1997 ATP Tour World Championships – Singles

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.

Singles
1997 ATP Tour World Championships
Champion	Pete Sampras
Runner-up	Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Score	6–3, 6–2, 6–2
Draw	8

Main article: 1997 ATP Tour World Championships

Seeds

1. Pete Sampras (champion)
2. Michael Chang (round robin)
3. Patrick Rafter (round robin)
4. Jonas Björkman (semifinals)
5. Greg Rusedski (round robin, withdrew due to a right hamstring injury)
6. Carlos Moyá (semifinals)
7. Yevgeny Kafelnikov (final)
8. Sergi Bruguera (round robin, withdrew due to a lower back injury)
9. Thomas Muster (round robin)
10. 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	77	77
	7	Carlos Moyá	62	63

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(7–4), 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(4–7), 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(10–8), 6–2 (w/ Bruguera)	1–2	2–4	25–33	3
4	Jonas Björkman	6–4, 7–5		3–6, 6–7(6–8)	6–3, 6–1 (w/ Bruguera)	2–1	4–2	34–26	2
6	Yevgeny Kafelnikov	6–3, 6–0	6–3, 7–6(8–6)		4–6, 4–6 (w/ Henman)	2–1	4–2	33–24	1
8 10	Sergi Bruguera Tim Henman	6–7(8–10), 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

• ATP World Tour Finals appearances