1997 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships – Singles

Fernando Meligeni was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Grant Stafford.

Singles
1997 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships
Champion	Michael Chang
Runner-up	Grant Stafford
Score	4–6, 6–2, 6–1
Draw	32
Seeds	8

Michael Chang won the title, defeating Grant Stafford 4–6, 6–2, 6–1 in the final.

Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.

1. Michael Chang (champion)
2. MaliVai Washington (first round)
3. Petr Korda (second round)
4. Alex O'Brien (quarterfinals)
5. Jason Stoltenberg (semifinals)
6. Chris Woodruff (semifinals)
7. Byron Black (quarterfinals)
8. Sandon Stolle (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

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	M Chang	6	6
	WC	J-M Gambill	3	3				1	M Chang	6	63	7
	WC	L Jensen	2	2					J A Viloca	2	77	5
		J A Viloca	6	6											1	M Chang	7	6
		D van Scheppingen	6	6											7	B Black	5	3
		P Fredriksson	4	4					D van Scheppingen	66	6	3
		J Van Herck	3	64				7	B Black	78	3	6
	7	B Black	6	77																		1	M Chang	4	6	6
	3	P Korda	2	6	4																	5	J Stoltenberg	6	3	3
	WC	J Salzenstein	6	4	3r			3	P Korda	3	1
	Q	W Black	4	5					M Filippini	6	6
		M Filippini	6	7												M Filippini	77	4	4
		M Norman	7	2											5	J Stoltenberg	63	6	6
		G Raoux	5	1r					M Norman	63	4
		S Sargsian	1	5				5	J Stoltenberg	77	6
	5	J Stoltenberg	6	7																									1	Michael Chang	4	6	6
	6	C Woodruff	4	6	6																									Grant Stafford	6	2	1
		J Frana	6	4	4			6	C Woodruff	7	77
		V Spadea	1	2					O Gross	5	63
		O Gross	6	6											6	C Woodruff	6	65	6
	Q	R Jabali	6	2	3										4	A O'Brien	4	77	4
		K Carlsen	4	6	6				K Carlsen	6	3	2
		G Schaller	4	2				4	A O'Brien	2	6	6
	4	A O'Brien	6	6																		6	C Woodruff	3	6	4
	8	S Stolle	6	77																			G Stafford	6	4	6
		M Zabaleta	3	64				8	S Stolle	2	3
		G Stafford	6	6					G Stafford	6	6
		T Champion	2	1												G Stafford	6	6
	Q	M Merklein	63	66												F Meligeni	3	4
		F Meligeni	77	78					F Meligeni	6	6
	Q	M Rodríguez	6	6				Q	M Rodríguez	4	2
	2	M Washington	1	2

External links

• Singles draw