPhie	David Prinosil Justin Gimelstob Todd Woodbridge Sébastien Lareau
		Martin Damm Daniel Vacek 6–3, 6–4	Karsten Braasch Jeff Tarango
	Estoril Open Oeiras, Portugal World Series Clay – $600,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Àlex Corretja 6–3, 7–5	Francisco Clavet	Javier Sánchez Félix Mantilla	Gilbert Schaller Fabrice Santoro Alberto Berasategui Carlos Moyá
		Gustavo Kuerten Fernando Meligeni 6–2, 6–2	Andrea Gaudenzi Filippo Messori
	Gold Flake Open Chennai, India World Series Hard – $405,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Mikael Tillström 6–4, 4–6, 7–5	Alex Rădulescu	Andrei Pavel Gérard Solvès	Magnus Norman Jonathan Stark MaliVai Washington Rainer Schüttler
		Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes 7–6, 7–5	Oleg Ogorodov Eyal Ran
14 Apr	Open SEAT Godó Barcelona, Spain Championship Series Clay – $825,000 – 56S/28D Singles – Doubles	Albert Costa 7–5, 6–4, 6–4	Albert Portas	Carlos Moyá Alberto Berasategui	Cédric Pioline Andrei Medvedev Karim Alami Fernando Meligeni
		Alberto Berasategui Jordi Burillo 6–3, 7–5	Pablo Albano Àlex Corretja
	Japan Open Tokyo, Japan Championship Series Hard – $935,000 – 56S/28D Singles – Doubles	Richard Krajicek 6–2, 3–6, 6–1	Lionel Roux	Patrick Rafter Thomas Johansson	David Prinosil Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde Martin Damm
		Martin Damm Daniel Vacek 2–6, 6–2, 7–6	Justin Gimelstob Patrick Rafter
21 Apr	Monte Carlo Open Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France Super 9 Clay – $2,050,000 – 56S/28D Singles – Doubles	Marcelo Ríos 6–4, 6–3, 6–3	Àlex Corretja	Carlos Moyá Fabrice Santoro	Magnus Larsson Richard Krajicek Christian Ruud Carlos Costa
		Donald Johnson Francisco Montana 7–6, 2–6, 7–6	Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis
	U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships Orlando, Florida World Series Clay – $264,250 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Michael Chang 4–6, 6–2, 6–1	Grant Stafford	Jason Stoltenberg Chris Woodruff	Byron Black Marcelo Filippini Alex O'Brien Fernando Meligeni
		Mark Merklein Vincent Spadea 6–4, 4–6, 6–4	Alex O'Brien Jeff Salzenstein
28 Apr	Paegas Czech Open Prague, Czech Republic World Series Clay – $340,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Cédric Pioline 6–2, 5–7, 7–6(7–4)	Bohdan Ulihrach	Emilio Benfele Álvarez Fabrice Santoro	Marcello Craca Richard Fromberg Albert Portas Marcelo Ríos
		Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes 6–1, 6–1	Petr Luxa David Škoch
	AT&T Challenge Atlanta, GA, USA World Series Clay – $303,000 – 32S/16D Singles	Marcelo Filippini 7–6(7–2), 6–4	Jason Stoltenberg	Magnus Norman Chris Woodruff	Fernando Meligeni Petr Korda Gilbert Schaller Sandon Stolle
		Jonas Björkman Nicklas Kulti 6–2, 7–6	Scott Davis Kelly Jones
	BMW Open Munich, Germany World Series Clay – $400,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Mark Philippoussis 7–6(7–3), 1–6, 6–4	Àlex Corretja	Slava Doseděl Marc Rosset	Andrea Gaudenzi Frederik Fetterlein Martin Sinner Carlos Moyá
		Pablo Albano Àlex Corretja 3–6, 7–5, 6–2	Karsten Braasch Jens Knippschild

May

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
5 May	ATP German Open Hamburg, Germany Super 9 Clay – $2,050,000 – 56S/28D Singles – Doubles	Andrei Medvedev 6–0, 6–4, 6–2	Félix Mantilla	Tommy Haas Yevgeny Kafelnikov	Hicham Arazi Alberto Berasategui Sergi Bruguera Albert Costa
		Luis Lobo Javier Sánchez 6–3, 7–6	Neil Broad Piet Norval
	America's Red Clay Championships Coral Springs, Florida, USA World Series Clay – $245,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Jason Stoltenberg 6–0, 2–6, 7–5	Jonas Björkman	Steve Campbell Johan Van Herck	Juan Albert Viloca Sargis Sargsian David Witt Mark Woodforde
		Dave Randall Greg Van Emburgh 6–7, 6–2, 7–6	Luke Jensen Murphy Jensen
12 May	Italian Open Rome, Italy Super 9 Clay – $2,050,000 – 64S/32D Singles – Doubles	Àlex Corretja 7–5, 7–5, 6–3	Marcelo Ríos	Alberto Berasategui Goran Ivanišević	Jim Courier Marc-Kevin Goellner Scott Draper Karim Alami
		Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor 6–3, 4–6, 7–5	Byron Black Alex O'Brien
19 May	Raifeissen Grand Prix St. Poelten, Austria World Series Clay – $400,000 – 32S/16D	Marcelo Filippini 7–6(7–2), 6–2	Patrick Rafter	Magnus Norman Dominik Hrbatý	Thomas Muster Sjeng Schalken Tomas Nydahl Karim Alami
		Kyle Jones Scott Melville 6–2, 7–6	Luke Jensen Murphy Jensen
	World Team Cup Düsseldorf, Germany – clay	3–0	Australia
26 May 2 Jun	French Open Paris, France Grand Slam Clay – $5,544,184 – 128S/64D/48XD Singles – Doubles Mixed doubles	Gustavo Kuerten 6–3, 6–4, 6–2	Sergi Bruguera	Filip Dewulf Patrick Rafter	Magnus Norman Yevgeny Kafelnikov Galo Blanco Hicham Arazi
		Yevgeny Kafelnikov Daniel Vacek 7–6, 4–6, 6–3	Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde
		Mahesh Bhupathi Rika Hiraki 6–4, 6–1	Patrick Galbraith Lisa Raymond

June

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
9 Jun	Gerry Weber Open Halle, Germany World Series Grass – $875,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Yevgeny Kafelnikov 7–6(7–2), 6–7(5–7), 7–6(9–7)	Petr Korda	Boris Becker Paul Haarhuis	Michael Stich Jeff Tarango Richey Reneberg Thomas Muster
		Karsten Braasch Michael Stich 7–6, 6–3	David Adams Marius Barnard
	Stella Artois Championships London, Great Britain World Series Hard – $675,000 – 56S/28D Singles – Doubles	Mark Philippoussis 7–5, 6–3	Goran Ivanišević	Jonas Björkman Greg Rusedski	Pete Sampras Jens Knippschild Jérôme Golmard Patrick Rafter
		Mark Philippoussis Patrick Rafter 6–2, 4–6, 7–5	Sandon Stolle Cyril Suk
	Internazionali di Carisbo Bologna, Italy World Series Clay – $303,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Félix Mantilla 4–6, 6–2, 6–1	Gustavo Kuerten	Marzio Martelli Karim Alami	Alberto Berasategui Hicham Arazi Andrea Gaudenzi Nicolás Lapentti
		Gustavo Kuerten Fernando Meligeni 6–2, 7–5	Dave Randall Jack Waite
16 Jun	Nottingham Open Nottingham, Great Britain World Series Grass – $303,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Greg Rusedski 6–4, 7–5	Karol Kučera	Tim Henman Sandon Stolle	Scott Draper Grant Stafford Jason Stoltenberg Alex O'Brien
		Ellis Ferreira Patrick Galbraith 4–6, 7–6, 7–6	Danny Sapsford Chris Wilkinson
	Heineken Trophy Rosmalen, The Netherlands World Series Grass – $475,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Richard Krajicek 6–4, 7–6(9–7)	Guillaume Raoux	Michael Chang Jonas Björkman	Francisco Clavet Martin Damm Fernon Wibier Sjeng Schalken
		Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis 6–4, 7–5	Trevor Kronemann David Macpherson
23 Jun 30 Jun	The Championships, Wimbledon London, Great Britain Grand Slam Grass – $5,445,815 – 128S/64D/64XD Singles – Doubles Mixed doubles	Pete Sampras 6–4, 6–2, 6–4	Cédric Pioline	Todd Woodbridge Michael Stich	Boris Becker Nicolas Kiefer Tim Henman Greg Rusedski
		Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde 7–6(7–4), 7–6(9–7), 5–7, 6–3	Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis
		Cyril Suk Helena Suková 4–6, 6–3, 6–4	Andrei Olhovskiy Larisa Neiland

July

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
7 Jul	Swiss Open Gstaad, Switzerland World Series Clay – $525,000 – 32S/16D	Félix Mantilla 6–1, 6–4, 6–4	Juan Albert Viloca	Wayne Ferreira Àlex Corretja	Marc Rosset Javier Sánchez Nicolas Kiefer Alberto Berasategui
		Yevgeny Kafelnikov Daniel Vacek 4–6, 7–6, 6–3	Trevor Kronemann Macpherson
	Hall of Fame Tennis Championships Newport, Rhode Island, USA World Series Grass – $255,000 – 32S/16D	Sargis Sargsian 7–6(7–0), 4–6, 7–5	Brett Steven	Leander Paes Grant Stafford	Alex Rădulescu Sandon Stolle David Wheaton Mark Woodforde
		Justin Gimelstob Brett Steven 6–3, 6–4	Kent Kinnear Aleksandar Kitinov
	Swedish Open Båstad, Sweden World Series Clay – $303,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Magnus Norman 7–5, 6–2	Juan Antonio Marín	Carlos Costa Karol Kučera	Patrik Fredriksson Jeff Tarango Magnus Larsson Tomas Nydahl
		Nicklas Kulti Mikael Tillström 6–0, 6–3	Magnus Gustafsson Magnus Larsson
14 Jul	Mercedes Cup Stuttgart, Germany Championship Series Clay – $915,000 – 48S/24D Singles – Doubles	Àlex Corretja 6–2, 7–5	Karol Kučera	Albert Portas Albert Costa	Félix Mantilla Sergi Bruguera Alberto Berasategui Yevgeny Kafelnikov
		Gustavo Kuerten Fernando Meligeni 6–4, 6–4	Donald Johnson Francisco Montana
	Legg Mason Tennis Classic Washington, D.C., USA Championship Series Hard – $550,000 – 56S/28D Singles – Doubles	Michael Chang 5–7, 6–2, 6–1	Petr Korda	Brett Steven David Wheaton	Scott Draper Rainer Schüttler Vincent Spadea Tommy Haas
		Luke Jensen Murphy Jensen 6–4, 6–4	Neville Godwin Fernon Wibier
21 Jul	Infiniti Open Los Angeles, CA, USA World Series Hard – $303,000 – 32S/16D	Jim Courier 6–4, 6–4	Thomas Enqvist	Goran Ivanišević Guillaume Raoux	Byron Black Richard Krajicek Mark Philippoussis Kenneth Carlsen
		Sébastien Lareau Alex O'Brien 7–6, 6–4	Mahesh Bhupathi Rick Leach
	Croatia Open Umag Umag, Croatia World Series Clay – $375,000 – 32S/16D	Félix Mantilla 6–3, 7–5	Sergi Bruguera	Alberto Martín Carlos Moyá	Paul Haarhuis Javier Sánchez Dominik Hrbatý Albert Portas
		Dinu Pescariu Davide Sanguinetti 7–6, 6–4	Dominik Hrbatý Karol Kučera
	Generali Open Kitzbühel, Austria World Series Clay – $500,000 – 48S/24D	Filip Dewulf 7–6(7–2), 6–4, 6–1	Julián Alonso	Slava Doseděl Galo Blanco	Marcelo Filippini Hernán Gumy Stefan Koubek Yevgeny Kafelnikov
		Wayne Arthurs Richard Fromberg 6–4, 6–3	Thomas Buchmayer Thomas Strengberger
28 Jul	du Maurier Open Montreal, Quebec, Canada Super 9 Hard – $2,050,000 – 56S/28D Singles – Doubles	Chris Woodruff 7–5, 4–6, 6–3	Gustavo Kuerten	Michael Chang Yevgeny Kafelnikov	Richard Krajicek Fabrice Santoro Thomas Enqvist Mark Philippoussis
		Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes 7–6, 6–3	Sébastien Lareau Alex O'Brien
	Dutch Open Amsterdam, The Netherlands World Series Clay – $475,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Slava Doseděl 7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–5), 6–7(4–7), 6–2	Carlos Moyá	Magnus Norman Marcelo Filippini	Francisco Clavet Christian Ruud Javier Sánchez John Van Lottum
		Paul Kilderry Nicolás Lapentti 3–6, 7–5, 7–6	Andrew Kratzmann Libor Pimek

August

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
4 Aug	Great American Insurance ATP Championships Mason, Ohio, USA Super 9 Hard – $2,050,000 – 56S/28D Singles – Doubles	Pete Sampras 6–3, 6–4	Thomas Muster	Albert Costa Michael Chang	Yevgeny Kafelnikov Sergi Bruguera Jan Siemerink Gustavo Kuerten
		Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde 7–6, 4–6, 6–4	Mark Philippoussis Patrick Rafter
	Internazionali di Tennis di San Marino San Marino, San Marino World Series Clay – $275,000 – 32S/16D	Félix Mantilla 6–4, 6–1	Magnus Gustafsson	Dominik Hrbatý Carlos Costa	Christian Ruud Adrian Voinea Javier Sánchez Andrei Pavel
		Cristian Brandi Filippo Messori 7–5, 6–4	Brandon Coupe David Roditi
11 Aug	RCA Championships Indianapolis, IN, USA Championship Series Hard – $915,000 – 56S/28D Singles – Doubles	Jonas Björkman 6–3, 7–6(7–3)	Carlos Moyá	Wayne Ferreira Mark Woodforde	Magnus Larsson Jiří Novák Andre Agassi Tommy Ho
		Michael Tebbutt Mikael Tillström 6–3, 6–2	Jonas Björkman Nicklas Kulti
	Pilot Pen International New Haven, CT, USA Championship Series Hard – $915,000 – 56S/28D Singles – Doubles	Yevgeny Kafelnikov 7–6(7–4), 6–4	Patrick Rafter	Petr Korda Greg Rusedski	Tim Henman David Wheaton Richard Krajicek Sergi Bruguera
		Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes 6–4, 6–7, 6–2	Sébastien Lareau Alex O'Brien
18 Aug	Waldbaum's Hamlet Cup Long Island, NY, USA World Series Hard – $303,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Carlos Moyá 6–4, 7–6(7–1)	Patrick Rafter	Thomas Enqvist Julian Alonso	Michael Chang Richey Reneberg Marc-Kevin Goellner Goran Ivanišević
		Marcos Ondruska David Prinosil 6–4, 6–4	Mark Keil T. J. Middleton
	MFS Pro Tennis Championships Boston, MA, USA World Series Hard – $303,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Sjeng Schalken 7–5, 6–3	Marcelo Ríos	Albert Costa Jeff Tarango	Àlex Corretja Johan Van Herck Greg Rusedski Hernán Gumy
		Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis 6–4, 6–2	Dave Randall Jack Waite
25 Aug 1 Sep	US Open New York City, USA Grand Slam Hard – $5,152,000 – 128S/64D/32XD Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles	Patrick Rafter 6–3, 6–2, 4–6, 7–5	Greg Rusedski	Jonas Björkman Michael Chang	Petr Korda Richard Krajicek Magnus Larsson Marcelo Ríos
		Yevgeny Kafelnikov Daniel Vacek 7–6, 6–3	Jonas Björkman Nicklas Kulti
		Rick Leach Manon Bollegraf 3–6, 7–5, 7–6 (7–3)	Pablo Albano Mercedes Paz

September

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
8 Sep	Marbella Open Marbella, Spain World Series Clay – $303,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Albert Costa 6–3, 6–2	Alberto Berasategui	Galo Blanco Dominik Hrbatý	Andrea Gaudenzi Francisco Roig Karim Alami Julian Alonso
		Karim Alami Julian Alonso 4–6, 6–3, 6–0	Alberto Berasategui Jordi Burillo
	Samsung Open Bournemouth, Great Britain World Series Clay – $375,000 – 32S/16D	Félix Mantilla 6–2, 6–2	Carlos Moyá	Greg Rusedski Marcos Ondruska	Davide Scala Lucas Arnold Ker Jacobo Díaz Christophe Van Garsse
		Kent Kinnear Aleksandar Kitinov 7–6, 6–2	Alberto Martín Chris Wilkinson
	President's Cup Tashkent, Uzbekistan World Series Hard – $328,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Tim Henman 7–6(7–2), 6–4	Marc Rosset	Yevgeny Kafelnikov Francisco Clavet	Andrei Stoliarov Hicham Arazi Javier Sánchez Vincent Spadea
		Vincenzo Santopadre Vincent Spadea 6–4, 6–7, 6–0	Hicham Arazi Eyal Ran
15 Sep	Davis Cup Semifinals Washington, D.C., United States – hard Norrköping, Sweden – carpet (i)	Semifinal winners  United States 4–1  Sweden 4–1	Semifinal losers  Australia  Italy
22 Sep	Grand Prix de Toulouse Toulouse, France World Series Hard (i) – $375,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Nicolas Kiefer 7–5, 5–7, 6–4	Mark Philippoussis	Vincent Spadea Alex Rădulescu	Justin Gimelstob Arnaud Clément Tommy Haas Guillaume Raoux
		Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis 6–3, 7–6	Jean-Philippe Fleurian Max Mirnyi
	Romanian Open Bucharest, Romania World Series Clay – $475,000 – 32S/16D	Richard Fromberg 6–1, 7–6(7–2)	Andrea Gaudenzi	Marc-Kevin Goellner Francisco Clavet	Carlos Costa Nicolás Lapentti Albert Portas Javier Sánchez
		Luis Lobo Javier Sánchez 7–5, 7–5	Hendrik Jan Davids Daniel Orsanic
	Grand Slam Cup Munich, Germany Grand Slam Cup Carpet (i) – $6,000,000 – 16S	Pete Sampras 6–2, 6–4, 7–5	Patrick Rafter	Greg Rusedski Petr Korda	Jonas Björkman Yevgeny Kafelnikov Cédric Pioline Marcelo Ríos
29 Sep	Nokia Open Beijing, China World Series Hard (i) – $303,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Jim Courier 7–6(12–10), 3–6, 6–3	Magnus Gustafsson	Thomas Johansson Kenneth Carlsen	Ján Krošlák Gianluca Pozzi Byron Black Alex O'Brien
		Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes 7–5, 7–6	Jim Courier Alex O'Brien
	Swiss Indoors Basel, Switzerland World Series Carpet (i) – $975,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Greg Rusedski 6–3, 7–6(8–6), 7–6(7–3)	Mark Philippoussis	Tim Henman Petr Korda	Yevgeny Kafelnikov Magnus Norman Thomas Enqvist Lionel Roux
		Tim Henman Marc Rosset 7–6, 6–7, 7–6	Karsten Braasch Jim Grabb
	Campionati Internazionali di Sicilia Palermo, Italy World Series Clay – $303,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Alberto Berasategui 6–4, 6–2	Dominik Hrbatý	Àlex Corretja Javier Sánchez	Francisco Clavet Albert Portas Marcelo Filippini Karim Alami
		Andrew Kratzmann Libor Pimek 3–6, 6–3, 7–6	Hendrik Jan Davids Daniel Orsanic

October

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
6 Oct	Heineken Open Singapore, Singapore Championship Series Carpet (i) – $550,000 – 32S/16D	Magnus Gustafsson 4–6, 6–3, 6–3	Nicolas Kiefer	Thomas Johansson Mikael Tillström	Jonathan Stark Jim Courier Martin Damm Marcelo Ríos
		Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes 6–4, 6–4	Rick Leach Jonathan Stark
	CA-TennisTrophy Vienna, Austria Championship Series Carpet (i) – $675,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Goran Ivanišević 3–6, 6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–4), 6–2, 6–3	Greg Rusedski	Tim Henman Richard Krajicek	Karol Kučera Todd Martin Bohdan Ulihrach Magnus Larsson
		Ellis Ferreira Patrick Galbraith 6–3, 6–4	Marc-Kevin Goellner David Prinosil
13 Oct	IPB Czech Indoor Ostrava, Czech Republic World Series Carpet (i) – $975,000 – 32S/16D	Karol Kučera 6–2 retired	Magnus Norman	Goran Ivanišević Thomas Muster	Jiří Novák Bohdan Ulihrach Diego Nargiso Sergi Bruguera
		Jiří Novák David Rikl 6–2, 6–4	Donald Johnson Francisco Montana
	Grand Prix de Lyon Lyon, France World Series Carpet (i) – $725,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Fabrice Santoro 6–4, 6–4	Tommy Haas	Mark Philippoussis Yevgeny Kafelnikov	Cédric Pioline Félix Mantilla Thomas Enqvist Marc-Kevin Goellner
		Ellis Ferreira Patrick Galbraith 3–6, 6–2, 6–4	Olivier Delaître Fabrice Santoro
20 Oct	Eurocard Open Stuttgart, Germany Super 9 Carpet (i) – $2,050,000 – 48S/24D Singles – Doubles	Petr Korda 7–6(8–6), 6–2, 6–4	Richard Krajicek	Jonas Björkman Patrick Rafter	Magnus Larsson Nicolas Kiefer Todd Martin Marcelo Ríos
		Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde 6–3, 6–3	Rick Leach Jonathan Stark
	Abierto Mexicano de Tenis Mexico City, Mexico World Series Clay – $305,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Francisco Clavet 6–4, 7–6(9–7)	Juan Albert Viloca	Nicolás Lapentti Fernando Meligeni	André Sá Emilio Benfele Álvarez Lucas Arnold Ker Juan Antonio Marín
		Nicolás Lapentti Daniel Orsanic 4–6, 6–3, 7–6	Luis Herrera Mariano Sánchez
27 Oct	Paris Open Paris, France Super 9 Carpet (i) – $2,300,000 – 48S/24D Singles – Doubles	Pete Sampras 6–3, 4–6, 6–3, 6–1	Jonas Björkman	Yevgeny Kafelnikov Thomas Enqvist	Thomas Muster Greg Rusedski Richard Krajicek Guillaume Raoux
		Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis 6–2, 7–6	Rick Leach Jonathan Stark
	Cerveza Club Colombian Open Bogotá, Colombia World Series Clay – $303,000 – 32S/16D	Francisco Clavet 6–3, 6–3	Nicolás Lapentti	Davide Sanguinetti Vincent Spadea	Emilio Benfele Álvarez Jordi Burillo Carlos Costa Fernando Meligeni
		Luis Lobo Fernando Meligeni 6–1, 6–3	Karim Alami Maurice Ruah

November

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
3 Nov	Chevrolet Cup Santiago, Chile World Series Clay – $303,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Julian Alonso 6–2, 6–1	Marcelo Ríos	Marcelo Filippini Jordi Burillo	Fernando Meligeni Radomír Vašek Mariano Puerta Oliver Gross
		Hendrik Jan Davids Andrew Kratzmann 7–6, 5–7, 6–4	Julian Alonso Nicolás Lapentti
	Kremlin Cup Moscow, Russia World Series Carpet (i) – $1,125,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Yevgeny Kafelnikov 7–6(7–2), 6–4	Petr Korda	Daniel Nestor Wayne Black	Sargis Sargsian Martin Damm Daniel Vacek Alex O'Brien
		Martin Damm Cyril Suk 6–4, 6–3	David Adams Fabrice Santoro
	Stockholm Open Stockholm, Sweden World Series Carpet (i) – $800,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Jonas Björkman 3–6, 7–6(7–2), 6–2, 6–4	Jan Siemerink	Patrick Rafter Greg Rusedski	Tim Henman Karol Kučera Cédric Pioline Magnus Larsson
		Marc-Kevin Goellner Richey Reneberg 6–3, 3–6, 7–6	Ellis Ferreira Patrick Galbraith
10 Nov	ATP Tour World Championships Singles Hanover, Germany ATP Tour World Championships Hard (i) – $3,300,000 – 8S (RR) Singles	Pete Sampras 6–3, 6–2, 6–2	Yevgeny Kafelnikov	Jonas Björkman Carlos Moyá	Round robin Patrick Rafter Greg Rusedski Thomas Muster Sergi Bruguera Tim Henman Michael Chang
17 Nov	ATP Tour World Championships Doubles Hartford, CT, USA ATP Tour World Championships Carpet (i) – $500,000 – 8D (RR) Doubles	Rick Leach Jonathan Stark 6–3, 6–4, 7–6(7–3)	Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes	Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde Jacco Eltingh / Paul Haarhuis
24 Nov	Davis Cup by BNP Paribas Final Gothenburg, Sweden – carpet (i)	Sweden 5–0	United States

ATP rankings

As of 30 December 1996 Rk Name Nation 1 Pete Sampras USA 2 Michael Chang USA 3 Goran Ivanišević CRO 4 Yevgeny Kafelnikov RUS 5 Thomas Muster AUT 6 Boris Becker GER 7 Richard Krajicek NED 8 Andre Agassi USA 9 Thomas Enqvist SWE 10 Wayne Ferreira RSA 11 Marcelo Ríos CHI 12 Todd Martin USA 13 Albert Costa ESP 14 Stefan Edberg SWE 15 Jim Courier USA 16 Magnus Gustafsson SWE 17 Jan Siemerink NED 18 Félix Mantilla ESP 19 Michael Stich GER 20 Alberto Berasategui ESP

Year-end rankings 1997 (29 December 1997)[1] Rk Name Nation Points High Low Change 1 Pete Sampras USA 4547 1 1 2 Patrick Rafter AUS 3210 2 63 61 3 Michael Chang USA 3189 2 4 1 4 Jonas Björkman SWE 2949 4 65 61 5 Yevgeny Kafelnikov RUS 2690 3 11 1 6 Greg Rusedski GBR 2617 4 56 41 7 Carlos Moyá ESP 2508 5 28 21 8 Sergi Bruguera ESP 2367 6 66 58 9 Thomas Muster AUT 2353 2 12 4 10 Marcelo Ríos CHI 2317 6 13 1 11 Richard Krajicek NED 2299 5 19 4 12 Àlex Corretja ESP 2275 4 26 13 13 Petr Korda CZE 2261 8 34 21 14 Gustavo Kuerten BRA 2215 8 89 73 15 Goran Ivanišević CRO 2176 2 38 12 16 Félix Mantilla ESP 2110 11 19 2 17 Tim Henman GBR 1929 14 24 7 18 Mark Philippoussis AUS 1809 13 42 11 19 Albert Costa ESP 1778 9 23 6 20 Cédric Pioline FRA 1534 20 46 2

Statistical information

List of players and singles titles won:

• Julian Alonso – Santiago (1)
• Hicham Arazi – Casablanca (1)
• Alberto Berasategui – Palermo (1)
• Jonas Björkman – Auckland, Indianapolis, Stockholm (3)
• Michael Chang – Memphis, Indian Wells Masters, Hong Kong, Orlando, Washington, D.C. (5)
• Francisco Clavet – Mexico City, Bogotá (2)
• Àlex Corretja – Estoril, Rome Masters, Stuttgart (3)
• Albert Costa – Barcelona, Marbella (2)
• Jim Courier – Doha, Los Angeles, Beijing (3)
• Filip Dewulf – Kitzbühel (1)
• Slava Doseděl – Amsterdam (1)
• Thomas Enqvist – Marseille (1)
• Marcelo Filippini – Atlanta, St. Poelten (2)
• Richard Fromberg – Bucharest (1)
• Magnus Gustafsson – Singapore (1)
• Tim Henman – Sydney, Tashkent (2)
• Goran Ivanišević – Zagreb, Milan, Vienna (3)
• Thomas Johansson – Copenhagen, St. Petersburg (2)
• Yevgeny Kafelnikov – Halle, New Haven, Moscow (3)
• Nicolas Kiefer – Toulouse (1)
• Petr Korda – Stuttgart Masters (1)
• Ján Krošlák – Shanghai (1)
• Karol Kučera – Ostrava (1)
• Gustavo Kuerten – French Open
• Richard Krajicek – Rotterdam, Tokyo, Rosmalen (3)
• Félix Mantilla – Bologna, Gstaad, Umag, San Marino, Bournemouth (5)
• Andrei Medvedev – Hamburg Masters (1)
• Carlos Moyá – Long Island (1)
• Thomas Muster – Dubai, Miami Masters (2)
• Magnus Norman – Båstad (1)
• Mark Philippoussis – Scottsdale, Munich, London (3)
• Cédric Pioline – Prague (1)
• Patrick Rafter – US Open (1)
• Marcelo Ríos – Monte Carlo Masters (1)
• Marc Rosset – Antwerp (1)
• Greg Rusedski – Nottingham, Basel (2)
• Pete Sampras – Australian Open, San Jose, Philadelphia, Wimbledon, Cincinnati Masters, Paris Masters, Season-Ending Championships, Grand Slam Cup (8)
• Fabrice Santoro – Lyon (1)
• Sargis Sargsian – Newport (1)
• Sjeng Schalken – Boston (1)
• Jason Stoltenberg – Coral Springs (1)
• Mikael Tillström – Chennai (1)
• Todd Woodbridge – Adelaide (1)
• Chris Woodruff – Canada Masters (1)

Titles won by nation:

• 16 (Doha, Australian Open, San Jose, Memphis, Philadelphia, Indian Wells Masters, Hong Kong, Orlando, Wimbledon, Washington, D.C., Los Angeles, Canada Masters, Cincinnati Masters, Beijing, Paris Masters, Season-Ending Championships)
• 15 (Estoril, Barcelona, Rome Masters, Bologna, Gstaad, Stuttgart, Umag, San Marino, Long Island, Marbella, Bournemouth, Palermo, Mexico City, Bogotá, Santiago)
• 9 (Auckland, Marseille, Copenhagen, St. Petersburg, Chennai, Båstad, Indianapolis, Singapore, Stockholm)
• 7 (Adelaide, Scottsdale, Munich, Coral Springs, London, US Open, Bucharest)
• 4 (Sydney, Nottingham, Tashkent, Basel)
• 4 (Rotterdam, Tokyo, Rosmalen, Boston)
• 3 (Zagreb, Milan, Vienna)
• 3 (Halle, New Haven, Moscow)
• 2 (Dubai, Miami Masters)
• 2 (Amsterdam, Stuttgart Masters)
• 2 (Prague, Lyon)
• 2 (Shanghai, Ostrava)
• 2 (Atlanta, St. Poelten)
• 1 (Newport)
• 1 (Kitzbühel)
• 1 (French Open)
• 1 (Monte Carlo Masters)
• 1 (Toulouse)
• 1 (Casablanca)
• 1 (Antwerp)
• 1 (Hamburg Masters)

The following players won their first career title:

• Julian Alonso – Santiago
• Hicham Arazi – Casablanca
• Jonas Björkman – Auckland
• Tim Henman – Sydney
• Thomas Johansson – Copenhagen
• Nicolas Kiefer – Toulouse
• Gustavo Kuerten – French Open
• Magnus Norman – Båstad
• Fabrice Santoro – Lyon
• Sargis Sargsian – Newport
• Mikael Tillström – Chennai
• Chris Woodruff – Canada Masters

See also

• 1997 WTA Tour