1997 du Maurier Open – Men's singles

Men's singles
1997 du Maurier Open
Champion	Chris Woodruff
Runner-up	Gustavo Kuerten
Score	7–5, 4–6, 6–3
Draw	56 (4WC/7Q)
Seeds	16

Main article: 1997 du Maurier Open

Chris Woodruff defeated Gustavo Kuerten in the final, 7–5, 4–6, 6–3 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1997 Canadian Open.^[1][2]

Wayne Ferreira was the defending champion, but lost to Yevgeny Kafelnikov in the third round.

Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. The top eight seeds received a bye to the second round.

1. Michael Chang (semifinals)
2. Goran Ivanišević (third round)
3. Thomas Muster (third round)
4. Yevgeny Kafelnikov (semifinals)
5. Thomas Enqvist (quarterfinals)
6. Gustavo Kuerten (final)
7. Mark Philippoussis (quarterfinals)
8. Richard Krajicek (quarterfinals)
9. Petr Korda (first round)
10. Tim Henman (first round)
11. Patrick Rafter (second round)
12. Jonas Björkman (third round)
13. Wayne Ferreira (third round)
14. Jim Courier (first round)
15. Alex O'Brien (third round)
16. Jan Siemerink (second 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	Michael Chang	3	1
	6	Gustavo Kuerten	6	6
								6	Gustavo Kuerten	5	6	3
									Chris Woodruff	7	4	6
	4	Yevgeny Kafelnikov	7	5	3
		Chris Woodruff	5	7	6

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								1	M Chang	6	1
		S Lareau	1	5					S Stolle	1	0	r
		S Stolle	6	7											1	M Chang	4	6	6
		G Stafford	6	5	2										15	A O'Brien	6	2	3
		M Ondruska	4	7	6				M Ondruska	4	6^7
		A Boetsch	1	2				15	A O'Brien	6	7^9
	15	A O'Brien	6	6																		1	M Chang	7^7	6
	9	P Korda	4	4																		8	R Krajicek	6^5	4
		J Gimelstob	6	6					J Gimelstob	6	6
		S Draper	4	6	6				S Draper	3	1
		T Champion	6	1	2											J Gimelstob	2	4
		N Godwin	7^7	4	6										8	R Krajicek	6	6
		B Black	6^2	6	4				N Godwin	6^3	1
								8	R Krajicek	7^7	6

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								3	T Muster	4	7^7	6
	Q	J Salzenstein	6	6				Q	J Salzenstein	6	6^1	3
	Q	W McGuire	4	2											3	T Muster	2	6	4
		G Grant	7^11	7^7												F Santoro	6	2	6
		E Ran	6^9	6^0					G Grant	2	1
		F Santoro	7	4	6				F Santoro	6	6
	14	J Courier	5	6	4																		F Santoro	3	6^6
	11	P Rafter	6	6																		6	G Kuerten	6	7^8
		O Delaître	4	1				11	P Rafter	7^7	4	4
	WC	F Niemeyer	6^5	3				Q	M Tebbutt	6^4	6	6
	Q	M Tebbutt	7^7	6											Q	M Tebbutt	7	4	4
		S Sargsian	7^7	3	3										6	G Kuerten	5	6	6
		J Stark	6^3	6	6				J Stark	2	4
								6	G Kuerten	6	6

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								5	T Enqvist	6^3	6	6
		D Nestor	7	4	4				T Haas	7^7	4	4
		T Haas	5	6	6										5	T Enqvist	6	6
		D Flach	7^7	6											12	J Björkman	3	2
		J Golmard	6^0	4					D Flach	7	3	5
	WC	B Kokavec	3	2				12	J Björkman	5	6	7
	12	J Björkman	6	6																		5	T Enqvist	5	7^9	1
	13	W Ferreira	7^7	6																		4	Y Kafelnikov	7	6^7	6
		D Vacek	6^5	1				13	W Ferreira	6	6
	Q	C Caratti	6	6				Q	C Caratti	1	2
		M Damm	3	1											13	W Ferreira	5	3
		V Spadea	3	6	6										4	Y Kafelnikov	7	6
		L Roux	6	3	1				V Spadea	6	3	6^6
								4	Y Kafelnikov	4	6	7^8

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								7	M Philippoussis	6	6
	Q	C Mamiit	1	6	5			Q	S Campbell	2	4
	Q	S Campbell	6	4	7										7	M Philippoussis	7	6
		G Raoux	6	7^7												G Raoux	5	3
	Q	P Gauthier	3	6^3					G Raoux	6	6
	WC	S Leblanc	7^7	4	6			WC	S Leblanc	1	4
	10	T Henman	6^3	6	3																	7	M Philippoussis	4	4
	16	J Siemerink	6	6																			C Woodruff	6	6
		L Paes	3	4				16	J Siemerink	7^7	5	6^2
		C Woodruff	7^9	6					C Woodruff	6^4	7	7^7
	WC	J Robichaud	6^7	3												C Woodruff	7^8	6
		F Fetterlein	2	0											2	G Ivanišević	6^6	2
		B Steven	6	6					B Steven	3	7^10	4
								2	G Ivanišević	6	6^8	6

Qualifying

Qualifying seeds

The top seed received a bye to the final round.

1. Steve Campbell (qualified)
2. Cristiano Caratti (qualified)
3. Jeff Salzenstein (qualified)
4. Cecil Mamiit (qualified)
5. Wade McGuire (qualified)
6. Alex Reichel (qualifying competition)
7. Michael Tebbutt (qualified)
8. Lorenzo Manta (qualifying competition)
9. Pier Gauthier (qualified)
10. Max Mirnyi (qualifying competition)
11. Sander Groen (qualifying competition)
12. Ronald Agénor (qualifying competition)
13. Piet Norval (qualifying competition)
14. Aleksandar Kitinov (first round)

Qualifiers

1. Steve Campbell
2. Cristiano Caratti
3. Jeff Salzenstein
4. Cecil Mamiit
5. Wade McGuire
6. Pier Gauthier
7. Michael Tebbutt

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
								1	Steve Campbell	6	6	6
									Simon Larose	7	0	4
		Simon Larose	6	6
	14	Aleksandar Kitinov	2	3

Second qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	2	Cristiano Caratti	6	6
		Ryan Clark	2	3
								2	Cristiano Caratti	7	7
								12	Ronald Agénor	6	6
		Phillipe Sylvestre	2	0
	12	Ronald Agénor	6	6

Third qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	3	Jeff Salzenstein	6	6
	WC	Martin Laurendeau	2	4
								3	Jeff Salzenstein	6	6	6
								13	Piet Norval	7	2	3
		Michael Shyjan	1	0
	13	Piet Norval	6	6

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	4	Cecil Mamiit	6	6
		Dominic Boulet	1	3
								4	Cecil Mamiit	6	6	6
								10	Max Mirnyi	7	4	2
		Vojtěch Flégl	0	3
	10	Max Mirnyi	6	6

Fifth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	5	Wade McGuire	6	6
	WC	Eric Godin	2	4
								5	Wade McGuire	6	6
								11	Sander Groen	3	2
		Hughes Laverdière	7	1	1
	11	Sander Groen	6	6	6

Sixth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	6	Alex Reichel	4	6	6
		Emin Ağayev	6	4	4
								6	Alex Reichel	4	3
								9	Pier Gauthier	6	6
		Will Ritter	2	4
	9	Pier Gauthier	6	6

Seventh qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	7	Michael Tebbutt	6	6
		Daniel Larouche	2	3
								7	Michael Tebbutt	6	6
								8	Lorenzo Manta	3	3
		Jean-François Berard	2	6
	8	Lorenzo Manta	6	7

References

1. "Woodruff upsets Kuerten in Canadian Open final". The Washington Post. 4 August 1997. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
2. "Men Tennis Canadian Open Montreal CAN - 1997 Winner Chris Woodruff, United States". Todor 66. 15 April 2018. Retrieved 14 April 2024.

External links

• 1997 du Maurier Open draw
• ITF tournament profile