1997 US Open – Men's singles

Men's singles
1997 US Open
Champion Patrick Rafter
Runner-up Greg Rusedski
Score6–3, 6–2, 4–6, 7–5
Draw128
Seeds16

Patrick Rafter defeated Greg Rusedski in the final, 6–3, 6–2, 4–6, 7–5 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1997 US Open. It was his first major singles title. Rafter was the first Australian to win the title since John Newcombe in 1973.

Pete Sampras was the two-time defending champion, but lost in the fourth round to Petr Korda.

This marked Rusedski's first major final, which he dedicated to Diana, Princess of Wales, who had died a week earlier.

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