1997 Great American Insurance ATP Championships – Singles

Pete Sampras defeated Thomas Muster in the final, 6–3, 6–4 to win the singles tennis title at the 1997 Cincinnati Masters.

Singles
1997 Great American Insurance ATP Championships
Final
ChampionUnited States Pete Sampras
Runner-upAustria Thomas Muster
Score6–3, 6–4
Details
Draw56
Seeds16
Events
Singles Doubles
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Andre Agassi was the two-time defending champion, but lost in the first round to Gustavo Kuerten.

Seeds

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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

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Finals

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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 77
2   Michael Chang 3 6 62

Top half

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Section 1

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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 77 6  
    D Vacek 65 2   16   P Rafter 64 4  
Q   D Wheaton 77 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 63 66  
7   Y Kafelnikov 77 77  

Section 2

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
4   Á Corretja 77 6  
    G Rusedski 6 3 63     J Stark 64 4  
    J Stark 1 6 77 4   Á Corretja 1 63  
    G Stafford 4 6 4 14   Á Costa 6 77  
    T Haas 6 4 6     T Haas 3 4  
    J Courier 6 65 3 14   Á Costa 6 6  
14   Á Costa 4 77 6 14   Á Costa 4 6 5
11   M Philippoussis 65 3   6   S Bruguera 6 3 2r
    S Schalken 77 6       S Schalken 3 2  
    J Novák 7 77       J Novák 6 6  
    M-K Goellner 5 65       J Novák 65 3  
    R Reneberg 6 63 4 6   S Bruguera 77 6  
    S Draper 1 77 6     S Draper 66 2  
6   S Bruguera 78 6  

Bottom half

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Section 3

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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 77     M Damm 3 6 5
    G Raoux 3 62       M Damm 6 77  
    C Pioline 3 4   12   R Krajicek 4 63  
12   R Krajicek 6 6   5   T Muster 61 77 77
13   P Korda 77 6       J Siemerink 77 63 65
    M Tillström 64 1   13   P Korda 5 6 1
    J Siemerink 77 77       J Siemerink 7 1 6
Q   B Steven 65 61       J Siemerink 6 6  
    A O'Brien 2 1   3   G Ivanišević 4 4  
Q   D Nestor 6 6   Q   D Nestor 6 5 66
3   G Ivanišević 4 7 78

Section 4

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
8   T Enqvist 77 3 3
Q   V Spadea 6 6   Q   V Spadea 61 6 6
Q   J Golmard 2 1   Q   V Spadea 77 3 4
    J Stoltenberg 6 63 3 10   G Kuerten 65 6 6
    T Woodbridge 3 77 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 77
    M Woodforde 6 3 6     M Woodforde 4 6 64
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 77 1 2
2   M Chang 64 6 6
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