ATP US Open 1997 Draw, Results & Schedule

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Patrick Rafter won the 1997 US Open, defeating Greg Rusedski 6-3 6-2 4-6 7-5 in the final. The Grand Slam was played on hard courts in New York, United States, from August 25 to September 8, 1997.

Champion
Patrick Rafter
def. Greg Rusedski , 6-3 6-2 4-6 7-5
Dates
Aug 25 — Sep 8
Location
New York, United States
Category
Grand Slam
Surface
Hard
Prize money
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DateRoundWinnerScoreLoserH2HMatch
F (1)
Sep 8, 1997* F Patrick Rafter #3 6-3 6-2 4-6 7-5 Greg Rusedski #11 H2H Match data
SF (2)
Sep 7, 1997* SF Greg Rusedski #20 6-1 3-6 3-6 6-3 7-5 Jonas Bjorkman #17 H2H Match data
Sep 7, 1997* SF Patrick Rafter #14 6-3 6-3 6-4 Michael Chang #2 H2H Match data
QF (4)
Sep 5, 1997* QF Patrick Rafter #14 7-6(4) 6-4 6-2 Magnus Larsson #30 H2H Match data
Sep 5, 1997* QF Greg Rusedski #20 7-5 7-6(5) 7-6(6) Richard Krajicek #18 H2H Match data
Sep 5, 1997* QF Michael Chang #2 7-5 6-2 4-6 4-6 6-3 Marcelo Rios #10 H2H Match data
Sep 5, 1997* QF Jonas Bjorkman #17 7-6(3) 6-2 1-0 (ret.) Petr Korda #16 H2H Match data
R16 (8)
Sep 3, 1997* R16 Petr Korda #16 6-7(4) 7-5 7-6(2) 3-6 7-6(3) Pete Sampras #1 H2H Match data
Sep 3, 1997* R16 Richard Krajicek #18 7-5 6-3 6-4 Felix Mantilla #12 H2H Match data
Sep 3, 1997* R16 Patrick Rafter #14 6-3 7-6(4) 4-6 6-3 Andre Agassi #63 H2H Match data
Sep 3, 1997* R16 Michael Chang #2 6-3 0-6 5-7 7-5 6-1 Cedric Pioline #23 H2H Match data
Sep 3, 1997* R16 Magnus Larsson #30 6-3 7-6(5) 6-3 Wayne Ferreira #55 H2H Match data
Sep 3, 1997* R16 Marcelo Rios #10 7-5 6-2 6-4 Sergi Bruguera #8 H2H Match data
Sep 3, 1997* R16 Greg Rusedski #20 7-6(2) 6-2 6-2 Daniel Vacek #83 H2H Match data
Sep 3, 1997* R16 Jonas Bjorkman #17 6-3 6-3 1-6 7-6(6) Scott Draper #66 H2H Match data
R32 (16)
Aug 31, 1997* R32 Andre Agassi #63 6-2 6-2 6-4 Mark Woodforde #43 H2H Match data
Aug 31, 1997* R32 Daniel Vacek #83 7-6(4) 7-5 6-2 Mark Philippoussis #19 H2H Match data
Aug 31, 1997* R32 Michael Chang #2 6-1 6-3 7-5 Sargis Sargsian #72 H2H Match data
Aug 31, 1997* R32 Felix Mantilla #12 6-7(1) 6-2 4-6 7-6(5) 6-2 John Van Lottum — Match data
Aug 31, 1997* R32 Cedric Pioline #23 3-6 7-6 1-6 6-3 6-4 Leander Paes #110 H2H Match data
Aug 31, 1997* R32 Greg Rusedski #20 7-6(5) 6-3 6-1 Jens Knippschild #100 H2H Match data
Aug 31, 1997* R32 Jonas Bjorkman #17 6-3 6-1 7-5 Gustavo Kuerten #9 H2H Match data
Aug 31, 1997* R32 Wayne Ferreira #55 5-7 7-6(3) 6-3 6-0 Justin Gimelstob #89 H2H Match data
Aug 31, 1997* R32 Richard Krajicek #18 (w/o) Alex Corretja #7 H2H Match data
Aug 31, 1997* R32 Pete Sampras #1 6-3 6-4 6-4 Alex Radulescu #81 H2H Match data
Aug 31, 1997* R32 Scott Draper #66 7-6(6) 3-6 2-6 6-4 6-4 Jeff Tarango #51 H2H Match data
Aug 31, 1997* R32 Magnus Larsson #30 6-2 6-4 6-3 Fernando Meligeni #80 H2H Match data
Aug 31, 1997* R32 Marcelo Rios #10 6-4 3-6 6-3 1-6 6-1 Tommy Haas #78 H2H Match data
Aug 31, 1997* R32 Petr Korda #16 4-6 6-3 6-4 7-5 Martin Damm Sr — Match data
Aug 31, 1997* R32 Patrick Rafter #14 6-1 6-1 6-2 Lionel Roux #82 H2H Match data
Aug 31, 1997* R32 Sergi Bruguera #8 6-1 6-4 5-7 3-6 6-4 Hernan Gumy #69 H2H Match data
R64 (32)
Aug 29, 1997* R64 Scott Draper #66 7-5 7-6(4) 3-6 6-3 Jiri Novak #53 H2H Match data
Aug 29, 1997* R64 Sergi Bruguera #8 6-4 6-2 7-6(3) Grant Stafford #70 H2H Match data
Aug 29, 1997* R64 Jonas Bjorkman #17 7-5 6-4 6-0 Todd Martin #62 H2H Match data
Aug 29, 1997* R64 Petr Korda #16 6-3 7-6(4) 7-6(5) Marzio Martelli #104 H2H Match data
Aug 29, 1997* R64 Martin Damm Sr 6-4 6-4 3-6 7-6(4) Brett Steven #60 — Match data
Aug 29, 1997* R64 Alex Corretja #7 7-5 6-4 3-6 6-4 Bohdan Ulihrach #36 H2H Match data
Aug 29, 1997* R64 Lionel Roux #82 7-6(5) 6-3 6-7(5) 6-7(3) 6-4 Paul Haarhuis #73 H2H Match data
Aug 29, 1997* R64 Mark Philippoussis #19 7-6(5) 6-2 1-0 (ret.) Jerome Golmard #119 H2H Match data
Aug 29, 1997* R64 Wayne Ferreira #55 6-3 6-2 6-4 Tim Henman #21 H2H Match data
Aug 29, 1997* R64 Leander Paes #110 6-4 6-0 2-1 (ret.) Arnaud Boetsch #31 H2H Match data
Aug 29, 1997* R64 Andre Agassi #63 6-0 6-2 6-2 Adrian Voinea #107 H2H Match data
Aug 29, 1997* R64 Felix Mantilla #12 7-5 6-4 6-2 Javier Sanchez #38 H2H Match data
Aug 29, 1997* R64 Hernan Gumy #69 7-5 6-4 6-2 Todd Woodbridge #28 H2H Match data
Aug 29, 1997* R64 Magnus Larsson #30 6-4 6-2 7-6(3) Nicolas Escude #126 H2H Match data
Aug 29, 1997* R64 Mark Woodforde #43 6-3 6-4 7-6(4) Yevgeny Kafelnikov #3 H2H Match data
Aug 29, 1997* R64 Gustavo Kuerten #9 6-4 6-4 6-2 Sjeng Schalken #47 H2H Match data
Aug 29, 1997* R64 Marcelo Rios #10 6-4 5-7 3-6 6-1 7-6(3) Kenneth Carlsen #92 H2H Match data
Aug 29, 1997* R64 Cedric Pioline #23 6-0 6-4 6-2 Nicolas Lapentti #87 H2H Match data
Aug 29, 1997* R64 Alex Radulescu #81 3-6 6-4 6-3 3-6 6-4 Richard Fromberg #93 H2H Match data
Aug 29, 1997* R64 Pete Sampras #1 7-5 6-4 6-3 Patrick Baur #338 H2H Match data
Aug 29, 1997* R64 Michael Chang #2 4-6 6-2 6-3 6-4 Jeff Salzenstein #152 H2H Match data
Aug 29, 1997* R64 Greg Rusedski #20 7-6(3) 6-4 6-1 Marcos Ondruska #112 H2H Match data
Aug 29, 1997* R64 Sargis Sargsian #72 (w/o) Chris Woodruff #29 H2H Match data
Aug 29, 1997* R64 Jens Knippschild #100 6-3 7-5 6-1 Dinu Pescariu #91 H2H Match data
Aug 29, 1997* R64 Richard Krajicek #18 7-6(4) 6-2 7-5 Marcelo Filippini #42 H2H Match data
Aug 29, 1997* R64 Fernando Meligeni #80 6-3 6-4 6-3 Christian Ruud #58 H2H Match data
Aug 29, 1997* R64 Justin Gimelstob #89 6-3 3-6 7-6(4) 4-6 6-1 Magnus Gustafsson #45 H2H Match data
Aug 29, 1997* R64 Patrick Rafter #14 6-2 6-1 6-2 Magnus Norman #24 H2H Match data
Aug 29, 1997* R64 Jeff Tarango #51 6-4 6-7(6) 6-7(3) 6-2 6-4 Guillaume Raoux #64 H2H Match data
Aug 29, 1997* R64 Tommy Haas #78 6-4 6-1 6-2 Jan Kroslak — Match data
Aug 29, 1997* R64 Daniel Vacek #83 4-6 7-6(5) 6-1 6-2 Michael Sell #239 H2H Match data
Aug 29, 1997* R64 John Van Lottum 6-3 6-4 6-4 Johan Van Herck — Match data
R128 (64)
Aug 27, 1997* R128 Grant Stafford #70 6-4 6-2 6-2 Emilio Benfele Alvarez #98 H2H Match data
Aug 27, 1997* R128 Nicolas Escude #126 7-6(5) 4-6 6-3 6-1 Michael Joyce — Match data
Aug 27, 1997* R128 Javier Sanchez #38 7-5 6-2 7-5 Albert Portas #35 H2H Match data
Aug 27, 1997* R128 Fernando Meligeni #80 6-2 6-2 6-1 Jimy Szymanski #352 H2H Match data
Aug 27, 1997* R128 Hernan Gumy #69 6-7(6) 6-3 6-7(9) 6-3 6-2 Dominik Hrbaty #47 H2H Match data
Aug 27, 1997* R128 Lionel Roux #82 4-6 0-6 6-3 6-2 6-1 Gilbert Schaller #94 H2H Match data
Aug 27, 1997* R128 Jan Kroslak 3-6 7-6(4) 6-0 6-1 Alexander Volkov #124 — Match data
Aug 27, 1997* R128 John Van Lottum 6-1 6-4 2-6 6-4 Richey Reneberg #59 — Match data
Aug 27, 1997* R128 Todd Martin #62 3-6 6-3 6-4 6-2 Jim Courier #25 H2H Match data
Aug 27, 1997* R128 Paul Haarhuis #73 7-6(6) 6-0 6-7(5) 6-7(3) 6-3 Galo Blanco #57 H2H Match data
Aug 27, 1997* R128 Arnaud Boetsch #31 6-2 6-4 6-4 Albert Costa #15 H2H Match data
Aug 27, 1997* R128 Jeff Salzenstein #152 6-4 1-6 7-6(5) 7-5 Mikael Tillstrom #76 H2H Match data
Aug 27, 1997* R128 Tim Henman #21 6-3 7-6(3) 4-6 6-4 Thomas Muster #5 H2H Match data
Aug 27, 1997* R128 Richard Krajicek #18 6-4 6-2 6-2 Wayne Black #117 H2H Match data
Aug 27, 1997* R128 Leander Paes #110 6-1 7-5 6-4 Carlos Costa #90 H2H Match data
Aug 27, 1997* R128 Cedric Pioline #23 6-4 6-2 6-2 Peter Wessels #296 H2H Match data
Aug 27, 1997* R128 Kenneth Carlsen #92 6-2 6-3 6-1 Tuomas Ketola #306 H2H Match data
Aug 27, 1997* R128 Mark Woodforde #43 7-6(3) 6-3 6-2 Byron Black #65 H2H Match data
Aug 27, 1997* R128 Chris Woodruff #29 6-3 6-0 3-6 6-0 Thomas Johansson #33 H2H Match data
Aug 27, 1997* R128 Wayne Ferreira #55 6-7(0) 2-6 6-3 6-1 6-3 Alberto Berasategui #26 H2H Match data
Aug 27, 1997* R128 Yevgeny Kafelnikov #3 6-2 6-4 7-6(4) Cristiano Caratti #175 H2H Match data
Aug 27, 1997* R128 Sargis Sargsian #72 2-6 0-6 6-0 6-4 6-4 Julian Alonso #61 H2H Match data
Aug 27, 1997* R128 Jerome Golmard #119 6-4 1-6 7-6(4) 4-6 7-5 Hicham Arazi #39 H2H Match data
Aug 27, 1997* R128 Scott Draper #66 6-4 6-3 7-6(11) Jan-Michael Gambill #219 H2H Match data
Aug 27, 1997* R128 Mark Philippoussis #19 6-3 6-4 3-6 6-4 Karim Alami #54 H2H Match data
Aug 27, 1997* R128 Michael Sell #239 6-3 3-6 6-4 7-5 Cecil Mamiit #177 H2H Match data
Aug 27, 1997* R128 Pete Sampras #1 6-3 6-1 6-3 Todd Larkham #204 H2H Match data
Aug 27, 1997* R128 Patrick Baur #338 4-6 3-6 6-4 6-3 6-3 Jaime Oncins #153 H2H Match data
Aug 27, 1997* R128 Brett Steven #60 4-6 6-2 6-1 6-2 Juan Albert Viloca Puig — Match data
Aug 27, 1997* R128 Justin Gimelstob #89 7-6(7) 6-7(3) 6-3 6-2 Daniel Nestor #189 H2H Match data
Aug 27, 1997* R128 Jonas Bjorkman #17 6-2 6-4 6-4 Francisco Clavet #50 H2H Match data
Aug 27, 1997* R128 Greg Rusedski #20 6-2 6-3 6-3 David Wheaton #121 H2H Match data
Aug 27, 1997* R128 Adrian Voinea #107 6-7(2) 7-6(5) 6-4 6-7(4) 6-3 Renzo Furlan #85 H2H Match data
Aug 27, 1997* R128 Jeff Tarango #51 6-4 6-2 7-5 David Prinosil #44 H2H Match data
Aug 27, 1997* R128 Patrick Rafter #14 6-3 6-4 7-5 Andrei Medvedev #22 H2H Match data
Aug 27, 1997* R128 Marcos Ondruska #112 5-7 6-4 4-6 6-2 6-3 Fabrice Santoro #41 H2H Match data
Aug 27, 1997* R128 Marcelo Rios #10 6-1 6-1 6-4 Luke Smith #464 H2H Match data
Aug 27, 1997* R128 Todd Woodbridge #28 7-6(3) 6-3 4-6 6-1 Juan Antonio Marin #97 H2H Match data
Aug 27, 1997* R128 Daniel Vacek #83 4-6 6-4 1-6 6-3 6-2 Laurence Tieleman #339 H2H Match data
Aug 27, 1997* R128 Dinu Pescariu #91 4-6 7-5 6-1 7-6(3) Goran Ivanisevic #4 H2H Match data
Aug 27, 1997* R128 Sjeng Schalken #47 6-4 6-3 6-4 Dennis van Scheppingen #131 H2H Match data
Aug 27, 1997* R128 Jiri Novak #53 5-7 6-2 7-6(9) 6-2 Davide Sanguinetti #95 H2H Match data
Aug 27, 1997* R128 Guillaume Raoux #64 6-4 7-6(2) 6-2 Carlos Moya #6 H2H Match data
Aug 27, 1997* R128 Magnus Gustafsson #45 6-3 6-2 7-5 Jonathan Stark #68 H2H Match data
Aug 27, 1997* R128 Alex Corretja #7 4-6 6-3 6-2 6-2 Marc Rosset #27 H2H Match data
Aug 27, 1997* R128 Bohdan Ulihrach #36 6-2 6-3 6-2 Rodolfo Rake #1002 H2H Match data
Aug 27, 1997* R128 Tommy Haas #78 6-3 6-4 2-6 6-4 Oliver Gross #123 H2H Match data
Aug 27, 1997* R128 Magnus Norman #24 6-7(5) 6-4 6-2 6-3 Karol Kucera #32 H2H Match data
Aug 27, 1997* R128 Magnus Larsson #30 6-4 6-2 6-3 Jan Siemerink #37 H2H Match data
Aug 27, 1997* R128 Nicolas Lapentti #87 6-4 5-0 (ret.) Andrei Pavel #88 H2H Match data
Aug 27, 1997* R128 Christian Ruud #58 6-4 4-6 1-6 6-4 6-3 Marc Kevin Goellner #34 H2H Match data
Aug 27, 1997* R128 Jens Knippschild #100 7-5 5-7 6-4 6-7(5) 6-4 Slava Dosedel #46 H2H Match data
Aug 27, 1997* R128 Alex Radulescu #81 3-6 6-4 7-6(5) 6-1 Oleg Ogorodov #120 H2H Match data
Aug 27, 1997* R128 Andre Agassi #63 6-1 6-1 4-6 6-3 Steve Campbell #130 H2H Match data
Aug 27, 1997* R128 Marcelo Filippini #42 6-2 6-4 6-4 Alex Obrien — Match data
Aug 27, 1997* R128 Martin Damm Sr 6-3 6-4 6-7(5) 6-4 Tommy Ho #244 — Match data
Aug 27, 1997* R128 Sergi Bruguera #8 3-6 4-6 6-3 6-2 6-2 Michael Tebbutt #167 H2H Match data
Aug 27, 1997* R128 Johan Van Herck 6-4 4-6 7-6(3) 7-6(5) Filip Dewulf #40 — Match data
Aug 27, 1997* R128 Michael Chang #2 6-3 6-4 6-2 Patrik Fredriksson #103 H2H Match data
Aug 27, 1997* R128 Felix Mantilla #12 7-6(4) 6-3 6-2 Jason Stoltenberg #56 H2H Match data
Aug 27, 1997* R128 Richard Fromberg #93 6-2 6-2 6-7(8) 6-3 Patrick McEnroe #411 H2H Match data
Aug 27, 1997* R128 Marzio Martelli #104 6-1 7-6(5) 6-3 Hendrik Dreekmann #67 H2H Match data
Aug 27, 1997* R128 Petr Korda #16 2-6 7-5 7-6(1) 6-4 Vincent Spadea #84 H2H Match data
Aug 27, 1997* R128 Gustavo Kuerten #9 6-4 3-6 6-7(4) 6-2 6-3 Geoff Grant #139 H2H Match data

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