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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Round of 128
Patrick Rafter #14 6-3 6-4 7-5
Andrei Medvedev #22
Magnus Norman #24 6-7(5) 6-4 6-2 6-3
Karol Kucera #32
Lionel Roux #82 4-6 0-6 6-3 6-2 6-1
Gilbert Schaller #94
Paul Haarhuis #73 7-6(6) 6-0 6-7(5) 6-7(3) 6-3
Galo Blanco #57
Andre Agassi #63 6-1 6-1 4-6 6-3
Steve Campbell #130
Adrian Voinea #107 6-7(2) 7-6(5) 6-4 6-7(4) 6-3
Renzo Furlan #85
Mark Woodforde #43 7-6(3) 6-3 6-2
Byron Black #65
Yevgeny Kafelnikov #3 6-2 6-4 7-6(4)
Cristiano Caratti #175
Magnus Larsson #30 6-4 6-2 6-3
Jan Siemerink #37
Nicolas Escude #126 7-6(5) 4-6 6-3 6-1
Michael Joyce
Fernando Meligeni #80 6-2 6-2 6-1
Jimy Szymanski #352
Christian Ruud #58 6-4 4-6 1-6 6-4 6-3
Marc Kevin Goellner #34
Wayne Ferreira #55 6-7(0) 2-6 6-3 6-1 6-3
Alberto Berasategui #26
Tim Henman #21 6-3 7-6(3) 4-6 6-4
Thomas Muster #5
Justin Gimelstob #89 7-6(7) 6-7(3) 6-3 6-2
Daniel Nestor #189
Magnus Gustafsson #45 6-3 6-2 7-5
Jonathan Stark #68
Michael Chang #2 6-3 6-4 6-2
Patrik Fredriksson #103
Jeff Salzenstein #152 6-4 1-6 7-6(5) 7-5
Mikael Tillstrom #76
Sargis Sargsian #72 2-6 0-6 6-0 6-4 6-4
Julian Alonso #61
Chris Woodruff #29 6-3 6-0 3-6 6-0
Thomas Johansson #33
Cedric Pioline #23 6-4 6-2 6-2
Peter Wessels #296
Nicolas Lapentti #87 6-4 5-0 (ret.)
Andrei Pavel #88
Leander Paes #110 6-1 7-5 6-4
Carlos Costa #90
Arnaud Boetsch #31 6-2 6-4 6-4
Albert Costa #15
Marcelo Rios #10 6-1 6-1 6-4
Luke Smith #464
Kenneth Carlsen #92 6-2 6-3 6-1
Tuomas Ketola #306
Tommy Haas #78 6-3 6-4 2-6 6-4
Oliver Gross #123
Jan Kroslak 3-6 7-6(4) 6-0 6-1
Alexander Volkov #124
Sergi Bruguera #8 3-6 4-6 6-3 6-2 6-2
Michael Tebbutt #167
Grant Stafford #70 6-4 6-2 6-2
Emilio Benfele Alvarez #98
Hernan Gumy #69 6-7(6) 6-3 6-7(9) 6-3 6-2
Dominik Hrbaty #47
Todd Woodbridge #28 7-6(3) 6-3 4-6 6-1
Juan Antonio Marin #97
Greg Rusedski #20 6-2 6-3 6-3
David Wheaton #121
Marcos Ondruska #112 5-7 6-4 4-6 6-2 6-3
Fabrice Santoro #41
Jens Knippschild #100 7-5 5-7 6-4 6-7(5) 6-4
Slava Dosedel #46
Dinu Pescariu #91 4-6 7-5 6-1 7-6(3)
Goran Ivanisevic #4
Daniel Vacek #83 4-6 6-4 1-6 6-3 6-2
Laurence Tieleman #339
Michael Sell #239 6-3 3-6 6-4 7-5
Cecil Mamiit #177
Mark Philippoussis #19 6-3 6-4 3-6 6-4
Karim Alami #54
Jerome Golmard #119 6-4 1-6 7-6(4) 4-6 7-5
Hicham Arazi #39
Richard Krajicek #18 6-4 6-2 6-2
Wayne Black #117
Marcelo Filippini #42 6-2 6-4 6-4
Alex Obrien
Alex Corretja #7 4-6 6-3 6-2 6-2
Marc Rosset #27
Bohdan Ulihrach #36 6-2 6-3 6-2
Rodolfo Rake #1002
Felix Mantilla #12 7-6(4) 6-3 6-2
Jason Stoltenberg #56
Javier Sanchez #38 7-5 6-2 7-5
Albert Portas #35
John Van Lottum 6-1 6-4 2-6 6-4
Richey Reneberg #59
Johan Van Herck 6-4 4-6 7-6(3) 7-6(5)
Filip Dewulf #40
Jonas Bjorkman #17 6-2 6-4 6-4
Francisco Clavet #50
Todd Martin #62 3-6 6-3 6-4 6-2
Jim Courier #25
Gustavo Kuerten #9 6-4 3-6 6-7(4) 6-2 6-3
Geoff Grant #139
Sjeng Schalken #47 6-4 6-3 6-4
Dennis van Scheppingen #131
Scott Draper #66 6-4 6-3 7-6(11)
Jan-Michael Gambill #219
Jiri Novak #53 5-7 6-2 7-6(9) 6-2
Davide Sanguinetti #95
Jeff Tarango #51 6-4 6-2 7-5
David Prinosil #44
Guillaume Raoux #64 6-4 7-6(2) 6-2
Carlos Moya #6
Petr Korda #16 2-6 7-5 7-6(1) 6-4
Vincent Spadea #84
Marzio Martelli #104 6-1 7-6(5) 6-3
Hendrik Dreekmann #67
Martin Damm Sr 6-3 6-4 6-7(5) 6-4
Tommy Ho #244
Brett Steven #60 4-6 6-2 6-1 6-2
Juan Albert Viloca Puig
Pete Sampras #1 6-3 6-1 6-3
Todd Larkham #204
Patrick Baur #338 4-6 3-6 6-4 6-3 6-3
Jaime Oncins #153
Alex Radulescu #81 3-6 6-4 7-6(5) 6-1
Oleg Ogorodov #120
Richard Fromberg #93 6-2 6-2 6-7(8) 6-3
Patrick McEnroe #411
Round of 64
Patrick Rafter #14 6-2 6-1 6-2
Magnus Norman #24
Lionel Roux #82 7-6(5) 6-3 6-7(5) 6-7(3) 6-4
Paul Haarhuis #73
Andre Agassi #63 6-0 6-2 6-2
Adrian Voinea #107
Mark Woodforde #43 6-3 6-4 7-6(4)
Yevgeny Kafelnikov #3
Magnus Larsson #30 6-4 6-2 7-6(3)
Nicolas Escude #126
Fernando Meligeni #80 6-3 6-4 6-3
Christian Ruud #58
Wayne Ferreira #55 6-3 6-2 6-4
Tim Henman #21
Justin Gimelstob #89 6-3 3-6 7-6(4) 4-6 6-1
Magnus Gustafsson #45
Michael Chang #2 4-6 6-2 6-3 6-4
Jeff Salzenstein #152
Sargis Sargsian #72 (w/o)
Chris Woodruff #29
Cedric Pioline #23 6-0 6-4 6-2
Nicolas Lapentti #87
Leander Paes #110 6-4 6-0 2-1 (ret.)
Arnaud Boetsch #31
Marcelo Rios #10 6-4 5-7 3-6 6-1 7-6(3)
Kenneth Carlsen #92
Tommy Haas #78 6-4 6-1 6-2
Jan Kroslak
Sergi Bruguera #8 6-4 6-2 7-6(3)
Grant Stafford #70
Hernan Gumy #69 7-5 6-4 6-2
Todd Woodbridge #28
Greg Rusedski #20 7-6(3) 6-4 6-1
Marcos Ondruska #112
Jens Knippschild #100 6-3 7-5 6-1
Dinu Pescariu #91
Daniel Vacek #83 4-6 7-6(5) 6-1 6-2
Michael Sell #239
Mark Philippoussis #19 7-6(5) 6-2 1-0 (ret.)
Jerome Golmard #119
Richard Krajicek #18 7-6(4) 6-2 7-5
Marcelo Filippini #42
Alex Corretja #7 7-5 6-4 3-6 6-4
Bohdan Ulihrach #36
Felix Mantilla #12 7-5 6-4 6-2
Javier Sanchez #38
John Van Lottum 6-3 6-4 6-4
Johan Van Herck
Jonas Bjorkman #17 7-5 6-4 6-0
Todd Martin #62
Gustavo Kuerten #9 6-4 6-4 6-2
Sjeng Schalken #47
Scott Draper #66 7-5 7-6(4) 3-6 6-3
Jiri Novak #53
Jeff Tarango #51 6-4 6-7(6) 6-7(3) 6-2 6-4
Guillaume Raoux #64
Petr Korda #16 6-3 7-6(4) 7-6(5)
Marzio Martelli #104
Martin Damm Sr 6-4 6-4 3-6 7-6(4)
Brett Steven #60
Pete Sampras #1 7-5 6-4 6-3
Patrick Baur #338
Alex Radulescu #81 3-6 6-4 6-3 3-6 6-4
Richard Fromberg #93
Round of 32
Patrick Rafter #14 6-1 6-1 6-2
Lionel Roux #82
Andre Agassi #63 6-2 6-2 6-4
Mark Woodforde #43
Magnus Larsson #30 6-2 6-4 6-3
Fernando Meligeni #80
Wayne Ferreira #55 5-7 7-6(3) 6-3 6-0
Justin Gimelstob #89
Michael Chang #2 6-1 6-3 7-5
Sargis Sargsian #72
Cedric Pioline #23 3-6 7-6 1-6 6-3 6-4
Leander Paes #110
Marcelo Rios #10 6-4 3-6 6-3 1-6 6-1
Tommy Haas #78
Sergi Bruguera #8 6-1 6-4 5-7 3-6 6-4
Hernan Gumy #69
Greg Rusedski #20 7-6(5) 6-3 6-1
Jens Knippschild #100
Daniel Vacek #83 7-6(4) 7-5 6-2
Mark Philippoussis #19
Richard Krajicek #18 (w/o)
Alex Corretja #7
Felix Mantilla #12 6-7(1) 6-2 4-6 7-6(5) 6-2
John Van Lottum
Jonas Bjorkman #17 6-3 6-1 7-5
Gustavo Kuerten #9
Scott Draper #66 7-6(6) 3-6 2-6 6-4 6-4
Jeff Tarango #51
Petr Korda #16 4-6 6-3 6-4 7-5
Martin Damm Sr
Pete Sampras #1 6-3 6-4 6-4
Alex Radulescu #81
Round of 16
Patrick Rafter #14 6-3 7-6(4) 4-6 6-3
Andre Agassi #63
Magnus Larsson #30 6-3 7-6(5) 6-3
Wayne Ferreira #55
Michael Chang #2 6-3 0-6 5-7 7-5 6-1
Cedric Pioline #23
Marcelo Rios #10 7-5 6-2 6-4
Sergi Bruguera #8
Greg Rusedski #20 7-6(2) 6-2 6-2
Daniel Vacek #83
Richard Krajicek #18 7-5 6-3 6-4
Felix Mantilla #12
Jonas Bjorkman #17 6-3 6-3 1-6 7-6(6)
Scott Draper #66
Petr Korda #16 6-7(4) 7-5 7-6(2) 3-6 7-6(3)
Pete Sampras #1
Quarterfinals
Patrick Rafter #14 7-6(4) 6-4 6-2
Magnus Larsson #30
Michael Chang #2 7-5 6-2 4-6 4-6 6-3
Marcelo Rios #10
Greg Rusedski #20 7-5 7-6(5) 7-6(6)
Richard Krajicek #18
Jonas Bjorkman #17 7-6(3) 6-2 1-0 (ret.)
Petr Korda #16
Semifinals
Patrick Rafter #14 6-3 6-3 6-4
Michael Chang #2
Greg Rusedski #20 6-1 3-6 3-6 6-3 7-5
Jonas Bjorkman #17
Final
Patrick Rafter #3 6-3 6-2 4-6 7-5
Greg Rusedski #11

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