Gustavo Kuerten defeated Sergi Bruguera in the final, 6–3, 6–4, 6–2 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1997 French Open. It was his first major singles title. He was the first unseeded player since Mats Wilander in 1982 and the second-lowest ranked player ever to win a major, and the first Brazilian man to win a singles major. Following the win, Kuerten jumped in the rankings from world No. 66 to No. 15.
Yevgeny Kafelnikov was the defending champion, but lost to Kuerten in the quarterfinals. Kuerten defeated all three of the most recent French Open champions en route to the title: 1993 and 1994 champion Bruguera in the final, 1995 champion Thomas Muster in the third round, and 1996 champion Kafelnikov in the quarterfinals.
Seeds
Qualifying
Draw
Finals
Top half
Section 1
Section 2
Section 3
Section 4
Bottom half
Section 5
Section 6
Section 7
Section 8
References
External links 1997 French Open Men's Singles draw – Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) 1997 French Open – Men's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation