# 1997 Waldbaum's Hamlet Cup – Singles

The 1997 Waldbaum's Hamlet Cup was a men's tennis tournament played on Hard courts in Long Island, United States that was part of the International Series of the 1997 ATP Tour. It was the seventeenth edition of the tournament and was held from 18–24 August 1998.

## Seeds

Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.
* Michael Chang (quarterfinals)
* Goran Ivanišević (quarterfinals)
* Yevgeny Kafelnikov (first round)
* Gustavo Kuerten (second round)
* Carlos Moyá (champions)
* Thomas Enqvist (semifinals)
* Unknown (withdrew)
* Patrick Rafter (finale)

## 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 | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 8 | Patrick Rafter | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 6 | Thomas Enqvist | 4 | 4 | | | | |
| 6 | Thomas Enqvist | 4 | 4 | 8 | Patrick Rafter | 4 | 6$^1$ |
| | | | | 5 | Carlos Moyá | 6 | 7 |
| 5 | Carlos Moyá | 6 | 6 | 5 | Carlos Moyá | 6 | 7 |
| | Julián Alonso | 2 | 3 | | | | |

### Top half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 1 | M Chang | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Medvedev | 6 | 4 | | 1 | M Chang | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Woodbridge | 6 | 6 | | | T Woodbridge | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Oncins | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | 1 | M Chang | 4 | 6 | 1 | | | | |
| | B Ulihrach | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 8 | P Rafter | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | |
| | D Prinosil | 1 | 1 | | | B Ulihrach | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | P Rafter | 6 | 3 | 6 | 8 | P Rafter | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Kučera | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | P Rafter | 6 | 6 |
| | A Boetsch | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | T Enqvist | 4 | 4 |
| 3 | Y Kafelnikov | 4 | 6 | | | A Boetsch | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Reneberg | 6 | 6 | | | R Reneberg | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Damm | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | R Reneberg | 7 | 4 | 2 | | | | |
| | C Pioline | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 6 | T Enqvist | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | A Portas | 2 | 4 | | | C Pioline | 5 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | T Enqvist | 6 | 6 | | 6 | T Enqvist | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Johansson | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 5 | C Moyá | 0 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Sánchez | 6 | 5 | 2 | 5 | C Moyá | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Rosset | 4 | 6 | 6 | | M Rosset | 2 | 1$^r$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Vacek | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | 5 | C Moyá | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | M-K Goellner | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | M-K Goellner | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
| | M Woodforde | 6 | 4 | 2 | | M-K Goellner | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | G Kuerten | 6 | 7 | | 4 | G Kuerten | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Filippini | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | C Moyá | 6 | 6 |
| | J Björkman | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | J Alonso | 2 | 3 |
| | C Costa | 2 | 0 | | | J Björkman | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Alonso | 3 | 6 | 6 | | J Alonso | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Ruud | 6 | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | J Alonso | 7 | 3 | 6 | | | | |
| | N Lapentti | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | 2 | G Ivanišević | 6 | 6 | 3 | | | | |
| | J Siemerink | 6 | 4 | | | N Lapentti | 7 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | G Ivanišević | 7 | 6 | | 2 | G Ivanišević | 5 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Delgado | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |