1997 French Open – Men's singles

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.[1] 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.

Men's singles
1997 French Open
Final
ChampionBrazil Gustavo Kuerten
Runner-upSpain 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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Yevgeny Kafelnikov was the defending champion, but lost to Kuerten in the quarterfinals.

Seeds

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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

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Draw

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Finals

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
    Magnus Norman 2 77 4 3
Q   Filip Dewulf 6 62 6 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 63 3
    Patrick Rafter 78 1 5 61
16   Sergi Bruguera 66 6 7 77
    Hicham Arazi 6 3 2 2
16   Sergi Bruguera 4 6 6 6

Top half

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Section 1

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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 62 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 77 6
Q   A Merinov 0 2 610 15   M Rosset 6 3 63 3
  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 62 4 15   M Rosset 6 6 6
15   M Rosset 7 3 77 6

Section 2

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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 65 6 78 6
Q   C Caratti 3 3 1 Q   F Dewulf 6 77 4 66 8
Q   F Dewulf 6 6 6 Q   F Dewulf 6 6 3 1 6
  F Meligeni 6 63 6 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 62 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 68
  K Alami 3 4 1 8   À Corretja 4 6 6 710
8   À Corretja 6 6 6

Section 3

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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 63 1 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 62 6   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 61 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

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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 62 4 3
  M Zabaleta 4 62 65   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 63 6 6 3 6
  M Filippini 6 2 7 67 4 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 64 2 77 4 5   T Muster 7 1 6 6
5   T Muster 4 77 6 62 6

Bottom half

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Section 5

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
6   R Krajicek 77 6 6
  S Draper 63 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 78 0 6 2   P Rafter 6 4 6 6
WC   F Fontang 6 66 6 4 6 WC   F Fontang 3 4 3
  A Gaudenzi 6 63 3 4   P Rafter 6 6 6
  P Rafter 3 77 6 6   P Rafter 6 5 6 6
  M Woodforde 5 78 610 6 8   M Woodforde 2 7 1 2
  J Sánchez 7 66 712 4 6   M Woodforde 77 6 7
  D Nestor 1 1 6 2   A Volkov 65 3 5
  A Volkov 6 6 3 6   M Woodforde 6 77 6
  A Pavel 6 7 6 11   A Costa 4 62 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

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
13   W Ferreira 61 77 61 6 6
  M Tillström 77 63 77 3 1 13   W Ferreira 77 4 6 2 6
  E Benfele Álvarez 7 63 3 5   R Carretero 64 6 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 66 3 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 63 3

Section 7

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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 63 60 6 77 6
  F Squillari 6 3 3 3   B Black 77 77 4 64 0
  B Black 1 6 6 6 7   M Ríos 78 6 6
  A Boetsch 6 6 6   A Boetsch 66 3 4
  K Kučera 1 1 4   A Boetsch 6 6 6
  M Ondruska 77 6 6   M Ondruska 3 2 1
Q   M Pastura 63 2 1 7   M Ríos 2 1 7 64
  K Carlsen 66 6 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 6 3 6
  R Fromberg 3 2 2 10   F Mantilla 2 4 6 3
10   F Mantilla 6 6 6

Section 8

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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 77 6
  S Stolle 7 6 4 6   S Stolle 7 4 62 3
  R Furlan 5 1 6 3 16   S Bruguera 3 6 6 6
LL   J Krocskó 7 6 4 77 2   M Chang 6 4 3 4
  J Krošlák 5 3 6 65 LL   J Krocskó 3 3 63
  G Schaller 6 4 6 4 2   S Simian 6 6 77
  S Simian 2 6 4 6 6   S Simian 1 2r
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

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  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.
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