# 1997 du Maurier Open – Men's singles

Chris Woodruff defeated Gustavo Kuerten in the final, 7–5, 4–6, 6–3 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1997 Canadian Open.
Wayne Ferreira was the defending champion, but lost to Yevgeny Kafelnikov in the third round.

## Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. The top eight seeds received a bye to the second round.
* Michael Chang (semifinals)
* Goran Ivanišević (third round)
* Thomas Muster (third round)
* Yevgeny Kafelnikov (semifinals)
* Thomas Enqvist (quarterfinals)
* Gustavo Kuerten (final)
* Mark Philippoussis (quarterfinals)
* Richard Krajicek (quarterfinals)
* Petr Korda (first round)
* Tim Henman (first round)
* Patrick Rafter (second round)
* Jonas Björkman (third round)
* Wayne Ferreira (third round)
* Jim Courier (first round)
* Alex O'Brien (third round)
* Jan Siemerink (second 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 | Final |
| 1 | Michael Chang | 3 | 1 | | | | | | |
| 6 | Gustavo Kuerten | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| 6 | Gustavo Kuerten | 6 | 6 | | 6 | Gustavo Kuerten | 5 | 6 | 3 |
| | | | | | | Chris Woodruff | 7 | 4 | 6 |
| 4 | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 7 | 5 | 3 | | Chris Woodruff | 7 | 4 | 6 |
| | Chris Woodruff | 5 | 7 | 6 | | | | | |

### 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 | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 1 | M Chang | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Lareau | 1 | 5 | | | S Stolle | 1 | 0 | r | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Stolle | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | 1 | M Chang | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | G Stafford | 6 | 5 | 2 | | | | | | 15 | A O'Brien | 6 | 2 | 3 | | | | |
| | M Ondruska | 4 | 7 | 6 | | M Ondruska | 4 | 6$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Boetsch | 1 | 2 | | 15 | A O'Brien | 6 | 7$^9$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | A O'Brien | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | M Chang | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| 9 | P Korda | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | R Krajicek | 6$^5$ | 4 |
| | J Gimelstob | 6 | 6 | | | J Gimelstob | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Draper | 4 | 6 | 6 | | S Draper | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Champion | 6 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | J Gimelstob | 2 | 4 | | | | | |
| | N Godwin | 7$^7$ | 4 | 6 | | | | | | 8 | R Krajicek | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | B Black | 6$^2$ | 6 | 4 | | N Godwin | 6$^3$ | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 8 | R Krajicek | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| 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 |
| | | | | | 3 | T Muster | 4 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J Salzenstein | 6 | 6 | | Q | J Salzenstein | 6 | 6$^1$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | W McGuire | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | 3 | T Muster | 2 | 6 | 4 | | | | |
| | G Grant | 7$^{11}$ | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | F Santoro | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | |
| | E Ran | 6$^9$ | 6$^0$ | | | G Grant | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Santoro | 7 | 4 | 6 | | F Santoro | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | J Courier | 5 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | F Santoro | 3 | 6$^6$ |
| 11 | P Rafter | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | G Kuerten | 6 | 7$^8$ |
| | O Delaître | 4 | 1 | | 11 | P Rafter | 7$^7$ | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | F Niemeyer | 6$^5$ | 3 | | Q | M Tebbutt | 6$^4$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Tebbutt | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | Q | M Tebbutt | 7 | 4 | 4 | | | | |
| | S Sargsian | 7$^7$ | 3 | 3 | | | | | | 6 | G Kuerten | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | J Stark | 6$^3$ | 6 | 6 | | J Stark | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | G Kuerten | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 3

| 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 | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 5 | T Enqvist | 6$^3$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Nestor | 7 | 4 | 4 | | T Haas | 7$^7$ | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Haas | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 5 | T Enqvist | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | D Flach | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | 12 | J Björkman | 3 | 2 | | | | | |
| | J Golmard | 6$^0$ | 4 | | | D Flach | 7 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | B Kokavec | 3 | 2 | | 12 | J Björkman | 5 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | J Björkman | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | T Enqvist | 5 | 7$^9$ | 1 |
| 13 | W Ferreira | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Y Kafelnikov | 7 | 6$^7$ | 6 |
| | D Vacek | 6$^5$ | 1 | | 13 | W Ferreira | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | C Caratti | 6 | 6 | | Q | C Caratti | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Damm | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | 13 | W Ferreira | 5 | 3 | | | | | |
| | V Spadea | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 4 | Y Kafelnikov | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | L Roux | 6 | 3 | 1 | | V Spadea | 6 | 3 | 6$^6$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | Y Kafelnikov | 4 | 6 | 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 7 | M Philippoussis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | C Mamiit | 1 | 6 | 5 | Q | S Campbell | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S Campbell | 6 | 4 | 7 | | | | | | 7 | M Philippoussis | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | G Raoux | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | G Raoux | 5 | 3 | | | | |
| Q | P Gauthier | 3 | 6$^3$ | | | G Raoux | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | S Leblanc | 7$^7$ | 4 | 6 | WC | S Leblanc | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | T Henman | 6$^3$ | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | 7 | M Philippoussis | 4 | 4 |
| 16 | J Siemerink | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | C Woodruff | 6 | 6 |
| | L Paes | 3 | 4 | | 16 | J Siemerink | 7$^7$ | 5 | 6$^2$ | | | | | | | | |
| | C Woodruff | 7$^9$ | 6 | | | C Woodruff | 6$^4$ | 7 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | |
| WC | J Robichaud | 6$^7$ | 3 | | | | | | | | C Woodruff | 7$^8$ | 6 | | | | |
| | F Fetterlein | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | 2 | G Ivanišević | 6$^6$ | 2 | | | | |
| | B Steven | 6 | 6 | | | B Steven | 3 | 7$^{10}$ | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | G Ivanišević | 6 | 6$^8$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying
### Qualifying seeds

The top seed received a bye to the final round.
* Steve Campbell (qualified)
* Cristiano Caratti (qualified)
* Jeff Salzenstein (qualified)
* Cecil Mamiit (qualified)
* Wade McGuire (qualified)
* Alex Reichel (qualifying competition)
* Michael Tebbutt (qualified)
* Lorenzo Manta (qualifying competition)
* Pier Gauthier (qualified)
* Max Mirnyi (qualifying competition)
* Sander Groen (qualifying competition)
* Ronald Agénor (qualifying competition)
* Piet Norval (qualifying competition)
* Aleksandar Kitinov (first round)

### Qualifiers

* Steve Campbell
* Cristiano Caratti
* Jeff Salzenstein
* Cecil Mamiit
* Wade McGuire
* Pier Gauthier
* Michael Tebbutt

### Qualifying draw
#### First qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| | | | | 1 | Steve Campbell | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | Simon Larose | 7 | 0 | 4 |
| | Simon Larose | 6 | 6 | | Simon Larose | 7 | 0 | 4 |
| 14 | Aleksandar Kitinov | 2 | 3 | | | | | |

#### Second qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 2 | Cristiano Caratti | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Ryan Clark | 2 | 3 | | | | |
| | Ryan Clark | 2 | 3 | 2 | Cristiano Caratti | 7 | 7 |
| | | | | 12 | Ronald Agénor | 6 | 6 |
| | Phillipe Sylvestre | 2 | 0 | 12 | Ronald Agénor | 6 | 6 |
| 12 | Ronald Agénor | 6 | 6 | | | | |

#### Third qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 3 | Jeff Salzenstein | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | Martin Laurendeau | 2 | 4 | | | | | |
| WC | Martin Laurendeau | 2 | 4 | 3 | Jeff Salzenstein | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | 13 | Piet Norval | 7 | 2 | 3 |
| | Michael Shyjan | 1 | 0 | 13 | Piet Norval | 7 | 2 | 3 |
| 13 | Piet Norval | 6 | 6 | | | | | |

#### Fourth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 4 | Cecil Mamiit | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Dominic Boulet | 1 | 3 | | | | | |
| | Dominic Boulet | 1 | 3 | 4 | Cecil Mamiit | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | 10 | Max Mirnyi | 7 | 4 | 2 |
| | Vojtěch Flégl | 0 | 3 | 10 | Max Mirnyi | 7 | 4 | 2 |
| 10 | Max Mirnyi | 6 | 6 | | | | | |

#### Fifth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 5 | Wade McGuire | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | Eric Godin | 2 | 4 | | | | | |
| WC | Eric Godin | 2 | 4 | | 5 | Wade McGuire | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 11 | Sander Groen | 3 | 2 |
| | Hughes Laverdière | 7 | 1 | 1 | 11 | Sander Groen | 3 | 2 |
| 11 | Sander Groen | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | |

#### Sixth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 6 | Alex Reichel | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Emin Ağayev | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | |
| | Emin Ağayev | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | Alex Reichel | 4 | 3 |
| | | | | | 9 | Pier Gauthier | 6 | 6 |
| | Will Ritter | 2 | 4 | | 9 | Pier Gauthier | 6 | 6 |
| 9 | Pier Gauthier | 6 | 6 | | | | | |

#### Seventh qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 7 | Michael Tebbutt | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Daniel Larouche | 2 | 3 | | | | |
| | Daniel Larouche | 2 | 3 | 7 | Michael Tebbutt | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | 8 | Lorenzo Manta | 3 | 3 |
| | Jean-François Berard | 2 | 6 | 8 | Lorenzo Manta | 3 | 3 |
| 8 | Lorenzo Manta | 6 | 7 | | | | |