1997 Lipton Championships – Men's singles

Thomas Muster defeated Sergi Bruguera in the final, 7–6(8–6), 6–3, 6–1 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1997 Miami Open.[1][2][3]

Men's singles
1997 Lipton Championships
Final
ChampionAustria Thomas Muster
Runner-upSpain Sergi Bruguera
Score7–6(8–6), 6–3, 6–1
Details
Draw96 (12Q / 2LL) / 6WC)
Seeds32
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
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Andre Agassi was the two-time defending champion, but lost in the second round to Scott Draper.

Seeds

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All thirty-two seeds received a bye to the second round.

  1.   Pete Sampras (semifinals)
  2.   Thomas Muster (champion)
  3.   Michael Chang (third round)
  4.   Goran Ivanišević (quarterfinals)
  5.   Richard Krajicek (fourth round)
  6.   Thomas Enqvist (second round)
  7.   Carlos Moyá (third round)
  8.   Marcelo Ríos (third round)
  9.   Wayne Ferreira (third round)
  10.   Boris Becker (withdrew)
  11.   Albert Costa (third round)
  12.   Andre Agassi (second round)
  13.   Félix Mantilla (second round)
  14.   Tim Henman (second round)
  15.   Marc Rosset (second round)
  16.   Alberto Berasategui (second round)
  17.   Jan Siemerink (second round)
  18.   Àlex Corretja (fourth round)
  19.   Richey Reneberg (second round, retired)
  20.   MaliVai Washington (withdrew)
  21.   Petr Korda (second round)
  22.   Jim Courier (semifinals)
  23.   Bohdan Ulihrach (second round)
  24.   Mark Philippoussis (fourth round)
  25.   Jonas Björkman (quarterfinals)
  26.   Todd Woodbridge (second round)
  27.   Arnaud Boetsch (third round)
  28.   Cédric Pioline (second round)
  29.   Alex O'Brien (second round)
  30.   Sergi Bruguera (final)
  31.   Francisco Clavet (third round)
  32.   Javier Sánchez (second round)

Draw

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Finals

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                 
1   Pete Sampras w/o    
    Hendrik Dreekmann      
1   Pete Sampras 7 62 4
30   Sergi Bruguera 5 77 6
30   Sergi Bruguera 6 6  
    Andriy Medvedev 0 3  
30   Sergi Bruguera 66 3 1    
2   Thomas Muster 78 6 6    
22   Jim Courier 6 77  
4   Goran Ivanišević 2 62  
22   Jim Courier 3 4  
2   Thomas Muster 6 6  
25   Jonas Björkman 5 2  
2   Thomas Muster 7 6  

Top half

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Section 1

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1   P Sampras 6 6  
    M Zabaleta 7 5 6d     A Voinea 2 0  
    A Voinea 5 7 6 1   P Sampras 6 77  
WC   N Kiefer 6 5 77 31   F Clavet 3 63  
    D van Scheppingen 2 7 63 WC   N Kiefer 2 3  
31   F Clavet 6 6  
1   P Sampras 6 6  
    M Larsson 2 0  
17   J Siemerink 1 3  
    P Haarhuis 5 6 5     M Larsson 6 6  
    M Larsson 7 0 7     M Larsson 5 7 6
Q   D Flach 61 6 2     C Doseděl 7 5 3
    C Doseděl 77 2 6     C Doseděl 5 6 7
15   M Rosset 7 2 5

Section 2

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
LL   L Arnold 1 1  
    M Filippini 4 4       H Dreekmann 6 6  
    H Dreekmann 6 6       H Dreekmann 77 3 77
    M Joyce 1 6 3     G Kuerten 65 6 63
    G Kuerten 6 4 6     G Kuerten 710 6  
23   B Ulihrach 68 3  
    H Dreekmann 6 6  
    M Tillström 3 4  
26   T Woodbridge 62 7 4
    L Roux 66 1       M Tillström 77 5 6
    M Tillström 78 6       M Tillström 6 3 6
WC   J Gimelstob 66 6 4 7   C Moyá 4 6 3
Q   M Charpentier 78 3 6 Q   M Charpentier 64 4  
7   C Moyá 77 6  

Section 3

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
3   M Chang 6 77  
Q   M Merklein 2 6 6 Q   M Merklein 3 64  
    N Godwin 6 4 4 3   M Chang 4 3  
    J Stoltenberg 6 6   30   S Bruguera 6 6  
Q   J Grabb 3 2       J Stoltenberg 3 6 5
30   S Bruguera 6 3 7
30   S Bruguera 77 6  
Q   G Etlis 60 4  
19   R Reneberg 4 r  
    G Blanco 4 4   Q   G Etlis 6    
Q   G Etlis 6 6   Q   G Etlis 77 79  
Q   J Alonso 6 6   Q   J Alonso 62 67  
Q   S Bryan 4 0   Q   J Alonso 64 6 6
14   T Henman 77 2 3

Section 4

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
11   A Costa 6 6  
WC   F Dewulf 77 6   WC   F Dewulf 3 2  
Q   A Hernández 63 1   11   A Costa 3 6 62
    C Ruud 4 4       A Medvedev 6 3 77
    A Medvedev 6 6       A Medvedev 6 62 77
21   P Korda 2 77 63
    A Medvedev 4 6 7
    N Kulti 6 3 5
28   C Pioline 6 4 68
    N Kulti 6 6       N Kulti 2 6 710
WC   M Ondruska 0 2       N Kulti 6 7  
WC   D Nestor 6 0 6 WC   D Nestor 4 5  
    J Stark 3 6 3 WC   D Nestor 711 6  
6   T Enqvist 69 3  

Bottom half

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Section 5

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
5   R Krajicek 7 77  
    P Rafter 4 4       H Gumy 5 64  
    H Gumy 6 6   5   R Krajicek 6 7  
    M-K Goellner 6 2 3 27   A Boetsch 3 5  
    F Meligeni 4 6 6     F Meligeni 4 3  
27   A Boetsch 6 6  
5   R Krajicek 66 4  
22   J Courier 78 6  
22   J Courier 6 6  
    S Stolle 6 60 7     S Stolle 2 2  
    M A Gorriz 0 77 5 22   J Courier 4 6 6
    S Draper 6 77       S Draper 6 1 4
    S Schalken 3 65       S Draper 77 6  
12   A Agassi 65 1  

Section 6

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
13   F Mantilla 4 4  
    T Champion 77 5 3     D Hrbatý 6 6  
    D Hrbatý 63 7 6     D Hrbatý 6 6  
    A Rădulescu 4 4       C Woodruff 3 2  
    C Woodruff 6 6       C Woodruff 6 6  
LL   N Lapentti 4 3  
    D Hrbatý 4 4  
4   G Ivanišević 6 6  
29   A O'Brien 64 5  
    V Spadea 4 6 6     V Spadea 77 7  
Q   J Frana 6 3 4     V Spadea 6 64 4
    A Gaudenzi 2 3   4   G Ivanišević 3 77 6
    B Black 6 6       B Black 3 3  
4   G Ivanišević 6 6  

Section 7

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
8   M Ríos 7 6  
    S Sargsian 2 5       J Tarango 5 2  
    J Tarango 6 7   8   M Ríos 3 6 1
    J van Herck 77 3 4 25   J Björkman 6 3 6
Q   J Salzenstein 65 6 6 Q   J Salzenstein 2 3  
25   J Björkman 6 6  
25   J Björkman 6 6  
24   M Philippoussis 3 4  
24   M Philippoussis 7 77  
    M Damm 6 5 6     M Damm 5 64  
    C Costa 1 7 4 24   M Philippoussis 6 6  
    J A Viloca 0 3   9   W Ferreira 3 3  
    J Novák 6 6       J Novák 4 2  
9   W Ferreira 6 6  

Section 8

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
16   A Berasategui 2 64  
Q   S Lareau 6 6   Q   S Lareau 6 77  
    M Woodforde 2 4   Q   S Lareau 1 5  
Q   J Golmard 6 6   18   À Corretja 6 7  
    G Raoux 2 3   Q   J Golmard 5 3  
18   À Corretja 7 6  
18   À Corretja 4 4  
2   T Muster 6 6  
32   J Sánchez 6 2 1
    G Forget 63 5   WC   T Haas 4 6 6
WC   T Haas 77 7   WC   T Haas 1 2  
    L Paes 64 65   2   T Muster 6 6  
    G Stafford 77 77       G Stafford 4 6 1
2   T Muster 6 2 6

Qualifying

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Qualifying seeds

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  1.   Jérôme Golmard (qualified)
  2.   Javier Frana (qualified)
  3.   Doug Flach (qualified)
  4.   Sébastien Lareau (qualified)
  5.   Lucas Arnold (qualifying competition, Lucky loser)
  6.   Nicolás Lapentti (qualifying competition, Lucky loser)
  7.   Marcelo Charpentier (qualified)
  8.   Alejandro Hernández (qualified)
  9.   Jaime Oncins (qualifying competition)
  10.   Steve Bryan (qualified)
  11.   Dirk Dier (first round)
  12.   Gastón Etlis (qualified)
  13.   Guillermo Cañas (first round)
  14.   Roberto Jabali (qualifying competition)
  15.   Jean-Philippe Fleurian (first round)
  16.   Jimy Szymanski (first round)
  17.   Răzvan Sabău (qualifying competition)
  18.   Mark Knowles (first round)
  19.   Shuzo Matsuoka (first round)
  20.   Luis Herrera (first round)
  21.   Gabriel Silberstein (qualifying competition)
  22.   David Nainkin (qualifying competition)
  23.   Bryan Shelton (qualifying competition)
  24.   Gérard Solvès (first round)

Qualifiers

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Lucky losers

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Qualifying draw

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First qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
          
1   Jérôme Golmard 6 6
  Attila Sávolt 3 2
1   Jérôme Golmard 6 6
23   Bryan Shelton 4 4
  Daniel Orsanic 6 3 3
23   Bryan Shelton 3 6 6

Second qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
          
2   Javier Frana 7 6
  Michael Tebbutt 6 3
2   Javier Frana 6 3 6
  Cecil Mamiit 2 6 3
  Cecil Mamiit 6 6
24   Gérard Solvès 3 2

Third qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
          
3   Doug Flach 6 6
  Mark Petchey 1 2
3   Doug Flach 6 6
22   David Nainkin 4 2
  Oren Motevassel 4 6 4
22   David Nainkin 6 3 6

Fourth qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
          
4   Sébastien Lareau 6 6
  Rainer Schüttler 4 3
4   Sébastien Lareau 6 6
21   Gabriel Silberstein 2 3
  Martijn Bok 1 4
21   Gabriel Silberstein 6 6

Fifth qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
          
5   Lucas Arnold 7 6
  David Rikl 6 3
5   Lucas Arnold 6 6 2
  Mark Merklein 3 7 6
  Mark Merklein 6 6 7
19   Shuzo Matsuoka 3 7 6

Sixth qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
          
6   Nicolás Lapentti 6 7 6
  Albert Chang 7 6 4
6   Nicolás Lapentti 3 6
  Jeff Salzenstein 6 7
  Jeff Salzenstein 6 3 6
20   Luis Herrera 4 6 2

Seventh qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
          
7   Marcelo Charpentier 6 6
WC   Bojan Vujić 2 2
7   Marcelo Charpentier 4 6 6
17   Răzvan Sabău 6 4 4
  Stefan Koubek 0 4
17   Răzvan Sabău 6 6

Eighth qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
          
8   Alejandro Hernández 6 4 6
WC   Scott Humphries 4 6 2
8   Alejandro Hernández 2 6 6
  Steve Campbell 6 2 2
  Steve Campbell 6 6 7
18   Mark Knowles 3 7 6

Ninth qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
          
9   Jaime Oncins 7 6
  Nicola Bruno 6 0
9   Jaime Oncins 6 6 1
  Julián Alonso 4 7 6
  Julián Alonso 2 7 6
15   Jean-Philippe Fleurian 6 6 2

Tenth qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
          
10   Steve Bryan 6 7
  Mosé Navarra 3 6
10   Steve Bryan 6 6
  Chris Haggard 3 2
  Chris Haggard 5 6 6
16   Jimy Szymanski 7 4 2

Eleventh qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
          
11   Dirk Dier 6 6 6
  Jim Grabb 3 7 7
  Jim Grabb 7 7
  Luis Morejón 6 6
  Luis Morejón 0 6 6
13   Guillermo Cañas 6 3 3

Twelfth qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
          
12   Gastón Etlis 6 6
  Grant Doyle 4 4
12   Gastón Etlis 6 6
14   Roberto Jabali 4 1
  Ben Ellwood 4 3
14   Roberto Jabali 6 6

References

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  1. ^ Sokolowski, Alexandre (30 March 2022). "March 30, 1997: The day Muster beat Bruguera in the Miami Open final, eight years after being hit by a car there". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
  2. ^ Fry, Darrell (31 March 1997). "Finally, Lipton is Muster's". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
  3. ^ Finn, Robin (31 March 1997). "Muster Tames Bruguera On Heated Hardcourts". The New York Times. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
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