Patrick Rafter defeated Greg Rusedski in the final, 6–3, 6–2, 4–6, 7–5 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1997 US Open. It was his first major singles title. Rafter became the first Australian to win the title since John Newcombe in 1973.[1] It was Rusedski's first major final, which he dedicated in honor of Diana, Princess of Wales, who had died a week earlier.
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Patrick Rafter defeated Greg Rusedski in the final 6 3 6 2 4 6 7 5 to win the men s singles tennis title at the 1997 US Open It was his first major singles title Rafter became the first Australian to win the title since John Newcombe in 1973 1 It was Rusedski s first major final which he dedicated in honor of Diana Princess of Wales who had died a week earlier Men s singles1997 US OpenFinalChampionPatrick RafterRunner upGreg RusedskiScore6 3 6 2 4 6 7 5DetailsDraw128Seeds16EventsSingles men women boys girlsDoubles men women mixed boys girlsWC Singles men women quadWC Doubles men women quadLegends men women mixed 1996 US Open 1998 Main article 1997 US Open tennis Pete Sampras was the two time defending champion but lost in the fourth round to Petr Korda 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 References 5 External linksSeeds edit nbsp Pete Sampras fourth round nbsp Michael Chang semifinals nbsp Yevgeny Kafelnikov second round nbsp Goran Ivanisevic first round nbsp Thomas Muster first round nbsp Alex Corretja third round nbsp Sergi Bruguera fourth round nbsp Carlos Moya first round nbsp Gustavo Kuerten third round nbsp Marcelo Rios quarterfinals nbsp Thomas Enqvist withdrew nbsp Felix Mantilla fourth round nbsp Patrick Rafter champion nbsp Mark Philippoussis third round nbsp Petr Korda quarterfinals nbsp Albert Costa first round Qualifying editMain article 1997 US 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 15 nbsp Petr Korda6320r nbsp Jonas Bjorkman7761 nbsp Jonas Bjorkman16635 nbsp Greg Rusedski63367 nbsp Greg Rusedski77778 nbsp Richard Krajicek56566 nbsp Greg Rusedski326513 nbsp Patrick Rafter6647 nbsp Magnus Larsson644213 nbsp Patrick Rafter776613 nbsp Patrick Rafter6662 nbsp Michael Chang33410 nbsp Marcelo Rios526632 nbsp Michael Chang76446Top half edit Section 1 edit First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round1 nbsp P Sampras666Q nbsp T Larkham3131 nbsp P Sampras766Q nbsp P Baur43666Q nbsp P Baur543Q nbsp J Oncins664331 nbsp P Sampras666 nbsp R Fromberg66686 nbsp A Rădulescu344 nbsp P McEnroe227103 nbsp R Fromberg64364 nbsp A Rădulescu36776 nbsp A Rădulescu36636Q nbsp O Ogorodov646511 nbsp P Sampras77562663 nbsp J A Viloca621215 nbsp P Korda64777377 nbsp B Steven4666 nbsp B Steven44664Q nbsp T Ho34774 nbsp M Damm66377 nbsp M Damm66656 nbsp M Damm6345 nbsp M Martelli677615 nbsp P Korda4667 nbsp H Dreekmann1653 nbsp M Martelli36465 nbsp V Spadea6561415 nbsp P Korda6777715 nbsp P Korda27776Section 2 edit First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round9 nbsp G Kuerten636466Q nbsp G Grant4677239 nbsp G Kuerten666 nbsp D van Scheppingen434 nbsp S Schalken442 nbsp S Schalken6669 nbsp G Kuerten315 nbsp F Clavet244 nbsp J Bjorkman667 nbsp J Bjorkman666 nbsp J Bjorkman766 nbsp T Martin3666 nbsp T Martin540 nbsp J Courier6342 nbsp J Bjorkman66178 nbsp J Novak567116 nbsp S Draper33666 nbsp D Sanguinetti72692 nbsp J Novak56463WC nbsp J M Gambill43611 nbsp S Draper77736 nbsp S Draper66713 nbsp S Draper783266 nbsp D Prinosil425 nbsp J Tarango666644 nbsp J Tarango667 nbsp J Tarango6666366 nbsp G Raoux6776 nbsp G Raoux47877248 nbsp C Moya4622Section 3 edit First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round4 nbsp G Ivanisevic65163 nbsp D Pescariu47677 nbsp D Pescariu351 nbsp J Knippschild756656 nbsp J Knippschild676 nbsp S Dosedel574774 nbsp J Knippschild6531 nbsp F Santoro74623 nbsp G Rusedski7766 nbsp M Ondruska56466 nbsp M Ondruska6341 nbsp G Rusedski666 nbsp G Rusedski7766WC nbsp D Wheaton233 nbsp G Rusedski7766Q nbsp L Tieleman64632 nbsp D Vacek6222 nbsp D Vacek46166 nbsp D Vacek47766Q nbsp M Sell6367Q nbsp M Sell66512WC nbsp C Mamiit3645 nbsp D Vacek7776 nbsp J Golmard61774714 nbsp M Philippoussis6452 nbsp H Arazi466465 nbsp J Golmard6520r nbsp K Alami346414 nbsp M Philippoussis776114 nbsp M Philippoussis6636Section 4 edit First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round12 nbsp F Mantilla7766 nbsp J Stoltenberg643212 nbsp F Mantilla766 nbsp J Sanchez767 nbsp J Sanchez542 nbsp A Portas52512 nbsp F Mantilla6164776Q nbsp J van Lottum6626Q nbsp J van Lottum7726652 nbsp R Reneberg1464Q nbsp J van Lottum666 nbsp J Van Herck647777 nbsp J Van Herck344 nbsp F Dewulf46636512 nbsp F Mantilla534 nbsp M Filippini666 nbsp R Krajicek766 nbsp A O Brien244 nbsp M Filippini6425Q nbsp W Black422 nbsp R Krajicek7767 nbsp R Krajicek666 nbsp R KrajicekWC nbsp R Rake2326 nbsp A Corretjaw o nbsp B Ulihrach666 nbsp B Ulihrach5464 nbsp M Rosset63226 nbsp A Corretja76366 nbsp A Corretja4666Bottom half edit Section 5 edit First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round5 nbsp T Muster36364 nbsp T Henman67746 nbsp T Henman324 nbsp A Berasategui776313 nbsp W Ferreira666 nbsp W Ferreira602666 nbsp W Ferreira57766 nbsp J Gimelstob796366 nbsp J Gimelstob76330Q nbsp D Nestor677732 nbsp J Gimelstob637746 nbsp J Stark325 nbsp M Gustafsson366461 nbsp M Gustafsson667 nbsp W Ferreira3653 nbsp C Ruud64166 nbsp M Larsson6776 nbsp M K Goellner46643 nbsp C Ruud343 nbsp F Meligeni666 nbsp F Meligeni666Q nbsp J Szymanski221 nbsp F Meligeni243 nbsp J Siemerink423 nbsp M Larsson666 nbsp M Larsson666 nbsp M Larsson6677WC nbsp M Joyce65631LL nbsp N Escude4263LL nbsp N Escude77466Section 6 edit First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round13 nbsp P Rafter667 nbsp A Medvedev34513 nbsp P Rafter666 nbsp K Kucera77423 nbsp M Norman212 nbsp M Norman6566613 nbsp P Rafter666 nbsp P Haarhuis78665636 nbsp L Roux112 nbsp G Blanco66077773 nbsp P Haarhuis65377774 nbsp G Schaller66321 nbsp L Roux77665636 nbsp L Roux4066613 nbsp P Rafter67746 nbsp R Furlan77654773 nbsp A Agassi36463 nbsp A Voinea62776646 nbsp A Voinea022WC nbsp S Campbell1163 nbsp A Agassi666 nbsp A Agassi6646 nbsp A Agassi666 nbsp M Woodforde7766 nbsp M Woodforde224 nbsp B Black6332 nbsp M Woodforde6677Q nbsp C Caratti24643 nbsp Y Kafelnikov34643 nbsp Y Kafelnikov6677Section 7 edit First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round7 nbsp S Bruguera34666Q nbsp M Tebbutt663227 nbsp S Bruguera6677 nbsp G Stafford666 nbsp G Stafford4263 nbsp E Benfele Alvarez4227 nbsp S Bruguera66536 nbsp H Gumy6666966 nbsp H Gumy14764 nbsp D Hrbaty78371132 nbsp H Gumy766 nbsp T Woodbridge77646 nbsp T Woodbridge542 nbsp J A Marin633617 nbsp S Bruguera524 nbsp J Kroslak3776610 nbsp M Rios766 nbsp A Volkov66401 nbsp J Kroslak412 nbsp T Haas6626 nbsp T Haas666 nbsp O Gross3464 nbsp T Haas46361 nbsp K Carlsen66610 nbsp M Rios63616Q td, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
