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 score	6–3, 6–4, 6–2
Draw	128
Seeds	16

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

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

Finals

	Quarter-finals									Semi-finals									Final
		Magnus Norman	2	7^7	4	3
	Q	Filip Dewulf	6	6^2	6	6
										Q	Filip Dewulf	1	6	1	6^4
											Gustavo Kuerten	6	3	6	7^7
	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	7^7	6
		Galo Blanco	3	6^3	3
											Patrick Rafter	7^8	1	5	6^1
										16	Sergi Bruguera	6^6	6	7	7^7
		Hicham Arazi	6	3	2	2
	16	Sergi Bruguera	4	6	6	6

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	7^7	1	3				F Clavet	1	2	2
		F Clavet	3	6	6^2	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	7^7	6
	Q	A Merinov	0	2	6^10																							15	M Rosset	6	3	6^3	3
		L Roux	6	6	7^12						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	6^2	4				15	M Rosset	6	6	6
	15	M Rosset	7	3	7^7	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	6^5	6	7^8	6
	Q	C Caratti	3	3	1														Q	F Dewulf	6	7^7	4	6^6	8
	Q	F Dewulf	6	6	6					Q	F Dewulf	6	6	3	1	6
		F Meligeni	6	6^3	6	7					F Meligeni	4	2	6	6	3
		J Frana	4	7^7	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	7	6				Q	R Delgado	2	3	3
		S Schalken	6	6^2	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	6^8
		K Alami	3	4	1					8	À Corretja	4	6	6	7^10
	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	6^3	1	6
	Q	W Schranz	4	2	3															C Pioline	5	4	7^7	6	4
	Q	G Etlis	6	6	6					Q	G Etlis	6	3	3	6^3
		O Gross	4	4	6	5					C Pioline	2	6	6	7^7
		C Pioline	6	6	3	7																						3	Y Kafelnikov	6	6	7
	Q	S Navarro	1	6	6	6^2	6																						M Philippoussis	2	3	5
		M A Gorriz	6	4	2	7^7	1			Q	S Navarro	1	7^7	1	2
	WC	S Grosjean	3	6	4	4					J Siemerink	6	6^1	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^r
		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	7^7	6	6
		J Stark	6	7^7	7^7														WC	N Escudé	6^2	4	3
		M Zabaleta	4	6^2	6^5						J Stark	4	2	2
		T Johansson	3	6	5	6^3				WC	N Escudé	6	6	6
	WC	N Escudé	6	2	7	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	6^3	6	6	3	6
		M Filippini	6	2	7	6^7	4												5	T Muster	7^7	1	3	6	4
		J Tarango	4	6	5	7^9	6				J Tarango	5	6	2	1
		M-K Goellner	6	6^4	2	7^7	4			5	T Muster	7	1	6	6
	5	T Muster	4	7^7	6	6^2	6

Section 5

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
	6	R Krajicek	7^7	6	6
		S Draper	6^3	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	7^8	0	6	2													P Rafter	6	4	6	6
	WC	F Fontang	6	6^6	6	4	6			WC	F Fontang	3	4	3
		A Gaudenzi	6	6^3	3	4					P Rafter	6	6	6
		P Rafter	3	7^7	6	6																							P Rafter	6	5	6	6
		M Woodforde	5	7^8	6^10	6	8																						M Woodforde	2	7	1	2
		J Sánchez	7	6^6	7^12	4	6				M Woodforde	7^7	6	7
		D Nestor	1	1	6	2					AV Volkov	6^5	3	5
		AV Volkov	6	6	3	6														M Woodforde	6	7^7	6
		A Pavel	6	7	6														11	A Costa	4	6^2	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	6^1	7^7	6^1	6	6
		M Tillström	7^7	6^3	7^7	3	1			13	W Ferreira	7^7	4	6	2	6
		E Benfele Álvarez	7	6^3	3	5					R Carretero	6^4	6	1	6	4
		R Carretero	5	7^7	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	6^4						P Korda	6	7	6
		P Korda	6	6	7^7																								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	6^6	3	6^2
		N Godwin	3	2	6	5														G Blanco	7^8	6	7^7
		G Blanco	6	6	1	7					G Blanco	6	4	6	7^7
		M Gustafsson	4	6	7^7	6					M Gustafsson	4	6	4	6^1
	4	G Ivanišević	6	3	6^3	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	6^3	6^0	6	7^7	6
		F Squillari	6	3	3	3					B Black	7^7	7^7	4	6^4	0
		B Black	1	6	6	6													7	M Ríos	7^8	6	6
		A Boetsch	6	6	6															A Boetsch	6^6	3	4
		K Kučera	1	1	4						A Boetsch	6	6	6
		M Ondruska	7^7	6	6						M Ondruska	3	2	1
	Q	M Pastura	6^3	2	1																							7	M Ríos	2	1	7	6^4
		K Carlsen	6^6	6	4	0																							H Arazi	6	6	5	7^7
		T Woodbridge	7^8	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	7^7	6
		S Stolle	7	6	4	6					S Stolle	7	4	6^2	3
		R Furlan	5	1	6	3																						16	S Bruguera	3	6	6	6
	LL	J Krocskó	7	6	4	7^7																						2	M Chang	6	4	3	4
		J Krošlák	5	3	6	6^5				LL	J Krocskó	3	3	6^3
		G Schaller	6	4	6	4	2				S Simian	6	6	7^7
		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

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