1997 Lipton Championships – Men's singles

Men's singles
1997 Lipton Championships
Final
Champion	Thomas Muster
Runner-up	Sergi Bruguera
Score	7–6(8–6), 6–3, 6–1
Details
Draw	96 (12Q / 2LL) / 6WC)
Seeds	32
Events
Singles men women Doubles men women
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Thomas Muster defeated Sergi Bruguera in the final, 7–6^(8–6), 6–3, 6–1 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1997 Miami Open.^[1][2][3]

Andre Agassi was the two-time defending champion, but lost in the second round to Scott Draper.

Seeds

All thirty-two seeds received a bye to the second round.

Draw

Key

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Pete Sampras	w/o
		Hendrik Dreekmann
								1	Pete Sampras	7	62	4
								30	Sergi Bruguera	5	77	6
	30	Sergi Bruguera	6	6
		Andriy Medvedev	0	3
															30	Sergi Bruguera	66	3	1
															2	Thomas Muster	78	6	6
	22	Jim Courier	6	77
	4	Goran Ivanišević	2	62
								22	Jim Courier	3	4
								2	Thomas Muster	6	6
	25	Jonas Björkman	5	2
	2	Thomas Muster	7	6

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								1	P Sampras	6	6
		M Zabaleta	7	5	6d				A Voinea	2	0
		A Voinea	5	7	6										1	P Sampras	6	77
	WC	N Kiefer	6	5	77										31	F Clavet	3	63
		D van Scheppingen	2	7	63			WC	N Kiefer	2	3
								31	F Clavet	6	6
																						1	P Sampras	6	6
																							M Larsson	2	0
								17	J Siemerink	1	3
		P Haarhuis	5	6	5				M Larsson	6	6
		M Larsson	7	0	7											M Larsson	5	7	6
	Q	D Flach	61	6	2											C Doseděl	7	5	3
		C Doseděl	77	2	6				C Doseděl	5	6	7
								15	M Rosset	7	2	5

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								LL	L Arnold	1	1
		M Filippini	4	4					H Dreekmann	6	6
		H Dreekmann	6	6												H Dreekmann	77	3	77
		M Joyce	1	6	3											G Kuerten	65	6	63
		G Kuerten	6	4	6				G Kuerten	710	6
								23	B Ulihrach	68	3
																							H Dreekmann	6	6
																							M Tillström	3	4
								26	T Woodbridge	62	7	4
		L Roux	66	1					M Tillström	77	5	6
		M Tillström	78	6												M Tillström	6	3	6
	WC	J Gimelstob	66	6	4										7	C Moyá	4	6	3
	Q	M Charpentier	78	3	6			Q	M Charpentier	64	4
								7	C Moyá	77	6

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								3	M Chang	6	77
	Q	M Merklein	2	6	6			Q	M Merklein	3	64
		N Godwin	6	4	4										3	M Chang	4	3
		J Stoltenberg	6	6											30	S Bruguera	6	6
	Q	J Grabb	3	2					J Stoltenberg	3	6	5
								30	S Bruguera	6	3	7
																						30	S Bruguera	77	6
																						Q	G Etlis	60	4
								19	R Reneberg	4	r
		G Blanco	4	4				Q	G Etlis	6
	Q	G Etlis	6	6											Q	G Etlis	77	79
	Q	J Alonso	6	6											Q	J Alonso	62	67
	Q	S Bryan	4	0				Q	J Alonso	64	6	6
								14	T Henman	77	2	3

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								11	A Costa	6	6
	WC	F Dewulf	77	6				WC	F Dewulf	3	2
	Q	A Hernández	63	1											11	A Costa	3	6	62
		C Ruud	4	4												A Medvedev	6	3	77
		A Medvedev	6	6					A Medvedev	6	62	77
								21	P Korda	2	77	63
																							A Medvedev	4	6	7
																							N Kulti	6	3	5
								28	C Pioline	6	4	68
		N Kulti	6	6					N Kulti	2	6	710
	WC	M Ondruska	0	2												N Kulti	6	7
	WC	D Nestor	6	0	6										WC	D Nestor	4	5
		J Stark	3	6	3			WC	D Nestor	711	6
								6	T Enqvist	69	3

Bottom half

Section 5

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								5	R Krajicek	7	77
		P Rafter	4	4					H Gumy	5	64
		H Gumy	6	6											5	R Krajicek	6	7
		M-K Goellner	6	2	3										27	A Boetsch	3	5
		F Meligeni	4	6	6				F Meligeni	4	3
								27	A Boetsch	6	6
																						5	R Krajicek	66	4
																						22	J Courier	78	6
								22	J Courier	6	6
		S Stolle	6	60	7				S Stolle	2	2
		M A Gorriz	0	77	5										22	J Courier	4	6	6
		S Draper	6	77												S Draper	6	1	4
		S Schalken	3	65					S Draper	77	6
								12	A Agassi	65	1

Section 6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								13	F Mantilla	4	4
		T Champion	77	5	3				D Hrbatý	6	6
		D Hrbatý	63	7	6											D Hrbatý	6	6
		A Rădulescu	4	4												C Woodruff	3	2
		C Woodruff	6	6					C Woodruff	6	6
								LL	N Lapentti	4	3
																							D Hrbatý	4	4
																						4	G Ivanišević	6	6
								29	A O'Brien	64	5
		V Spadea	4	6	6				V Spadea	77	7
	Q	J Frana	6	3	4											V Spadea	6	64	4
		A Gaudenzi	2	3											4	G Ivanišević	3	77	6
		B Black	6	6					B Black	3	3
								4	G Ivanišević	6	6

Section 7

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								8	M Ríos	7	6
		S Sargsian	2	5					J Tarango	5	2
		J Tarango	6	7											8	M Ríos	3	6	1
		J van Herck	77	3	4										25	J Björkman	6	3	6
	Q	J Salzenstein	65	6	6			Q	J Salzenstein	2	3
								25	J Björkman	6	6
																						25	J Björkman	6	6
																						24	M Philippoussis	3	4
								24	M Philippoussis	7	77
		M Damm	6	5	6				M Damm	5	64
		C Costa	1	7	4										24	M Philippoussis	6	6
		J A Viloca	0	3											9	W Ferreira	3	3
		J Novák	6	6					J Novák	4	2
								9	W Ferreira	6	6

Section 8

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								16	A Berasategui	2	64
	Q	S Lareau	6	6				Q	S Lareau	6	77
		M Woodforde	2	4											Q	S Lareau	1	5
	Q	J Golmard	6	6											18	À Corretja	6	7
		G Raoux	2	3				Q	J Golmard	5	3
								18	À Corretja	7	6
																						18	À Corretja	4	4
																						2	T Muster	6	6
								32	J Sánchez	6	2	1
		G Forget	63	5				WC	T Haas	4	6	6
	WC	T Haas	77	7											WC	T Haas	1	2
		L Paes	64	65											2	T Muster	6	6
		G Stafford	77	77					G Stafford	4	6	1
								2	T Muster	6	2	6

Qualifying

Qualifying seeds

Qualifiers

Lucky losers

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	1	Jérôme Golmard	6	6
		Attila Sávolt	3	2
								1	Jérôme Golmard	6	6
								23	Bryan Shelton	4	4
		Daniel Orsanic	6	3	3
	23	Bryan Shelton	3	6	6

Second qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	2	Javier Frana	7	6
		Michael Tebbutt	6	3
								2	Javier Frana	6	3	6
									Cecil Mamiit	2	6	3
		Cecil Mamiit	6	6
	24	Gérard Solvès	3	2

Third qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	3	Doug Flach	6	6
		Mark Petchey	1	2
								3	Doug Flach	6	6
								22	David Nainkin	4	2
		Oren Motevassel	4	6	4
	22	David Nainkin	6	3	6

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	4	Sébastien Lareau	6	6
		Rainer Schüttler	4	3
								4	Sébastien Lareau	6	6
								21	Gabriel Silberstein	2	3
		Martijn Bok	1	4
	21	Gabriel Silberstein	6	6

Fifth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	5	Lucas Arnold	7	6
		David Rikl	6	3
								5	Lucas Arnold	6	6	2
									Mark Merklein	3	7	6
		Mark Merklein	6	6	7
	19	Shuzo Matsuoka	3	7	6

Sixth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	6	Nicolás Lapentti	6	7	6
		Albert Chang	7	6	4
								6	Nicolás Lapentti	3	6
									Jeff Salzenstein	6	7
		Jeff Salzenstein	6	3	6
	20	Luis Herrera	4	6	2

Seventh qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	7	Marcelo Charpentier	6	6
	WC	Bojan Vujić	2	2
								7	Marcelo Charpentier	4	6	6
								17	Răzvan Sabău	6	4	4
		Stefan Koubek	0	4
	17	Răzvan Sabău	6	6

Eighth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	8	Alejandro Hernández	6	4	6
	WC	Scott Humphries	4	6	2
								8	Alejandro Hernández	2	6	6
									Steve Campbell	6	2	2
		Steve Campbell	6	6	7
	18	Mark Knowles	3	7	6

Ninth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	9	Jaime Oncins	7	6
		Nicola Bruno	6	0
								9	Jaime Oncins	6	6	1
									Julián Alonso	4	7	6
		Julián Alonso	2	7	6
	15	Jean-Philippe Fleurian	6	6	2

Tenth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	10	Steve Bryan	6	7
		Mosé Navarra	3	6
								10	Steve Bryan	6	6
									Chris Haggard	3	2
		Chris Haggard	5	6	6
	16	Jimy Szymanski	7	4	2

Eleventh qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	11	Dirk Dier	6	6	6
		Jim Grabb	3	7	7
									Jim Grabb	7	7
									Luis Morejón	6	6
		Luis Morejón	0	6	6
	13	Guillermo Cañas	6	3	3

Twelfth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	12	Gastón Etlis	6	6
		Grant Doyle	4	4
								12	Gastón Etlis	6	6
								14	Roberto Jabali	4	1
		Ben Ellwood	4	3
	14	Roberto Jabali	6	6

References

External links

• Main draw
• ITF tournament profile

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