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

August 2023 1997 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships USA Michael Chang RSA Grant Stafford 4–6, 6–2, 6–1 32 8 singles doubles 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 A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. USA Michael Chang (champion) USA MaliVai Washington (first round) CZE Petr Korda (second round) USA Alex O'Brien (quarterfinals) AUS Jason Stoltenberg (semifinals) USA Chris Woodruff (semifinals) ZIM Byron Black (quarterfinals) AUS Sandon Stolle (second round) Draw First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 1 USA M Chang 6 6   WC USA J-M Gambill 3 3   WC USA L Jensen 2 2     ESP J A Viloca 6 6     NED D van Scheppingen 6 6     SWE P Fredriksson 4 4     BEL J Van Herck 3 64   7 ZIM B Black 6 77   3 CZE P Korda 2 6 4 WC USA J Salzenstein 6 4 3r Q ZIM W Black 4 5     URU M Filippini 6 7     SWE M Norman 7 2     FRA G Raoux 5 1r   ARM S Sargsian 1 5   5 AUS J Stoltenberg 6 7   6 USA C Woodruff 4 6 6   ARG J Frana 6 4 4   USA V Spadea 1 2     DEU O Gross 6 6   Q BRA R Jabali 6 2 3   DEN K Carlsen 4 6 6   AUT G Schaller 4 2   4 USA A O'Brien 6 6   8 AUS S Stolle 6 77     ARG M Zabaleta 3 64     RSA G Stafford 6 6     FRA T Champion 2 1   Q BAH M Merklein 63 66     BRA F Meligeni 77 78   Q ARG M Rodríguez 6 6   2 USA M Washington 1 2   1 USA M Chang 6 63 7   ESP J A Viloca 2 77 5   NED D van Scheppingen 66 6 3 7 ZIM B Black 78 3 6 3 CZE P Korda 3 1     URU M Filippini 6 6     SWE M Norman 63 4   5 AUS J Stoltenberg 77 6   6 USA C Woodruff 7 77     DEU O Gross 5 63     DEN K Carlsen 6 3 2 4 USA A O'Brien 2 6 6 8 AUS S Stolle 2 3     RSA G Stafford 6 6     BRA F Meligeni 6 6   Q ARG M Rodríguez 4 2   1 USA M Chang 7 6   7 ZIM B Black 5 3     URU M Filippini 77 4 4 5 AUS J Stoltenberg 63 6 6 6 USA C Woodruff 6 65 6 4 USA A O'Brien 4 77 4   RSA G Stafford 6 6     BRA F Meligeni 3 4   1 USA M Chang 4 6 6 5 AUS J Stoltenberg 6 3 3 6 USA C Woodruff 3 6 4   RSA G Stafford 6 4 6 1 USA Michael Chang 4 6 6   RSA Grant Stafford 6 2 1 External links Singles draw Singles