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.

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  1. {{flagicon|USA}} Pete Sampras (champion)
  2. {{flagicon|USA}} Michael Chang (semifinals)
  3. {{flagicon|CRO}} Goran Ivanišević (third round)
  4. {{flagicon|ESP}} Álex Corretja (third round)
  5. {{flagicon|AUT}} Thomas Muster (final)
  6. {{flagicon|ESP}} Sergi Bruguera (quarterfinals)
  7. {{flagicon|RUS}} Yevgeny Kafelnikov (quarterfinals)
  8. {{flagicon|SWE}} Thomas Enqvist (second round)
  9. {{flagicon|CHI}} Marcelo Ríos (third round)
  10. {{flagicon|BRA}} Gustavo Kuerten (quarterfinals)
  11. {{flagicon|AUS}} Mark Philippoussis (first round)
  12. {{flagicon|NED}} Richard Krajicek (second round)
  13. {{flagicon|CZE}} Petr Korda (second round)
  14. {{flagicon|ESP}} Álbert Costa (semifinals)
  15. {{flagicon|GBR}} Tim Henman (first round)
  16. {{flagicon|AUS}} Patrick Rafter (third round)

{{colend}}

Draw

{{Draw key}}

=Finals=

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| 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= 

}}