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

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Singles
1997 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships
Final
ChampionUnited States Michael Chang
Runner-upSouth Africa Grant Stafford
Score4–6, 6–2, 6–1
Details
Draw32
Seeds8
Events
Singles Doubles
← 1996 · U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships · 1998 →

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

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

Seeds

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

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

Draw

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Key

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 United States M Chang 6 6  
WC United States J-M Gambill 3 3   1 United States M Chang 6 63 7
WC United States L Jensen 2 2     Spain J A Viloca 2 77 5
  Spain J A Viloca 6 6   1 United States M Chang 7 6  
  Netherlands D van Scheppingen 6 6   7 Zimbabwe B Black 5 3  
  Sweden P Fredriksson 4 4     Netherlands D van Scheppingen 66 6 3
  Belgium J Van Herck 3 64   7 Zimbabwe B Black 78 3 6
7 Zimbabwe B Black 6 77   1 United States M Chang 4 6 6
3 Czech Republic P Korda 2 6 4 5 Australia J Stoltenberg 6 3 3
WC United States J Salzenstein 6 4 3r 3 Czech Republic P Korda 3 1  
Q Zimbabwe W Black 4 5     Uruguay M Filippini 6 6  
  Uruguay M Filippini 6 7     Uruguay M Filippini 77 4 4
  Sweden M Norman 7 2   5 Australia J Stoltenberg 63 6 6
  France G Raoux 5 1r   Sweden M Norman 63 4  
  Armenia S Sargsian 1 5   5 Australia J Stoltenberg 77 6  
5 Australia J Stoltenberg 6 7   1 United States Michael Chang 4 6 6
6 United States C Woodruff 4 6 6   South Africa Grant Stafford 6 2 1
  Argentina J Frana 6 4 4 6 United States C Woodruff 7 77  
  United States V Spadea 1 2     Germany O Gross 5 63  
  Germany O Gross 6 6   6 United States C Woodruff 6 65 6
Q Brazil R Jabali 6 2 3 4 United States A O'Brien 4 77 4
  Denmark K Carlsen 4 6 6   Denmark K Carlsen 6 3 2
  Austria G Schaller 4 2   4 United States A O'Brien 2 6 6
4 United States A O'Brien 6 6   6 United States C Woodruff 3 6 4
8 Australia S Stolle 6 77     South Africa G Stafford 6 4 6
  Argentina M Zabaleta 3 64   8 Australia S Stolle 2 3  
  South Africa G Stafford 6 6     South Africa G Stafford 6 6  
  France T Champion 2 1     South Africa G Stafford 6 6  
Q The Bahamas M Merklein 63 66     Brazil F Meligeni 3 4  
  Brazil F Meligeni 77 78     Brazil F Meligeni 6 6  
Q Argentina M Rodríguez 6 6   Q Argentina M Rodríguez 4 2  
2 United States M Washington 1 2  
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