1997 ATP Tour

1997 ATP Tour
	Pete Sampras finished the year ranked world No. 1 for the fifth time in his career. He won eight titles during the season, including two majors at the Australian Open and the Wimbledon Championships, as well as the Grand Slam Cup and the ATP Tour World Championships. He also won two ATP Super 9 events.
Details
Duration	30 December 1996; – 10 November 1997
Categories	Grand Slam (4) ; ATP Super 9 (9) ; ATP Championship Series (12) ; ATP World Series
Achievements (singles)
Most tournament titles	Pete Sampras (8)
Most tournament finals	Pete Sampras (8)
Prize money leader	Pete Sampras ($6,494,461)
Points leader	Pete Sampras (4547)
Awards
Player of the year	Pete Sampras
Doubles team of the year	Todd Woodbridge ; Mark Woodforde
Most improved ; player of the year	Patrick Rafter
Newcomer of the year	Julian Alonso
Comeback ; player of the year	Sergi Bruguera
	← 1996 1998 →

The 1997 ATP Tour was the elite tour for professional tennis organised by the ATP that year. The ATP Tour included the four Grand Slam tournaments, the ATP Tour World Championships, the ATP Super 9, the Championship Series and the World Series tournaments.

Schedule[edit]

The tables below summarises the results for the 1997 ATP Tour.

Key

Grand Slam tournaments
ATP Tour World Championships
ATP Super 9
ATP Championship Series
ATP World Series
Team events

January[edit]

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
30 Dec	Hopman Cup Perth, Australia Hopman Cup Hard (i) – 8 teams (RR)	United States 2–1	South Africa	Round robin (Group A) Croatia France Australia	Round robin (Group B) Switzerland Romania Germany
	Australian Men's Hardcourt Championships Adelaide, Australia World Series Hard – $303,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Todd Woodbridge 6–2, 6–1	Scott Draper	Mikael Tillström Jeff Tarango	Andrei Cherkasov Alex O'Brien Jonas Björkman Karol Kučera
		Patrick Rafter Bryan Shelton 6–4, 1–6, 6–3	Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde	Mikael Tillström Jeff Tarango	Andrei Cherkasov Alex O'Brien Jonas Björkman Karol Kučera
	Qatar Mobil Open Doha, Qatar World Series Hard – $600,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Jim Courier 7–5, 6–7^(5–7), 6–2	Tim Henman	Sergi Bruguera Hicham Arazi	Thomas Muster Petr Korda Magnus Gustafsson Magnus Larsson
		Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis 6–3, 6–2	Patrik Fredriksson Magnus Norman	Sergi Bruguera Hicham Arazi	Thomas Muster Petr Korda Magnus Gustafsson Magnus Larsson
6 Jan	Sydney International Sydney, Australia World Series Hard – $303,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Tim Henman 6–3, 6–1	Carlos Moyá	Goran Ivanišević Albert Costa	Sandon Stolle Alex O'Brien Byron Black Patrick Rafter
		Luis Lobo Javier Sánchez 6–4, 6–7, 6–3	Paul Haarhuis Jan Siemerink	Goran Ivanišević Albert Costa	Sandon Stolle Alex O'Brien Byron Black Patrick Rafter
	BellSouth Open Auckland, New Zealand World Series Hard – $303,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Jonas Björkman 7–6^(7–0), 6–0	Kenneth Carlsen	Marcos Ondruska Jiří Novák	Marcelo Ríos Jan-Michael Gambill Hernán Gumy Alex Rădulescu
		Ellis Ferreira Patrick Galbraith 6–4, 4–6, 7–6	Rick Leach Jonathan Stark	Marcos Ondruska Jiří Novák	Marcelo Ríos Jan-Michael Gambill Hernán Gumy Alex Rădulescu
13 Jan 20 Jan	Australian Open Melbourne, Australia Grand Slam Hard – $3,538,866 – 128S/64D/32XD Singles – Doubles Mixed doubles	Pete Sampras 6–2, 6–3, 6–3	Carlos Moyá	Thomas Muster Michael Chang	Albert Costa Goran Ivanišević Félix Mantilla Marcelo Ríos
		Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde 4–6, 7–5, 7–5, 6–3	Sébastien Lareau Alex O'Brien
		Rick Leach Manon Bollegraf 6–3, 6–7^(5–7), 7–5	John-Laffnie de Jager Larisa Neiland
27 Jan	Croatian Indoors Zagreb, Croatia World Series Carpet (i) – $375,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Goran Ivanišević 7–6^(7–4), 4–6, 7–6^(8–6)	Greg Rusedski	Javier Sánchez Thomas Enqvist	Alex Rădulescu Gastón Etlis Martin Damm Hicham Arazi
		Saša Hiršzon Goran Ivanišević 6–4, 6–3	Brent Haygarth Mark Keil	Javier Sánchez Thomas Enqvist	Alex Rădulescu Gastón Etlis Martin Damm Hicham Arazi
	Shanghai Open Shanghai, China World Series Carpet (i) – $305,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Ján Krošlák 6–2, 7–6^(7–2)	Alexander Volkov	Brett Steven Leander Paes	Doug Flach Gérard Solvès Jeff Tarango Jérôme Golmard
		Max Mirnyi Kevin Ullyett 7–6, 6–7, 7–5	Tomas Nydahl Stefano Pescosolido	Brett Steven Leander Paes	Doug Flach Gérard Solvès Jeff Tarango Jérôme Golmard

February[edit]

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
3 Feb	Davis Cup first round Ribeirão Preto, Brazil – clay Bucharest, Romania – hard (i) Sydney, Australia – grass Příbram, Czech Republic – clay (i) Rome, Italy – clay Majorca, Spain – clay Durban, South Africa – hard Luleå, Sweden – hard (i)	First-round winners United States 4–1 Netherlands 3–2 Australia 4–1 Czech Republic 3–2 Italy 4–1 Spain 4–1 South Africa 3–1 Sweden 4–1	First-round losers Brazil Romania France India Mexico Germany Russia Switzerland
10 Feb	Dubai Tennis Championships Dubai, United Arab Emirates World Series Hard – $1,014,250 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Thomas Muster 7–5, 7–6^(7–3)	Goran Ivanišević	Jiří Novák Jim Courier	Boris Becker Richard Krajicek Wayne Ferreira Christian Ruud
		Sander Groen Goran Ivanišević 7–6, 6–3	Sandon Stolle Cyril Suk	Jiří Novák Jim Courier	Boris Becker Richard Krajicek Wayne Ferreira Christian Ruud
	Marseille Open Marseille, France World Series Hard (i) – $514,250 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Thomas Enqvist 6–4, 1–0 retired	Marcelo Ríos	Sergi Bruguera Fabrice Santoro	Magnus Larsson Andrei Chesnokov Marc Rosset Hendrik Dreekmann
		Thomas Enqvist Magnus Larsson 6–3, 6–4	Olivier Delaître Fabrice Santoro	Sergi Bruguera Fabrice Santoro
	Sybase Open San Jose, California, USA World Series Hard (i) – $303,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Pete Sampras 3–6, 5–0 retired	Greg Rusedski	Todd Martin Andre Agassi	Chris Woodruff Richey Reneberg Grant Doyle Michael Chang
		Brian MacPhie Gary Muller 4–6, 7–6, 7–5	Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor	Todd Martin Andre Agassi	Chris Woodruff Richey Reneberg Grant Doyle Michael Chang
17 Feb	European Community Championships Antwerp, Belgium Championship Series Hard (i) – $875,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Marc Rosset 6–2, 7–5, 6–4	Tim Henman	Petr Korda Marc-Kevin Goellner	Filip Dewulf Dick Norman Francisco Clavet Martin Damm
		David Adams Olivier Delaître 3–6, 6–2, 6–1	Sandon Stolle Cyril Suk	Petr Korda Marc-Kevin Goellner	Filip Dewulf Dick Norman Francisco Clavet Martin Damm
	Kroger St. Jude International Memphis, Tennessee, USA Championship Series Hard (i) – $700,000 – 48S/24D Singles – Doubles	Michael Chang 6–3, 6–4	Todd Woodbridge	Todd Martin Jonas Björkman	Richey Reneberg Brett Steven Paul Haarhuis Jeff Tarango
		Ellis Ferreira Patrick Galbraith 6–2, 6–3	Rick Leach Jonathan Stark	Todd Martin Jonas Björkman	Richey Reneberg Brett Steven Paul Haarhuis Jeff Tarango
24 Feb	Advanta Championships Philadelphia, PA, USA Championship Series Hard (i) – $589,250 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Pete Sampras 5–7, 7–6^(7–4), 6–3	Patrick Rafter	Sjeng Schalken Grant Stafford	Doug Flach Jonathan Stark Byron Black Sandon Stolle
		Sébastien Lareau Alex O'Brien 6–3, 6–3	Ellis Ferreira Patrick Galbraith	Sjeng Schalken Grant Stafford	Doug Flach Jonathan Stark Byron Black Sandon Stolle
	Italian Indoor Milan, Italy Championship Series Carpet (i) – $689,250 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Goran Ivanišević 6–2, 6–2	Sergi Bruguera	David Prinosil Nicolas Kiefer	Daniel Vacek Petr Korda Karol Kučera Arnaud Boetsch
		Pablo Albano Peter Nyborg 6–4, 7–6	David Adams Andrei Olhovskiy	David Prinosil Nicolas Kiefer	Daniel Vacek Petr Korda Karol Kučera Arnaud Boetsch

March[edit]

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
3 Mar	ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament Rotterdam, The Netherlands World Series Carpet (i) – $725,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Richard Krajicek 7–6^(7–4), 7–6^(7–5)	Daniel Vacek	Goran Ivanišević Thomas Enqvist	Petr Korda Renzo Furlan Alex Rădulescu Michael Stich
		Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis 7–6, 6–4	Libor Pimek Byron Talbot	Goran Ivanišević Thomas Enqvist	Petr Korda Renzo Furlan Alex Rădulescu Michael Stich
	Franklin Templeton Classic Scottsdale, Arizona, USA World Series Hard – $303,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Mark Philippoussis 6–4, 7–6^(7–4)	Richey Reneberg	Chris Woodruff Jonas Björkman	Byron Black Carlos Moyá Albert Costa Jérôme Golmard
		Luis Lobo Javier Sánchez 6–3, 6–3	Jonas Björkman Rick Leach	Chris Woodruff Jonas Björkman	Byron Black Carlos Moyá Albert Costa Jérôme Golmard
10 Mar	Newsweek Champions Cup Indian Wells, California, USA Super 9 Hard – $2,050,000 – 56S/28D Singles – Doubles	Michael Chang 4–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–3	Bohdan Ulihrach	Jonas Björkman Thomas Muster	Byron Black Alberto Berasategui Cédric Pioline Mark Philippoussis
		Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor 7–5, 6–4	Mark Philippoussis Patrick Rafter	Jonas Björkman Thomas Muster
	Copenhagen Open Copenhagen, Denmark World Series Carpet (i) – $203,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Thomas Johansson 6–4, 3–6, 6–2	Martin Damm	Lars Burgsmüller Karol Kučera	Tomás Carbonell Ján Krošlák Guillaume Raoux Frederik Fetterlein
		Andrei Olhovskiy Brett Steven 6–4, 6–2	Kenneth Carlsen Frederik Fetterlein	Lars Burgsmüller Karol Kučera
17 Mar 24 Mar	Lipton Championships Key Biscayne, Florida, USA Super 9 Hard – $2,450,000 – 96S/48D Singles – Doubles	Thomas Muster 7–6^(8–6), 6–3, 6–1	Sergi Bruguera	Pete Sampras Jim Courier	Hendrik Dreekmann Andrei Medvedev Goran Ivanišević Jonas Björkman
17 Mar 24 Mar		Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde 7–6, 7–6	Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor	Pete Sampras Jim Courier
17 Mar	St. Petersburg Open St. Petersburg, Russia World Series Carpet (i) – $300,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Thomas Johansson 6–3, 6–4	Renzo Furlan	Michael Stich Ján Krošlák	Kenneth Carlsen Olivier Delaître Magnus Norman Arnaud Clément
17 Mar		Andrei Olhovskiy Brett Steven 6–4, 6–3	David Prinosil Daniel Vacek	Michael Stich Ján Krošlák
24 Mar	Grand Prix Hassan II Casablanca, Morocco World Series Clay – $203,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Hicham Arazi 3–6, 6–1, 6–2	Franco Squillari	Karim Alami Gilbert Schaller	Fernando Vicente Younes El Aynaoui Tomás Carbonell Emilio Benfele Álvarez
24 Mar		João Cunha-Silva Nuno Marques 7–6, 6–2	Karim Alami Hicham Arazi	Karim Alami Gilbert Schaller
31 Mar	Davis Cup Quarterfinals Newport Beach, California, USA – hard Adelaide, Australia – grass Pesaro, Italy – carpet (i) Växjö, Sweden – carpet (i)	Quarterfinal winners United States 4–1 Australia 5–0 Italy 4–1 Sweden 3–2	Quarterfinal losers Netherlands Czech Republic Spain South Africa

April[edit]

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
7 Apr	Salem Open Hong Kong World Series Hard – $303,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Michael Chang 6–3, 6–3	Patrick Rafter	Thomas Johansson Brian MacPhie	David Prinosil Justin Gimelstob Todd Woodbridge Sébastien Lareau
		Martin Damm Daniel Vacek 6–3, 6–4	Karsten Braasch Jeff Tarango	Thomas Johansson Brian MacPhie
	Estoril Open Oeiras, Portugal World Series Clay – $600,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Àlex Corretja 6–3, 7–5	Francisco Clavet	Javier Sánchez Félix Mantilla	Gilbert Schaller Fabrice Santoro Alberto Berasategui Carlos Moyá
		Gustavo Kuerten Fernando Meligeni 6–2, 6–2	Andrea Gaudenzi Filippo Messori	Javier Sánchez Félix Mantilla
	Gold Flake Open Chennai, India World Series Hard – $405,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Mikael Tillström 6–4, 4–6, 7–5	Alex Rădulescu	Andrei Pavel Gérard Solvès	Magnus Norman Jonathan Stark MaliVai Washington Rainer Schüttler
		Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes 7–6, 7–5	Oleg Ogorodov Eyal Ran	Andrei Pavel Gérard Solvès
14 Apr	Open SEAT Godó Barcelona, Spain Championship Series Clay – $825,000 – 56S/28D Singles – Doubles	Albert Costa 7–5, 6–4, 6–4	Albert Portas	Carlos Moyá Alberto Berasategui	Cédric Pioline Andrei Medvedev Karim Alami Fernando Meligeni
		Alberto Berasategui Jordi Burillo 6–3, 7–5	Pablo Albano Àlex Corretja	Carlos Moyá Alberto Berasategui
	Japan Open Tokyo, Japan Championship Series Hard – $935,000 – 56S/28D Singles – Doubles	Richard Krajicek 6–2, 3–6, 6–1	Lionel Roux	Patrick Rafter Thomas Johansson	David Prinosil Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde Martin Damm
		Martin Damm Daniel Vacek 2–6, 6–2, 7–6	Justin Gimelstob Patrick Rafter	Patrick Rafter Thomas Johansson	David Prinosil Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde Martin Damm
21 Apr	Monte Carlo Open Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France Super 9 Clay – $2,050,000 – 56S/28D Singles – Doubles	Marcelo Ríos 6–4, 6–3, 6–3	Àlex Corretja	Carlos Moyá Fabrice Santoro	Magnus Larsson Richard Krajicek Christian Ruud Carlos Costa
		Donald Johnson Francisco Montana 7–6, 2–6, 7–6	Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis	Carlos Moyá Fabrice Santoro	Magnus Larsson Richard Krajicek Christian Ruud Carlos Costa
	U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships Orlando, Florida World Series Clay – $264,250 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Michael Chang 4–6, 6–2, 6–1	Grant Stafford	Jason Stoltenberg Chris Woodruff	Byron Black Marcelo Filippini Alex O'Brien Fernando Meligeni
		Mark Merklein Vincent Spadea 6–4, 4–6, 6–4	Alex O'Brien Jeff Salzenstein	Jason Stoltenberg Chris Woodruff
28 Apr	Paegas Czech Open Prague, Czech Republic World Series Clay – $340,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Cédric Pioline 6–2, 5–7, 7–6^(7–4)	Bohdan Ulihrach	Emilio Benfele Álvarez Fabrice Santoro	Marcello Craca Richard Fromberg Albert Portas Marcelo Ríos
		Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes 6–1, 6–1	Petr Luxa David Škoch	Emilio Benfele Álvarez Fabrice Santoro	Marcello Craca Richard Fromberg Albert Portas Marcelo Ríos
	AT&T Challenge Atlanta, GA, USA World Series Clay – $303,000 – 32S/16D Singles	Marcelo Filippini 7–6^(7–2), 6–4	Jason Stoltenberg	Magnus Norman Chris Woodruff	Fernando Meligeni Petr Korda Gilbert Schaller Sandon Stolle
		Jonas Björkman Nicklas Kulti 6–2, 7–6	Scott Davis Kelly Jones	Magnus Norman Chris Woodruff	Fernando Meligeni Petr Korda Gilbert Schaller Sandon Stolle
	BMW Open Munich, Germany World Series Clay – $400,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Mark Philippoussis 7–6^(7–3), 1–6, 6–4	Àlex Corretja	Slava Doseděl Marc Rosset	Andrea Gaudenzi Frederik Fetterlein Martin Sinner Carlos Moyá
		Pablo Albano Àlex Corretja 3–6, 7–5, 6–2	Karsten Braasch Jens Knippschild	Slava Doseděl Marc Rosset

May[edit]

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
5 May	ATP German Open Hamburg, Germany Super 9 Clay – $2,050,000 – 56S/28D Singles – Doubles	Andrei Medvedev 6–0, 6–4, 6–2	Félix Mantilla	Tommy Haas Yevgeny Kafelnikov	Hicham Arazi Alberto Berasategui Sergi Bruguera Albert Costa
		Luis Lobo Javier Sánchez 6–3, 7–6	Neil Broad Piet Norval	Tommy Haas Yevgeny Kafelnikov
	America's Red Clay Championships Coral Springs, Florida, USA World Series Clay – $245,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Jason Stoltenberg 6–0, 2–6, 7–5	Jonas Björkman	Steve Campbell Johan Van Herck	Juan Albert Viloca Sargis Sargsian David Witt Mark Woodforde
		Dave Randall Greg Van Emburgh 6–7, 6–2, 7–6	Luke Jensen Murphy Jensen	Steve Campbell Johan Van Herck
12 May	Italian Open Rome, Italy Super 9 Clay – $2,050,000 – 64S/32D Singles – Doubles	Àlex Corretja 7–5, 7–5, 6–3	Marcelo Ríos	Alberto Berasategui Goran Ivanišević	Jim Courier Marc-Kevin Goellner Scott Draper Karim Alami
12 May		Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor 6–3, 4–6, 7–5	Byron Black Alex O'Brien	Alberto Berasategui Goran Ivanišević	Jim Courier Marc-Kevin Goellner Scott Draper Karim Alami
19 May	Raifeissen Grand Prix St. Poelten, Austria World Series Clay – $400,000 – 32S/16D	Marcelo Filippini 7–6^(7–2), 6–2	Patrick Rafter	Magnus Norman Dominik Hrbatý	Thomas Muster Sjeng Schalken Tomas Nydahl Karim Alami
		Kyle Jones Scott Melville 6–2, 7–6	Luke Jensen Murphy Jensen	Magnus Norman Dominik Hrbatý	Thomas Muster Sjeng Schalken Tomas Nydahl Karim Alami
	World Team Cup Düsseldorf, Germany – clay	3–0	Australia
26 May 2 Jun	French Open Paris, France Grand Slam Clay – $5,544,184 – 128S/64D/48XD Singles – Doubles Mixed doubles	Gustavo Kuerten 6–3, 6–4, 6–2	Sergi Bruguera	Filip Dewulf Patrick Rafter	Magnus Norman Yevgeny Kafelnikov Galo Blanco Hicham Arazi
		Yevgeny Kafelnikov Daniel Vacek 7–6, 4–6, 6–3	Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde
		Mahesh Bhupathi Rika Hiraki 6–4, 6–1	Patrick Galbraith Lisa Raymond

June[edit]

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
9 Jun	Gerry Weber Open Halle, Germany World Series Grass – $875,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Yevgeny Kafelnikov 7–6^(7–2), 6–7^(5–7), 7–6^(9–7)	Petr Korda	Boris Becker Paul Haarhuis	Michael Stich Jeff Tarango Richey Reneberg Thomas Muster
		Karsten Braasch Michael Stich 7–6, 6–3	David Adams Marius Barnard	Boris Becker Paul Haarhuis	Michael Stich Jeff Tarango Richey Reneberg Thomas Muster
	Stella Artois Championships London, Great Britain World Series Hard – $675,000 – 56S/28D Singles – Doubles	Mark Philippoussis 7–5, 6–3	Goran Ivanišević	Jonas Björkman Greg Rusedski	Pete Sampras Jens Knippschild Jérôme Golmard Patrick Rafter
		Mark Philippoussis Patrick Rafter 6–2, 4–6, 7–5	Sandon Stolle Cyril Suk	Jonas Björkman Greg Rusedski	Pete Sampras Jens Knippschild Jérôme Golmard Patrick Rafter
	Internazionali di Carisbo Bologna, Italy World Series Clay – $303,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Félix Mantilla 4–6, 6–2, 6–1	Gustavo Kuerten	Marzio Martelli Karim Alami	Alberto Berasategui Hicham Arazi Andrea Gaudenzi Nicolás Lapentti
		Gustavo Kuerten Fernando Meligeni 6–2, 7–5	Dave Randall Jack Waite	Marzio Martelli Karim Alami
16 Jun	Nottingham Open Nottingham, Great Britain World Series Grass – $303,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Greg Rusedski 6–4, 7–5	Karol Kučera	Tim Henman Sandon Stolle	Scott Draper Grant Stafford Jason Stoltenberg Alex O'Brien
		Ellis Ferreira Patrick Galbraith 4–6, 7–6, 7–6	Danny Sapsford Chris Wilkinson	Tim Henman Sandon Stolle	Scott Draper Grant Stafford Jason Stoltenberg Alex O'Brien
	Heineken Trophy Rosmalen, The Netherlands World Series Grass – $475,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Richard Krajicek 6–4, 7–6^(9–7)	Guillaume Raoux	Michael Chang Jonas Björkman	Francisco Clavet Martin Damm Fernon Wibier Sjeng Schalken
		Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis 6–4, 7–5	Trevor Kronemann David Macpherson	Michael Chang Jonas Björkman	Francisco Clavet Martin Damm Fernon Wibier Sjeng Schalken
23 Jun 30 Jun	The Championships, Wimbledon London, Great Britain Grand Slam Grass – $5,445,815 – 128S/64D/64XD Singles – Doubles Mixed doubles	Pete Sampras 6–4, 6–2, 6–4	Cédric Pioline	Todd Woodbridge Michael Stich	Boris Becker Nicolas Kiefer Tim Henman Greg Rusedski
		Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde 7–6^(7–4), 7–6^(9–7), 5–7, 6–3	Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis
		Cyril Suk Helena Suková 4–6, 6–3, 6–4	Andrei Olhovskiy Larisa Neiland

July[edit]

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
7 Jul	Swiss Open Gstaad, Switzerland World Series Clay – $525,000 – 32S/16D	Félix Mantilla 6–1, 6–4, 6–4	Juan Albert Viloca	Wayne Ferreira Àlex Corretja	Marc Rosset Javier Sánchez Nicolas Kiefer Alberto Berasategui
		Yevgeny Kafelnikov Daniel Vacek 4–6, 7–6, 6–3	Trevor Kronemann Macpherson	Wayne Ferreira Àlex Corretja
	Hall of Fame Tennis Championships Newport, Rhode Island, USA World Series Grass – $255,000 – 32S/16D	Sargis Sargsian 7–6^(7–0), 4–6, 7–5	Brett Steven	Leander Paes Grant Stafford	Alex Rădulescu Sandon Stolle David Wheaton Mark Woodforde
		Justin Gimelstob Brett Steven 6–3, 6–4	Kent Kinnear Aleksandar Kitinov	Leander Paes Grant Stafford	Alex Rădulescu Sandon Stolle David Wheaton Mark Woodforde
	Swedish Open Båstad, Sweden World Series Clay – $303,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Magnus Norman 7–5, 6–2	Juan Antonio Marín	Carlos Costa Karol Kučera	Patrik Fredriksson Jeff Tarango Magnus Larsson Tomas Nydahl
		Nicklas Kulti Mikael Tillström 6–0, 6–3	Magnus Gustafsson Magnus Larsson	Carlos Costa Karol Kučera	Patrik Fredriksson Jeff Tarango Magnus Larsson Tomas Nydahl
14 Jul	Mercedes Cup Stuttgart, Germany Championship Series Clay – $915,000 – 48S/24D Singles – Doubles	Àlex Corretja 6–2, 7–5	Karol Kučera	Albert Portas Albert Costa	Félix Mantilla Sergi Bruguera Alberto Berasategui Yevgeny Kafelnikov
		Gustavo Kuerten Fernando Meligeni 6–4, 6–4	Donald Johnson Francisco Montana	Albert Portas Albert Costa
	Legg Mason Tennis Classic Washington, D.C., USA Championship Series Hard – $550,000 – 56S/28D Singles – Doubles	Michael Chang 5–7, 6–2, 6–1	Petr Korda	Brett Steven David Wheaton	Scott Draper Rainer Schüttler Vincent Spadea Tommy Haas
		Luke Jensen Murphy Jensen 6–4, 6–4	Neville Godwin Fernon Wibier	Brett Steven David Wheaton	Scott Draper Rainer Schüttler Vincent Spadea Tommy Haas
21 Jul	Infiniti Open Los Angeles, CA, USA World Series Hard – $303,000 – 32S/16D	Jim Courier 6–4, 6–4	Thomas Enqvist	Goran Ivanišević Guillaume Raoux	Byron Black Richard Krajicek Mark Philippoussis Kenneth Carlsen
		Sébastien Lareau Alex O'Brien 7–6, 6–4	Mahesh Bhupathi Rick Leach	Goran Ivanišević Guillaume Raoux
	Croatia Open Umag Umag, Croatia World Series Clay – $375,000 – 32S/16D	Félix Mantilla 6–3, 7–5	Sergi Bruguera	Alberto Martín Carlos Moyá	Paul Haarhuis Javier Sánchez Dominik Hrbatý Albert Portas
		Dinu Pescariu Davide Sanguinetti 7–6, 6–4	Dominik Hrbatý Karol Kučera	Alberto Martín Carlos Moyá	Paul Haarhuis Javier Sánchez Dominik Hrbatý Albert Portas
	Generali Open Kitzbühel, Austria World Series Clay – $500,000 – 48S/24D	Filip Dewulf 7–6^(7–2), 6–4, 6–1	Julián Alonso	Slava Doseděl Galo Blanco	Marcelo Filippini Hernán Gumy Stefan Koubek Yevgeny Kafelnikov
		Wayne Arthurs Richard Fromberg 6–4, 6–3	Thomas Buchmayer Thomas Strengberger	Slava Doseděl Galo Blanco
28 Jul	du Maurier Open Montreal, Quebec, Canada Super 9 Hard – $2,050,000 – 56S/28D Singles – Doubles	Chris Woodruff 7–5, 4–6, 6–3	Gustavo Kuerten	Michael Chang Yevgeny Kafelnikov	Richard Krajicek Fabrice Santoro Thomas Enqvist Mark Philippoussis
		Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes 7–6, 6–3	Sébastien Lareau Alex O'Brien	Michael Chang Yevgeny Kafelnikov
	Dutch Open Amsterdam, The Netherlands World Series Clay – $475,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Slava Doseděl 7–6^(7–4), 7–6^(7–5), 6–7^(4–7), 6–2	Carlos Moyá	Magnus Norman Marcelo Filippini	Francisco Clavet Christian Ruud Javier Sánchez John Van Lottum
		Paul Kilderry Nicolás Lapentti 3–6, 7–5, 7–6	Andrew Kratzmann Libor Pimek	Magnus Norman Marcelo Filippini

August[edit]

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
4 Aug	Great American Insurance ATP Championships Mason, Ohio, USA Super 9 Hard – $2,050,000 – 56S/28D Singles – Doubles	Pete Sampras 6–3, 6–4	Thomas Muster	Albert Costa Michael Chang	Yevgeny Kafelnikov Sergi Bruguera Jan Siemerink Gustavo Kuerten
		Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde 7–6, 4–6, 6–4	Mark Philippoussis Patrick Rafter	Albert Costa Michael Chang
	Internazionali di Tennis di San Marino San Marino, San Marino World Series Clay – $275,000 – 32S/16D	Félix Mantilla 6–4, 6–1	Magnus Gustafsson	Dominik Hrbatý Carlos Costa	Christian Ruud Adrian Voinea Javier Sánchez Andrei Pavel
		Cristian Brandi Filippo Messori 7–5, 6–4	Brandon Coupe David Roditi	Dominik Hrbatý Carlos Costa	Christian Ruud Adrian Voinea Javier Sánchez Andrei Pavel
11 Aug	RCA Championships Indianapolis, IN, USA Championship Series Hard – $915,000 – 56S/28D Singles – Doubles	Jonas Björkman 6–3, 7–6^(7–3)	Carlos Moyá	Wayne Ferreira Mark Woodforde	Magnus Larsson Jiří Novák Andre Agassi Tommy Ho
		Michael Tebbutt Mikael Tillström 6–3, 6–2	Jonas Björkman Nicklas Kulti	Wayne Ferreira Mark Woodforde	Magnus Larsson Jiří Novák Andre Agassi Tommy Ho
	Pilot Pen International New Haven, CT, USA Championship Series Hard – $915,000 – 56S/28D Singles – Doubles	Yevgeny Kafelnikov 7–6^(7–4), 6–4	Patrick Rafter	Petr Korda Greg Rusedski	Tim Henman David Wheaton Richard Krajicek Sergi Bruguera
		Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes 6–4, 6–7, 6–2	Sébastien Lareau Alex O'Brien	Petr Korda Greg Rusedski	Tim Henman David Wheaton Richard Krajicek Sergi Bruguera
18 Aug	Waldbaum's Hamlet Cup Long Island, NY, USA World Series Hard – $303,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Carlos Moyá 6–4, 7–6^(7–1)	Patrick Rafter	Thomas Enqvist Copyright 2020 WikiZero EN TR JP RU DE €4.95 / month Favourites List Audio Listining Color Mode Monthly New Updates Fullname * Email * Credit or debit card A PHP Error was encountered Severity: Notice Message: Undefined variable: userid Filename: user/popup_modal.php Line Number: 68 Backtrace: File: /home/ah0ejbmyowku/public_html/application/views/user/popup_modal.php Line: 68 Function: _error_handler File: /home/ah0ejbmyowku/public_html/application/views/page/index.php Line: 478 Function: view File: /home/ah0ejbmyowku/public_html/application/controllers/Main.php Line: 107 Function: view File: /home/ah0ejbmyowku/public_html/index.php Line: 315 Function: require_once "> Premium Membership €4.95 ~~€ 9.90~~ / month Create a Premium Account quick and easy Save your Favourite Pages Listen to any page in Audio Colour Night Mode Create your Account Cancel Subscription 1997_ATP_Tour" id="cancelSubscription" name="cancelSubscription" class="mb-0"> Are you sure you want to cancel your membership with us? A PHP Error was encountered Severity: Notice Message: Undefined variable: user_membership Filename: user/popup_modal.php Line Number: 192 Backtrace: File: /home/ah0ejbmyowku/public_html/application/views/user/popup_modal.php Line: 192 Function: _error_handler File: /home/ah0ejbmyowku/public_html/application/views/page/index.php Line: 478 Function: view File: /home/ah0ejbmyowku/public_html/application/controllers/Main.php Line: 107 Function: view File: /home/ah0ejbmyowku/public_html/index.php Line: 315 Function: require_once A PHP Error was encountered Severity: Warning Message: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() Filename: user/popup_modal.php Line Number: 192 Backtrace: File: /home/ah0ejbmyowku/public_html/application/views/user/popup_modal.php Line: 192 Function: _error_handler File: /home/ah0ejbmyowku/public_html/application/views/page/index.php Line: 478 Function: view File: /home/ah0ejbmyowku/public_html/application/controllers/Main.php Line: 107 Function: view File: /home/ah0ejbmyowku/public_html/index.php Line: 315 Function: require_once A PHP Error was encountered Severity: Notice Message: Undefined variable: userid Filename: user/popup_modal.php Line Number: 208 Backtrace: File: /home/ah0ejbmyowku/public_html/application/views/user/popup_modal.php Line: 208 Function: _error_handler File: /home/ah0ejbmyowku/public_html/application/views/page/index.php Line: 478 Function: view File: /home/ah0ejbmyowku/public_html/application/controllers/Main.php Line: 107 Function: view File: /home/ah0ejbmyowku/public_html/index.php Line: 315 Function: require_once "> Harry Potter Books A PHP Error was encountered Severity: Notice Message: Undefined variable: products Filename: user/popup_harry_book.php Line Number: 24 Backtrace: File: /home/ah0ejbmyowku/public_html/application/views/user/popup_harry_book.php Line: 24 Function: _error_handler File: /home/ah0ejbmyowku/public_html/application/views/page/index.php Line: 479 Function: view File: /home/ah0ejbmyowku/public_html/application/controllers/Main.php Line: 107 Function: view File: /home/ah0ejbmyowku/public_html/index.php Line: 315 Function: require_once A PHP Error was encountered Severity: Warning Message: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() Filename: user/popup_harry_book.php Line Number: 24 Backtrace: File: /home/ah0ejbmyowku/public_html/application/views/user/popup_harry_book.php Line: 24 Function: _error_handler File: /home/ah0ejbmyowku/public_html/application/views/page/index.php Line: 479 Function: view File: /home/ah0ejbmyowku/public_html/application/controllers/Main.php Line: 107 Function: view File: /home/ah0ejbmyowku/public_html/index.php Line: 315 Function: require_once

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Pete Sampras finished the year ranked world No. 1 for the fifth time in his career. He won eight titles during the season, including two majors at the Australian Open and the Wimbledon Championships, as well as the Grand Slam Cup and the ATP Tour World Championships. He also won two ATP Super 9 events.
Duration	30 December 1996 – 10 November 1997
Categories	Grand Slam (4) ATP Super 9 (9) ATP Championship Series (12) ATP World Series
Achievements (singles)
Most tournament titles	Pete Sampras (8)
Most tournament finals	Pete Sampras (8)
Prize money leader	Pete Sampras ($6,494,461)
Points leader	Pete Sampras (4547)
Awards
Player of the year	Pete Sampras
Doubles team of the year	Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde
Most improved player of the year	Patrick Rafter
Newcomer of the year	Julian Alonso
Comeback player of the year	Sergi Bruguera
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1997 ATP Tour

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