1997 US Open – Men's singles qualifying

Players who neither had high enough rankings nor received wild cards to enter the main draw of the annual US Open Tennis Championships participated in a qualifying tournament held over several days before the event.

Men's singles qualifying
1997 US Open

Main articles: 1997 US Open (tennis) and 1997 US Open – Men's singles

Seeds

1. Gianluca Pozzi (first round)
2. Tomas Nydahl (second round)
3. Olivier Delaître (first round)
4. Wayne Black (qualified)
5. Oleg Ogorodov (qualified)
6. Sébastien Lareau (first round)
7. Nicolas Escudé (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
8. Ionuț Moldovan (second round)
9. Dick Norman (qualifying competition)
10. Bernd Karbacher (second round)
11. Răzvan Sabău (first round)
12. Geoff Grant (qualified)
13. Daniel Nestor (qualified)
14. Nicklas Kulti (first round)
15. Kevin Ullyett (first round)
16. Doug Flach (first round)
17. Fernon Wibier (qualifying competition)
18. Eyal Erlich (first round)
19. Andrei Merinov (first round)
20. Neville Godwin (first round)
21. Dirk Dier (qualifying competition)
22. Jaime Oncins (qualified)
23. Rainer Schüttler (second round)
24. Gastón Etlis (first round)
25. Allen Belobrajdic (qualifying competition)
26. Michael Tebbutt (qualified)
27. Eyal Ran (second round)
28. David Rikl (qualifying competition)
29. Luis Herrera (first round)
30. Christophe Van Garsse (qualifying competition)
31. Alejandro Hernandez (qualifying competition)
32. Cristiano Caratti (qualified)

Qualifiers

1. Cristiano Caratti
2. Patrick Baur
3. Tuomas Ketola
4. Wayne Black
5. Oleg Ogorodov
6. John van Lottum
7. Michael Tebbutt
8. Laurence Tieleman
9. Tommy Ho
10. Jimy Szymanski
11. Jaime Oncins
12. Geoff Grant
13. Daniel Nestor
14. Michael Sell
15. Peter Wessels
16. Todd Larkham

Lucky losers

1. Nicolas Escudé

Qualifying 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

First qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	1	Gianluca Pozzi	7	4	4
		Mosé Navarra	6	6	6
									Mosé Navarra	2	6
									Grant Doyle	6	7
		Grant Doyle	6	6
		Kepler Orellana	4	4
																Grant Doyle	6	3
															32	Cristiano Caratti	7	6
		Emanuel Couto	6	2	6
		Jamie Delgado	2	6	3
									Emanuel Couto	7	1	3
								32	Cristiano Caratti	6	6	6
		Olivier Mutis	1	6	3
	32	Cristiano Caratti	6	4	6

Second qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	2	Tomas Nydahl	6	5	6
		Satoshi Iwabuchi	4	7	0
								2	Tomas Nydahl	4	6	3
									Patrick Baur	6	4	6
		Patrick Baur	6	6
	WC	Phil Williamson	3	2
																Patrick Baur	6	6
															31	Alejandro Hernandez	4	4
		Wolfgang Schranz	6	6	1
		Stéphane Huet	3	7	6
									Stéphane Huet	3	7	3
								31	Alejandro Hernandez	6	6	6
		Lars Rehmann	4	6	6
	31	Alejandro Hernandez	6	1	7

Third qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	3	Olivier Delaître	6	4
		Tuomas Ketola	7	6
									Tuomas Ketola	6	7
									Andrew Richardson	3	6
		Steven Downs	5	2
		Andrew Richardson	7	6
																Tuomas Ketola	6	6
															WC	Paul Goldstein	3	4
		Miguel Pastura	5	1
		Óscar Burrieza	7	6
									Óscar Burrieza	6	2	3
								WC	Paul Goldstein	1	6	6
	WC	Paul Goldstein	7	6
	29	Luis Herrera	5	3

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	4	Wayne Black	6	3	6
		Ben Ellwood	4	6	3
								4	Wayne Black	6	6
									Nicolás Pereira	3	3
		Nicolás Pereira	6	6
		Raviv Weidenfeld	4	4
															4	Wayne Black	6	2	6
															30	Christophe Van Garsse	1	6	2
		Bobby Kokavec	7	4	3
		Edwin Kempes	6	6	6
									Edwin Kempes	2	3
								30	Christophe Van Garsse	6	6
		Quino Muñoz	4	0
	30	Christophe Van Garsse	6	6

Fifth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	5	Oleg Ogorodov	6	6
		André Sá	4	3
								5	Oleg Ogorodov	6	7	6
									James Sekulov	7	5	3
		James Sekulov	6	6
	WC	Marc Silva	1	4
															5	Oleg Ogorodov	6	7
															28	David Rikl	4	6
	WC	Mike Bryan	2	6	7
		Cyril Buscaglione	6	1	5
								WC	Mike Bryan	3	3
								28	David Rikl	6	6
		Nicolas Thomann	4	7	6
	28	David Rikl	6	6	7

Sixth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	6	Sébastien Lareau	2	6
		Albert Chang	6	7
									Albert Chang	6	6
									Lars Burgsmüller	3	4
		Lars Burgsmüller	6	6	6
		Hideki Kaneko	7	3	4
																Albert Chang	2	4
																John van Lottum	6	6
		Jaymon Crabb	4	4
		John van Lottum	6	6
									John van Lottum	4	6	6
								27	Eyal Ran	6	2	0
		Wade McGuire	2	0
	27	Eyal Ran	6	6

Seventh qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	7	Nicolas Escudé	6	7
		Thierry Guardiola	3	6
								7	Nicolas Escudé	5	6	6
									Mahesh Bhupathi	7	2	3
		Mahesh Bhupathi	6	6	6
		Steve Bryan	4	7	4
															7	Nicolas Escudé	6	4
															26	Michael Tebbutt	7	6
		David Caldwell	6	0	4
		Pier Gauthier	3	6	6
									Pier Gauthier	w/o
								26	Michael Tebbutt
		Steven Randjelovic	0	2
	26	Michael Tebbutt	6	6

Eighth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	8	Ionuț Moldovan	7	6
		Markus Zillner	5	3
								8	Ionuț Moldovan	6	4	0
									Laurence Tieleman	4	6	6
		Laurence Tieleman	6	3	6
	WC	James Blake	4	6	3
																Laurence Tieleman	6	6
															25	Allen Belobrajdic	3	4
		Mark Nielsen	2	6	6
		Danny Sapsford	6	3	2
									Mark Nielsen	2	6	1
								25	Allen Belobrajdic	6	3	6
		Sébastien Grosjean	6	3	2
	25	Allen Belobrajdic	4	6	6

Ninth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	9	Dick Norman	4	6	7
		Gabriel Trifu	6	3	6
								9	Dick Norman	6	6
									David Nainkin	2	3
		David Nainkin	6	6	6
		Filippo Messori	3	7	2
															9	Dick Norman	3	4
																Tommy Ho	6	6
		Giorgio Galimberti	2	6
		Tommy Ho	6	7
									Tommy Ho	6	7
								23	Rainer Schüttler	4	5
	WC	Taylor Dent	1	3
	23	Rainer Schüttler	6	6

Tenth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	10	Bernd Karbacher	6	6
		Maurice Ruah	4	3
								10	Bernd Karbacher	4	6	4
									Jimy Szymanski	6	1	6
		Karsten Braasch	2	7	6
		Jimy Szymanski	6	6	7
																Jimy Szymanski	6	6
																Oren Motevassel	3	4
		Mark Merklein	6	6	4
		Alistair Hunt	3	7	6
									Alistair Hunt	2	2
									Oren Motevassel	6	6
		Oren Motevassel	4	7	6
	24	Gastón Etlis	6	5	3

Eleventh qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	11	Răzvan Sabău	6	2	6
		Tamer El-Sawy	4	6	7
									Tamer El-Sawy	6	6
									Miles Maclagan	3	4
		Miles Maclagan	6	7
		Jean-Philippe Fleurian	2	6
																Tamer El-Sawy	2	5
															22	Jaime Oncins	6	7
		Alex Reichel	6	6
		Peter Tramacchi	2	4
									Alex Reichel	4	1
								22	Jaime Oncins	6	6
		Lior Mor	3	3
	22	Jaime Oncins	6	6

Twelfth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	12	Geoff Grant	6	6
	WC	Bob Bryan	3	3
								12	Geoff Grant	7	6
								WC	Michael Russell	5	3
		David Witt	4	4
	WC	Michael Russell	6	6
															12	Geoff Grant	6	6
															21	Dirk Dier	3	4
		Roberto Jabali	6	4	6
		Bryan Shelton	4	6	7
									Bryan Shelton	7	5	3
								21	Dirk Dier	6	7	6
	Alt	Michael Hill	2	5
	21	Dirk Dier	6	7

Thirteenth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	13	Daniel Nestor	6	7
		Ivo Heuberger	0	6
								13	Daniel Nestor	6	6
									Jean-François Bachelot	3	2
		Arnaud Clément	7	6	2
		Jean-François Bachelot	6	7	6
															13	Daniel Nestor	4	6	6
																Petr Luxa	6	3	2
		Petr Luxa	6	6
		Robbie Koenig	4	1
									Petr Luxa	6	6
									Chris Haggard	3	4
		Chris Haggard	2	6	6
	19	Andrei Merinov	6	3	4

Fourteenth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	14	Nicklas Kulti	3	6
		Charles Aufy	6	7
									Charles Aufy	4	6	7
									Stéphane Simian	6	3	6
		Jean-Baptiste Perlant	6	7	4
		Stéphane Simian	7	6	6
																Charles Aufy	6	6	2
																Michael Sell	2	7	6
		Carsten Arriens	6	6
		Lorenzo Manta	1	4
									Carsten Arriens	w/o
									Michael Sell
		Michael Sell	7	4	7
	20	Neville Godwin	5	6	6

Fifteenth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	15	Kevin Ullyett	4	1
		Gerald Mandl	6	6
									Gerald Mandl	7	1	7
									Rodolphe Gilbert	6	6	6
		Brian MacPhie	3	6
		Rodolphe Gilbert	6	7
																Gerald Mandl	5	4
																Peter Wessels	7	6
		Gouichi Motomura	6	4	3
		Peter Wessels	4	6	6
									Peter Wessels	6	6
									Herbert Wiltschnig	1	1
		Herbert Wiltschnig	6	6
	18	Eyal Erlich	1	0

Sixteenth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	16	Doug Flach	3	4
		Todd Larkham	6	6
									Todd Larkham	6	6
									Alexandre Strambini	1	3
	WC	Mashiska Washington	4	3
		Alexandre Strambini	6	6
																Todd Larkham	6	5	6
															17	Fernon Wibier	3	7	2
		Filippo Veglio	4	4
		Ivan Ljubičić	6	6
									Ivan Ljubičić	6	3	2
								17	Fernon Wibier	3	6	6
		Glenn Weiner	3	3
	17	Fernon Wibier	6	6

External links

• 1997 US Open – Men's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation