# 1897 U.S. National Championships – Men's singles

Defending champion Robert Wrenn defeated Wilberforce Eaves in the challenge round, 4–6, 8–6, 6–3, 2–6, 6–2 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1897 U.S. National Championships. A delegation of British players, including reigning Wimbledon champion Eaves, competed at this year's U.S. championships.

## Draw
### Challenge round

| Challenge round | Challenge round | Challenge round | Challenge round | Challenge round | Challenge round | Challenge round |
| R Wrenn | R Wrenn | 4 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 6 |
| W Eaves | W Eaves | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 2 |

### Finals

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| H Nisbet | H Nisbet | 3 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| W Larned | W Larned | 6 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
| W Larned | W Larned | 6 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 4 | H Nisbet | H Nisbet | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| | | | | | | | W Eaves | W Eaves | 7 | 6 | 6 |
| W Eaves | W Eaves | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | W Eaves | W Eaves | 7 | 6 | 6 |
| LE Ware | LE Ware | 0 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | |

### Earlier rounds
#### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | | FF Brooks | FF Brooks | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| MD Whitman | MD Whitman | 6 | 6 | 6 | | MD Whitman | MD Whitman | w/ | o | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| W Clothier | W Clothier | 3 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | MD Whitman | MD Whitman | 9 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| H Mahony | H Mahony | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | H Mahony | H Mahony | 7 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | |
| E Stille | E Stille | 3 | 3 | 3 | | H Mahony | H Mahony | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| JC Goodfellow | JC Goodfellow | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | JC Goodfellow | JC Goodfellow | 4 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| TR Pell | TR Pell | 3 | 8 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | MD Whitman | MD Whitman | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 5 |
| JK Willing | JK Willing | w/ | o | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | H Nisbet | H Nisbet | 8 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 7 |
| J Talmage | J Talmage | | | | | JK Willing | JK Willing | 3 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| H Nisbet | H Nisbet | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | H Nisbet | H Nisbet | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| H Hackett | H Hackett | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | H Nisbet | H Nisbet | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| J Ryerson | J Ryerson | 6 | 11 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | BC Wright | BC Wright | 3 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | |
| RD Little | RD Little | 3 | 9 | 6 | 3 | J Ryerson | J Ryerson | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| BC Wright | BC Wright | 6 | 6 | 6 | | BC Wright | BC Wright | 6 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| P Marshall | P Marshall | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second 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 |
| W Larned | W Larned | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| AP Hawes | AP Hawes | 2 | 3 | 0 | | | W Larned | W Larned | 8 | 3 | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| GL Wrenn | GL Wrenn | 6 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 6 | GL Wrenn | GL Wrenn | 6 | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| CP Dodge | CP Dodge | 3 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 3 | | | | | | | | W Larned | W Larned | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| J Forbes | J Forbes | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | J Forbes | J Forbes | 3 | 1 | 4 | | | | | |
| ES White | ES White | 3 | 4 | 2 | | | J Forbes | J Forbes | 6 | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| P MacMahon | P MacMahon | w/ | o | | | | P MacMahon | P MacMahon | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| D Miller | D Miller | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | W Larned | W Larned | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| R Stevens | R Stevens | w/ | o | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | EP Fischer | EP Fischer | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| M Chace | M Chace | | | | | | R Stevens | R Stevens | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| M Smith | M Smith | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | M Smith | M Smith | w/ | o | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| R McKittrick | R McKittrick | 2 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | M Smith | M Smith | 5 | 6 | 2 | | | | | |
| EP Fischer | EP Fischer | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | EP Fischer | EP Fischer | 7 | 8 | 6 | | | | | |
| CA Gould | CA Gould | 1 | 4 | 3 | | | EP Fischer | EP Fischer | 4 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WS Bond | WS Bond | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | WS Bond | WS Bond | 6 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| AWS Post | AWS Post | 1 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 3

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| D Davis | D Davis | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| R Hooker | R Hooker | 6 | 1 | 4 | 4 | | D Davis | D Davis | 5 | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| E Wrenn | E Wrenn | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | E Wrenn | E Wrenn | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| R Thurber | R Thurber | 4 | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | E Wrenn | E Wrenn | 3 | 7 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | |
| M Goodbody | M Goodbody | w/ | o | | | | | | | | | | J Parmly Paret | J Parmly Paret | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| H McKittrick | H McKittrick | | | | | | M Goodbody | M Goodbody | 4 | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| J Parmly Paret | J Parmly Paret | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | J Parmly Paret | J Parmly Paret | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| G Sheldon | G Sheldon | 0 | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | J Parmly Paret | J Parmly Paret | 4 | 1 | 6 | 3 |
| W Eaves | W Eaves | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | W Eaves | W Eaves | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| FB Stevens | FB Stevens | 2 | 2 | 3 | | | W Eaves | W Eaves | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| CR Budlong | CR Budlong | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | CR Budlong | CR Budlong | 4 | 6 | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WKAuchincloss | WKAuchincloss | 3 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | W Eaves | W Eaves | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| J Neely | J Neely | 4 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | J Neely | J Neely | 5 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | |
| T Gross | T Gross | 6 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | J Neely | J Neely | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| JC Davidson | JC Davidson | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | JC Davidson | JC Davidson | 2 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| H Avery | H Avery | 3 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| First round | First round | 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 | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| OM Bostwick | OM Bostwick | 9 | 9 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| B Goodbody | B Goodbody | 7 | 7 | 3 | | | OM Bostwick | OM Bostwick | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| H Ward | H Ward | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | H Ward | H Ward | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| A Codman | A Codman | 3 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | H Ward | H Ward | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WW Reece | WW Reece | 2 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 10 | | | | | | GW Lee | GW Lee | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
| H Plummer | H Plummer | 6 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 8 | WW Reece | WW Reece | 4 | 1 | r | | | | | | | | | | | |
| GW Lee | GW Lee | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | GW Lee | GW Lee | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WD Brownell | WD Brownell | 1 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | H Ward | H Ward | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| SA Cushman | SA Cushman | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | LE Ware | LE Ware | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| R Proctor | R Proctor | 1 | 2 | 1 | | | SA Cushman | SA Cushman | 2 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| LE Ware | LE Ware | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | LE Ware | LE Ware | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| EA Freshman | EA Freshman | 1 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | LE Ware | LE Ware | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| B Marshall | B Marshall | w/ | o | | | | | | | | | H Holt | H Holt | 3 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | |
| K McEnroe | K McEnroe | | | | | | B Marshall | B Marshall | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | H Holt | H Holt | w/ | o | | | | | | | | | | | | |