1997 Legg Mason Tennis Classic – Singles
# 1997 Legg Mason Tennis Classic – Singles

Michael Chang was the defending champion and successfully defended his title, by defeating Petr Korda 5–7, 6–2, 6–1 in the final.

## Seeds

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

* Michael Chang (champion)
* Petr Korda (final)
* Andre Agassi (second round)
* Chris Woodruff (second round)
* Jason Stoltenberg (third round)
* Lionel Roux (second round)
* Scott Draper (quarterfinals)
* Tommy Haas (quarterfinals)
* Kenneth Carlsen (third round)
* Sargis Sargsian (first round)
* Brett Steven (semifinals)
* Marzio Martelli (second round)
* Justin Gimelstob (first round)
* Vince Spadea (quarterfinals)
* Neville Godwin (second round)
* Fernon Wibier (third 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 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Michael Chang | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Scott Draper | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Scott Draper | 2 | 3 | | 1 | Michael Chang | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | |
| | | | | | 11 | Brett Steven | 2 | $6^4$ | | | | | |
| | Rainer Schüttler | 3 | 3 | | 11 | Brett Steven | 2 | $6^4$ | | | | | |
| 11 | Brett Steven | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Brett Steven | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 1 | Michael Chang | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | 2 | Petr Korda | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| Q | David Wheaton | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Petr Korda | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| 14 | Vince Spadea | 3 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Vince Spadea | 3 | 6 | 2 | Q | David Wheaton | 2 | 3 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Petr Korda | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 8 | Tommy Haas | $7^7$ | 4 | 4 | 2 | Petr Korda | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 2 | Petr Korda | $6^2$ | 6 | 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 | $6^9$ | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Grabb | 6 | 1 | 5 | Q | L Herrera | 3 | $7^{11}$ | $6^5$ | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | L Herrera | 1 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | 1 | M Chang | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | S Bryan | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | M Joyce | 6 | 1 | 2 | | | | |
| | M Joyce | 6 | 6 | | | M Joyce | $7^7$ | $7^8$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Etlis | 6 | 4 | 4 | 15 | N Godwin | $6^4$ | $6^6$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | N Godwin | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | M Chang | 6 | 6 |
| 10 | S Sargsian | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | S Draper | 2 | 3 |
| | S Campbell | 6 | 6 | | | S Campbell | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Knowles | $4^r$ | | | | B Ellwood | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Ellwood | 5 | | | | | | | | | S Campbell | 3 | $6^7$ | | | | | |
| | G Solvès | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 7 | S Draper | 6 | $7^9$ | | | | | |
| | T Ho | 6 | 3 | 1 | | G Solvès | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | S Draper | 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 | A Agassi | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Flach | 6 | 6 | | | D Flach | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Caratti | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | D Flach | 6 | 2 | $6^4$ | | | | |
| Q | R Cordish | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | R Schüttler | 4 | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | |
| Q | M Hilpert | 2 | 6 | 6 | Q | M Hilpert | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Schüttler | 6 | 6 | | | R Schüttler | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | J Gimelstob | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | R Schüttler | 3 | 3 |
| 11 | B Steven | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | B Steven | 6 | 6 |
| Q | L Jensen | $6^4$ | 3 | | 11 | B Steven | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Ran | $7^7$ | $6^5$ | 4 | | A Merinov | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Merinov | $6^0$ | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | 11 | B Steven | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | L Smith | $7^7$ | $7^9$ | | | | | | | WC | L Smith | $6^1$ | 2 | | | | | |
| Q | M Bhupathi | $6^4$ | $6^7$ | | WC | L Smith | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | L Roux | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

**Section 3**

| 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 | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | | 5 | J Stoltenberg | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | O Motevassel | 3 | $7^7$ | $1^r$ | | A Cherkasov | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Cherkasov | 6 | $6^5$ | 2 | | | | | 5 | J Stoltenberg | 6 | $6^2$ | $6^1$ | | | | | |
| Q | D Wheaton | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | Q | D Wheaton | 3 | $7^7$ | $7^7$ | | | | | |
| | R Jabali | 6 | 3 | 3 | Q | D Wheaton | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | I Ljubičić | $6^3$ | 5 | | 12 | M Martelli | $6^3$ | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | M Martelli | $7^7$ | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | Q | D Wheaton | 6 | 4 | 6 |
| 14 | V Spadea | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 14 | V Spadea | 3 | 6 | 2 |
| | S Simian | 6 | 1 | 1 | 14 | V Spadea | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Shelton | $7^7$ | 6 | | | B Shelton | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | A Kim | $6^4$ | 3 | | | | | | 14 | V Spadea | 5 | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | M Tebbutt | 6 | 6 | | | | | | Q | M Tebbutt | 7 | $6^5$ | 3 | | | | | |
| | N Pereira | 2 | 4 | | Q | M Tebbutt | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | C Woodruff | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |

**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 | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | | 8 | T Haas | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Merklein | 4 | 6 | 6 | | M Merklein | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Salzenstein | 6 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | 8 | T Haas | $6^6$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | G Pozzi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 9 | K Carlsen | $7^8$ | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
| | G Grant | 1 | 4 | | | G Pozzi | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Mamiit | $6^3$ | 3 | | 9 | K Carlsen | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | K Carlsen | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | T Haas | $7^7$ | 4 | 4 |
| 16 | F Wibier | $7^7$ | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | P Korda | $6^2$ | 6 | 6 |
| WC | M Mirnyi | $6^3$ | $6^2$ | | 16 | F Wibier | $7^8$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Scala | 6 | 4 | 7 | | D Scala | $6^6$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | P McEnroe | 1 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | 16 | F Wibier | 4 | 4 | | | | | | |
| | D Nainkin | 6 | 0 | 7 | | | | | | 2 | P Korda | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | K Ullyett | 3 | 6 | 5 | | D Nainkin | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | P Korda | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
