1997 du Maurier Open – Men's singles

Men's singles
1997 du Maurier Open
Champion	Chris Woodruff
Runner-up	Gustavo Kuerten
Score	7–5, 4–6, 6–3
Draw	56 (4WC/7Q)
Seeds	16

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.^[1][2]

Wayne Ferreira was the defending champion, but lost to Yevgeny Kafelnikov in the third round.

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.

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Michael Chang	3	1
	6	Gustavo Kuerten	6	6
								6	Gustavo Kuerten	5	6	3
									Chris Woodruff	7	4	6
	4	Yevgeny Kafelnikov	7	5	3
		Chris Woodruff	5	7	6

	First round							Second round							Third round							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	67
		A Boetsch	1	2				15	A O'Brien	6	79
	15	A O'Brien	6	6																		1	M Chang	77	6
	9	P Korda	4	4																		8	R Krajicek	65	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	77	4	6										8	R Krajicek	6	6
		B Black	62	6	4				N Godwin	63	1
								8	R Krajicek	77	6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								3	T Muster	4	77	6
	Q	J Salzenstein	6	6				Q	J Salzenstein	6	61	3
	Q	W McGuire	4	2											3	T Muster	2	6	4
		G Grant	711	77												F Santoro	6	2	6
		E Ran	69	60					G Grant	2	1
		F Santoro	7	4	6				F Santoro	6	6
	14	J Courier	5	6	4																		F Santoro	3	66
	11	P Rafter	6	6																		6	G Kuerten	6	78
		O Delaître	4	1				11	P Rafter	77	4	4
	WC	F Niemeyer	65	3				Q	M Tebbutt	64	6	6
	Q	M Tebbutt	77	6											Q	M Tebbutt	7	4	4
		S Sargsian	77	3	3										6	G Kuerten	5	6	6
		J Stark	63	6	6				J Stark	2	4
								6	G Kuerten	6	6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								5	T Enqvist	63	6	6
		D Nestor	7	4	4				T Haas	77	4	4
		T Haas	5	6	6										5	T Enqvist	6	6
		D Flach	77	6											12	J Björkman	3	2
		J Golmard	60	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	79	1
	13	W Ferreira	77	6																		4	Y Kafelnikov	7	67	6
		D Vacek	65	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	66
								4	Y Kafelnikov	4	6	78

	First round							Second round							Third round							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	77												G Raoux	5	3
	Q	P Gauthier	3	63					G Raoux	6	6
	WC	S Leblanc	77	4	6			WC	S Leblanc	1	4
	10	T Henman	63	6	3																	7	M Philippoussis	4	4
	16	J Siemerink	6	6																			C Woodruff	6	6
		L Paes	3	4				16	J Siemerink	77	5	62
		C Woodruff	79	6					C Woodruff	64	7	77
	WC	J Robichaud	67	3												C Woodruff	78	6
		F Fetterlein	2	0											2	G Ivanišević	66	2
		B Steven	6	6					B Steven	3	710	4
								2	G Ivanišević	6	68	6

The top seed received a bye to the final round.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

• 1997 du Maurier Open draw
• ITF tournament profile