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Singles
1997 Great American Insurance ATP Championships
Final
Champion	Pete Sampras
Runner-up	Thomas Muster
Score	6–3, 6–4
Details
Draw	56
Seeds	16
Events
Singles Doubles
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Pete Sampras defeated Thomas Muster in the final, 6–3, 6–4 to win the singles tennis title at the 1997 Cincinnati Masters.

Andre Agassi was the two-time defending champion, but lost in the first round to Gustavo Kuerten.

Seeds

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

1. Pete Sampras (champion)
2. Michael Chang (semifinals)
3. Goran Ivanišević (third round)
4. Álex Corretja (third round)
5. Thomas Muster (final)
6. Sergi Bruguera (quarterfinals)
7. Yevgeny Kafelnikov (quarterfinals)
8. Thomas Enqvist (second round)
9. Marcelo Ríos (third round)
10. Gustavo Kuerten (quarterfinals)
11. Mark Philippoussis (first round)
12. Richard Krajicek (second round)
13. Petr Korda (second round)
14. Álbert Costa (semifinals)
15. Tim Henman (first round)
16. Patrick Rafter (third round)

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
	14	Álbert Costa	3	4
								1	Pete Sampras	6	6
								5	Thomas Muster	3	4
	5	Thomas Muster	6	4	7
	2	Michael Chang	3	6	6

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								1	P Sampras	6	6
	WC	J Gimelstob	6	6				WC	J Gimelstob	2	4
		B Black	3	4											1	P Sampras	7	6
		D Vacek	6	2											16	P Rafter	6	4
	Q	D Wheaton	7	6				Q	D Wheaton	6	3	2
		M Larsson	7	4	5			16	P Rafter	3	6	6
	16	P Rafter	5	6	7																	1	P Sampras	6	6
	9	M Ríos	6	7																		7	Y Kafelnikov	2	2
		J Björkman	3	5				9	M Ríos	6	6
		T Johansson	6	3	6				T Johansson	3	2
	Q	K Ullyett	4	6	2										9	M Ríos	5	2
		S Sargsian	2	4											7	Y Kafelnikov	7	6
		C Woodruff	6	6					C Woodruff	6	6
								7	Y Kafelnikov	7	7

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								4	Á Corretja	7	6
		G Rusedski	6	3	6				J Stark	6	4
		J Stark	1	6	7										4	Á Corretja	1	6
		G Stafford	4	6	4										14	Á Costa	6	7
		T Haas	6	4	6				T Haas	3	4
		J Courier	6	6	3			14	Á Costa	6	6
	14	Á Costa	4	7	6																	14	Á Costa	4	6	5
	11	M Philippoussis	6	3																		6	S Bruguera	6	3	2
		S Schalken	7	6					S Schalken	3	2
		J Novák	7	7					J Novák	6	6
		M-K Goellner	5	6												J Novák	6	3
		R Reneberg	6	6	4										6	S Bruguera	7	6
		S Draper	1	7	6				S Draper	6	2
								6	S Bruguera	7	6

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								5	T Muster	6	5	6
		F Santoro	6	6					F Santoro	3	7	4
	WC	P McEnroe	0	4											5	T Muster	6	3	7
		M Damm	6	7												M Damm	3	6	5
		G Raoux	3	6					M Damm	6	7
		C Pioline	3	4				12	R Krajicek	4	6
	12	R Krajicek	6	6																		5	T Muster	6	7	7
	13	P Korda	7	6																			J Siemerink	7	6	6
		M Tillström	6	1				13	P Korda	5	6	1
		J Siemerink	7	7					J Siemerink	7	1	6
	Q	B Steven	6	6												J Siemerink	6	6
		A O'Brien	2	1											3	G Ivanišević	4	4
	Q	D Nestor	6	6				Q	D Nestor	6	5	6
								3	G Ivanišević	4	7	7

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								8	T Enqvist	7	3	3
	Q	V Spadea	6	6				Q	V Spadea	6	6	6
	Q	J Golmard	2	1											Q	V Spadea	7	3	4
		J Stoltenberg	6	6	3										10	G Kuerten	6	6	6
		T Woodbridge	3	7	6				T Woodbridge	6	1	4
		A Agassi	3	1				10	G Kuerten	3	6	6
	10	G Kuerten	6	6																		10	G Kuerten	1	2
	15	T Henman	3	3																		2	M Chang	6	6
		A Medvedev	6	6					A Medvedev	6	1	7
		M Woodforde	6	3	6				M Woodforde	4	6	6
	Q	O Delaître	2	6	0											A Medvedev	6	1	4
		A Boetsch	3	4											2	M Chang	3	6	6
		W Ferreira	6	6					W Ferreira	7	1	2
								2	M Chang	6	6	6

External links

• Main draw

• 1997 Great American Insurance ATP Championships