1997 Newsweek Champions Cup – Singles
# 1997 Newsweek Champions Cup – Singles

Defending champion Michael Chang defeated Bohdan Ulihrach in the final, 4–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–3 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1997 Indian Wells Masters.

## Seeds

The top eight seeds received a bye to the second round.

* Pete Sampras (second round)
* Thomas Muster (semifinals)
* Michael Chang (champion)
* Goran Ivanišević (second round)
* Marcelo Ríos (second round)
* Thomas Enqvist (second round)
* Wayne Ferreira (second round)
* Carlos Moyá (third round)
* Albert Costa (first round)
* Andre Agassi (first round)
* Todd Martin (withdrew)
* Félix Mantilla (first round)
* Marc Rosset (third round)
* Alberto Berasategui (quarterfinals)
* Àlex Corretja (second round, retired)
* Jim Courier (first 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

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Bohdan Ulihrach | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Byron Black | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Byron Black | 4 | 2 | | Bohdan Ulihrach | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | Jonas Björkman | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Alberto Berasategui | 2 | 3 | | Jonas Björkman | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | Jonas Björkman | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jonas Björkman | 6 | 6 | | | | | | Bohdan Ulihrach | 6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | | |
| | | | | | | | | 3 | Michael Chang | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | |
| | Cédric Pioline | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Michael Chang | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| 3 | Michael Chang | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Michael Chang | 6 | 6 | 3 | Michael Chang | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 2 | Thomas Muster | 1 | $6^1$ | | | | | | | | |
| | Mark Philippoussis | 3 | $6^8$ | 2 | Thomas Muster | 1 | $6^1$ | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Thomas Muster | 6 | $7^{10}$ | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | | 1 | P Sampras | $6^5$ | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | B Ulihrach | 4 | 6 | 6 | | B Ulihrach | $7^7$ | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | H Gumy | 6 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | B Ulihrach | 7 | $7^7$ | | | |
| | R Reneberg | 4 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | | F Clavet | 5 | $6^5$ | | | |
| | J Sánchez | 6 | 5 | 6 | | J Sánchez | 4 | 6 | $6^6$ | | | | | | | |
| | F Clavet | 6 | 4 | 6 | | F Clavet | 6 | 4 | $7^8$ | | | | | | | |
| 16 | J Courier | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | B Ulihrach | 6 | 6 |
| 9 | A Costa | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | B Black | 4 | 2 |
| | B Black | 6 | 6 | | | B Black | 3 | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | |
| | S Bruguera | 4 | 4 | | | A O'Brien | 6 | 1 | $6^3$ | | | | | | | |
| | A O'Brien | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | B Black | 6 | 6 | | | |
| Q | G Kuerten | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | Q | G Kuerten | 3 | 3 | | | |
| | M Woodforde | 4 | $6^3$ | | Q | G Kuerten | $7^7$ | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | W Ferreira | $6^5$ | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | |

**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 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | | 4 | G Ivanišević | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | J Stark | $7^8$ | 6 | | WC | J Stark | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Ruud | $6^6$ | 2 | | | | | | | WC | J Stark | $6^6$ | 3 | | | | | |
| Q | N Kulti | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 14 | A Berasategui | $7^8$ | 6 | | | | | |
| | A Medvedev | 4 | 4 | | Q | N Kulti | 3 | $7^8$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S Lareau | $6^5$ | $6^6$ | | 14 | A Berasategui | 6 | $6^6$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | A Berasategui | $7^7$ | $7^8$ | | | | | | | | | | | | 14 | A Berasategui | 2 | 3 |
| LL | M Tillström | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | J Björkman | 6 | 6 |
| Q | J Tarango | 6 | 6 | | Q | J Tarango | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Björkman | 6 | 6 | | | J Björkman | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Gaudenzi | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | J Björkman | 2 | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | J Gimelstob | 4 | $7^9$ | 3 | | | | | | | C Woodruff | 6 | 5 | 1 | | | | |
| | C Woodruff | 6 | $6^7$ | 6 | | C Woodruff | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | T Enqvist | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | | 5 | M Ríos | 3 | 7 | $6^2$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Spadea | 4 | 3 | | WC | M Larsson | 6 | 5 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | M Larsson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | WC | M Larsson | $7^8$ | 2 | 4 | | | | |
| | C Pioline | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | C Pioline | $6^6$ | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | J Stoltenberg | 4 | 4 | | | C Pioline | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Stolle | 0 | 6 | 6 | | S Stolle | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | F Mantilla | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | C Pioline | 3 | 2 |
| 13 | M Rosset | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | M Chang | 6 | 6 |
| WC | M Zabaleta | 3 | 5 | | 13 | M Rosset | 3 | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Dreekmann | $7^7$ | 6 | | | H Dreekmann | 6 | 3 | $6^4$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Rafter | $6^3$ | 3 | | | | | | | 13 | M Rosset | 2 | 5 | | | | | |
| Q | S Schalken | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | 3 | M Chang | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| Q | L Paes | $6^5$ | 2 | | Q | S Schalken | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | M Chang | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

**Section 4**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | | 8 | C Moyá | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | M-K Goellner | 7 | 4 | 2 | WC | J Novák | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | J Novák | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | 8 | C Moyá | 4 | 3 | | | | |
| | D Hrbatý | 5 | 7 | 2 | | | | | | M Philippoussis | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | T Woodbridge | 7 | 5 | 6 | WC | T Woodbridge | $6^4$ | $6^9$ | | | | | | | | |
| | M Philippoussis | $7^7$ | $7^7$ | | | M Philippoussis | $7^7$ | $7^{11}$ | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | A Agassi | $6^5$ | $6^5$ | | | | | | | | | | | M Philippoussis | 3 | $6^8$ |
| 15 | À Corretja | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | T Muster | 6 | $7^{10}$ |
| Q | F Meligeni | 3 | 3 | | 15 | À Corretja | 4 | $1^r$ | | | | | | | | |
| | P Haarhuis | $7^7$ | 2 | 1 | | C Doseděl | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | C Doseděl | $6^5$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | C Doseděl | 4 | 4 | | | | |
| | G Forget | 6 | $4^r$ | | | | | | 2 | T Muster | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | A Voinea | 4 | 2 | | | A Voinea | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | T Muster | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying

### Qualifying seeds

* Mikael Tillström (qualifying competition, Lucky loser)
* Sjeng Schalken (qualified)
* Carlos Costa (first round)
* Nicklas Kulti (qualified)
* Jeff Tarango (qualified)
* Gilbert Schaller (qualifying competition)
* Juan Albert Viloca (first round)
* Gustavo Kuerten (qualified)
* Fernando Meligeni (qualified)
* Scott Draper (first round)
* Marcelo Filippini (first round)
* Lionel Roux (first round)
* Sargis Sargsian (qualifying competition)
* Galo Blanco (first round)

### Qualifiers

* Sébastien Lareau
* Sjeng Schalken
* Leander Paes
* Nicklas Kulti
* Jeff Tarango
* Gustavo Kuerten
* Fernando Meligeni

### Lucky loser

* Mikael Tillström

### Qualifying draw

**First qualifier**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Mikael Tillström | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | Doug Flach | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | Doug Flach | 3 | 7 | 6 | 1 | Mikael Tillström | 4 | 6 |
| | | | | | | Sébastien Lareau | 6 | 7 |
| | Sébastien Lareau | 6 | 6 | | | Sébastien Lareau | 6 | 7 |
| 14 | Galo Blanco | 1 | 4 | | | | | |

**Second qualifier**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2 | Sjeng Schalken | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | Lucas Arnold Ker | 4 | 4 | | | | | | |
| | Lucas Arnold Ker | 4 | 4 | | 2 | Sjeng Schalken | 6 | 1 | 6 |
| | | | | | 13 | Sargis Sargsian | 2 | 6 | 3 |
| WC | Tommy Haas | 4 | 7 | 1 | 13 | Sargis Sargsian | 2 | 6 | 3 |
| 13 | Sargis Sargsian | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |

**Third qualifier**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 3 | Carlos Costa | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | Marcos Ondruska | 6 | 1 | 7 | | | |
| | Marcos Ondruska | 6 | 1 | 7 | Marcos Ondruska | 4 | 4 |
| | | | | | Leander Paes | 6 | 6 |
| | Leander Paes | 2 | 7 | 6 | Leander Paes | 6 | 6 |
| 12 | Lionel Roux | 6 | 6 | 3 | | | |

**Fourth qualifier**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 4 | Nicklas Kulti | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | Alejandro Hernández | 5 | 2 | | | | |
| WC | Alejandro Hernández | 5 | 2 | 4 | Nicklas Kulti | 7 | 7 |
| | | | | | Michael Joyce | 5 | 6 |
| | Michael Joyce | 6 | 6 | | Michael Joyce | 5 | 6 |
| 11 | Marcelo Filippini | 1 | 4 | | | | |

**Fifth qualifier**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5 | Jeff Tarango | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| WC | Cecil Mamiit | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | Cecil Mamiit | 4 | 7 | 6 | 5 | Jeff Tarango | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | Nicolás Lapentti | 3 | 3 |
| | Nicolás Lapentti | 6 | 6 | 6 | | Nicolás Lapentti | 3 | 3 |
| 10 | Scott Draper | 7 | 2 | 3 | | | | |

**Sixth qualifier**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 6 | Gilbert Schaller | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Jérôme Golmard | 4 | 2 | | | | |
| | Jérôme Golmard | 4 | 2 | 6 | Gilbert Schaller | 1 | 2 |
| | | | | 8 | Gustavo Kuerten | 6 | 6 |
| WC | Fredrik Bergh | 3 | 6 | 8 | Gustavo Kuerten | 6 | 6 |
| 8 | Gustavo Kuerten | 6 | 7 | | | | |

**Seventh qualifier**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 7 | Juan Albert Viloca | 5 | 3 | | | | |
| | Daniel Nestor | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | Daniel Nestor | 7 | 6 | | Daniel Nestor | 3 | 6 |
| | | | | 9 | Fernando Meligeni | 6 | 7 |
| | Jordi Burillo | 6 | 6 | 9 | Fernando Meligeni | 6 | 7 |
| 9 | Fernando Meligeni | 7 | 7 | | | | |
