ATP Australian Open 1997 Draw, Results & Schedule

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Pete Sampras won the 1997 Australian Open, defeating Carlos Moya 6-2 6-3 6-3 in the final. The Grand Slam was played on hard courts in Melbourne, Australia, from January 13 to January 27, 1997.

Champion
Pete Sampras
def. Carlos Moya , 6-2 6-3 6-3
Dates
Jan 13 — Jan 27
Location
Melbourne, Australia
Category
Grand Slam
Surface
Hard
Prize money
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Round of 128
Pete Sampras #1 6-2 6-4 6-2
Dinu Pescariu #169
Adrian Voinea #48 6-2 6-1 4-6 6-4
Hendrik Dreekmann #47
Mark Woodforde #28 6-4 6-4 7-5
Michael Tebbutt #134
Hernan Gumy #45 6-4 6-4 6-4
Orlin Stanoytchev #117
Dominik Hrbaty #76 1-6 7-5 7-5 6-7(4) 6-1
Sandon Stolle #50
Nicklas Kulti #70 6-4 6-2 6-4
Karim Alami #62
Alberto Berasategui #21 6-1 6-2 6-4
Todd Larkham #250
Tomas Carbonell #75 6-2 7-6(5) 7-5
Daniel Vacek #77
Albert Costa #13 7-5 6-2 7-5
Patrick Rafter #54
Jan Kroslak 4-6 6-4 6-2 6-2
Andrea Gaudenzi #58
Scott Draper #83 6-2 6-4 6-7(4) 6-3
Alex Radulescu #72
Filip Dewulf #92 6-4 6-2 7-5
Fernon Wibier #159
Wayne Ferreira #10 6-3 6-2 6-2
Carlos Costa #66
Javier Frana #110 6-4 6-4 6-3
Pat Cash #763
Renzo Furlan #40 6-4 4-6 6-3 6-4
Andrei Cherkasov #121
Peter Tramacchi #238 6-7(6) 6-3 6-4 3-2 (ret.)
Johan Van Herck
Thomas Muster #5 6-3 6-4 6-2
Geoff Grant #186
Grant Stafford #78 6-0 6-1 3-0 (ret.)
Jordi Burillo #97
Jens Knippschild #136 6-2 6-7(2) 7-6(5) 6-3
Sebastien Lareau #112
Jean-Philippe Fleurian #111 7-5 6-0 6-3
Hicham Arazi #71
Jim Courier #16 6-7(4) 6-3 4-6 6-1 8-6
Sjeng Schalken #85
Slava Dosedel #67 6-2 3-6 6-3 6-4
Guy Forget #61
Jeff Tarango #93 2-6 7-6(1) 7-6(2) 6-2
Bryan Shelton #192
Marc Rosset #24 6-4 7-6(7) 6-1
Javier Sanchez #38
Goran Ivanisevic #4 6-2 7-5 6-3
Ben Ellwood #173
Karol Kucera #60 6-1 2-6 6-3 4-6 6-4
Paul Haarhuis #27
Chris Woodruff #42 6-4 6-1 6-1
Magnus Norman #87
Jiri Novak #69 6-3 6-3 6-2
Lars Jonsson #140
Christian Ruud #56 3-6 4-6 7-5 6-2 10-8
Jan Siemerink #18
Leander Paes #126 6-4 6-3 6-4
Jaymon Crabb #364
Neville Godwin #107 6-1 6-3 3-6 6-1
Andrei Chesnokov #73
Gustavo Kuerten #89 7-5 7-6(9) 3-6 6-4
Mikael Tillstrom #41
Carlos Moya #25 5-7 7-6(4) 2-6 6-1 6-4
Boris Becker #6
Patrick McEnroe #229 7-6(4) 6-2 6-4
Andrei Olhovskiy #90
Bernd Karbacher #59 6-4 7-6(4) 1-6 6-3
Marcos Aurelio Gorriz #105
Thomas Johansson #63 6-4 6-2 1-6 6-7(2) 6-2
Martin Damm Sr
Jonas Bjorkman #46 1-6 6-1 6-4 6-2
Bohdan Ulihrach #39
Marc Kevin Goellner #49 6-4 6-1 6-7(2) 6-4
Kenneth Carlsen #52
Karsten Braasch #488 3-6 6-3 6-4 7-5
Alex Obrien
Magnus Gustafsson #17 6-7(2) 6-3 7-5 6-1
Grant Doyle #235
Felix Mantilla #19 6-4 5-7 7-5 6-2
Greg Rusedski #55
Fernando Meligeni #94 5-7 1-6 6-1 7-5 9-7
David Prinosil #44
Arnaud Boetsch #32 6-0 6-0 6-2
David Caldwell #272
Lionel Roux #98 1-6 4-6 7-6(4) 6-2 13-11
Jonathan Stark #65
MaliVai Washington #23 6-3 6-7(6) 6-3 6-2
Jacco Eltingh #349
Sargis Sargsian #100 7-6(6) 7-5 4-6 6-2
Marcos Ondruska #88
Todd Woodbridge #33 6-4 6-2 6-1
Mark Knowles #114
Stephane Simian #91 6-4 6-2 6-4
Galo Blanco #95
Michael Chang #2 6-0 6-3 6-1
Kris Goossens #131
Richey Reneberg #31 2-2 (ret.)
Oscar Burrieza
Tim Henman #14 7-5 6-4 6-2
Andrei Pavel #135
Guillaume Raoux #82 7-6(3) 6-2 6-2
Daniel Nestor #108
Andrei Medvedev #36 7-5 6-2 6-2
Thierry Champion #106
Michael Stich #20 6-3 6-2 6-2
Patrik Fredriksson #84
Dennis van Scheppingen #109 7-6(5) 7-6(3) 6-4
Byron Black #57
Eyal Ran #152 6-3 7-6(4) 3-6 6-4
Justin Gimelstob #150
Marcelo Rios #11 7-6(4) 6-3 6-3
Petr Korda #34
Michael Joyce 6-1 7-6(4) 6-1
Roberto Carretero #68
Gilbert Schaller #96 6-4 6-3 6-2
Alexander Reichel #215
Alex Corretja #26 7-6(2) 6-0 6-2
Toby Mitchell #669
Thomas Enqvist #9 6-1 6-2 6-4
Nicolas Pereira #128
Richard Fromberg #86 4-6 2-6 7-5 6-3 6-1
Brett Steven #124
Sergi Bruguera #64 6-3 6-4 6-3
Lleyton Hewitt
Magnus Larsson #43 6-3 6-3 7-6(3)
Juan Albert Viloca Puig
Round of 64
Pete Sampras #1 3-6 6-2 6-3 6-2
Adrian Voinea #48
Mark Woodforde #28 6-0 6-1 7-5
Hernan Gumy #45
Dominik Hrbaty #76 6-2 6-1 6-2
Nicklas Kulti #70
Alberto Berasategui #21 6-3 7-5 6-4
Tomas Carbonell #75
Albert Costa #13 6-1 7-6(2) 7-6(0)
Jan Kroslak
Scott Draper #83 7-6(5) 7-5 6-0
Filip Dewulf #92
Wayne Ferreira #10 6-3 3-6 6-2 6-1
Javier Frana #110
Renzo Furlan #40 7-6(1) 6-7(3) 6-2 7-6(4)
Peter Tramacchi #238
Thomas Muster #5 6-3 6-2 6-2
Grant Stafford #78
Jens Knippschild #136 6-2 7-6(5) 7-5
Jean-Philippe Fleurian #111
Jim Courier #16 4-6 6-2 3-6 6-4 6-4
Slava Dosedel #67
Jeff Tarango #93 6-4 6-1 6-1
Marc Rosset #24
Goran Ivanisevic #4 6-4 6-2 6-2
Karol Kucera #60
Chris Woodruff #42 6-2 7-6(6) 6-2
Jiri Novak #69
Christian Ruud #56 6-2 6-2 6-2
Leander Paes #126
Neville Godwin #107 6-7(5) 6-3 6-1 6-0
Gustavo Kuerten #89
Carlos Moya #25 3-6 6-0 6-3 6-1
Patrick McEnroe #229
Bernd Karbacher #59 6-3 6-2 7-6(5)
Thomas Johansson #63
Jonas Bjorkman #46 6-4 3-6 6-4 6-1
Marc Kevin Goellner #49
Karsten Braasch #488 3-6 7-6(6) 6-4 6-4
Magnus Gustafsson #17
Felix Mantilla #19 6-2 6-4 6-0
Fernando Meligeni #94
Arnaud Boetsch #32 6-4 6-4 6-1
Lionel Roux #98
MaliVai Washington #23 6-1 6-0 6-2
Sargis Sargsian #100
Todd Woodbridge #33 6-3 6-3 7-6(5)
Stephane Simian #91
Michael Chang #2 6-2 7-5 6-1
Richey Reneberg #31
Tim Henman #14 6-3 6-3 6-4
Guillaume Raoux #82
Andrei Medvedev #36 4-6 6-1 6-2 4-6 9-7
Michael Stich #20
Dennis van Scheppingen #109 6-2 6-2 6-2
Eyal Ran #152
Marcelo Rios #11 6-0 6-4 6-2
Michael Joyce
Gilbert Schaller #96 4-6 6-3 6-3 4-6 6-3
Alex Corretja #26
Thomas Enqvist #9 6-4 6-4 7-5
Richard Fromberg #86
Sergi Bruguera #64 4-6 6-3 6-4 7-6(0)
Magnus Larsson #43
Round of 32
Pete Sampras #1 6-1 6-0 6-1
Mark Woodforde #28
Dominik Hrbaty #76 6-3 7-6(3) 6-7(4) 2-0 (ret.)
Alberto Berasategui #21
Albert Costa #13 6-4 6-2 7-5
Scott Draper #83
Wayne Ferreira #10 6-4 6-4 6-7(3) 6-1
Renzo Furlan #40
Thomas Muster #5 6-4 7-6(2) 6-3
Jens Knippschild #136
Jim Courier #16 6-1 7-6(3) 6-3
Jeff Tarango #93
Goran Ivanisevic #4 6-3 6-7(5) 6-3 6-1
Chris Woodruff #42
Christian Ruud #56 7-6(6) 6-7(3) 6-2 7-6(5)
Neville Godwin #107
Carlos Moya #25 6-2 6-2 6-2
Bernd Karbacher #59
Jonas Bjorkman #46 6-4 7-6(5) 6-3
Karsten Braasch #488
Felix Mantilla #19 6-3 1-6 7-6(4) 6-4
Arnaud Boetsch #32
MaliVai Washington #23 4-6 6-2 6-3 6-1
Todd Woodbridge #33
Michael Chang #2 6-1 7-6(3) 6-3
Tim Henman #14
Andrei Medvedev #36 6-1 6-4 6-1
Dennis van Scheppingen #109
Marcelo Rios #11 4-6 7-6(2) 6-1 6-1
Gilbert Schaller #96
Thomas Enqvist #9 7-6(8) 7-5 6-2
Sergi Bruguera #64
Round of 16
Pete Sampras #1 6-7(4) 6-3 6-4 3-6 6-4
Dominik Hrbaty #76
Albert Costa #13 6-3 6-2 3-2 (ret.)
Wayne Ferreira #10
Thomas Muster #5 6-2 3-6 7-6(4) 6-3
Jim Courier #16
Goran Ivanisevic #4 4-6 6-2 6-7(7) 6-3 6-3
Christian Ruud #56
Carlos Moya #25 6-3 1-6 3-6 6-2 6-4
Jonas Bjorkman #46
Felix Mantilla #19 7-5 6-2 6-1
MaliVai Washington #23
Michael Chang #2 4-6 6-2 6-2 6-1
Andrei Medvedev #36
Marcelo Rios #11 4-6 6-4 7-6(4) 6-7(5) 6-3
Thomas Enqvist #9
Quarterfinals
Pete Sampras #1 6-3 6-7(5) 6-1 3-6 6-2
Albert Costa #13
Thomas Muster #5 6-4 6-2 6-3
Goran Ivanisevic #4
Carlos Moya #25 7-5 6-2 6-7(5) 6-2
Felix Mantilla #19
Michael Chang #2 7-5 6-1 6-4
Marcelo Rios #11
Semifinals
Pete Sampras #1 6-1 7-6(3) 6-3
Thomas Muster #5
Carlos Moya #25 7-5 6-2 6-4
Michael Chang #2
Final
Pete Sampras #1 6-2 6-3 6-3
Carlos Moya #9

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