1997 Lipton Championships – Men's Singles

Andre Agassi was the two-time defending champion, but lost in the second round to Scott Draper.

Men's Singles
1997 Lipton Championships
Champion Thomas Muster
Runner-up Sergi Bruguera
Final score7–6(8–6), 6–3, 6–1
Draw96
Seeds32

Thomas Muster won in the final 7–6(8–6), 6–3, 6–1 against Sergi Bruguera.

Seeds

All thirty-two seeds received a bye to the second round.

  1. Pete Sampras (Semifinals)
  2. Thomas Muster (Champion)
  3. Michael Chang (Third Round)
  4. Goran Ivanišević (Quarterfinals)
  5. Richard Krajicek (Fourth Round)
  6. Thomas Enqvist (Second Round)
  7. Carlos Moyá (Third Round)
  8. Marcelo Ríos (Third Round)
  9. Wayne Ferreira (Third Round)
  10. Boris Becker (Withdrew)
  11. Albert Costa (Third Round)
  12. Andre Agassi (Second Round)
  13. Félix Mantilla (Second Round)
  14. Tim Henman (Second Round)
  15. Marc Rosset (Second Round)
  16. Alberto Berasategui (Second Round)
  17. Jan Siemerink (Second Round)
  18. Àlex Corretja (Fourth Round)
  19. Richey Reneberg (Second Round, retired)
  20. MaliVai Washington (Withdrew)
  21. Petr Korda (Second Round)
  22. Jim Courier (Semifinals)
  23. Bohdan Ulihrach (Second Round)
  24. Mark Philippoussis (Fourth Round)
  25. Jonas Björkman (Quarterfinals)
  26. Todd Woodbridge (Second Round)
  27. Arnaud Boetsch (Third Round)
  28. Cédric Pioline (Second Round)
  29. Alex O'Brien (Second Round)
  30. Sergi Bruguera (Final)
  31. Francisco Clavet (Third Round)
  32. Javier Sánchez (Second Round)

Draw

Key

Finals
Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                 
1 Pete Sampras w/o    
  Hendrik Dreekmann      
1 Pete Sampras 7 62 4
30 Sergi Bruguera 5 77 6
30 Sergi Bruguera 6 6  
  Andriy Medvedev 0 3  
30 Sergi Bruguera 66 3 1    
2 Thomas Muster 78 6 6    
22 Jim Courier 6 77  
4 Goran Ivanišević 2 62  
22 Jim Courier 3 4  
2 Thomas Muster 6 6  
25 Jonas Björkman 5 2  
2 Thomas Muster 7 6  

Section 1
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
1 P Sampras 6 6  
  M Zabaleta 7 5 6d   A Voinea 2 0  
  A Voinea 5 7 6 1 P Sampras 6 77  
WC N Kiefer 6 5 77 31 F Clavet 3 63  
  D van Scheppingen 2 7 63 WC N Kiefer 2 3  
31 F Clavet 6 6  
1 P Sampras 6 6  
  M Larsson 2 0  
17 J Siemerink 1 3  
  P Haarhuis 5 6 5   M Larsson 6 6  
  M Larsson 7 0 7   M Larsson 5 7 6
Q D Flach 61 6 2   C Doseděl 7 5 3
  C Doseděl 77 2 6   C Doseděl 5 6 7
15 M Rosset 7 2 5

Section 2
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
LL L Arnold 1 1  
  M Filippini 4 4     H Dreekmann 6 6  
  H Dreekmann 6 6     H Dreekmann 77 3 77
  M Joyce 1 6 3   G Kuerten 65 6 63
  G Kuerten 6 4 6   G Kuerten 710 6  
23 B Ulihrach 68 3  
  H Dreekmann 6 6  
  M Tillström 3 4  
26 T Woodbridge 62 7 4
  L Roux 66 1     M Tillström 77 5 6
  M Tillström 78 6     M Tillström 6 3 6
WC J Gimelstob 66 6 4 7 C Moyá 4 6 3
Q M Charpentier 78 3 6 Q M Charpentier 64 4  
7 C Moyá 77 6  

Section 3
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
3 M Chang 6 77  
Q M Merklein 2 6 6 Q M Merklein 3 64  
  N Godwin 6 4 4 3 M Chang 4 3  
  J Stoltenberg 6 6   30 S Bruguera 6 6  
Q J Grabb 3 2     J Stoltenberg 3 6 5
30 S Bruguera 6 3 7
30 S Bruguera 77 6  
Q G Etlis 60 4  
19 R Reneberg 4 r  
  G Blanco 4 4   Q G Etlis 6    
Q G Etlis 6 6   Q G Etlis 77 79  
Q J Alonso 6 6   Q J Alonso 62 67  
Q S Bryan 4 0   Q J Alonso 64 6 6
14 T Henman 77 2 3

Section 4
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
11 A Costa 6 6  
WC F Dewulf 77 6   WC F Dewulf 3 2  
Q A Hernández 63 1   11 A Costa 3 6 62
  C Ruud 4 4     A Medvedev 6 3 77
  A Medvedev 6 6     A Medvedev 6 62 77
21 P Korda 2 77 63
  A Medvedev 4 6 7
  N Kulti 6 3 5
28 C Pioline 6 4 68
  N Kulti 6 6     N Kulti 2 6 710
WC M Ondruska 0 2     N Kulti 6 7  
WC D Nestor 6 0 6 WC D Nestor 4 5  
  J Stark 3 6 3 WC D Nestor 711 6  
6 T Enqvist 69 3  

Section 5
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
5 R Krajicek 7 77  
  P Rafter 4 4     H Gumy 5 64  
  H Gumy 6 6   5 R Krajicek 6 7  
  M-K Goellner 6 2 3 27 A Boetsch 3 5  
  F Meligeni 4 6 6   F Meligeni 4 3  
27 A Boetsch 6 6  
5 R Krajicek 66 4  
22 J Courier 78 6  
22 J Courier 6 6  
  S Stolle 6 60 7   S Stolle 2 2  
  M A Gorriz 0 77 5 22 J Courier 4 6 6
  S Draper 6 77     S Draper 6 1 4
  S Schalken 3 65     S Draper 77 6  
12 A Agassi 65 1  

Section 6
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
13 F Mantilla 4 4  
  T Champion 77 5 3   D Hrbatý 6 6  
  D Hrbatý 63 7 6   D Hrbatý 6 6  
  A Rădulescu 4 4     C Woodruff 3 2  
  C Woodruff 6 6     C Woodruff 6 6  
LL N Lapentti 4 3  
  D Hrbatý 4 4  
4 G Ivanišević 6 6  
29 A O'Brien 64 5  
  V Spadea 4 6 6   V Spadea 77 7  
Q J Frana 6 3 4   V Spadea 6 64 4
  A Gaudenzi 2 3   4 G Ivanišević 3 77 6
  B Black 6 6     B Black 3 3  
4 G Ivanišević 6 6  

Section 7
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
8 M Ríos 7 6  
  S Sargsian 2 5     J Tarango 5 2  
  J Tarango 6 7   8 M Ríos 3 6 1
  J van Herck 77 3 4 25 J Björkman 6 3 6
Q J Salzenstein 65 6 6 Q J Salzenstein 2 3  
25 J Björkman 6 6  
25 J Björkman 6 6  
24 M Philippoussis 3 4  
24 M Philippoussis 7 77  
  M Damm 6 5 6   M Damm 5 64  
  C Costa 1 7 4 24 M Philippoussis 6 6  
  J A Viloca 0 3   9 W Ferreira 3 3  
  J Novák 6 6     J Novák 4 2  
9 W Ferreira 6 6  

Section 8
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
16 A Berasategui 2 64  
Q S Lareau 6 6   Q S Lareau 6 77  
  M Woodforde 2 4   Q S Lareau 1 5  
Q J Golmard 6 6   18 À Corretja 6 7  
  G Raoux 2 3   Q J Golmard 5 3  
18 À Corretja 7 6  
18 À Corretja 4 4  
2 T Muster 6 6  
32 J Sánchez 6 2 1
  G Forget 63 5   WC T Haas 4 6 6
WC T Haas 77 7   WC T Haas 1 2  
  L Paes 64 65   2 T Muster 6 6  
  G Stafford 77 77     G Stafford 4 6 1
2 T Muster 6 2 6

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