1997 du Maurier Open – Men's singles explained

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Chris Woodruff defeated Gustavo Kuerten in the final, 7 - 5, 4 - 6, 6 - 3 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1997 Canadian Open.^{[1] [2]}

Wayne Ferreira was the defending champion, but lost to Yevgeny Kafelnikov in the third round.

Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. The top eight seeds received a bye to the second round.

1. Michael Chang (semifinals)
2. Goran Ivanišević (third round)
3. Thomas Muster (third round)
4. Yevgeny Kafelnikov (semifinals)
5. Thomas Enqvist (quarterfinals)
6. Gustavo Kuerten (final)
7. Mark Philippoussis (quarterfinals)
8. Richard Krajicek (quarterfinals)
9. Petr Korda (first round)
10. Tim Henman (first round)
11. Patrick Rafter (second round)
12. Jonas Björkman (third round)
13. Wayne Ferreira (third round)
14. Jim Courier (first round)
15. Alex O'Brien (third round)
16. Jan Siemerink (second round)

Draw

Top half

Section 2

Bottom half

Section 4

Qualifying

Qualifying seeds

The top seed received a bye to the final round.

Qualifying draw

Seventh qualifier

External links

• 1997 du Maurier Open draw
• ITF tournament profile

Notes and References

1. News: Woodruff upsets Kuerten in Canadian Open final . 14 April 2024 . . 4 August 1997.
2. Web site: Men Tennis Canadian Open Montreal CAN - 1997 Winner Chris Woodruff, United States . Todor 66 . 14 April 2024 . 15 April 2018.