1997 Great American Insurance ATP Championships – Singles

January 2025 1997 Great American Insurance ATP Championships USA Pete Sampras AUT Thomas Muster 6–3, 6–4 56 16 singles doubles 1997 Great American Insurance ATP Championships Pete Sampras defeated Thomas Muster in the final, 6–3, 6–4 to win the singles tennis title at the 1997 Cincinnati Masters. Andre Agassi was the two-time defending champion, but lost in the first round to Gustavo Kuerten. Seeds The top eight seeds received a bye to the second round. USA Pete Sampras (champion) USA Michael Chang (semifinals) CRO Goran Ivanišević (third round) ESP Álex Corretja (third round) AUT Thomas Muster (final) ESP Sergi Bruguera (quarterfinals) RUS Yevgeny Kafelnikov (quarterfinals) SWE Thomas Enqvist (second round) CHI Marcelo Ríos (third round) BRA Gustavo Kuerten (quarterfinals) AUS Mark Philippoussis (first round) NED Richard Krajicek (second round) CZE Petr Korda (second round) ESP Álbert Costa (semifinals) GBR Tim Henman (first round) AUS Patrick Rafter (third round) Draw Finals Semifinals Final 175 1 USA Pete Sampras 6 6   14 ESP Álbert Costa 3 4   5 AUT Thomas Muster 6 4 77 2 USA Michael Chang 3 6 62 1 USA Pete Sampras 6 6   5 AUT Thomas Muster 3 4   Top half Section 1 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals WC USA J Gimelstob 6 6     ZIM B Black 3 4     CZE D Vacek 65 2   Q USA D Wheaton 77 6     SWE M Larsson 7 4 5 16 AUS P Rafter 5 6 7 9 CHI M Ríos 6 7     SWE J Björkman 3 5     SWE T Johansson 6 3 6 Q ZIM K Ullyett 4 6 2   ARM S Sargsian 2 4     USA C Woodruff 6 6   1 USA P Sampras 6 6   WC USA J Gimelstob 2 4   Q USA D Wheaton 6 3 2 16 AUS P Rafter 3 6 6 9 CHI M Ríos 6 6     SWE T Johansson 3 2     USA C Woodruff 63 66   7 RUS Y Kafelnikov 77 77   1 USA P Sampras 77 6   16 AUS P Rafter 64 4   9 CHI M Ríos 5 2   7 RUS Y Kafelnikov 7 6   1 USA P Sampras 6 6   7 RUS Y Kafelnikov 2 2   Section 2 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals   GBR G Rusedski 6 3 63   USA J Stark 1 6 77   RSA G Stafford 4 6 4   GER T Haas 6 4 6   USA J Courier 6 65 3 14 ESP Á Costa 4 77 6 11 AUS M Philippoussis 65 3     NED S Schalken 77 6     CZE J Novák 7 77     GER M-K Goellner 5 65     USA R Reneberg 6 63 4   AUS S Draper 1 77 6 4 ESP Á Corretja 77 6     USA J Stark 64 4     GER T Haas 3 4   14 ESP Á Costa 6 6     NED S Schalken 3 2     CZE J Novák 6 6     AUS S Draper 66 2   6 ESP S Bruguera 78 6   4 ESP Á Corretja 1 63   14 ESP Á Costa 6 77     CZE J Novák 65 3   6 ESP S Bruguera 77 6   14 ESP Á Costa 4 6 5 6 ESP S Bruguera 6 3 2r Bottom half Section 3 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals   FRA F Santoro 6 6   WC USA P McEnroe 0 4     CZE M Damm 6 77     FRA G Raoux 3 62     FRA C Pioline 3 4   12 NED R Krajicek 6 6   13 CZE P Korda 77 6     SWE M Tillström 64 1     NED J Siemerink 77 77   Q NZL B Steven 65 61     USA A O'Brien 2 1   Q CAN D Nestor 6 6   5 AUT T Muster 6 5 6   FRA F Santoro 3 7 4   CZE M Damm 6 77   12 NED R Krajicek 4 63   13 CZE P Korda 5 6 1   NED J Siemerink 7 1 6 Q CAN D Nestor 6 5 66 3 CRO G Ivanišević 4 7 78 5 AUT T Muster 6 3 7 CZE M Damm 3 6 5   NED J Siemerink 6 6   3 CRO G Ivanišević 4 4   5 AUT T Muster 61 77 77   NED J Siemerink 77 63 65 Section 4 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals Q USA V Spadea 6 6   Q FRA J Golmard 2 1     AUS J Stoltenberg 6 63 3   AUS T Woodbridge 3 77 6   USA A Agassi 3 1   10 BRA G Kuerten 6 6   15 GBR T Henman 3 3     UKR A Medvedev 6 6     AUS M Woodforde 6 3 6 Q FRA O Delaître 2 6 0   FRA A Boetsch 3 4     RSA W Ferreira 6 6   8 SWE T Enqvist 77 3 3 Q USA V Spadea 61 6 6   AUS T Woodbridge 6 1 4 10 BRA G Kuerten 3 6 6   UKR A Medvedev 6 1 77   AUS M Woodforde 4 6 64   RSA W Ferreira 77 1 2 2 USA M Chang 64 6 6 Q USA V Spadea 77 3 4 10 BRA G Kuerten 65 6 6   UKR A Medvedev 6 1 4 2 USA M Chang 3 6 6 10 BRA G Kuerten 1 2   2 USA M Chang 6 6   External links Main draw Singles