# 1997 Great American Insurance ATP Championships – Singles

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.
* Pete Sampras (champion)
* Michael Chang (semifinals)
* Goran Ivanišević (third round)
* Álex Corretja (third round)
* Thomas Muster (final)
* Sergi Bruguera (quarterfinals)
* Yevgeny Kafelnikov (quarterfinals)
* Thomas Enqvist (second round)
* Marcelo Ríos (third round)
* Gustavo Kuerten (quarterfinals)
* Mark Philippoussis (first round)
* Richard Krajicek (second round)
* Petr Korda (second round)
* Álbert Costa (semifinals)
* Tim Henman (first round)
* Patrick Rafter (third round)

## Draw
### Key

* Q = Qualifier
* WC = Wild card
* LL = Lucky loser
* Alt = Alternate
* SE = Special exempt
* PR = Protected ranking
* ITF = ITF entry
* JE = Junior exempt
* w/o = Walkover
* r = Retired
* d = Defaulted
* SR = Special ranking

### Finals

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Pete Sampras | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 14 | Álbert Costa | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| 14 | Álbert Costa | 3 | 4 | | 1 | Pete Sampras | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 5 | Thomas Muster | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | Thomas Muster | 6 | 4 | 7$^7$ | 5 | Thomas Muster | 3 | 4 |
| 2 | Michael Chang | 3 | 6 | 6$^2$ | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 1 | P Sampras | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | J Gimelstob | 6 | 6 | | WC | J Gimelstob | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Black | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | 1 | P Sampras | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | |
| | D Vacek | 6$^5$ | 2 | | | | | | | 16 | P Rafter | 6$^4$ | 4 | | | | |
| Q | D Wheaton | 7$^7$ | 6 | | Q | D Wheaton | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Larsson | 7 | 4 | 5 | 16 | P Rafter | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | P Rafter | 5 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | P Sampras | 6 | 6 |
| 9 | M Ríos | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Y Kafelnikov | 2 | 2 |
| | J Björkman | 3 | 5 | | 9 | M Ríos | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Johansson | 6 | 3 | 6 | | T Johansson | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | K Ullyett | 4 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | 9 | M Ríos | 5 | 2 | | | | |
| | S Sargsian | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | 7 | Y Kafelnikov | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | C Woodruff | 6 | 6 | | | C Woodruff | 6$^3$ | 6$^6$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | Y Kafelnikov | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 4 | Á Corretja | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Rusedski | 6 | 3 | 6$^3$ | | J Stark | 6$^4$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Stark | 1 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | 4 | Á Corretja | 1 | 6$^3$ | | | | | |
| | G Stafford | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | 14 | Á Costa | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | |
| | T Haas | 6 | 4 | 6 | | T Haas | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Courier | 6 | 6$^5$ | 3 | 14 | Á Costa | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Á Costa | 4 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | 14 | Á Costa | 4 | 6 | 5 |
| 11 | M Philippoussis | 6$^5$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | 6 | S Bruguera | 6 | 3 | 2$^r$ |
| | S Schalken | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | S Schalken | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Novák | 7 | 7$^7$ | | | J Novák | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M-K Goellner | 5 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | J Novák | 6$^5$ | 3 | | | | | |
| | R Reneberg | 6 | 6$^3$ | 4 | | | | | 6 | S Bruguera | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
| | S Draper | 1 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | S Draper | 6$^6$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | S Bruguera | 7$^8$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 3

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | 5 | T Muster | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Santoro | 6 | 6 | | F Santoro | 3 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | P McEnroe | 0 | 4 | | | | | | 5 | T Muster | 6 | 3 | 7 | | | | | |
| | M Damm | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | M Damm | 3 | 6 | 5 | | | | | |
| | G Raoux | 3 | 6$^2$ | | M Damm | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Pioline | 3 | 4 | 12 | R Krajicek | 4 | 6$^3$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | R Krajicek | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | T Muster | 6$^1$ | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ |
| 13 | P Korda | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | J Siemerink | 7$^7$ | 6$^3$ | 6$^5$ |
| | M Tillström | 6$^4$ | 1 | 13 | P Korda | 5 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Siemerink | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | J Siemerink | 7 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | B Steven | 6$^5$ | 6$^1$ | | | | | | | J Siemerink | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | A O'Brien | 2 | 1 | | | | | | 3 | G Ivanišević | 4 | 4 | | | | | | |
| Q | D Nestor | 6 | 6 | Q | D Nestor | 6 | 5 | 6$^6$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 3 | G Ivanišević | 4 | 7 | 7$^8$ | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 8 | T Enqvist | 7$^7$ | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | V Spadea | 6 | 6 | | Q | V Spadea | 6$^1$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J Golmard | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | Q | V Spadea | 7$^7$ | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| | J Stoltenberg | 6 | 6$^3$ | 3 | | | | | | 10 | G Kuerten | 6$^5$ | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | T Woodbridge | 3 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | T Woodbridge | 6 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Agassi | 3 | 1 | | 10 | G Kuerten | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | G Kuerten | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | G Kuerten | 1 | 2 |
| 15 | T Henman | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | M Chang | 6 | 6 |
| | A Medvedev | 6 | 6 | | | A Medvedev | 6 | 1 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Woodforde | 6 | 3 | 6 | | M Woodforde | 4 | 6 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | O Delaître | 2 | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | A Medvedev | 6 | 1 | 4 | | | | |
| | A Boetsch | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | 2 | M Chang | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | W Ferreira | 6 | 6 | | | W Ferreira | 7$^7$ | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | M Chang | 6$^4$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |