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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 became the first Australian to win the title since John Newcombe in 1973 . [ 1 ]
The 1997 US Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the USTA National Tennis Center in New York City in New York in the United States.It was the 117th edition of the US Open and was held from August 25 through September 7, 1997.
The US Open men's singles championship is an annual tennis tournament that is part of the US Open [c] [d] and was established in 1881.It is played on outdoor hard courts [e] at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows – Corona Park, New York City, United States.
The following is a list of US Open champions in tennis: Champions. Senior. Year ... 1997: Patrick Rafter (x2) ... List of US Open women's doubles champions;
8 May – Pat Hughes, UK tennis (doubles) player, 94 [9] 2 June – Helen Jacobs, multi-Grand Slam-winning US tennis player, 88 [10] 24 July – Frank Parker, US tennis player, oldest player ever to compete in the US Open men's singles, 81 [11] 7 October – Felicisimo Ampon, Filipino tennis player, 76
Venus Williams made her US Open debut in 1997, and she's reflecting on that fortuitous tournament 20 years later as she prepares to play in the 2017 US Open as the No. 9 seed.
The 1997 ATP Tour was the elite tour for professional tennis organised by the ATP that year. The ATP Tour included the four Grand Slam tournaments, the ATP Tour World Championships , the ATP Super 9 , the Championship Series and the World Series tournaments.
The 1997 US Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the USTA National Tennis Center in New York City in New York in the United States. It was the 117th edition of the US Open and was held from August 25 through September 7, 1997.