# Cincinnati Open 1997

Source: https://tennis-db.com/tournaments/265/cincinnati-open?season=1997
Tour: ATP

Pete Sampras won the 1997 Cincinnati Open, defeating Thomas Muster 6-3 6-4 in the final. The Masters 1000 event was played on hard courts in Cincinnati, United States, from August 4 to August 11, 1997. The match log contains 55 recorded singles results for this edition.

The Cincinnati Open is a combined ATP and WTA event in the North American hard-court swing before the US Open.

## Tournament info
- Also known as: Cincinnati Masters, Western and Southern Open
- Category: Masters 1000
- Surface: hard
- Location: Cincinnati, United States
- Start date: 1997-08-04
- End date: 1997-08-11

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## Champion
- Winner: Pete Sampras
- Runner-up: Thomas Muster
- Final score: 6-3 6-4

## Knockout results
### F
- Pete Sampras def. Thomas Muster 6-3 6-4

### SF
- Thomas Muster def. Michael Chang 6-3 4-6 7-6(2)
- Pete Sampras def. Albert Costa 6-3 6-4

### QF
- Albert Costa def. Sergi Bruguera 4-6 6-3 5-2 RET
- Thomas Muster def. Jan Siemerink 6-7(1) 7-6(3) 7-6(5)
- Michael Chang def. Gustavo Kuerten 6-1 6-2
- Pete Sampras def. Yevgeny Kafelnikov 6-2 6-2

### R16
- Michael Chang def. Andrei Medvedev 3-6 6-1 6-4
- Sergi Bruguera def. Jiri Novak 7-6(5) 6-3
- Thomas Muster def. Martin Damm Sr 6-3 3-6 7-5
- Yevgeny Kafelnikov def. Marcelo Rios 7-5 6-2
- Pete Sampras def. Patrick Rafter 7-6(4) 6-4
- Jan Siemerink def. Goran Ivanisevic 6-4 6-4
- Albert Costa def. Alex Corretja 6-1 7-6(3)
- Gustavo Kuerten def. Vincent Spadea 6-7(5) 6-3 6-4

### R32
- Marcelo Rios def. Thomas Johansson 6-3 6-2
- Gustavo Kuerten def. Todd Woodbridge 3-6 6-1 6-4
- Yevgeny Kafelnikov def. Chris Woodruff 7-6(3) 7-6(6)
- Michael Chang def. Wayne Ferreira 6-7(4) 6-1 6-2
- Patrick Rafter def. David Wheaton 3-6 6-3 6-2
- Thomas Muster def. Fabrice Santoro 6-3 5-7 6-4
- Goran Ivanisevic def. Daniel Nestor 4-6 7-5 7-6(6)
- Sergi Bruguera def. Scott Draper 7-6(6) 6-2
- Jiri Novak def. Sjeng Schalken 6-3 6-2
- Andrei Medvedev def. Mark Woodforde 6-4 1-6 7-6(4)
- Vincent Spadea def. Thomas Enqvist 6-7(1) 6-3 6-3
- Martin Damm Sr def. Richard Krajicek 6-4 7-6(3)
- Jan Siemerink def. Petr Korda 7-5 1-6 6-1
- Alex Corretja def. Jonathan Stark 7-6(4) 6-4
- Pete Sampras def. Justin Gimelstob 6-2 6-4
- Albert Costa def. Tommy Haas 6-3 6-4

### R64
- Justin Gimelstob def. Byron Black 6-3 6-4
- Jiri Novak def. Marc Kevin Goellner 7-5 7-6(5)
- Richard Krajicek def. Cedric Pioline 6-3 6-4
- Thomas Johansson def. Kevin Ullyett 6-4 3-6 6-2
- Patrick Rafter def. Magnus Larsson 5-7 6-4 7-5
- Daniel Nestor def. Alex Obrien 6-2 6-1
- Marcelo Rios def. Jonas Bjorkman 6-3 7-5
- Andrei Medvedev def. Tim Henman 6-3 6-3
- Jan Siemerink def. Brett Steven 7-6(5) 7-6(1)
- Mark Woodforde def. Olivier Delaitre 6-2 3-6 6-0
- David Wheaton def. Daniel Vacek 7-6(5) 6-2
- Petr Korda def. Mikael Tillstrom 7-6(4) 6-1
- Sjeng Schalken def. Mark Philippoussis 7-6(5) 6-3
- Albert Costa def. Jim Courier 4-6 7-6(5) 6-3
- Tommy Haas def. Grant Stafford 6-4 4-6 6-4
- Wayne Ferreira def. Arnaud Boetsch 6-3 6-4
- Todd Woodbridge def. Jason Stoltenberg 3-6 7-6(3) 6-3
- Vincent Spadea def. Jerome Golmard 6-2 6-1
- Chris Woodruff def. Sargis Sargsian 6-2 6-4
- Fabrice Santoro def. Patrick McEnroe 6-0 6-4
- Martin Damm Sr def. Guillaume Raoux 6-3 7-6(2)
- Scott Draper def. Richey Reneberg 1-6 7-6(3) 6-4
- Gustavo Kuerten def. Andre Agassi 6-3 6-1
- Jonathan Stark def. Greg Rusedski 1-6 6-3 7-6(3)

## Stats
- Total matches: 55
- Players: 56

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