1997 RCA Championships – Singles

Singles
1997 RCA Championships
Champion Sweden Jonas Björkman
Runner-up Spain Carlos Moyá
Final score 6–3, 7–6(7–3)

Pete Sampras was the defending champion,[1] but lost in the third round to Magnus Larsson.

Jonas Björkman won the title, defeating Carlos Moyá in the final 6–3, 7–6(7–3).[2]

Seeds

The top eight seeds received a bye into the second round.

  1. United States Pete Sampras (Third Round)
  2. Croatia Goran Ivanišević (Second Round)
  3. Spain Àlex Corretja (Third Round)
  4. Sweden Thomas Enqvist (Third Round)
  5. Spain Carlos Moyá (Final)
  6. Chile Marcelo Ríos (Third Round)
  7. Australia Todd Woodbridge (Third Round)
  8. France Cédric Pioline (Second Round)
  9. Sweden Jonas Björkman (Champion)
  10. South Africa Wayne Ferreira (Semifinals)
  11. Spain Alberto Berasategui (First Round)
  12. United States Chris Woodruff (Second Round)
  13. Czech Republic Bohdan Ulihrach (Second Round)
  14. United States Andre Agassi (Quarterfinals)
  15. Sweden Thomas Johansson (First Round)
  16. Sweden Magnus Larsson (Quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

Finals

  Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                                       
  16  Sweden Magnus Larsson 6 3 610  
10  South Africa Wayne Ferreira 3 6 712  
  10  South Africa Wayne Ferreira 4 2  
  5  Spain Carlos Moyá 6 6  
   Czech Republic Jiří Novák 3 5
  5  Spain Carlos Moyá 6 7  
    5  Spain Carlos Moyá 3 63
  9  Sweden Jonas Björkman 6 77
     Australia Mark Woodforde 6 5 6  
14  United States Andre Agassi 3 7 3  
     Australia Mark Woodforde 0 2
  9  Sweden Jonas Björkman 6 6  
9  Sweden Jonas Björkman 5 6 7
  Q  United States Tommy Ho 7 4 5  

Top half

Section 1

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
 
    1  United States P Sampras 6 7  
 United States J Stark 64 3     Q  Australia J Eagle 3 5  
Q  Australia J Eagle 77 6       1  United States P Sampras 66 6 65  
 France F Santoro 6 6       16  Sweden M Larsson 78 4 77  
 Australia S Draper 3 4      France F Santoro 3 2
 Canada D Nestor 4 1     16  Sweden M Larsson 6 6  
16  Sweden M Larsson 6 6       16  Sweden M Larsson 6 3 610
10  South Africa W Ferreira 6 6       10  South Africa W Ferreira 3 6 712
Q  Australia M Tebbutt 4 3     10  South Africa W Ferreira 6 6  
WC  United States K Kinnear 67 78 0r      Israel E Ran 2 3  
 Israel E Ran 79 66 3       10  South Africa W Ferreira 6 77
 South Africa G Stafford 6 7        South Africa G Stafford 4 64  
 Germany A Rădulescu 4 5      South Africa G Stafford 2 6 6
    8  France C Pioline 6 4 4  
 

Section 2

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
 
    4  Sweden T Enqvist 6 6  
Q  Israel R Weidenfeld 6 4 3      South Africa N Godwin 3 0  
 South Africa N Godwin 3 6 6       4  Sweden T Enqvist 5 6 3  
 Sweden M Tillström 4 77 1        Czech Republic J Novák 7 3 6  
 Czech Republic J Novák 6 61 6      Czech Republic J Novák 6 6
 United States D Flach 4 5     13  Czech Republic B Ulihrach 2 2  
13  Czech Republic B Ulihrach 6 7        Czech Republic J Novák 3 5
11  Spain A Berasategui 7 65 1       5  Spain C Moyá 6 7
 Australia R Fromberg 5 77 6      Australia R Fromberg 6 77  
WC  United States M Merklein 3 6 6     WC  United States M Merklein 3 61  
 Germany T Haas 6 1 3        Australia R Fromberg 2 4
 Germany B Karbacher 4 6 2       5  Spain C Moyá 6 6  
WC  United States S Campbell 6 4 6     WC  United States S Campbell 65 7 62
    5  Spain C Moyá 77 5 77  
 

Bottom half

Section 3

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
 
    6  Chile M Ríos 3 6 6  
Q  United States M Bryan 4 7 2      France T Champion 6 2 3  
 France T Champion 6 5 6       6  Chile M Ríos 66 4  
Q  Belgium J Van Herck 1 2        Australia M Woodforde 78 6  
 Australia M Woodforde 6 6      Australia M Woodforde 6 6
 United States J Gimelstob 6 4 1     12  United States C Woodruff 3 3  
12  United States C Woodruff 3 6 6        Australia M Woodforde 6 5 6
14  United States A Agassi 6 4 6       14  United States A Agassi 3 7 3
 Italy D Sanguinetti 2 6 4     14  United States A Agassi 77 6  
 France O Delaître 6 6      France O Delaître 63 1  
 Belgium D Norman 4 2       14  United States A Agassi 7 6
 United States R Reneberg 2 4       3  Spain À Corretja 5 1  
 France A Boetsch 6 6      France A Boetsch 2 77 2
    3  Spain À Corretja 6 65 6  
 

Section 4

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
 
    7  Australia T Woodbridge 66 7 7  
 Czech Republic M Damm 6 6      Czech Republic M Damm 78 5 5  
 France J Golmard 1 1       7  Australia T Woodbridge 2 5  
 France L Roux 6 6       9  Sweden J Björkman 6 7  
 Romania R Sabău 1 2      France L Roux 3 3
WC  Australia L Smith 2 64     9  Sweden J Björkman 6 6  
9  Sweden J Björkman 6 77       9  Sweden J Björkman 5 6 7
15  Sweden T Johansson 78 5 4       Q  United States T Ho 7 4 5
WC  United States G Weiner 66 7 6     WC  United States G Weiner 6 62 3  
Q  United States T Ho 6 6     Q  United States T Ho 3 77 6  
Q  United States S Bryan 3 3       Q  United States T Ho 6 6
 Australia J Stoltenberg 6 77        Australia J Stoltenberg 4 3  
 South Africa M Ondruska 2 64      Australia J Stoltenberg 65 7 6
    2  Croatia G Ivanišević 77 5 4  
 

References

  1. "Sampras Defeats Ivanisevic". LA Times. 19 August 1996. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
  2. "Bjorkman Beats Moya In Rain-Delayed Final". Associated Press. 17 August 1997. Retrieved 4 July 2014.

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