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.[1]
Singles | |
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1997 ATP Tour World Championships | |
Champion | Pete Sampras |
Runner-up | Yevgeny Kafelnikov |
Score | 6–3, 6–2, 6–2 |
Draw | 8 |
Seeds edit
- 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 edit
Key edit
- 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 edit
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 edit
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 edit
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 edit
External links edit
- ^ "1997 ATP Tour World Championships – Singles results". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).