1997 Kroger St. Jude International – Singles

{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}

{{Tennis events|1997|Kroger St. Jude International|

| defchamp =

| champ = {{flagicon|USA}} Michael Chang

| runner = {{flagicon|AUS}} Todd Woodbridge

| score = 6–3, 6–4

| draw = 48

| seeds = 16

| edition =

| type = singles doubles

| main_name = U.S. National Indoor Championships

}}

Pete Sampras was the defending champion but did not compete that year.

Michael Chang won in the final 6–3, 6–4 against Todd Woodbridge.

Seeds

All sixteen seeds received a bye to the second round.

{{colbegin}}

  1. {{flagicon|USA}} Michael Chang (champion)
  2. {{flagicon|USA}} Andre Agassi (second round)
  3. {{flagicon|USA}} Todd Martin (semifinals)
  4. {{flagicon|USA}} MaliVai Washington (second round)
  5. {{flagicon|NED}} Paul Haarhuis (quarterfinals)
  6. {{flagicon|AUS}} Jason Stoltenberg (second round)
  7. {{flagicon|USA}} Richey Reneberg (quarterfinals)
  8. {{flagicon|AUS}} Todd Woodbridge (final)
  9. {{flagicon|USA}} Alex O'Brien (second round)
  10. {{flagicon|AUS}} Mark Philippoussis (second round)
  11. n/a
  12. {{flagicon|USA}} Chris Woodruff (third round)
  13. {{flagicon|SWE}} Jonas Björkman (semifinals)
  14. {{flagicon|AUS}} Mark Woodforde (second round)
  15. {{flagicon|DEN}} Kenneth Carlsen (third round)
  16. {{flagicon|USA}} Vince Spadea (second round)

{{colend}}

Draw

{{Draw key}}

=Finals=

{{4TeamBracket-Tennis3

| RD1=Semifinals

| RD2=Final

| team-width=175

| RD1-seed1=1

| RD1-team1={{flagicon|USA}} Michael Chang

| RD1-score1-1=3

| RD1-score1-2=6

| RD1-score1-3=6

| RD1-seed2=3

| RD1-team2={{flagicon|USA}} Todd Martin

| RD1-score2-1=6

| RD1-score2-2=4

| RD1-score2-3=4

| RD1-seed3=13

| RD1-team3={{flagicon|SWE}} Jonas Björkman

| RD1-score3-1=1

| RD1-score3-2=5

| RD1-score3-3= 

| RD1-seed4=8

| RD1-team4={{nowrap|{{flagicon|AUS}} Todd Woodbridge}}

| RD1-score4-1=6

| RD1-score4-2=7

| RD1-score4-3= 

| RD2-seed1=1

| RD2-team1={{flagicon|USA}} Michael Chang

| RD2-score1-1=6

| RD2-score1-2=6

| RD2-score1-3= 

| RD2-seed2=8

| RD2-team2={{nowrap|{{flagicon|AUS}} Todd Woodbridge}}

| 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= 

| RD1-team03={{flagicon|RSA}} G Stafford

| RD1-score03-1=4

| RD1-score03-2=3

| RD1-score03-3= 

| RD1-seed04= 

| RD1-team04={{flagicon|AUS}} P Rafter

| RD1-score04-1=6

| RD1-score04-2=6

| RD1-score04-3= 

| RD1-seed05=WC

| RD1-team05={{flagicon|NED}} J Eltingh

| RD1-score05-1=6

| RD1-score05-2=6

| RD1-score05-3= 

| RD1-seed06=Q

| RD1-team06={{flagicon|USA}} J-M Gambill

| RD1-score06-1=3

| RD1-score06-2=3

| RD1-score06-3= 

| RD1-seed11= 

| RD1-team11={{flagicon|ARM}} S Sargsian

| RD1-score11-1=61

| RD1-score11-2=77

| RD1-score11-3=6

| RD1-seed12= 

| RD1-team12={{flagicon|USA}} J Stark

| RD1-score12-1=77

| RD1-score12-2=64

| RD1-score12-3=4

| RD1-seed13= 

| RD1-team13={{flagicon|NED}} S Schalken

| RD1-score13-1=4

| RD1-score13-2=6

| RD1-score13-3=0

| RD1-seed14= 

| RD1-team14={{flagicon|ESP}} J A Viloca

| RD1-score14-1=6

| RD1-score14-2=4

| RD1-score14-3=6

| RD2-seed01=1

| RD2-team01={{flagicon|USA}} M Chang

| RD2-score01-1=6

| RD2-score01-2=6

| RD2-score01-3= 

| RD2-seed02= 

| RD2-team02={{flagicon|AUS}} P Rafter

| RD2-score02-1=2

| RD2-score02-2=4

| RD2-score02-3= 

| RD2-seed03=WC

| RD2-team03={{flagicon|NED}} J Eltingh

| RD2-score03-1=66

| RD2-score03-2=3

| RD2-score03-3= 

| RD2-seed04=15

| RD2-team04={{flagicon|DEN}} K Carlsen

| RD2-score04-1=78

| RD2-score04-2=6

| RD2-score04-3= 

| RD2-seed05=9

| RD2-team05={{flagicon|USA}} A O'Brien

| RD2-score05-1=4

| RD2-score05-2=4

| RD2-score05-3= 

| RD2-seed06= 

| RD2-team06={{flagicon|ARM}} S Sargsian

| RD2-score06-1=6

| RD2-score06-2=6

| RD2-score06-3= 

| RD2-seed07= 

| RD2-team07={{flagicon|ESP}} J A Viloca

| RD2-score07-1=3

| RD2-score07-2=2

| RD2-score07-3= 

| RD2-seed08=7

| RD2-team08={{flagicon|USA}} R Reneberg

| RD2-score08-1=6

| RD2-score08-2=6

| RD2-score08-3= 

| RD3-seed01=1

| RD3-team01={{flagicon|USA}} M Chang

| RD3-score01-1=62

| RD3-score01-2=6

| RD3-score01-3=6

| RD3-seed02=15

| RD3-team02={{flagicon|DEN}} K Carlsen

| RD3-score02-1=77

| RD3-score02-2=2

| RD3-score02-3=0

| RD3-seed03= 

| RD3-team03={{flagicon|ARM}} S Sargsian

| RD3-score03-1=2

| RD3-score03-2=6

| RD3-score03-3=3

| RD3-seed04=7

| RD3-team04={{flagicon|USA}} R Reneberg

| RD3-score04-1=6

| RD3-score04-2=2

| RD3-score04-3=6

| RD4-seed01=1

| RD4-team01={{flagicon|USA}} M Chang

| RD4-score01-1=64

| RD4-score01-2=6

| RD4-score01-3=6

| RD4-seed02=7

| RD4-team02={{flagicon|USA}} R Reneberg

| RD4-score02-1=77

| RD4-score02-2=2

| RD4-score02-3=0

}}

==Section 2==

{{16TeamBracket-Compact-Tennis3-Byes

| RD1=First round

| RD2=Second round

| RD3=Third round

| RD4=Quarterfinals

| RD1-seed03=Q

| RD1-team03={{flagicon|USA}} B Shelton

| RD1-score03-1=5

| RD1-score03-2=77

| RD1-score03-3=6

| RD1-seed04=Q

| RD1-team04={{flagicon|USA}} S Bryan

| RD1-score04-1=7

| RD1-score04-2=64

| RD1-score04-3=4

| RD1-seed05= 

| RD1-team05={{flagicon|SWE}} T Johansson

| RD1-score05-1=4

| RD1-score05-2=4

| RD1-score05-3= 

| RD1-seed06= 

| RD1-team06={{flagicon|FRA}} G Raoux

| RD1-score06-1=6

| RD1-score06-2=6

| RD1-score06-3= 

| RD1-seed11= 

| RD1-team11={{flagicon|NZL}} B Steven

| RD1-score11-1=6

| RD1-score11-2=6

| RD1-score11-3= 

| RD1-seed12= 

| RD1-team12={{flagicon|RSA}} M Ondruska

| RD1-score12-1=3

| RD1-score12-2=4

| RD1-score12-3= 

| RD1-seed13= 

| RD1-team13={{flagicon|GER}} A Rădulescu

| RD1-score13-1=7

| RD1-score13-2=4

| RD1-score13-3=6

| RD1-seed14= 

| RD1-team14={{flagicon|USA}} M Joyce

| RD1-score14-1=5

| RD1-score14-2=6

| RD1-score14-3=0

| RD2-seed01=3

| RD2-team01={{flagicon|USA}} T Martin

| RD2-score01-1=6

| RD2-score01-2=6

| RD2-score01-3= 

| RD2-seed02=Q

| RD2-team02={{flagicon|USA}} B Shelton

| RD2-score02-1=4

| RD2-score02-2=4

| RD2-score02-3= 

| RD2-seed03= 

| RD2-team03={{flagicon|FRA}} G Raoux

| RD2-score03-1=7

| RD2-score03-2=5

| RD2-score03-3=6

| RD2-seed04=14

| RD2-team04={{flagicon|AUS}} M Woodforde

| RD2-score04-1=5

| RD2-score04-2=7

| RD2-score04-3=4

| RD2-seed05=LL

| RD2-team05={{flagicon|ECU}} N Lapentti

| RD2-score05-1=62

| RD2-score05-2=4

| RD2-score05-3= 

| RD2-seed06= 

| RD2-team06={{flagicon|NZL}} B Steven

| RD2-score06-1=77

| RD2-score06-2=6

| RD2-score06-3= 

| RD2-seed07= 

| RD2-team07={{flagicon|GER}} A Rădulescu

| RD2-score07-1=6

| RD2-score07-2=6

| RD2-score07-3= 

| RD2-seed08=6

| RD2-team08={{flagicon|AUS}} J Stoltenberg

| RD2-score08-1=3

| RD2-score08-2=2

| RD2-score08-3= 

| RD3-seed01=3

| RD3-team01={{flagicon|USA}} T Martin

| RD3-score01-1=6

| RD3-score01-2=62

| RD3-score01-3=77

| RD3-seed02= 

| RD3-team02={{flagicon|FRA}} G Raoux

| RD3-score02-1=4

| RD3-score02-2=77

| RD3-score02-3=60

| RD3-seed03= 

| RD3-team03={{flagicon|NZL}} B Steven

| RD3-score03-1=77

| RD3-score03-2=6

| RD3-score03-3= 

| RD3-seed04= 

| RD3-team04={{flagicon|GER}} A Rădulescu

| RD3-score04-1=64

| RD3-score04-2=4

| RD3-score04-3= 

| RD4-seed01=3

| RD4-team01={{flagicon|USA}} T Martin

| RD4-score01-1=6

| RD4-score01-2=77

| RD4-score01-3= 

| RD4-seed02= 

| RD4-team02={{flagicon|NZL}} B Steven

| RD4-score02-1=4

| RD4-score02-2=63

| RD4-score02-3= 

}}

=Bottom half=

==Section 3==

{{16TeamBracket-Compact-Tennis3-Byes

| RD1=First round

| RD2=Second round

| RD3=Third round

| RD4=Quarterfinals

| RD1-seed03=Q

| RD1-team03={{flagicon|USA}} J Gimelstob

| RD1-score03-1=4

| RD1-score03-2=6

| RD1-score03-3=77

| RD1-seed04=Q

| RD1-team04={{flagicon|USA}} J Grabb

| RD1-score04-1=6

| RD1-score04-2=3

| RD1-score04-3=64

| RD1-seed05=WC

| RD1-team05={{flagicon|USA}} L Jensen

| RD1-score05-1=63

| RD1-score05-2=5

| RD1-score05-3= 

| RD1-seed06= 

| RD1-team06={{flagicon|AUS}} S Draper

| RD1-score06-1=77

| RD1-score06-2=7

| RD1-score06-3= 

| RD1-seed11=WC

| RD1-team11={{flagicon|USA}} P McEnroe

| RD1-score11-1=61

| RD1-score11-2=3

| RD1-score11-3= 

| RD1-seed12= 

| RD1-team12={{flagicon|AUS}} R Fromberg

| RD1-score12-1=77

| RD1-score12-2=6

| RD1-score12-3= 

| RD1-seed13= 

| RD1-team13={{flagicon|URU}} M Filippini

| RD1-score13-1=4

| RD1-score13-2=4

| RD1-score13-3= 

| RD1-seed14= 

| RD1-team14={{flagicon|ARG}} J Frana

| RD1-score14-1=6

| RD1-score14-2=6

| RD1-score14-3= 

| RD2-seed01=5

| RD2-team01={{flagicon|NED}} P Haarhuis

| RD2-score01-1=6

| RD2-score01-2=6

| RD2-score01-3= 

| RD2-seed02=Q

| RD2-team02={{flagicon|USA}} J Gimelstob

| RD2-score02-1=4

| RD2-score02-2=3

| RD2-score02-3= 

| RD2-seed03= 

| RD2-team03={{flagicon|AUS}} S Draper

| RD2-score03-1=6

| RD2-score03-2=2

| RD2-score03-3=1

| RD2-seed04=12

| RD2-team04={{flagicon|USA}} C Woodruff

| RD2-score04-1=4

| RD2-score04-2=6

| RD2-score04-3=6

| RD2-seed05=13

| RD2-team05={{flagicon|SWE}} J Björkman

| RD2-score05-1=6

| RD2-score05-2=6

| RD2-score05-3= 

| RD2-seed06= 

| RD2-team06={{flagicon|AUS}} R Fromberg

| RD2-score06-1=4

| RD2-score06-2=3

| RD2-score06-3= 

| RD2-seed07= 

| RD2-team07={{flagicon|ARG}} J Frana

| RD2-score07-1=710

| RD2-score07-2=6

| RD2-score07-3= 

| RD2-seed08=4

| RD2-team08={{flagicon|USA}} M Washington

| RD2-score08-1=68

| RD2-score08-2=3

| RD2-score08-3= 

| RD3-seed01=5

| RD3-team01={{flagicon|NED}} P Haarhuis

| RD3-score01-1=6

| RD3-score01-2=6

| RD3-score01-3= 

| RD3-seed02=12

| RD3-team02={{flagicon|USA}} C Woodruff

| RD3-score02-1=4

| RD3-score02-2=4

| RD3-score02-3= 

| RD3-seed03=13

| RD3-team03={{flagicon|SWE}} J Björkman

| RD3-score03-1=6

| RD3-score03-2=6

| RD3-score03-3= 

| RD3-seed04= 

| RD3-team04={{flagicon|ARG}} J Frana

| RD3-score04-1=0

| RD3-score04-2=4

| RD3-score04-3= 

| RD4-seed01=5

| RD4-team01={{flagicon|NED}} P Haarhuis

| RD4-score01-1=3

| RD4-score01-2=4

| RD4-score01-3= 

| RD4-seed02=13

| RD4-team02={{flagicon|SWE}} J Björkman

| RD4-score02-1=6

| RD4-score02-2=6

| RD4-score02-3= 

}}

==Section 4==

{{16TeamBracket-Compact-Tennis3-Byes

| RD1=First round

| RD2=Second round

| RD3=Third round

| RD4=Quarterfinals

| RD1-seed03= 

| RD1-team03={{flagicon|CAN}} S Lareau

| RD1-score03-1=2

| RD1-score03-2=6

| RD1-score03-3=7

| RD1-seed04=Q

| RD1-team04={{flagicon|SWE}} J Hede

| RD1-score04-1=6

| RD1-score04-2=3

| RD1-score04-3=5

| RD1-seed05= 

| RD1-team05={{flagicon|ESP}} T Carbonell

| RD1-score05-1=5

| RD1-score05-2=6

| RD1-score05-3=3

| RD1-seed06= 

| RD1-team06={{flagicon|SWE}} M Norman

| RD1-score06-1=7

| RD1-score06-2=3

| RD1-score06-3=6

| RD1-seed11= 

| RD1-team11={{flagicon|USA}} J Tarango

| RD1-score11-1=6

| RD1-score11-2=6

| RD1-score11-3= 

| RD1-seed12= 

| RD1-team12={{flagicon|ESP}} G Blanco

| RD1-score12-1=2

| RD1-score12-2=3

| RD1-score12-3= 

| RD1-seed13= 

| RD1-team13={{flagicon|ZIM}} B Black

| RD1-score13-1=2

| RD1-score13-2=77

| RD1-score13-3=64

| RD1-seed14= 

| RD1-team14={{flagicon|BRA}} G Kuerten

| RD1-score14-1=6

| RD1-score14-2=65

| RD1-score14-3=77

| RD2-seed01=8

| RD2-team01={{flagicon|AUS}} T Woodbridge

| RD2-score01-1=6

| RD2-score01-2=77

| RD2-score01-3= 

| RD2-seed02= 

| RD2-team02={{flagicon|CAN}} S Lareau

| RD2-score02-1=4

| RD2-score02-2=64

| RD2-score02-3= 

| RD2-seed03= 

| RD2-team03={{flagicon|SWE}} M Norman

| RD2-score03-1=6

| RD2-score03-2=7

| RD2-score03-3= 

| RD2-seed04=10

| RD2-team04={{flagicon|AUS}} M Philippoussis

| RD2-score04-1=4

| RD2-score04-2=5

| RD2-score04-3= 

| RD2-seed05=16

| RD2-team05={{flagicon|USA}} V Spadea

| RD2-score05-1=3

| RD2-score05-2=4

| RD2-score05-3= 

| RD2-seed06= 

| RD2-team06={{flagicon|USA}} J Tarango

| RD2-score06-1=6

| RD2-score06-2=6

| RD2-score06-3= 

| RD2-seed07= 

| RD2-team07={{flagicon|BRA}} G Kuerten

| RD2-score07-1=6

| RD2-score07-2=6

| RD2-score07-3= 

| RD2-seed08=WC/2

| RD2-team08={{flagicon|USA}} A Agassi

| RD2-score08-1=2

| RD2-score08-2=4

| RD2-score08-3= 

| RD3-seed01=8

| RD3-team01={{flagicon|AUS}} T Woodbridge

| RD3-score01-1=7

| RD3-score01-2=6

| RD3-score01-3= 

| RD3-seed02= 

| RD3-team02={{flagicon|SWE}} M Norman

| RD3-score02-1=5

| RD3-score02-2=3

| RD3-score02-3= 

| RD3-seed03= 

| RD3-team03={{flagicon|USA}} J Tarango

| RD3-score03-1=77

| RD3-score03-2=77

| RD3-score03-3= 

| RD3-seed04= 

| RD3-team04={{flagicon|BRA}} G Kuerten

| RD3-score04-1=65

| RD3-score04-2=65

| RD3-score04-3= 

| RD4-seed01=8

| RD4-team01={{flagicon|AUS}} T Woodbridge

| RD4-score01-1=6

| RD4-score01-2=6

| RD4-score01-3= 

| RD4-seed02= 

| RD4-team02={{flagicon|USA}} J Tarango

| RD4-score02-1=3

| RD4-score02-2=1

| RD4-score02-3= 

}}