| Singles | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 ATP Tour World Championships | ||||
| Final | ||||
| Champion |  Pete Sampras | |||
| Runner-up |  Yevgeny Kafelnikov | |||
| Score | 6–3, 6–2, 6–2 | |||
| Details | ||||
| Draw | 8 | |||
| Events | ||||
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Defending champion Pete Sampras defeated Yevgeny Kafelnikov in the final, 6–3, 6–2, 6–2 to win the singles tennis title at the 1997 ATP Tour World Championships. It was his fourth Tour Finals title.
Seeds
- Pete Sampras (champion)
- Michael Chang (round robin)
Patrick Rafter (round robin)
Jonas Björkman (semifinals)
Greg Rusedski (round robin, withdrew due to a right hamstring injury)
Carlos Moyá (semifinals)- Yevgeny Kafelnikov (final)
- Sergi Bruguera (round robin, withdrew due to a lower back injury)
Thomas Muster (round robin)- Tim Henman (round robin)
Draw
Key
- Q = Qualifier
- WC = Wild card
- LL = Lucky loser
- Alt = Alternate
- SE = Special exempt
- PR = Protected ranking
- ITF = ITF entry
- JE = Junior exempt
- w/o = Walkover
- r = Retired
- d = Defaulted
- SR = Special ranking
Finals
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | Pete Sampras
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Jonas Björkman
| 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Pete Sampras
| 6 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||
| 6 | Yevgeny Kafelnikov
| 3 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 6 | Yevgeny Kafelnikov
| 7 | 7 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Carlos Moyá
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||
Red group
| Sampras
|
Rafter
|
Rusedski Muster
|
Moyá
|
RR W–L |
Set W–L |
Game W–L |
Standings | ||
| 1 | Pete Sampras
|
6–4, 6–1 | 6–4, 7–5 (w/ Rusedski) |
3–6, 7–6, 2–6 | 2–1 | 5–2 | 37–32 | 1 | |
| 3 | Patrick Rafter
|
4–6, 1–6 | 4–6, 6–3, 6–4 (w/ Rusedski) |
6–4, 6–2 | 2–1 | 4–3 | 33–31 | 3 | |
| 5 9 |
Greg Rusedski Thomas Muster
|
4–6, 5–7 (w/ Rusedski) |
6–4, 3–6, 4–6 (w/ Rusedski) |
2–6, 3–6 (w/ Muster) |
0–2 0–1 |
1–4 0–2 |
22–29 5–12 |
4 5 | |
| 7 | Carlos Moyá
|
6–3, 6–7, 6–2 | 4–6, 2–6 | 6–2, 6–3 (w/ Muster) |
2–1 | 4–3 | 36–29 | 2 |
Standings are determined by: 1. number of wins; 2. number of matches; 3. in two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4. in three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5. steering-committee decision.
White group
| Chang
|
Björkman
|
Kafelnikov
|
Bruguera Henman
|
RR W–L |
Set W–L |
Game W–L |
Standings | ||
| 2 | Michael Chang
|
4–6, 5–7 | 3–6, 0–6 | 7–6, 6–2 (w/ Bruguera) |
1–2 | 2–4 | 25–33 | 3 | |
| 4 | Jonas Björkman
|
6–4, 7–5 | 3–6, 6–7 | 6–3, 6–1 (w/ Bruguera) |
2–1 | 4–2 | 34–26 | 2 | |
| 6 | Yevgeny Kafelnikov
|
6–3, 6–0 | 6–3, 7–6 | 4–6, 4–6 (w/ Henman) |
2–1 | 4–2 | 33–24 | 1 | |
| 8 10 |
Sergi Bruguera Tim Henman
|
6–7, 2–6 (w/ Bruguera) |
3–6, 1–6 (w/ Bruguera) |
6–4, 6–4 (w/ Henman) |
0–2 1–0 |
0–4 2–0 |
12–25 12–8 |
5 4 |
Standings are determined by: 1. number of wins; 2. number of matches; 3. in two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4. in three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5. steering-committee decision.
See also
External links
- "1997 ATP Tour World Championships – Singles results". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).