1997 Great American Insurance ATP Championships – Singles
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{{Tennis events|1997|Great American Insurance ATP Championships|
| defchamp =
| champ = {{flagicon|USA}} Pete Sampras
| runner = {{flagicon|AUT}} Thomas Muster
| score = 6–3, 6–4
| draw = 56
| seeds = 16
| edition =
| type = singles doubles
}}
{{main|1997 Great American Insurance ATP Championships}}
Pete Sampras defeated Thomas Muster in the final, 6–3, 6–4 to win the singles tennis title at the 1997 Cincinnati Masters.
Andre Agassi was the two-time defending champion, but lost in the first round to Gustavo Kuerten.
Seeds
The top eight seeds received a bye to the second round.
{{colbegin}}
- {{flagicon|USA}} Pete Sampras (champion)
- {{flagicon|USA}} Michael Chang (semifinals)
- {{flagicon|CRO}} Goran Ivanišević (third round)
- {{flagicon|ESP}} Álex Corretja (third round)
- {{flagicon|AUT}} Thomas Muster (final)
- {{flagicon|ESP}} Sergi Bruguera (quarterfinals)
- {{flagicon|RUS}} Yevgeny Kafelnikov (quarterfinals)
- {{flagicon|SWE}} Thomas Enqvist (second round)
- {{flagicon|CHI}} Marcelo Ríos (third round)
- {{flagicon|BRA}} Gustavo Kuerten (quarterfinals)
- {{flagicon|AUS}} Mark Philippoussis (first round)
- {{flagicon|NED}} Richard Krajicek (second round)
- {{flagicon|CZE}} Petr Korda (second round)
- {{flagicon|ESP}} Álbert Costa (semifinals)
- {{flagicon|GBR}} Tim Henman (first round)
- {{flagicon|AUS}} Patrick Rafter (third round)
{{colend}}
Draw
{{Draw key}}
=Finals=
{{4TeamBracket-Tennis3
| RD1=Semifinals
| RD2=Final
| team-width=175
| RD1-seed1=1
| RD1-team1={{flagicon|USA}} Pete Sampras
| RD1-score1-1=6
| RD1-score1-2=6
| RD1-score1-3=
| RD1-seed2=14
| RD1-team2={{flagicon|ESP}} Álbert Costa
| RD1-score2-1=3
| RD1-score2-2=4
| RD1-score2-3=
| RD1-seed3=5
| RD1-team3={{flagicon|AUT}} Thomas Muster
| RD1-score3-1=6
| RD1-score3-2=4
| RD1-score3-3=77
| RD1-seed4=2
| RD1-team4={{flagicon|USA}} Michael Chang
| RD1-score4-1=3
| RD1-score4-2=6
| RD1-score4-3=62
| RD2-seed1=1
| RD2-team1={{flagicon|USA}} Pete Sampras
| RD2-score1-1=6
| RD2-score1-2=6
| RD2-score1-3=
| RD2-seed2=5
| RD2-team2={{flagicon|AUT}} Thomas Muster
| RD2-score2-1=3
| RD2-score2-2=4
| RD2-score2-3=
}}
=Top half=
==Section 1==
{{16TeamBracket-Compact-Tennis3-Byes
| RD1=First round
| RD2=Second round
| RD3=Third round
| RD4=Quarterfinals
| RD1-seed03=WC
| RD1-team03={{flagicon|USA}} J Gimelstob
| RD1-score03-1=6
| RD1-score03-2=6
| RD1-score03-3=
| RD1-seed04=
| RD1-team04={{flagicon|ZIM}} B Black
| RD1-score04-1=3
| RD1-score04-2=4
| RD1-score04-3=
| RD1-seed05=
| RD1-team05={{flagicon|CZE}} D Vacek
| RD1-score05-1=65
| RD1-score05-2=2
| RD1-score05-3=
| RD1-seed06=Q
| RD1-team06={{flagicon|USA}} D Wheaton
| RD1-score06-1=77
| RD1-score06-2=6
| RD1-score06-3=
| RD1-seed07=
| RD1-team07={{flagicon|SWE}} M Larsson
| RD1-score07-1=7
| RD1-score07-2=4
| RD1-score07-3=5
| RD1-seed08=16
| RD1-team08={{flagicon|AUS}} P Rafter
| RD1-score08-1=5
| RD1-score08-2=6
| RD1-score08-3=7
| RD1-seed09=9
| RD1-team09={{flagicon|CHI}} M Ríos
| RD1-score09-1=6
| RD1-score09-2=7
| RD1-score09-3=
| RD1-seed10=
| RD1-team10={{flagicon|SWE}} J Björkman
| RD1-score10-1=3
| RD1-score10-2=5
| RD1-score10-3=
| RD1-seed11=
| RD1-team11={{flagicon|SWE}} T Johansson
| RD1-score11-1=6
| RD1-score11-2=3
| RD1-score11-3=6
| RD1-seed12=Q
| RD1-team12={{flagicon|ZIM}} K Ullyett
| RD1-score12-1=4
| RD1-score12-2=6
| RD1-score12-3=2
| RD1-seed13=
| RD1-team13={{flagicon|ARM}} S Sargsian
| RD1-score13-1=2
| RD1-score13-2=4
| RD1-score13-3=
| RD1-seed14=
| RD1-team14={{flagicon|USA}} C Woodruff
| RD1-score14-1=6
| RD1-score14-2=6
| RD1-score14-3=
| RD2-seed01=1
| RD2-team01={{flagicon|USA}} P Sampras
| RD2-score01-1=6
| RD2-score01-2=6
| RD2-score01-3=
| RD2-seed02=WC
| RD2-team02={{flagicon|USA}} J Gimelstob
| RD2-score02-1=2
| RD2-score02-2=4
| RD2-score02-3=
| RD2-seed03=Q
| RD2-team03={{flagicon|USA}} D Wheaton
| RD2-score03-1=6
| RD2-score03-2=3
| RD2-score03-3=2
| RD2-seed04=16
| RD2-team04={{flagicon|AUS}} P Rafter
| RD2-score04-1=3
| RD2-score04-2=6
| RD2-score04-3=6
| RD2-seed05=9
| RD2-team05={{flagicon|CHI}} M Ríos
| RD2-score05-1=6
| RD2-score05-2=6
| RD2-score05-3=
| RD2-seed06=
| RD2-team06={{flagicon|SWE}} T Johansson
| RD2-score06-1=3
| RD2-score06-2=2
| RD2-score06-3=
| RD2-seed07=
| RD2-team07={{flagicon|USA}} C Woodruff
| RD2-score07-1=63
| RD2-score07-2=66
| RD2-score07-3=
| RD2-seed08=7
| RD2-team08={{flagicon|RUS}} Y Kafelnikov
| RD2-score08-1=77
| RD2-score08-2=77
| RD2-score08-3=
| RD3-seed01=1
| RD3-team01={{flagicon|USA}} P Sampras
| RD3-score01-1=77
| RD3-score01-2=6
| RD3-score01-3=
| RD3-seed02=16
| RD3-team02={{flagicon|AUS}} P Rafter
| RD3-score02-1=64
| RD3-score02-2=4
| RD3-score02-3=
| RD3-seed03=9
| RD3-team03={{flagicon|CHI}} M Ríos
| RD3-score03-1=5
| RD3-score03-2=2
| RD3-score03-3=
| RD3-seed04=7
| RD3-team04={{flagicon|RUS}} Y Kafelnikov
| RD3-score04-1=7
| RD3-score04-2=6
| RD3-score04-3=
| RD4-seed01=1
| RD4-team01={{flagicon|USA}} P Sampras
| RD4-score01-1=6
| RD4-score01-2=6
| RD4-score01-3=
| RD4-seed02=7
| RD4-team02={{flagicon|RUS}} Y Kafelnikov
| RD4-score02-1=2
| RD4-score02-2=2
| RD4-score02-3=
}}
==Section 2==
{{16TeamBracket-Compact-Tennis3-Byes
| RD1=First round
| RD2=Second round
| RD3=Third round
| RD4=Quarterfinals
| RD1-seed03=
| RD1-team03={{flagicon|GBR}} G Rusedski
| RD1-score03-1=6
| RD1-score03-2=3
| RD1-score03-3=63
| RD1-seed04=
| RD1-team04={{flagicon|USA}} J Stark
| RD1-score04-1=1
| RD1-score04-2=6
| RD1-score04-3=77
| RD1-seed05=
| RD1-team05={{flagicon|RSA}} G Stafford
| RD1-score05-1=4
| RD1-score05-2=6
| RD1-score05-3=4
| RD1-seed06=
| RD1-team06={{flagicon|GER}} T Haas
| RD1-score06-1=6
| RD1-score06-2=4
| RD1-score06-3=6
| RD1-seed07=
| RD1-team07={{flagicon|USA}} J Courier
| RD1-score07-1=6
| RD1-score07-2=65
| RD1-score07-3=3
| RD1-seed08=14
| RD1-team08={{flagicon|ESP}} Á Costa
| RD1-score08-1=4
| RD1-score08-2=77
| RD1-score08-3=6
| RD1-seed09=11
| RD1-team09={{flagicon|AUS}} M Philippoussis
| RD1-score09-1=65
| RD1-score09-2=3
| RD1-score09-3=
| RD1-seed10=
| RD1-team10={{flagicon|NED}} S Schalken
| RD1-score10-1=77
| RD1-score10-2=6
| RD1-score10-3=
| RD1-seed11=
| RD1-team11={{flagicon|CZE}} J Novák
| RD1-score11-1=7
| RD1-score11-2=77
| RD1-score11-3=
| RD1-seed12=
| RD1-team12={{flagicon|GER}} M-K Goellner
| RD1-score12-1=5
| RD1-score12-2=65
| RD1-score12-3=
| RD1-seed13=
| RD1-team13={{flagicon|USA}} R Reneberg
| RD1-score13-1=6
| RD1-score13-2=63
| RD1-score13-3=4
| RD1-seed14=
| RD1-team14={{flagicon|AUS}} S Draper
| RD1-score14-1=1
| RD1-score14-2=77
| RD1-score14-3=6
| RD2-seed01=4
| RD2-team01={{flagicon|ESP}} Á Corretja
| RD2-score01-1=77
| RD2-score01-2=6
| RD2-score01-3=
| RD2-seed02=
| RD2-team02={{flagicon|USA}} J Stark
| RD2-score02-1=64
| RD2-score02-2=4
| RD2-score02-3=
| RD2-seed03=
| RD2-team03={{flagicon|GER}} T Haas
| RD2-score03-1=3
| RD2-score03-2=4
| RD2-score03-3=
| RD2-seed04=14
| RD2-team04={{flagicon|ESP}} Á Costa
| RD2-score04-1=6
| RD2-score04-2=6
| RD2-score04-3=
| RD2-seed05=
| RD2-team05={{flagicon|NED}} S Schalken
| RD2-score05-1=3
| RD2-score05-2=2
| RD2-score05-3=
| RD2-seed06=
| RD2-team06={{flagicon|CZE}} J Novák
| RD2-score06-1=6
| RD2-score06-2=6
| RD2-score06-3=
| RD2-seed07=
| RD2-team07={{flagicon|AUS}} S Draper
| RD2-score07-1=66
| RD2-score07-2=2
| RD2-score07-3=
| RD2-seed08=6
| RD2-team08={{flagicon|ESP}} S Bruguera
| RD2-score08-1=78
| RD2-score08-2=6
| RD2-score08-3=
| RD3-seed01=4
| RD3-team01={{flagicon|ESP}} Á Corretja
| RD3-score01-1=1
| RD3-score01-2=63
| RD3-score01-3=
| RD3-seed02=14
| RD3-team02={{flagicon|ESP}} Á Costa
| RD3-score02-1=6
| RD3-score02-2=77
| RD3-score02-3=
| RD3-seed03=
| RD3-team03={{flagicon|CZE}} J Novák
| RD3-score03-1=65
| RD3-score03-2=3
| RD3-score03-3=
| RD3-seed04=6
| RD3-team04={{flagicon|ESP}} S Bruguera
| RD3-score04-1=77
| RD3-score04-2=6
| RD3-score04-3=
| RD4-seed01=14
| RD4-team01={{flagicon|ESP}} Á Costa
| RD4-score01-1=4
| RD4-score01-2=6
| RD4-score01-3=5
| RD4-seed02=6
| RD4-team02={{flagicon|ESP}} S Bruguera
| RD4-score02-1=6
| RD4-score02-2=3
| RD4-score02-3=2r
}}
=Bottom half=
==Section 3==
{{16TeamBracket-Compact-Tennis3-Byes
| RD1=First round
| RD2=Second round
| RD3=Third round
| RD4=Quarterfinals
| RD1-seed03=
| RD1-team03={{flagicon|FRA}} F Santoro
| RD1-score03-1=6
| RD1-score03-2=6
| RD1-score03-3=
| RD1-seed04=WC
| RD1-team04={{flagicon|USA}} P McEnroe
| RD1-score04-1=0
| RD1-score04-2=4
| RD1-score04-3=
| RD1-seed05=
| RD1-team05={{flagicon|CZE}} M Damm
| RD1-score05-1=6
| RD1-score05-2=77
| RD1-score05-3=
| RD1-seed06=
| RD1-team06={{flagicon|FRA}} G Raoux
| RD1-score06-1=3
| RD1-score06-2=62
| RD1-score06-3=
| RD1-seed07=
| RD1-team07={{flagicon|FRA}} C Pioline
| RD1-score07-1=3
| RD1-score07-2=4
| RD1-score07-3=
| RD1-seed08=12
| RD1-team08={{flagicon|NED}} R Krajicek
| RD1-score08-1=6
| RD1-score08-2=6
| RD1-score08-3=
| RD1-seed09=13
| RD1-team09={{flagicon|CZE}} P Korda
| RD1-score09-1=77
| RD1-score09-2=6
| RD1-score09-3=
| RD1-seed10=
| RD1-team10={{flagicon|SWE}} M Tillström
| RD1-score10-1=64
| RD1-score10-2=1
| RD1-score10-3=
| RD1-seed11=
| RD1-team11={{flagicon|NED}} J Siemerink
| RD1-score11-1=77
| RD1-score11-2=77
| RD1-score11-3=
| RD1-seed12=Q
| RD1-team12={{flagicon|NZL}} B Steven
| RD1-score12-1=65
| RD1-score12-2=61
| RD1-score12-3=
| RD1-seed13=
| RD1-team13={{flagicon|USA}} A O'Brien
| RD1-score13-1=2
| RD1-score13-2=1
| RD1-score13-3=
| RD1-seed14=Q
| RD1-team14={{flagicon|CAN}} D Nestor
| RD1-score14-1=6
| RD1-score14-2=6
| RD1-score14-3=
| RD2-seed01=5
| RD2-team01={{flagicon|AUT}} T Muster
| RD2-score01-1=6
| RD2-score01-2=5
| RD2-score01-3=6
| RD2-seed02=
| RD2-team02={{flagicon|FRA}} F Santoro
| RD2-score02-1=3
| RD2-score02-2=7
| RD2-score02-3=4
| RD2-seed03=
| RD2-team03={{flagicon|CZE}} M Damm
| RD2-score03-1=6
| RD2-score03-2=77
| RD2-score03-3=
| RD2-seed04=12
| RD2-team04={{flagicon|NED}} R Krajicek
| RD2-score04-1=4
| RD2-score04-2=63
| RD2-score04-3=
| RD2-seed05=13
| RD2-team05={{flagicon|CZE}} P Korda
| RD2-score05-1=5
| RD2-score05-2=6
| RD2-score05-3=1
| RD2-seed06=
| RD2-team06={{flagicon|NED}} J Siemerink
| RD2-score06-1=7
| RD2-score06-2=1
| RD2-score06-3=6
| RD2-seed07=Q
| RD2-team07={{flagicon|CAN}} D Nestor
| RD2-score07-1=6
| RD2-score07-2=5
| RD2-score07-3=66
| RD2-seed08=3
| RD2-team08={{flagicon|CRO}} G Ivanišević
| RD2-score08-1=4
| RD2-score08-2=7
| RD2-score08-3=78
| RD3-seed01=5
| RD3-team01={{flagicon|AUT}} T Muster
| RD3-score01-1=6
| RD3-score01-2=3
| RD3-score01-3=7
| RD3-seed02=
| RD3-team02={{flagicon|CZE}} M Damm
| RD3-score02-1=3
| RD3-score02-2=6
| RD3-score02-3=5
| RD3-seed03=
| RD3-team03={{flagicon|NED}} J Siemerink
| RD3-score03-1=6
| RD3-score03-2=6
| RD3-score03-3=
| RD3-seed04=3
| RD3-team04={{flagicon|CRO}} G Ivanišević
| RD3-score04-1=4
| RD3-score04-2=4
| RD3-score04-3=
| RD4-seed01=5
| RD4-team01={{flagicon|AUT}} T Muster
| RD4-score01-1=61
| RD4-score01-2=77
| RD4-score01-3=77
| RD4-seed02=
| RD4-team02={{flagicon|NED}} J Siemerink
| RD4-score02-1=77
| RD4-score02-2=63
| RD4-score02-3=65
}}
==Section 4==
{{16TeamBracket-Compact-Tennis3-Byes
| RD1=First round
| RD2=Second round
| RD3=Third round
| RD4=Quarterfinals
| RD1-seed03=Q
| RD1-team03={{flagicon|USA}} V Spadea
| RD1-score03-1=6
| RD1-score03-2=6
| RD1-score03-3=
| RD1-seed04=Q
| RD1-team04={{flagicon|FRA}} J Golmard
| RD1-score04-1=2
| RD1-score04-2=1
| RD1-score04-3=
| RD1-seed05=
| RD1-team05={{flagicon|AUS}} J Stoltenberg
| RD1-score05-1=6
| RD1-score05-2=63
| RD1-score05-3=3
| RD1-seed06=
| RD1-team06={{flagicon|AUS}} T Woodbridge
| RD1-score06-1=3
| RD1-score06-2=77
| RD1-score06-3=6
| RD1-seed07=
| RD1-team07={{flagicon|USA}} A Agassi
| RD1-score07-1=3
| RD1-score07-2=1
| RD1-score07-3=
| RD1-seed08=10
| RD1-team08={{flagicon|BRA}} G Kuerten
| RD1-score08-1=6
| RD1-score08-2=6
| RD1-score08-3=
| RD1-seed09=15
| RD1-team09={{flagicon|GBR}} T Henman
| RD1-score09-1=3
| RD1-score09-2=3
| RD1-score09-3=
| RD1-seed10=
| RD1-team10={{flagicon|UKR}} A Medvedev
| RD1-score10-1=6
| RD1-score10-2=6
| RD1-score10-3=
| RD1-seed11=
| RD1-team11={{flagicon|AUS}} M Woodforde
| RD1-score11-1=6
| RD1-score11-2=3
| RD1-score11-3=6
| RD1-seed12=Q
| RD1-team12={{flagicon|FRA}} O Delaître
| RD1-score12-1=2
| RD1-score12-2=6
| RD1-score12-3=0
| RD1-seed13=
| RD1-team13={{flagicon|FRA}} A Boetsch
| RD1-score13-1=3
| RD1-score13-2=4
| RD1-score13-3=
| RD1-seed14=
| RD1-team14={{flagicon|RSA}} W Ferreira
| RD1-score14-1=6
| RD1-score14-2=6
| RD1-score14-3=
| RD2-seed01=8
| RD2-team01={{flagicon|SWE}} T Enqvist
| RD2-score01-1=77
| RD2-score01-2=3
| RD2-score01-3=3
| RD2-seed02=Q
| RD2-team02={{flagicon|USA}} V Spadea
| RD2-score02-1=61
| RD2-score02-2=6
| RD2-score02-3=6
| RD2-seed03=
| RD2-team03={{flagicon|AUS}} T Woodbridge
| RD2-score03-1=6
| RD2-score03-2=1
| RD2-score03-3=4
| RD2-seed04=10
| RD2-team04={{flagicon|BRA}} G Kuerten
| RD2-score04-1=3
| RD2-score04-2=6
| RD2-score04-3=6
| RD2-seed05=
| RD2-team05={{flagicon|UKR}} A Medvedev
| RD2-score05-1=6
| RD2-score05-2=1
| RD2-score05-3=77
| RD2-seed06=
| RD2-team06={{flagicon|AUS}} M Woodforde
| RD2-score06-1=4
| RD2-score06-2=6
| RD2-score06-3=64
| RD2-seed07=
| RD2-team07={{flagicon|RSA}} W Ferreira
| RD2-score07-1=77
| RD2-score07-2=1
| RD2-score07-3=2
| RD2-seed08=2
| RD2-team08={{flagicon|USA}} M Chang
| RD2-score08-1=64
| RD2-score08-2=6
| RD2-score08-3=6
| RD3-seed01=Q
| RD3-team01={{flagicon|USA}} V Spadea
| RD3-score01-1=77
| RD3-score01-2=3
| RD3-score01-3=4
| RD3-seed02=10
| RD3-team02={{flagicon|BRA}} G Kuerten
| RD3-score02-1=65
| RD3-score02-2=6
| RD3-score02-3=6
| RD3-seed03=
| RD3-team03={{flagicon|UKR}} A Medvedev
| RD3-score03-1=6
| RD3-score03-2=1
| RD3-score03-3=4
| RD3-seed04=2
| RD3-team04={{flagicon|USA}} M Chang
| RD3-score04-1=3
| RD3-score04-2=6
| RD3-score04-3=6
| RD4-seed01=10
| RD4-team01={{flagicon|BRA}} G Kuerten
| RD4-score01-1=1
| RD4-score01-2=2
| RD4-score01-3=
| RD4-seed02=2
| RD4-team02={{flagicon|USA}} M Chang
| RD4-score02-1=6
| RD4-score02-2=6
| RD4-score02-3=
}}
External links
- [https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/cincinnati/422/1997/draws?matchtype=singles Main draw]
{{1997 ATP Tour}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:1997 Great American Insurance ATP Championships - Singles}}