ATP Roland Garros 1997 Draw, Results & Schedule

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Gustavo Kuerten won the 1997 Roland Garros, defeating Sergi Bruguera 6-3 6-4 6-2 in the final. The Grand Slam was played on clay courts in Paris, France, from May 26 to June 9, 1997.

Champion
Gustavo Kuerten
def. Sergi Bruguera , 6-3 6-4 6-2
Dates
May 26 — Jun 9
Location
Paris, France
Category
Grand Slam
Surface
Clay
Prize money
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DateRoundWinnerScoreLoserH2HMatch
F (1)
Jun 9, 1997* F Gustavo Kuerten #15 6-3 6-4 6-2 Sergi Bruguera #8 H2H Match data
SF (2)
Jun 8, 1997* SF Sergi Bruguera #19 6-7(6) 6-1 7-5 7-6(1) Patrick Rafter #25 H2H Match data
Jun 8, 1997* SF Gustavo Kuerten #66 6-1 3-6 6-1 7-6(4) Filip Dewulf #122 H2H Match data
QF (4)
Jun 6, 1997* QF Patrick Rafter #25 6-3 7-6(3) 6-3 Galo Blanco #111 H2H Match data
Jun 6, 1997* QF Filip Dewulf #122 6-2 6-7(2) 6-4 6-3 Magnus Norman #65 H2H Match data
Jun 6, 1997* QF Gustavo Kuerten #66 6-2 5-7 2-6 6-0 6-4 Yevgeny Kafelnikov #3 H2H Match data
Jun 6, 1997* QF Sergi Bruguera #19 4-6 6-3 6-2 6-2 Hicham Arazi #55 H2H Match data
R16 (8)
Jun 4, 1997* R16 Yevgeny Kafelnikov #3 6-2 6-3 7-5 Mark Philippoussis #21 H2H Match data
Jun 4, 1997* R16 Sergi Bruguera #19 3-6 6-4 6-3 6-4 Michael Chang #2 H2H Match data
Jun 4, 1997* R16 Filip Dewulf #122 5-7 6-1 6-4 7-5 Alex Corretja #7 H2H Match data
Jun 4, 1997* R16 Hicham Arazi #55 6-2 6-1 5-7 7-6(4) Marcelo Rios #10 H2H Match data
Jun 4, 1997* R16 Galo Blanco #111 1-6 6-1 7-5 6-4 Petr Korda #30 H2H Match data
Jun 4, 1997* R16 Patrick Rafter #25 6-2 5-7 6-1 6-2 Mark Woodforde #79 H2H Match data
Jun 4, 1997* R16 Magnus Norman #65 4-6 6-3 7-6(3) 6-3 Marc Rosset #18 H2H Match data
Jun 4, 1997* R16 Gustavo Kuerten #66 5-7 6-1 6-2 1-6 7-5 Andrei Medvedev #20 H2H Match data
R32 (16)
Jun 1, 1997* R32 Andrei Medvedev #20 7-6(2) 6-4 6-3 Nicolas Escude #233 H2H Match data
Jun 1, 1997* R32 Patrick Rafter #25 6-3 4-6 6-4 6-2 Richard Krajicek #6 H2H Match data
Jun 1, 1997* R32 Marcelo Rios #10 7-6(6) 6-3 6-4 Arnaud Boetsch #45 H2H Match data
Jun 1, 1997* R32 Yevgeny Kafelnikov #3 7-5 6-4 6-7(3) 1-6 6-4 Cedric Pioline #33 H2H Match data
Jun 1, 1997* R32 Michael Chang #2 6-1 5-2 (ret.) Stephane Simian #135 H2H Match data
Jun 1, 1997* R32 Alex Corretja #7 6-1 3-0 (ret.) Thierry Champion #125 H2H Match data
Jun 1, 1997* R32 Filip Dewulf #122 6-3 7-6(5) 4-6 6-7(6) 8-6 Albert Portas #68 H2H Match data
Jun 1, 1997* R32 Marc Rosset #18 6-3 5-7 6-2 6-3 Lionel Roux #60 H2H Match data
Jun 1, 1997* R32 Mark Philippoussis #21 6-4 6-4 6-2 Jan Siemerink #26 H2H Match data
Jun 1, 1997* R32 Magnus Norman #65 6-2 6-4 2-6 6-4 Pete Sampras #1 H2H Match data
Jun 1, 1997* R32 Hicham Arazi #55 6-2 6-3 7-5 Magnus Larsson #39 H2H Match data
Jun 1, 1997* R32 Galo Blanco #111 7-6(6) 6-3 7-6(2) Chris Woodruff #49 H2H Match data
Jun 1, 1997* R32 Petr Korda #30 (w/o) Wayne Ferreira #15 H2H Match data
Jun 1, 1997* R32 Mark Woodforde #79 6-4 7-6(2) 6-3 Albert Costa #12 H2H Match data
Jun 1, 1997* R32 Gustavo Kuerten #66 6-7(3) 6-1 6-3 3-6 6-4 Thomas Muster #5 H2H Match data
Jun 1, 1997* R32 Sergi Bruguera #19 6-3 6-1 6-3 Dick Norman #141 H2H Match data
R64 (32)
May 30, 1997* R64 Gustavo Kuerten #66 6-4 6-2 4-6 7-5 Jonas Bjorkman #23 H2H Match data
May 30, 1997* R64 Dick Norman #141 5-7 6-4 7-6(2) 6-3 Sandon Stolle #69 H2H Match data
May 30, 1997* R64 Magnus Larsson #39 6-2 6-4 3-6 6-3 Felix Mantilla #14 H2H Match data
May 30, 1997* R64 Yevgeny Kafelnikov #3 7-5 6-3 6-4 Guillaume Raoux #107 H2H Match data
May 30, 1997* R64 Magnus Norman #65 6-3 6-2 3-6 6-3 Leander Paes #109 H2H Match data
May 30, 1997* R64 Mark Woodforde #79 7-6(5) 6-3 7-5 Alexander Volkov #87 H2H Match data
May 30, 1997* R64 Patrick Rafter #25 6-3 6-4 6-3 Frederic Fontang #188 H2H Match data
May 30, 1997* R64 Jan Siemerink #26 6-1 6-7(1) 6-1 6-2 Salvador Navarro #294 H2H Match data
May 30, 1997* R64 Nicolas Escude #233 6-4 6-2 6-2 Jonathan Stark #58 H2H Match data
May 30, 1997* R64 Andrei Medvedev #20 6-4 6-3 6-4 Juan Albert Viloca Puig — Match data
May 30, 1997* R64 Wayne Ferreira #15 7-6(4) 4-6 6-1 2-6 6-4 Roberto Carretero #335 H2H Match data
May 30, 1997* R64 Albert Costa #12 6-1 4-6 0-6 6-3 6-4 Andrei Pavel #94 H2H Match data
May 30, 1997* R64 Arnaud Boetsch #45 6-3 6-2 6-1 Marcos Ondruska #103 H2H Match data
May 30, 1997* R64 Alex Corretja #7 4-6 6-1 6-1 7-6(8) Jens Knippschild #113 H2H Match data
May 30, 1997* R64 Cedric Pioline #33 2-6 6-3 6-3 7-6(3) Gaston Etlis #145 H2H Match data
May 30, 1997* R64 Thomas Muster #5 7-5 1-6 6-2 6-1 Jeff Tarango #74 H2H Match data
May 30, 1997* R64 Stephane Simian #135 6-3 6-3 7-6(3) Jozsef Krocsko #144 H2H Match data
May 30, 1997* R64 Pete Sampras #1 6-1 6-2 6-2 Francisco Clavet #31 H2H Match data
May 30, 1997* R64 Richard Krajicek #6 6-2 3-6 6-2 6-3 Bohdan Ulihrach #27 H2H Match data
May 30, 1997* R64 Marc Rosset #18 6-2 6-3 6-4 Jason Stoltenberg #37 H2H Match data
May 30, 1997* R64 Chris Woodruff #49 6-4 5-7 3-6 6-4 6-1 Nicolas Lapentti #98 H2H Match data
May 30, 1997* R64 Marcelo Rios #10 6-7(3) 6-7(0) 6-4 7-6(4) 6-0 Byron Black #67 H2H Match data
May 30, 1997* R64 Filip Dewulf #122 6-4 6-2 3-6 1-6 6-3 Fernando Meligeni #88 H2H Match data
May 30, 1997* R64 Albert Portas #68 6-4 4-6 7-5 6-3 Carlos Moya #9 H2H Match data
May 30, 1997* R64 Mark Philippoussis #21 6-4 3-6 6-1 6-4 Olivier Delaitre #159 H2H Match data
May 30, 1997* R64 Petr Korda #30 6-3 7-5 6-4 Carlos Costa #89 H2H Match data
May 30, 1997* R64 Galo Blanco #111 6-4 4-6 6-4 7-6(1) Magnus Gustafsson #38 H2H Match data
May 30, 1997* R64 Michael Chang #2 6-2 6-3 3-6 6-2 Jerome Golmard #102 H2H Match data
May 30, 1997* R64 Hicham Arazi #55 6-4 7-5 6-2 Todd Woodbridge #32 H2H Match data
May 30, 1997* R64 Thierry Champion #125 6-2 6-3 6-3 Ramon Delgado #230 H2H Match data
May 30, 1997* R64 Sergi Bruguera #19 6-2 6-3 6-3 Dennis van Scheppingen #92 H2H Match data
May 30, 1997* R64 Lionel Roux #60 7-5 6-2 6-4 Sebastien Lareau #116 H2H Match data
R128 (64)
May 28, 1997* R128 Marc Rosset #18 7-5 3-6 7-6(2) 6-4 Dominik Hrbaty #44 H2H Match data
May 28, 1997* R128 Alexander Volkov #87 6-1 6-1 3-6 6-2 Daniel Nestor #106 H2H Match data
May 28, 1997* R128 Thomas Muster #5 4-6 7-6(4) 6-2 6-7(2) 6-4 Marc Kevin Goellner #40 H2H Match data
May 28, 1997* R128 Albert Portas #68 7-5 6-1 6-3 Gerard Solves #153 H2H Match data
May 28, 1997* R128 Ramon Delgado #230 2-6 7-6(2) 7-5 6-4 Sjeng Schalken #75 H2H Match data
May 28, 1997* R128 Juan Albert Viloca Puig 5-7 6-4 6-1 4-1 (ret.) Christian Ruud #46 — Match data
May 28, 1997* R128 Dick Norman #141 6-2 7-5 6-3 Sargis Sargsian #80 H2H Match data
May 28, 1997* R128 Frederic Fontang #188 6-3 6-7(6) 6-0 4-6 6-2 Patrik Fredriksson #104 H2H Match data
May 28, 1997* R128 Jason Stoltenberg #37 6-0 6-4 4-6 6-4 Alex Radulescu #54 H2H Match data
May 28, 1997* R128 Gaston Etlis #145 6-4 6-2 6-3 Wolfgang Schranz #299 H2H Match data
May 28, 1997* R128 Michael Chang #2 6-2 6-3 6-2 Rodolphe Gilbert #222 H2H Match data
May 28, 1997* R128 Richard Krajicek #6 7-6(3) 6-2 6-1 Scott Draper #62 H2H Match data
May 28, 1997* R128 Patrick Rafter #25 3-6 7-6(3) 6-3 6-4 Andrea Gaudenzi #157 H2H Match data
May 28, 1997* R128 Dennis van Scheppingen #92 6-2 6-4 5-7 6-4 Paul Haarhuis #52 H2H Match data
May 28, 1997* R128 Leander Paes #109 6-4 3-6 6-3 6-2 Grant Stafford #76 H2H Match data
May 28, 1997* R128 Nicolas Escude #233 6-3 2-6 7-5 7-6(3) Thomas Johansson #34 H2H Match data
May 28, 1997* R128 Byron Black #67 1-6 6-3 6-3 6-3 Franco Squillari #100 H2H Match data
May 28, 1997* R128 Petr Korda #30 6-4 6-0 7-6(4) Jordi Burillo #192 H2H Match data
May 28, 1997* R128 Felix Mantilla #14 6-3 6-2 6-2 Richard Fromberg #93 H2H Match data
May 28, 1997* R128 Jens Knippschild #113 6-4 6-4 3-6 4-6 6-4 David Prinosil #48 H2H Match data
May 28, 1997* R128 Filip Dewulf #122 6-3 6-3 6-1 Cristiano Caratti #183 H2H Match data
May 28, 1997* R128 Todd Woodbridge #32 7-6(6) 4-6 6-4 6-0 Kenneth Carlsen #90 H2H Match data
May 28, 1997* R128 Sebastien Lareau #116 2-6 6-4 6-4 4-6 8-6 Hernan Gumy #64 H2H Match data
May 28, 1997* R128 Nicolas Lapentti #98 6-4 6-1 6-2 Frederik Fetterlein #129 H2H Match data
May 28, 1997* R128 Marcelo Rios #10 6-4 5-7 4-6 6-2 6-1 Wayne Black #249 H2H Match data
May 28, 1997* R128 Arnaud Boetsch #45 6-1 6-1 6-4 Karol Kucera #56 H2H Match data
May 28, 1997* R128 Jozsef Krocsko #144 7-5 6-3 4-6 7-6(5) Jan Kroslak — Match data
May 28, 1997* R128 Jeff Tarango #74 4-6 6-2 5-7 7-6(7) 6-4 Marcelo Filippini #53 H2H Match data
May 28, 1997* R128 Galo Blanco #111 6-3 6-2 1-6 7-5 Neville Godwin #95 H2H Match data
May 28, 1997* R128 Stephane Simian #135 2-6 6-4 4-6 6-4 6-2 Gilbert Schaller #83 H2H Match data
May 28, 1997* R128 Hicham Arazi #55 6-3 6-4 6-2 Hendrik Dreekmann #71 H2H Match data
May 28, 1997* R128 Jonas Bjorkman #23 6-2 6-1 1-6 6-2 Richey Reneberg #43 H2H Match data
May 28, 1997* R128 Lionel Roux #60 6-0 6-2 7-6(10) Andrei Merinov #148 H2H Match data
May 28, 1997* R128 Carlos Costa #89 6-4 6-0 6-1 Doug Flach #119 H2H Match data
May 28, 1997* R128 Sandon Stolle #69 7-5 6-1 4-6 6-3 Renzo Furlan #63 H2H Match data
May 28, 1997* R128 Wayne Ferreira #15 6-7(1) 7-6(3) 6-7(1) 6-3 6-1 Mikael Tillstrom #47 H2H Match data
May 28, 1997* R128 Cedric Pioline #33 6-4 6-4 3-6 7-5 Oliver Gross #96 H2H Match data
May 28, 1997* R128 Alex Corretja #7 6-3 6-4 6-1 Karim Alami #61 H2H Match data
May 28, 1997* R128 Andrei Medvedev #20 6-4 4-6 2-6 6-2 2-1 (ret.) Alberto Berasategui #13 H2H Match data
May 28, 1997* R128 Roberto Carretero #335 5-7 7-6(3) 6-3 7-5 Emilio Benfele Alvarez #85 H2H Match data
May 28, 1997* R128 Gustavo Kuerten #66 6-0 7-5 6-1 Slava Dosedel #73 H2H Match data
May 28, 1997* R128 Marcos Ondruska #103 7-6(3) 6-2 6-1 Miguel Pastura #259 H2H Match data
May 28, 1997* R128 Guillaume Raoux #107 6-2 6-0 6-1 Vincent Spadea #101 H2H Match data
May 28, 1997* R128 Pete Sampras #1 6-3 7-5 6-1 Fabrice Santoro #57 H2H Match data
May 28, 1997* R128 Carlos Moya #9 6-3 6-7 5-7 6-3 6-3 Alberto Martin #138 H2H Match data
May 28, 1997* R128 Jonathan Stark #58 6-4 7-6(2) 7-6(5) Mariano Zabaleta #155 H2H Match data
May 28, 1997* R128 Mark Woodforde #79 5-7 7-6(6) 6-7(10) 6-4 8-6 Javier Sanchez #42 H2H Match data
May 28, 1997* R128 Jerome Golmard #102 6-1 6-2 6-3 Arnaud Clement #235 H2H Match data
May 28, 1997* R128 Mark Philippoussis #21 6-2 4-6 3-6 6-4 6-4 Nicklas Kulti #84 H2H Match data
May 28, 1997* R128 Olivier Delaitre #159 6-2 2-6 1-6 6-2 6-4 Tim Henman #17 H2H Match data
May 28, 1997* R128 Fernando Meligeni #88 6-4 6-7(3) 6-4 7-5 Javier Frana #147 H2H Match data
May 28, 1997* R128 Chris Woodruff #49 6-4 6-2 6-3 Daniel Vacek #51 H2H Match data
May 28, 1997* R128 Bohdan Ulihrach #27 6-3 6-3 6-3 Nicolas Kiefer #97 H2H Match data
May 28, 1997* R128 Andrei Pavel #94 6-4 7-5 6-0 Alex Obrien — Match data
May 28, 1997* R128 Albert Costa #12 6-4 7-5 6-4 Adrian Voinea #86 H2H Match data
May 28, 1997* R128 Francisco Clavet #31 3-6 6-4 6-7(2) 6-1 6-3 Marcelo Charpentier #115 H2H Match data
May 28, 1997* R128 Jan Siemerink #26 6-3 4-6 6-4 6-4 Sebastien Grosjean #239 H2H Match data
May 28, 1997* R128 Thierry Champion #125 5-7 4-6 7-5 6-3 6-4 Stephane Huet #156 H2H Match data
May 28, 1997* R128 Magnus Gustafsson #38 4-6 6-3 7-6(3) 6-3 Goran Ivanisevic #4 H2H Match data
May 28, 1997* R128 Magnus Norman #65 6-3 6-2 3-6 4-6 9-7 Greg Rusedski #41 H2H Match data
May 28, 1997* R128 Yevgeny Kafelnikov #3 6-2 6-4 6-4 Martin Damm Sr — Match data
May 28, 1997* R128 Sergi Bruguera #19 6-3 0-6 6-2 6-0 Johan Van Herck — Match data
May 28, 1997* R128 Magnus Larsson #39 6-1 6-2 4-6 1-6 6-4 Jim Courier #22 H2H Match data
May 28, 1997* R128 Salvador Navarro #294 1-6 6-4 6-2 6-7(2) 6-1 Marcos Aurelio Gorriz #105 H2H Match data

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Frequently Asked Questions

Where is Roland Garros held?
Roland Garros is held in Paris, France.
Who won the most recent Roland Garros?
The 2026 Roland Garros was won by Alexander Zverev 6-1 4-6 6-4 6-7(5) 6-1.
Who has won the most Roland Garros titles?
Rafael Nadal has won 14 Roland Garros titles, the most by any player in the Open Era (since 1968).
When was the first Roland Garros played?
The first edition of Roland Garros was held in 1891.
What surface is Roland Garros played on?
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