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1997 French Open – Men's singles

December 15, 2023

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. 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 male singles player to win a major. Following the win, Kuerten improved in the rankings from world No. 66 to No. 15.

Men's singles
1997 French Open
Final
Champion Gustavo Kuerten
Runner-up Sergi Bruguera
Score6–3, 6–4, 6–2
Details
Draw128
Seeds16
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
WC Singles men women quad
WC Doubles men women quad
Legends −45 45+ women
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Main article: 1997 French Open

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

Seeds edit

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 edit

Main article: 1997 French Open – Men's singles qualifying

Draw edit

Key edit

Finals edit

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
    Magnus Norman 2 77 4 3
Q   Filip Dewulf 6 626 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 3 633
    Patrick Rafter 78 1 5 61
16   Sergi Bruguera 666 7 77
    Hicham Arazi 6 3 2 2
16   Sergi Bruguera 4 6 6 6

Top half edit

Section 1 edit

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 6 626 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 3 633
  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 6 624 15   M Rosset 6 6 6
15   M Rosset 7 3 77 6

Section 2 edit

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 3 656 78 6
Q   C Caratti 3 3 1 Q   F Dewulf 6 77 4 668
Q   F Dewulf 6 6 6 Q   F Dewulf 6 6 3 1 6
  F Meligeni 6 636 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 6 625 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 edit

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 6 631 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 6 626   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 6 616 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 edit

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 1r   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 624 3
  M Zabaleta 4 6265   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 636 6 3 6
  M Filippini 6 2 7 674 5   T Muster 77 1 3 6 4
  J Tarango 4 6 5 79 6   J Tarango 5 6 2 1
  M-K Goellner 6 642 77 4 5   T Muster 7 1 6 6
5   T Muster 4 77 6 626

Bottom half edit

Section 5 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
6   R Krajicek 77 6 6
  S Draper 632 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 6 666 4 6 WC   F Fontang 3 4 3
  A Gaudenzi 6 633 4   P Rafter 6 6 6
  P Rafter 3 77 6 6   P Rafter 6 5 6 6
  M Woodforde 5 78 6106 8   M Woodforde 2 7 1 2
  J Sánchez 7 66712 4 6   M Woodforde 77 6 7
  D Nestor 1 1 6 2   A Volkov 653 5
  A Volkov 6 6 3 6   M Woodforde 6 77 6
  A Pavel 6 7 6 11   A Costa 4 623
  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 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
13   W Ferreira 6177 616 6
  M Tillström 77 6377 3 1 13   W Ferreira 77 4 6 2 6
  E Benfele Álvarez 7 633 5   R Carretero 646 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 663 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 3 633

Section 7 edit

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This article does not cite any sources Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources 1997 French Open Men s singles news newspapers books scholar JSTOR March 2020 Learn how and when to remove this template message 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 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 male singles player to win a major Following the win Kuerten improved in the rankings from world No 66 to No 15 Men s singles1997 French OpenFinalChampionGustavo KuertenRunner upSergi BrugueraScore6 3 6 4 6 2DetailsDraw128Seeds16EventsSingles men women boys girlsDoubles men women mixed boys girlsWC Singles men women quadWC Doubles men women quadLegends 45 45 women 1996 French Open 1998 Main article 1997 French Open Yevgeny Kafelnikov was the defending champion but lost to Kuerten in the quarterfinals Contents 1 Seeds 2 Qualifying 3 Draw 3 1 Key 3 2 Finals 3 3 Top half 3 3 1 Section 1 3 3 2 Section 2 3 3 3 Section 3 3 3 4 Section 4 3 4 Bottom half 3 4 1 Section 5 3 4 2 Section 6 3 4 3 Section 7 3 4 4 Section 8 4 External linksSeeds edit0 1 nbsp Pete Sampras third round 0 2 nbsp Michael Chang fourth round 0 3 nbsp Yevgeny Kafelnikov quarterfinals 0 4 nbsp Goran Ivanisevic first round 0 5 nbsp Thomas Muster third round 0 6 nbsp Richard Krajicek third round 0 7 nbsp Marcelo Rios fourth round 0 8 nbsp Alex Corretja fourth round 0 9 nbsp Carlos Moya second round 10 nbsp Felix Mantilla second round 11 nbsp Albert Costa third round 12 nbsp Alberto Berasategui first round 13 nbsp Wayne Ferreira third round 14 nbsp Tim Henman first round 15 nbsp Marc Rosset fourth round 16 nbsp Sergi Bruguera final Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section Qualifying editMain article 1997 French Open Men s singles qualifyingDraw editKey edit 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 edit QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal nbsp Magnus Norman27743Q nbsp Filip Dewulf66266Q nbsp Filip Dewulf16164 nbsp Gustavo Kuerten636773 nbsp Yevgeny Kafelnikov27604 nbsp Gustavo Kuerten65266 nbsp Gustavo Kuerten66616 nbsp Sergi Bruguera342 nbsp Patrick Rafter6776 nbsp Galo Blanco3633 nbsp Patrick Rafter78156116 nbsp Sergi Bruguera666777 nbsp Hicham Arazi632216 nbsp Sergi Bruguera4666Top half edit Section 1 edit First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round1 nbsp P Sampras676 nbsp F Santoro3511 nbsp P Sampras666LL nbsp M Charpentier647713 nbsp F Clavet122 nbsp F Clavet3662661 nbsp P Sampras2464 nbsp G Rusedski32667 nbsp M Norman6626 nbsp M Norman66349 nbsp M Norman6636 nbsp L Paes6366 nbsp L Paes3263 nbsp G Stafford4632 nbsp M Norman46776Q nbsp A Merinov0261015 nbsp M Rosset63633 nbsp L Roux66712 nbsp L Roux766 nbsp S Lareau26648 nbsp S Lareau524 nbsp H Gumy64466 nbsp L Roux3723 nbsp J Stoltenberg664615 nbsp M Rosset6566 nbsp A Rădulescu0464 nbsp J Stoltenberg234 nbsp D Hrbaty5662415 nbsp M Rosset66615 nbsp M Rosset73776Section 2 edit First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round9 nbsp C Moya66566Q nbsp A Martin377339 nbsp C Moya4653WC nbsp G Solves513Q nbsp A Portas6476Q nbsp A Portas766Q nbsp A Portas3656786Q nbsp C Caratti331Q nbsp F Dewulf6774668Q nbsp F Dewulf666Q nbsp F Dewulf66316 nbsp F Meligeni66367 nbsp F Meligeni42663 nbsp J Frana47745Q nbsp F Dewulf5667WC nbsp S Huet765348 nbsp A Corretja7145WC nbsp T Champion54766WC nbsp T Champion666Q nbsp R Delgado27776Q nbsp R Delgado233 nbsp S Schalken66254WC nbsp T Champion10r nbsp D Prinosil446648 nbsp A Corretja63Q nbsp J Knippschild66346Q nbsp J Knippschild61168 nbsp K Alami3418 nbsp A Corretja4667108 nbsp A Corretja666Section 3 edit First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round3 nbsp Y Kafelnikov666 nbsp M Damm2443 nbsp Y Kafelnikov766 nbsp G Raoux666 nbsp G Raoux534 nbsp V Spadea2013 nbsp Y Kafelnikov766316Q nbsp W Schranz423 nbsp C Pioline547764Q nbsp G Etlis666Q nbsp G Etlis63363 nbsp O Gross4465 nbsp C Pioline26677 nbsp C Pioline66373 nbsp Y Kafelnikov667Q nbsp S Navarro166626 nbsp M Philippoussis235 nbsp M A Gorriz642771Q nbsp S Navarro17712WC nbsp S Grosjean3644 nbsp J Siemerink66166 nbsp J Siemerink6466 nbsp J Siemerink442 nbsp N Kulti26644 nbsp M Philippoussis666 nbsp M Philippoussis64366 nbsp M Philippoussis6366WC nbsp O Delaitre62166WC nbsp O Delaitre461414 nbsp T Henman26624Section 4 edit First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round12 nbsp A Berasategui46621r nbsp A Medvedev64262 nbsp A Medvedev666 nbsp C Ruud7411r nbsp J A Viloca434 nbsp J A Viloca5664 nbsp A Medvedev7766 nbsp J Stark67777WC nbsp N Escude6243 nbsp M Zabaleta46265 nbsp J Stark422 nbsp T Johansson36563WC nbsp N Escude666WC nbsp N Escude62777 nbsp A Medvedev71265 nbsp G Kuerten676 nbsp G Kuerten56617 nbsp S Dosedel051 nbsp G Kuerten6647 nbsp J Bjorkman6616 nbsp J Bjorkman4265 nbsp R Reneberg2162 nbsp G Kuerten636636 nbsp M Filippini6276745 nbsp T Muster771364 nbsp J Tarango465796 nbsp J Tarango5621 nbsp M K Goellner66427745 nbsp T Muster71665 nbsp T Muster4776626Bottom half edit Section 5 edit First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round6 nbsp R Krajicek7766 nbsp S Draper63216 nbsp R Krajicek6366 nbsp B Ulihrach666 nbsp B Ulihrach2623 nbsp N Kiefer3336 nbsp R Krajicek3642 nbsp P Fredriksson378062 nbsp P Rafter6466WC nbsp F Fontang666646WC nbsp F Fontang343 nbsp A Gaudenzi66334 nbsp P Rafter666 nbsp P Rafter37766 nbsp P Rafter6566 nbsp M Woodforde57861068 nbsp M Woodforde2712 nbsp J Sanchez76671246 nbsp M Woodforde7767 nbsp D Nestor1162 nbsp A Volkov6535 nbsp A Volkov6636 nbsp M Woodforde6776 nbsp A Pavel67611 nbsp A Costa4623 nbsp A O Brien450 nbsp A Pavel16634 nbsp A Voinea45411 nbsp A Costa6406611 nbsp A Costa676Section 6 edit First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round13 nbsp W Ferreira61776166 nbsp M Tillstrom7763773113 nbsp W Ferreira774626 nbsp E Benfele Alvarez76335 nbsp R Carretero646164 nbsp R Carretero5776713 nbsp W Ferreiraw o nbsp D Flach401 nbsp P Korda nbsp C Costa666 nbsp C Costa354Q nbsp J Burillo4064 nbsp P Korda676 nbsp P Korda6677 nbsp P Korda6154 nbsp D Vacek423 nbsp G Blanco1676 nbsp C Woodruff666 nbsp C Woodruff65366LL nbsp F Fetterlein412Q nbsp N Lapentti47641Q nbsp N Lapentti666 nbsp C Woodruff66362 nbsp N Godwin3265 nbsp G Blanco78677 nbsp G Blanco6617 nbsp G Blanco64677 nbsp M Gustafsson46776 nbsp M Gustafsson464614 nbsp G Ivanisevic63633Section 7 edit First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round7 nbsp M Rios65466Q nbsp W Black476217 nbsp M Rios63606776 nbsp F Squillari6333 nbsp B Black77774640 nbsp B Black16667 nbsp M Rios7866 nbsp A Boetsch666 nbsp A Boetsch6634 nbsp K Kucera114 nbsp A Boetsch666 nbsp M Ondruska7766 nbsp M Ondruska321Q nbsp M Pastura63217 nbsp M Rios21764 nbsp K Carlsen66640 nbsp H 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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 63606 77 6
  F Squillari 6 3 3 3   B Black 77 77 4 640
  B Black 1 6 6 6 7   M Ríos 78 6 6
  A Boetsch 6 6 6   A Boetsch 663 4
  K Kučera 1 1 4   A Boetsch 6 6 6
  M Ondruska 77 6 6   M Ondruska 3 2 1
Q   M Pastura 632 1 7   M Ríos 2 1 7 64
  K Carlsen 666 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