1997 RCA Championships – Singles

1997 RCA Championships SWE Jonas Björkman ESP Carlos Moyá 6–3, 7–6(7–3) singles doubles 1997 RCA Championships Pete Sampras was the defending champion,https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1996-08-19-sp-35724-story.html Sampras Defeats Ivanisevic 19 August 1996 LA Times 6 July 2014 but lost in the third round to Magnus Larsson. Jonas Björkman won the title, defeating Carlos Moyá in the final 6–3, 7–6(7–3). https://apnews.com/cc3cf2266cbf4ff9aad7eda908a0ec20 Bjorkman Beats Moya In Rain-Delayed Final 17 August 1997 Associated Press 4 July 2014 Seeds The top eight seeds received a bye into the second round. 30em USA Pete Sampras (third round) CRO Goran Ivanišević (second round) ESP Àlex Corretja (third round) SWE Thomas Enqvist (third round) ESP Carlos Moyá (final) CHI Marcelo Ríos (third round) AUS Todd Woodbridge (third round) FRA Cédric Pioline (second round) SWE Jonas Björkman (champion) RSA Wayne Ferreira (semifinals) ESP Alberto Berasategui (first round) USA Chris Woodruff (second round) CZE Bohdan Ulihrach (second round) USA Andre Agassi (quarterfinals) SWE Thomas Johansson (first round) SWE Magnus Larsson (quarterfinals) Draw Finals Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 175 16 SWE Magnus Larsson 6 3 610 10 RSA Wayne Ferreira 3 6 712 CZE Jiří Novák 3 5 5 ESP Carlos Moyá 6 7 AUS Mark Woodforde 6 5 6 14 USA Andre Agassi 3 7 3 9 SWE Jonas Björkman 5 6 7 Q USA Tommy Ho 7 4 5 10 RSA Wayne Ferreira 4 2 5 ESP Carlos Moyá 6 6 AUS Mark Woodforde 0 2 9 SWE Jonas Björkman 6 6 5 ESP Carlos Moyá 3 63 9 SWE Jonas Björkman 6 77 Top half Section 1 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals USA J Stark 64 3 Q AUS J Eagle 77 6 FRA F Santoro 6 6 AUS S Draper 3 4 CAN D Nestor 4 1 16 SWE M Larsson 6 6 10 RSA W Ferreira 6 6 Q AUS M Tebbutt 4 3 WC USA K Kinnear 67 78 0r ISR E Ran 79 66 3 RSA G Stafford 6 7 GER A Rădulescu 4 5 1 USA P Sampras 6 7 Q AUS J Eagle 3 5 FRA F Santoro 3 2 16 SWE M Larsson 6 6 10 RSA W Ferreira 6 6 ISR E Ran 2 3 RSA G Stafford 2 6 6 8 FRA C Pioline 6 4 4 1 USA P Sampras 66 6 65 16 SWE M Larsson 78 4 77 10 RSA W Ferreira 6 77 RSA G Stafford 4 64 16 SWE M Larsson 6 3 610 10 RSA W Ferreira 3 6 712 Section 2 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals Q ISR R Weidenfeld 6 4 3 RSA N Godwin 3 6 6 SWE M Tillström 4 77 1 CZE J Novák 6 61 6 USA D Flach 4 5 13 CZE B Ulihrach 6 7 11 ESP A Berasategui 7 65 1 AUS R Fromberg 5 77 6 WC USA M Merklein 3 6 6 GER T Haas 6 1 3 GER B Karbacher 4 6 2 WC USA S Campbell 6 4 6 4 SWE T Enqvist 6 6 RSA N Godwin 3 0 CZE J Novák 6 6 13 CZE B Ulihrach 2 2 AUS R Fromberg 6 77 WC USA M Merklein 3 61 WC USA S Campbell 65 7 62 5 ESP C Moyá 77 5 77 4 SWE T Enqvist 5 6 3 CZE J Novák 7 3 6 AUS R Fromberg 2 4 5 ESP C Moyá 6 6 CZE J Novák 3 5 5 ESP C Moyá 6 7 Bottom half Section 3 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals Q USA M Bryan 4 7 2 FRA T Champion 6 5 6 Q BEL J Van Herck 1 2 AUS M Woodforde 6 6 USA J Gimelstob 6 4 1 12 USA C Woodruff 3 6 6 14 USA A Agassi 6 4 6 ITA D Sanguinetti 2 6 4 FRA O Delaître 6 6 BEL D Norman 4 2 USA R Reneberg 2 4 FRA A Boetsch 6 6 6 CHI M Ríos 3 6 6 FRA T Champion 6 2 3 AUS M Woodforde 6 6 12 USA C Woodruff 3 3 14 USA A Agassi 77 6 FRA O Delaître 63 1 FRA A Boetsch 2 77 2 3 ESP À Corretja 6 65 6 6 CHI M Ríos 66 4 AUS M Woodforde 78 6 14 USA A Agassi 7 6 3 ESP À Corretja 5 1 AUS M Woodforde 6 5 6 14 USA A Agassi 3 7 3 Section 4 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals CZE M Damm 6 6 FRA J Golmard 1 1 FRA L Roux 6 6 ROU R Sabău 1 2 WC AUS L Smith 2 64 9 SWE J Björkman 6 77 15 SWE T Johansson 78 5 4 WC USA G Weiner 66 7 6 Q USA T Ho 6 6 Q USA S Bryan 3 3 AUS J Stoltenberg 6 77 RSA M Ondruska 2 64 7 AUS T Woodbridge 66 7 7 CZE M Damm 78 5 5 FRA L Roux 3 3 9 SWE J Björkman 6 6 WC USA G Weiner 6 62 3 Q USA T Ho 3 77 6 AUS J Stoltenberg 65 7 6 2 CRO G Ivanišević 77 5 4 7 AUS T Woodbridge 2 5 9 SWE J Björkman 6 7 Q USA T Ho 6 6 AUS J Stoltenberg 4 3 9 SWE J Björkman 5 6 7 Q USA T Ho 7 4 5 References External links Main Draw Category:1997 ATP Tour