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1997 Paris Open – Singles


Main article: 1997 Paris Open

Pete Sampras defeated Jonas Björkman in the final, 6–3, 4–6, 6–3, 6–1 to win the singles tennis title at the 1997 Paris Open.

Thomas Enqvist was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Björkman.

Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. All sixteen seeds received a bye into the second round.

  1. USA Pete Sampras (champion)
  2. USA Michael Chang (second round)
  3. AUS Patrick Rafter (third round)
  4. GBR Greg Rusedski (quarterfinals)
  5. RUS Yevgeny Kafelnikov (semifinals)
  6. ESP Carlos Moyà (second round)
  7. ESP Sergi Bruguera (third round)
  8. AUT Thomas Muster (quarterfinals)
  9. CHI Marcelo Ríos (second round)
  10. ESP Álex Corretja (third round)
  11. BRA Gustavo Kuerten (second round)
  12. SWE Jonas Björkman (final)
  13. ESP Félix Mantilla (second round)
  14. NED Richard Krajicek (quarterfinals)
  15. SWE Thomas Enqvist (semifinals)
  16. CZE Petr Korda (third round)

Draw

Finals

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|RD1-seed1=1 |RD1-team1=USA Pete Sampras |RD1-score1-1=6 |RD1-score1-2=4 |RD1-score1-3=6 |RD1-seed2=8 |RD1-team2=AUT Thomas Muster |RD1-score2-1=1 |RD1-score2-2=6 |RD1-score2-3=2

|RD1-seed3=4 |RD1-team3=GBR Greg Rusedski |RD1-score3-1=4 |RD1-score3-2=6 |RD1-score3-3=3 |RD1-seed4=5 |RD1-team4=RUS Yevgeny Kafelnikov |RD1-score4-1=6 |RD1-score4-2=3 |RD1-score4-3=6

|RD1-seed5=12 |RD1-team5=SWE Jonas Björkman |RD1-score5-1=6 |RD1-score5-2=0 |RD1-score5-3= |RD1-seed6=14 |RD1-team6=NED Richard Krajicek |RD1-score6-1=4 |RD1-score6-2=1r |RD1-score6-3=

|RD1-seed7=WC |RD1-team7=FRA Guillaume Raoux |RD1-score7-1=5 |RD1-score7-2=2 |RD1-score7-3= |RD1-seed8=15 |RD1-team8=SWE Thomas Enqvist |RD1-score8-1=7 |RD1-score8-2=6 |RD1-score8-3=

|RD2-seed1=1 |RD2-team1=USA Pete Sampras |RD2-score1-1=77 |RD2-score1-2=6 |RD2-score1-3= |RD2-seed2=5 |RD2-team2=RUS Yevgeny Kafelnikov |RD2-score2-1=62 |RD2-score2-2=3 |RD2-score2-3=

|RD2-seed3=12 |RD2-team3=SWE Jonas Björkman |RD2-score3-1=77 |RD2-score3-2=7 |RD2-score3-3= |RD2-seed4=15 |RD2-team4=SWE Thomas Enqvist |RD2-score4-1=65 |RD2-score4-2=5 |RD2-score4-3=

|RD3-seed1=1 |RD3-team1=USA Pete Sampras |RD3-score1-1=6 |RD3-score1-2=4 |RD3-score1-3=6 |RD3-score1-4=6 |RD3-score1-5= |RD3-seed2=12 |RD3-team2=SWE Jonas Björkman |RD3-score2-1=3 |RD3-score2-2=6 |RD3-score2-3=3 |RD3-score2-4=1 |RD3-score2-5=

Top half

Section 1

| RD1-seed03= | RD1-team03=GER B Becker | RD1-score03-1=6 | RD1-score03-2=6 | RD1-score03-3= | RD1-seed04= | RD1-team04=AUS M Woodforde | RD1-score04-1=2 | RD1-score04-2=4 | RD1-score04-3=

| RD1-seed05= | RD1-team05=SUI M Rosset | RD1-score05-1=7 | RD1-score05-2=2 | RD1-score05-3=4 | RD1-seed06=WC | RD1-team06=FRA A Clément | RD1-score06-1=5 | RD1-score06-2=6 | RD1-score06-3=6

| RD1-seed11= | RD1-team11=GBR T Henman | RD1-score11-1=6 | RD1-score11-2=6 | RD1-score11-3= | RD1-seed12= | RD1-team12=MAR H Arazi | RD1-score12-1=1 | RD1-score12-2=0 | RD1-score12-3=

| RD1-seed13= | RD1-team13=USA C Woodruff | RD1-score13-1=4 | RD1-score13-2=63 | RD1-score13-3= | RD1-seed14= | RD1-team14=SWE M Norman | RD1-score14-1=6 | RD1-score14-2=77 | RD1-score14-3=

| RD2-seed01=1 | RD2-team01=USA P Sampras | RD2-score01-1=77 | RD2-score01-2=3 | RD2-score01-3=6 | RD2-seed02= | RD2-team02=GER B Becker | RD2-score02-1=64 | RD2-score02-2=6 | RD2-score02-3=3

| RD2-seed03=WC | RD2-team03=FRA A Clément | RD2-score03-1=4 | RD2-score03-2=4 | RD2-score03-3= | RD2-seed04=16 | RD2-team04=CZE P Korda | RD2-score04-1=6 | RD2-score04-2=6 | RD2-score04-3=

| RD2-seed05=10 | RD2-team05=ESP Á Corretja | RD2-score05-1=6 | RD2-score05-2=7 | RD2-score05-3= | RD2-seed06= | RD2-team06=GBR T Henman | RD2-score06-1=3 | RD2-score06-2=5 | RD2-score06-3=

| RD2-seed07= | RD2-team07=SWE M Norman | RD2-score07-1=3 | RD2-score07-2=66 | RD2-score07-3= | RD2-seed08=8 | RD2-team08=AUT T Muster | RD2-score08-1=6 | RD2-score08-2=78 | RD2-score08-3=

| RD3-seed01=1 | RD3-team01=USA P Sampras | RD3-score01-1=4 | RD3-score01-2=77 | RD3-score01-3=6 | RD3-seed02=16 | RD3-team02=CZE P Korda | RD3-score02-1=6 | RD3-score02-2=62 | RD3-score02-3=4

| RD3-seed03=10 | RD3-team03=ESP Á Corretja | RD3-score03-1=5 | RD3-score03-2=4 | RD3-score03-3= | RD3-seed04=8 | RD3-team04=AUT T Muster | RD3-score04-1=7 | RD3-score04-2=6 | RD3-score04-3=

| RD4-seed01=1 | RD4-team01=USA P Sampras | RD4-score01-1=6 | RD4-score01-2=4 | RD4-score01-3=6 | RD4-seed02=8 | RD4-team02=AUT T Muster | RD4-score02-1=1 | RD4-score02-2=6 | RD4-score02-3=2

Section 2

| RD1-seed03= | RD1-team03=NED J Siemerink | RD1-score03-1=4 | RD1-score03-2=78 | RD1-score03-3=6 | RD1-seed04= | RD1-team04=USA T Martin | RD1-score04-1=6 | RD1-score04-2=66 | RD1-score04-3=2

| RD1-seed05= | RD1-team05=USA J Courier | RD1-score05-1=65 | RD1-score05-2=1 | RD1-score05-3= | RD1-seed06= | RD1-team06=CZE B Ulihrach | RD1-score06-1=77 | RD1-score06-2=6 | RD1-score06-3=

| RD1-seed11=WC | RD1-team11=FRA N Escudé | RD1-score11-1=6 | RD1-score11-2=6 | RD1-score11-3= | RD1-seed12= | RD1-team12=ESP A Berasategui | RD1-score12-1=4 | RD1-score12-2=1 | RD1-score12-3=

| RD1-seed13=Q | RD1-team13=CZE D Vacek | RD1-score13-1=4 | RD1-score13-2=77 | RD1-score13-3=6 | RD1-seed14=Q | RD1-team14=USA J Tarango | RD1-score14-1=6 | RD1-score14-2=65 | RD1-score14-3=1

| RD2-seed01=4 | RD2-team01=GBR G Rusedski | RD2-score01-1=6 | RD2-score01-2=6 | RD2-score01-3= | RD2-seed02= | RD2-team02=NED J Siemerink | RD2-score02-1=4 | RD2-score02-2=3 | RD2-score02-3=

| RD2-seed03= | RD2-team03=CZE B Ulihrach | RD2-score03-1=711 | RD2-score03-2=5 | RD2-score03-3=77 | RD2-seed04=13 | RD2-team04=ESP F Mantilla | RD2-score04-1=69 | RD2-score04-2=7 | RD2-score04-3=63

| RD2-seed05=11 | RD2-team05=BRA G Kuerten | RD2-score05-1=68 | RD2-score05-2=3 | RD2-score05-3= | RD2-seed06=WC | RD2-team06=FRA N Escudé | RD2-score06-1=710 | RD2-score06-2=6 | RD2-score06-3=

| RD2-seed07=Q | RD2-team07=CZE D Vacek | RD2-score07-1=1 | RD2-score07-2=2 | RD2-score07-3= | RD2-seed08=5 | RD2-team08=RUS Y Kafelnikov | RD2-score08-1=6 | RD2-score08-2=6 | RD2-score08-3=

| RD3-seed01=4 | RD3-team01=GBR G Rusedski | RD3-score01-1=7 | RD3-score01-2=6 | RD3-score01-3= | RD3-seed02= | RD3-team02=CZE B Ulihrach | RD3-score02-1=5 | RD3-score02-2=3 | RD3-score02-3=

| RD3-seed03=WC | RD3-team03=FRA N Escudé | RD3-score03-1=3 | RD3-score03-2=4 | RD3-score03-3= | RD3-seed04=5 | RD3-team04=RUS Y Kafelnikov | RD3-score04-1=6 | RD3-score04-2=6 | RD3-score04-3=

| RD4-seed01=4 | RD4-team01=GBR G Rusedski | RD4-score01-1=4 | RD4-score01-2=6 | RD4-score01-3=3 | RD4-seed02=5 | RD4-team02=RUS Y Kafelnikov | RD4-score02-1=6 | RD4-score02-2=3 | RD4-score02-3=6

Bottom half

Section 3

| RD1-seed03= | RD1-team03=AUS T Woodbridge | RD1-score03-1=6 | RD1-score03-2=6 | RD1-score03-3= | RD1-seed04=Q | RD1-team04=SWE M Tillström | RD1-score04-1=3 | RD1-score04-2=3 | RD1-score04-3=

| RD1-seed05= | RD1-team05=SWE T Johansson | RD1-score05-1=6 | RD1-score05-2=62 | RD1-score05-3=6 | RD1-seed06=Q | RD1-team06=NED S Schalken | RD1-score06-1=4 | RD1-score06-2=77 | RD1-score06-3=3

| RD1-seed11= | RD1-team11=SWE M Larsson | RD1-score11-1=6 | RD1-score11-2=4 | RD1-score11-3=66 | RD1-seed12= | RD1-team12=FRA F Santoro | RD1-score12-1=0 | RD1-score12-2=6 | RD1-score12-3=78

| RD1-seed13= | RD1-team13=FRA C Pioline | RD1-score13-1=6 | RD1-score13-2=6 | RD1-score13-3= | RD1-seed14=WC | RD1-team14=FRA L Roux | RD1-score14-1=2 | RD1-score14-2=4 | RD1-score14-3=

| RD2-seed01=6 | RD2-team01=ESP C Moyà | RD2-score01-1=61 | RD2-score01-2=2 | RD2-score01-3= | RD2-seed02= | RD2-team02=AUS T Woodbridge | RD2-score02-1=77 | RD2-score02-2=6 | RD2-score02-3=

| RD2-seed03= | RD2-team03=SWE T Johansson | RD2-score03-1=3 | RD2-score03-2=78 | RD2-score03-3=63 | RD2-seed04=12 | RD2-team04=SWE J Björkman | RD2-score04-1=6 | RD2-score04-2=66 | RD2-score04-3=77

| RD2-seed05=14 | RD2-team05=NED R Krajicek | RD2-score05-1=6 | RD2-score05-2=6 | RD2-score05-3= | RD2-seed06= | RD2-team06=FRA F Santoro | RD2-score06-1=3 | RD2-score06-2=4 | RD2-score06-3=

| RD2-seed07= | RD2-team07=FRA C Pioline | RD2-score07-1=77 | RD2-score07-2=63 | RD2-score07-3=1 | RD2-seed08=3 | RD2-team08=AUS P Rafter | RD2-score08-1=62 | RD2-score08-2=77 | RD2-score08-3=6

| RD3-seed01= | RD3-team01=AUS T Woodbridge | RD3-score01-1=64 | RD3-score01-2=5 | RD3-score01-3= | RD3-seed02=12 | RD3-team02=SWE J Björkman | RD3-score02-1=77 | RD3-score02-2=7 | RD3-score02-3=

| RD3-seed03=14 | RD3-team03=NED R Krajicek | RD3-score03-1=7 | RD3-score03-2=6 | RD3-score03-3= | RD3-seed04=3 | RD3-team04=AUS P Rafter | RD3-score04-1=5 | RD3-score04-2=2 | RD3-score04-3=

| RD4-seed01=12 | RD4-team01=SWE J Björkman | RD4-score01-1=6 | RD4-score01-2=0 | RD4-score01-3= | RD4-seed02=14 | RD4-team02=NED R Krajicek | RD4-score02-1=4 | RD4-score02-2=1 | RD4-score02-3=r

Section 4

| RD1-seed03= | RD1-team03=GER M-K Goellner | RD1-score03-1=6 | RD1-score03-2=5 | RD1-score03-3=6 | RD1-seed04= | RD1-team04=ESP A Portas | RD1-score04-1=3 | RD1-score04-2=7 | RD1-score04-3=3

| RD1-seed05= | RD1-team05=BEL F Dewulf | RD1-score05-1=5 | RD1-score05-2=3 | RD1-score05-3= | RD1-seed06=WC | RD1-team06=FRA G Raoux | RD1-score06-1=7 | RD1-score06-2=6 | RD1-score06-3=

| RD1-seed11=Q | RD1-team11=ARM S Sargsian | RD1-score11-1=6 | RD1-score11-2=3 | RD1-score11-3=64 | RD1-seed12=Q | RD1-team12=GER D Prinosil | RD1-score12-1=4 | RD1-score12-2=6 | RD1-score12-3=77

| RD1-seed13= | RD1-team13=CZE M Damm | RD1-score13-1=65 | RD1-score13-2=7 | RD1-score13-3=4 | RD1-seed14= | RD1-team14=SWE M Gustafsson | RD1-score14-1=77 | RD1-score14-2=5 | RD1-score14-3=6

| RD2-seed01=7 | RD2-team01=ESP S Bruguera | RD2-score01-1=6 | RD2-score01-2=77 | RD2-score01-3= | RD2-seed02= | RD2-team02=GER M-K Goellner | RD2-score02-1=3 | RD2-score02-2=63 | RD2-score02-3=

| RD2-seed03=WC | RD2-team03=FRA G Raoux | RD2-score03-1=77 | RD2-score03-2=3 | RD2-score03-3=7 | RD2-seed04=9 | RD2-team04=CHI M Ríos | RD2-score04-1=64 | RD2-score04-2=6 | RD2-score04-3=5

| RD2-seed05=15 | RD2-team05=SWE T Enqvist | RD2-score05-1=7 | RD2-score05-2=6 | RD2-score05-3= | RD2-seed06=Q | RD2-team06=GER D Prinosil | RD2-score06-1=5 | RD2-score06-2=1 | RD2-score06-3=

| RD2-seed07= | RD2-team07=SWE M Gustafsson | RD2-score07-1=6 | RD2-score07-2=6 | RD2-score07-3= | RD2-seed08=2 | RD2-team08=USA M Chang | RD2-score08-1=3 | RD2-score08-2=2 | RD2-score08-3=

| RD3-seed01=7 | RD3-team01=ESP S Bruguera | RD3-score01-1=4 | RD3-score01-2=6 | RD3-score01-3=5 | RD3-seed02=WC | RD3-team02=FRA G Raoux | RD3-score02-1=6 | RD3-score02-2=3 | RD3-score02-3=7

| RD3-seed03=15 | RD3-team03=SWE T Enqvist | RD3-score03-1=6 | RD3-score03-2=6 | RD3-score03-3= | RD3-seed04= | RD3-team04=SWE M Gustafsson | RD3-score04-1=1 | RD3-score04-2=4 | RD3-score04-3=

| RD4-seed01=WC | RD4-team01=FRA G Raoux | RD4-score01-1=5 | RD4-score01-2=2 | RD4-score01-3= | RD4-seed02=15 | RD4-team02=SWE T Enqvist | RD4-score02-1=7 | RD4-score02-2=6 | RD4-score02-3=

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