1997 Infiniti Open – Singles
Men's tennis tournament played on Hardcourt in Los Angeles
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The 1997 Infiniti Open was a men's tennis tournament played on Hardcourt in Los Angeles, United States that was part of the World Series of the 1997 ATP Tour. It was the seventieth edition of the tournament and was held from July 21 through July 27, 1997.
| Singles | |
|---|---|
| 1997 Infiniti Open | |
| Champion |  Jim Courier |
| Runner-up |  Thomas Enqvist |
| Score | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Draw | 32 (4 Q ) |
| Seeds | 8 |
Michael Chang did not return to defend his title, as he opted to rest in order to compete at Montreal in the following week.
Jim Courier won the title by defeating Thomas Enqvist 6–4, 6–4 in the final.[1][2]
Seeds
Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.
Goran Ivanišević (semifinals)
Thomas Enqvist (final)
Mark Philippoussis (quarterfinals)
Richard Krajicek (quarterfinals)- Patrick Rafter (second round)
Jim Courier (champion)- Andre Agassi (first round)
- Alex O'Brien (first round)
Draw
Key
- Q = Qualifier
- WC = Wild card
- LL = Lucky loser
- Alt = Alternate
- ITF = ITF entry
- PR = Protected ranking
- SR = Special ranking
- SE = Special exempt
- JE = Junior exempt
- JR = Junior Accelerator Programme entrant
- CO = College Accelerator Programme entrant
- NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
- w/o = Walkover
- r = Retired
- d = Defaulted
Finals
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| 1 |  Goran Ivanišević
| 3 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 6 | Jim Courier
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 6 | Jim Courier
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 2 | Thomas Enqvist
| 4 | 4 | ||||||||||
 Guillaume Raoux
| 4 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Thomas Enqvist
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
Top half
| First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | G Ivanišević
| 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 N Godwin
| 6 | 3 | 1 | G Ivanišević
| 7 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| O Delaître
| 6 | 6 | O Delaître
| 5 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 E Ran
| 4 | 4 | 1 | G Ivanišević
| 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 B Black
| 6 | 6 | B Black
| 6 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| D Flach
| 2 | 0 | B Black
| 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| J Gimelstob
| 7 | 6 | J Gimelstob
| 2 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | A Agassi
| 5 | 2 | 1 | G Ivanišević
| 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 |  R Krajicek
| 6 | 6 | 6 | J Courier
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| M Ondruska
| 4 | 4 | 4 | R Krajicek
| 7 | 5 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | G Weiner
| 6 | 6 | Q | G Weiner
| 5 | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Q | B Bryan
| 4 | 3 | 4 | R Krajicek
| 6 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 D Nestor
| 6 | 6 | 6 | J Courier
| 7 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Q |  M Bhupathi
| 7 | 7 | Q | M Bhupathi
| 6 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G Stafford
| 5 | 5 | 6 | J Courier
| 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | J Courier
| 7 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bottom half
| First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 |  P Rafter
| 7 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| L Roux
| 6 | 7 | 3 | 5 | P Rafter
| 4 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 G Etlis
| 3 | 4 | G Raoux
| 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| G Raoux
| 6 | 6 | G Raoux
| 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| S Stolle
| 2 | 6 | 7 | 3 | M Philippoussis
| 6 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | M Tebbutt
| 6 | 3 | 6 | S Stolle
| 6 | 4 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
 R Jabali
| 6 | 3 | 6 | 3 | M Philippoussis
| 3 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | M Philippoussis
| 1 | 6 | 7 | G Raoux
| 4 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | A O'Brien
| 4 | 3 | 2 | T Enqvist
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 S Sargsian
| 6 | 6 | S Sargsian
| 4 | 6 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| S Lareau
| 6 | 1 |  K Carlsen
| 6 | 3 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| K Carlsen
| 7 | 6 | K Carlsen
| 3 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| V Spadea
| 6 | 6 | 2 | T Enqvist
| 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| S Simian
| 4 | 2 | V Spadea
| 6 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| S Bryan
| 3 | 2 | 2 | T Enqvist
| 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | T Enqvist
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||