ATP Roland Garros 1997 Draw & Results

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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 May 26–June 9 on clay courts in Paris, France.

Roland Garros is also widely known as the French Open and is the only Grand Slam tournament played on clay.

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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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Results

Match type

Round of 128

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

Round of 64

Gustavo Kuerten #66 6-4 6-2 4-6 7-5
Jonas Bjorkman #23
Thomas Muster #5 CH 7-5 1-6 6-2 6-1
Jeff Tarango #74
Andrei Medvedev #20 6-4 6-3 6-4
Juan Albert Viloca Puig
Nicolas Escude #233 6-4 6-2 6-2
Jonathan Stark #58
Yevgeny Kafelnikov #3 DEF 7-5 6-3 6-4
Guillaume Raoux #107
Cedric Pioline #33 2-6 6-3 6-3 7-6(3)
Gaston Etlis #145
Mark Philippoussis #21 6-4 3-6 6-1 6-4
Olivier Delaitre #159
Jan Siemerink #26 6-1 6-7(1) 6-1 6-2
Salvador Navarro #294
Filip Dewulf #122 6-4 6-2 3-6 1-6 6-3
Fernando Meligeni #88
Albert Portas #68 6-4 4-6 7-5 6-3
Carlos Moya #9
Alex Corretja #7 4-6 6-1 6-1 7-6(8)
Jens Knippschild #113
Thierry Champion #125 6-2 6-3 6-3
Ramon Delgado #230
Magnus Norman #65 6-3 6-2 3-6 6-3
Leander Paes #109
Pete Sampras #1 6-1 6-2 6-2
Francisco Clavet #31
Marc Rosset #18 6-2 6-3 6-4
Jason Stoltenberg #37
Lionel Roux #60 7-5 6-2 6-4
Sebastien Lareau #116
Sergi Bruguera #19 2× CH 6-2 6-3 6-3
Dennis van Scheppingen #92
Dick Norman #141 5-7 6-4 7-6(2) 6-3
Sandon Stolle #69
Michael Chang #2 CH 6-2 6-3 3-6 6-2
Jerome Golmard #102
Stephane Simian #135 6-3 6-3 7-6(3)
Jozsef Krocsko #144
Hicham Arazi #55 6-4 7-5 6-2
Todd Woodbridge #32
Magnus Larsson #39 6-2 6-4 3-6 6-3
Felix Mantilla #14
Marcelo Rios #10 6-7(3) 6-7(0) 6-4 7-6(4) 6-0
Byron Black #67
Arnaud Boetsch #45 6-3 6-2 6-1
Marcos Ondruska #103
Patrick Rafter #25 6-3 6-4 6-3
Frederic Fontang #188
Richard Krajicek #6 6-2 3-6 6-2 6-3
Bohdan Ulihrach #27
Mark Woodforde #79 7-6(5) 6-3 7-5
Alexander Volkov #87
Albert Costa #12 6-1 4-6 0-6 6-3 6-4
Andrei Pavel #94
Galo Blanco #111 6-4 4-6 6-4 7-6(1)
Magnus Gustafsson #38
Chris Woodruff #49 6-4 5-7 3-6 6-4 6-1
Nicolas Lapentti #98
Petr Korda #30 6-3 7-5 6-4
Carlos Costa #89
Wayne Ferreira #15 7-6(4) 4-6 6-1 2-6 6-4
Roberto Carretero #335

Round of 32

Gustavo Kuerten #66 6-7(3) 6-1 6-3 3-6 6-4
Thomas Muster #5 CH
Andrei Medvedev #20 7-6(2) 6-4 6-3
Nicolas Escude #233
Yevgeny Kafelnikov #3 DEF 7-5 6-4 6-7(3) 1-6 6-4
Cedric Pioline #33
Mark Philippoussis #21 6-4 6-4 6-2
Jan Siemerink #26
Filip Dewulf #122 6-3 7-6(5) 4-6 6-7(6) 8-6
Albert Portas #68
Alex Corretja #7 6-1 3-0 (ret.)
Thierry Champion #125
Magnus Norman #65 6-2 6-4 2-6 6-4
Pete Sampras #1
Marc Rosset #18 6-3 5-7 6-2 6-3
Lionel Roux #60
Sergi Bruguera #19 2× CH 6-3 6-1 6-3
Dick Norman #141
Michael Chang #2 CH 6-1 5-2 (ret.)
Stephane Simian #135
Hicham Arazi #55 6-2 6-3 7-5
Magnus Larsson #39
Marcelo Rios #10 7-6(6) 6-3 6-4
Arnaud Boetsch #45
Patrick Rafter #25 6-3 4-6 6-4 6-2
Richard Krajicek #6
Mark Woodforde #79 6-4 7-6(2) 6-3
Albert Costa #12
Galo Blanco #111 7-6(6) 6-3 7-6(2)
Chris Woodruff #49
Petr Korda #30 (w/o)
Wayne Ferreira #15

Round of 16

Gustavo Kuerten #66 5-7 6-1 6-2 1-6 7-5
Andrei Medvedev #20
Yevgeny Kafelnikov #3 DEF 6-2 6-3 7-5
Mark Philippoussis #21
Filip Dewulf #122 5-7 6-1 6-4 7-5
Alex Corretja #7
Magnus Norman #65 4-6 6-3 7-6(3) 6-3
Marc Rosset #18
Sergi Bruguera #19 2× CH 3-6 6-4 6-3 6-4
Michael Chang #2 CH
Hicham Arazi #55 6-2 6-1 5-7 7-6(4)
Marcelo Rios #10
Patrick Rafter #25 6-2 5-7 6-1 6-2
Mark Woodforde #79
Galo Blanco #111 1-6 6-1 7-5 6-4
Petr Korda #30

Quarterfinals

Gustavo Kuerten #66 6-2 5-7 2-6 6-0 6-4
Yevgeny Kafelnikov #3 DEF
Filip Dewulf #122 6-2 6-7(2) 6-4 6-3
Magnus Norman #65
Sergi Bruguera #19 2× CH 4-6 6-3 6-2 6-2
Hicham Arazi #55
Patrick Rafter #25 6-3 7-6(3) 6-3
Galo Blanco #111

Semifinals

Gustavo Kuerten #66 6-1 3-6 6-1 7-6(4)
Filip Dewulf #122
Sergi Bruguera #19 2× CH 6-7(6) 6-1 7-5 7-6(1)
Patrick Rafter #25

Final

Gustavo Kuerten #15 6-3 6-4 6-2
Sergi Bruguera #8 2× CH

Tournament Records

The leading Open Era records for Roland Garros.

Most Titles

Open Era singles titles.

  1. Rafael Nadal 14 titles

Most Finals

Champion or runner-up finishes.

  1. Rafael Nadal 14 finals

Most Match Wins

Recorded main-draw match wins.

  1. Rafael Nadal 112 wins

Most Appearances

Editions with a recorded main-draw match. 2 players share this record.

  1. Novak Djokovic 22 appearances

View the full Roland Garros record book →

Open Era main-draw singles records from 1968 onward. Ranking records begin where reliable entering rankings are available.

Recent Finals

Recent Roland Garros finals
WinnerScoreRunner-upH2HMatch DataSeasonSurface
Alexander Zverev #3 6-1 4-6 6-4 6-7(5) 6-1 Flavio Cobolli #14 H2H Match data 2026 Clay
Carlos Alcaraz #1 4-6 6-7(4) 6-4 7-6(3) 7-6(2) Jannik Sinner #2 H2H Match data 2025 Clay
Carlos Alcaraz #3 6-3 2-6 5-7 6-1 6-2 Alexander Zverev #4 H2H Match data 2024 Clay
Novak Djokovic #3 7-6(1) 6-3 7-5 Casper Ruud #4 H2H Match data 2023 Clay
Rafael Nadal #5 6-3 6-3 6-0 Casper Ruud #8 H2H Match data 2022 Clay

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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, who defeated Flavio Cobolli 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?
Roland Garros is played on clay courts.