Australian Open Melbourne, Australia January 13-26, 1997 128 Draw - $2,513,067 Surface - Hard Singles Seeds: 1. Pete Sampras 2. Michael Chang 3. Goran Ivanisevic 4. Yevgeny Kafelnikov WD 5. Thomas Muster 6. Boris Becker 7. Thomas Enqvist 8. Wayne Ferreira 9. Marcelo Rios 10. Albert Costa 11. Jim Courier 12. Magnus Gustafsson 13. Jan Siemerink 14. Felix Mantilla 15. Michael Stich 16. Alberto Berasategui (17). Malivai Washington First Round (1) Pete Sampras (USA) d. (q)Dinu-Mihai Pescariu (ROU) 6-2 6-4 6-2 Adrian Voinea (ROU) d. Hendrik Dreekmann (GER) 6-2 6-1 4-6 6-4 Mark Woodforde (AUS) d. (WC)Michael Tebbutt (AUS) 6-4 6-4 7-5 Hernan Gumy (ARG) d. Orlin Stanoytchev (BUL) 6-4 6-4 6-4 Dominik Hrbaty (SVK) d. Sandon Stolle (AUS) 1-6 7-5 7-5 6-7(4) 6-1 Nicklas Kulti (SWE) d. Karim Alami (MAR) 6-4 6-2 6-4 Tomas Carbonell (ESP) d. Daniel Vacek (CZE) 6-2 7-6(5) 7-5 (16) Alberto Berasategui (ESP) d. (WC)Todd Larkham (AUS) 6-1 6-2 6-4 (10) Albert Costa (ESP) d. Patrick Rafter (AUS) 7-5 6-2 7-5 Jan Kroslak (SVK) d. Andrea Gaudenzi (ITA) 4-6 6-4 6-2 6-2 Scott Draper (AUS) d. Alex Radulescu (GER) 6-2 6-4 6-7(4) 6-3 Filip De Wulf (BEL) d. (q)Fernon Wibier (NED) 6-4 6-2 7-5 (WC)Peter Tramacchi (AUS) d. Johan Van Herck (BEL) 6-7(6) 6-3 6-4 3-2 ret. Renzo Furlan (ITA) d. (q)Andrei Cherkasov (RUS) 6-4 4-6 6-3 6-4 Javier Frana (ARG) d. (WC)Pat Cash (AUS) 6-4 6-4 6-3 (8) Wayne Ferreira (RSA) d. Carlos Costa (ESP) 6-3 6-2 6-2 (3) Goran Ivanisevic (CRO) d. (WC)Ben Ellwood (AUS) 6-2 7-5 6-3 Karol Kucera (SVK) d. Paul Haarhuis (NED) 6-1 3-6 6-3 4-6 6-4 Jiri Novak (CZE) d. (q)Lars Jonsson (SWE) 6-3 6-3 6-2 Chris Woodruff (USA) d. Magnus Norman (SWE) 6-4 6-1 6-1 Gustavo Kuerten (BRA) d. Mikael Tillstrom (SWE) 7-5 7-6(9) 3-6 6-4 Neville Godwin (RSA) d. Andrei Chesnokov (RUS) 6-1 6-3 3-6 6-1 (WC)Leander Paes (IND) d. (WC)Jaymon Crabb (AUS) 6-4 6-3 6-4 Christian Ruud (NOR) d. (13) Jan Siemerink (NED) 3-6 4-6 7-5 6-2 10-8 (11) Jim Courier (USA) d. Sjeng Schalken (NED) 6-7(4) 6-3 4-6 6-1 8-6 Slava Dosedel (CZE) d. Guy Forget (FRA) 6-2 3-6 6-3 6-4 Marc Rosset (SUI) d. Javier Sanchez (ESP) 6-4 7-6(7) 6-1 Jeff Tarango (USA) d. (q)Bryan Shelton (USA) 2-6 7-6(1) 7-6(2) 6-2 Jean-Philippe Fleurian (FRA) d. Hicham Arazi (MAR) 7-5 6-0 6-3 (q)Jens Knippschild (GER) d. Sebastien Lareau (CAN) 6-2 6-7(2) 7-6(5) 6-3 Grant Stafford (RSA) d. Jordi Burillo (ESP) 6-0 6-1 3-0 ret. (5) Thomas Muster (AUT) d. (q)Geoff Grant (USA) 6-3 6-4 6-2 Carlos Moya (ESP) d. (6) Boris Becker (GER) 5-7 7-6(4) 3-6 6-1 6-4 Patrick Mcenroe (USA) d. Andrei Olhovskiy (RUS) 7-6(4) 6-2 6-4 Thomas Johansson (SWE) d. Martin Damm (CZE) 6-4 6-2 3-6 6-7(2) 6-2 Bernd Karbacher (GER) d. Marcos-Aurelio Gorriz-Bonhora (ESP) 6-4 7-6(4) 1-6 6-3 Marc-Kevin Goellner (GER) d. Kenneth Carlsen (DEN) 6-4 6-1 6-7(2) 6-4 Jonas Bjorkman (SWE) d. Bohdan Ulihrach (CZE) 1-6 6-1 6-4 6-2 (q)Karsten Braasch (GER) d. Alex O'brien (USA) 3-6 6-3 6-4 7-5 (12) Magnus Gustafsson (SWE) d. (WC)Grant Doyle (AUS) 6-7(2) 6-3 7-5 6-1 (14) Felix Mantilla (ESP) d. Greg Rusedski (GBR) 6-4 5-7 7-5 6-2 Fernando Meligeni (BRA) d. David Prinosil (GER) 5-7 1-6 6-1 7-5 9-7 Arnaud Boetsch (FRA) d. (q)David Caldwell (USA) 6-0 6-0 6-2 Lionel Roux (FRA) d. Jonathan Stark (USA) 1-6 4-6 7-6(4) 6-2 13-11 Todd Woodbridge (AUS) d. (LL)Mark Knowles (BAH) 6-4 6-2 6-1 Stephane Simian (FRA) d. Galo Blanco (ESP) 6-4 6-2 6-4 Sargis Sargsian (ARM) d. Marcos Ondruska (RSA) 7-6(6) 7-5 4-6 6-2 Malivai Washington (USA) d. (q)Jacco Eltingh (NED) 6-3 6-7(6) 6-3 6-2 (7) Thomas Enqvist (SWE) d. Nicolas Pereira (VEN) 6-1 6-2 6-4 Richard Fromberg (AUS) d. Brett Steven (NZL) 4-6 2-6 7-5 6-3 6-1 Sergio Bruguera (ESP) d. (q)Lleyton Hewitt (AUS) 6-3 6-4 6-3 Magnus Larsson (SWE) d. Juan-Albert Viloca-Puig (ESP) 6-3 6-3 7-6(3) Gilbert Schaller (AUT) d. (q)Alexander Reichel (USA) 6-4 6-3 6-2 Alex Corretja (ESP) d. (q)Toby Mitchell (AUS) 7-6(2) 6-0 6-2 Michael Joyce (USA) d. Roberto Carretero-Diaz (ESP) 6-1 7-6(4) 6-1 (9) Marcelo Rios (CHI) d. Petr Korda (CZE) 7-6(4) 6-3 6-3 (15) Michael Stich (GER) d. Patrik Fredriksson (SWE) 6-3 6-2 6-2 Andrei Medvedev (UKR) d. Thierry Champion (FRA) 7-5 6-2 6-2 (q)Eyal Ran (ISR) d. (q)Justin Gimelstob (USA) 6-3 7-6(4) 3-6 6-4 Dennis Van Scheppingen (NED) d. Byron Black (ZIM) 7-6(5) 7-6(3) 6-2 Guillaume Raoux (FRA) d. Daniel Nestor (CAN) 7-6(3) 6-2 6-2 Tim Henman (GBR) d. (LL)Andrei Pavel (ROU) 7-5 6-4 6-2 Richey Reneberg (USA) d. (q)Oscar Burrieza-Lopez (ESP) 2-2 ret. (2) Michael Chang (USA) d. (LL)Kris Goossens (BEL) 6-0 6-3 6-1 Second Round (1) Pete Sampras (USA) d. Adrian Voinea (ROU) 3-6 6-2 6-3 6-2 Mark Woodforde (AUS) d. Hernan Gumy (ARG) 6-0 6-1 7-5 Dominik Hrbaty (SVK) d. Nicklas Kulti (SWE) 6-2 6-1 6-2 (16) Alberto Berasategui (ESP) d. Tomas Carbonell (ESP) 6-3 7-5 6-4 (10) Albert Costa (ESP) d. Jan Kroslak (SVK) 6-1 7-6(2) 7-6(0) Scott Draper (AUS) d. Filip De Wulf (BEL) 7-6(5) 7-5 6-0 Renzo Furlan (ITA) d. (WC)Peter Tramacchi (AUS) 7-6(1) 6-7(3) 6-2 7-6(4) (8) Wayne Ferreira (RSA) d. Javier Frana (ARG) 6-3 3-6 6-2 6-1 (3) Goran Ivanisevic (CRO) d. Karol Kucera (SVK) 6-4 6-2 6-2 Chris Woodruff (USA) d. Jiri Novak (CZE) 6-2 7-6(6) 6-2 Neville Godwin (RSA) d. Gustavo Kuerten (BRA) 6-7(5) 6-0 6-1 6-0 Christian Ruud (NOR) d. (WC)Leander Paes (IND) 6-2 6-2 6-2 (11) Jim Courier (USA) d. Slava Dosedel (CZE) 4-6 6-2 3-6 6-4 6-4 Jeff Tarango (USA) d. Marc Rosset (SUI) 6-4 6-1 6-1 (q)Jens Knippschild (GER) d. Jean-Philippe Fleurian (FRA) 6-2 7-6(5) 7-5 (5) Thomas Muster (AUT) d. Grant Stafford (RSA) 6-3 6-2 6-2 Carlos Moya (ESP) d. Patrick Mcenroe (USA) 3-6 6-0 6-3 6-1 Bernd Karbacher (GER) d. Thomas Johansson (SWE) 6-3 6-2 7-6(5) Jonas Bjorkman (SWE) d. Marc-Kevin Goellner (GER) 6-4 3-6 6-4 6-1 (q)Karsten Braasch (GER) d. (12) Magnus Gustafsson (SWE) 3-6 7-6(6) 6-4 6-4 (14) Felix Mantilla (ESP) d. Fernando Meligeni (BRA) 6-2 6-4 6-1 Arnaud Boetsch (FRA) d. Lionel Roux (FRA) 6-4 6-4 6-1 Todd Woodbridge (AUS) d. Stephane Simian (FRA) 6-3 6-3 7-6(5) Malivai Washington (USA) d. Sargis Sargsian (ARM) 6-1 6-0 6-2 (7) Thomas Enqvist (SWE) d. Richard Fromberg (AUS) 6-4 6-4 7-5 Sergio Bruguera (ESP) d. Magnus Larsson (SWE) 4-6 6-3 6-4 7-6(0) Gilbert Schaller (AUT) d. Alex Corretja (ESP) 4-6 6-3 6-3 4-6 6-3 (9) Marcelo Rios (CHI) d. Michael Joyce (USA) 6-0 6-4 6-2 Andrei Medvedev (UKR) d. (15) Michael Stich (GER) 4-6 6-1 6-2 4-6 9-7 Dennis Van Scheppingen (NED) d. (q)Eyal Ran (ISR) 6-2 6-2 6-2 Tim Henman (GBR) d. Guillaume Raoux (FRA) 6-3 6-3 6-4 (2) Michael Chang (USA) d. Richey Reneberg (USA) 6-3 7-5 6-1 Third Round (1) Pete Sampras (USA) d. Mark Woodforde (AUS) 6-1 6-0 6-1 Dominik Hrbaty (SVK) d. (16) Alberto Berasategui (ESP) 6-3 7-6(3) 6-7(4) 2-0 ret. (10) Albert Costa (ESP) d. Scott Draper (AUS) 6-4 6-2 7-5 (8) Wayne Ferreira (RSA) d. Renzo Furlan (ITA) 6-4 6-4 6-7(3) 6-1 (3) Goran Ivanisevic (CRO) d. Chris Woodruff (USA) 6-3 6-7(5) 6-3 6-1 Christian Ruud (NOR) d. Neville Godwin (RSA) 7-6(6) 6-7(3) 6-2 7-6(5) (11) Jim Courier (USA) d. Jeff Tarango (USA) 6-1 7-6(3) 6-3 (5) Thomas Muster (AUT) d. (q)Jens Knippschild (GER) 6-4 7-6(2) 6-3 Carlos Moya (ESP) d. Bernd Karbacher (GER) 6-2 6-2 6-2 Jonas Bjorkman (SWE) d. (q)Karsten Braasch (GER) 6-4 7-6(5) 6-3 (14) Felix Mantilla (ESP) d. Arnaud Boetsch (FRA) 6-3 1-6 7-6(4) 6-4 Malivai Washington (USA) d. Todd Woodbridge (AUS) 4-6 6-2 6-3 6-1 (7) Thomas Enqvist (SWE) d. Sergio Bruguera (ESP) 7-6(8) 7-5 6-2 (9) Marcelo Rios (CHI) d. Gilbert Schaller (AUT) 4-6 7-6(2) 6-1 6-1 Andrei Medvedev (UKR) d. Dennis Van Scheppingen (NED) 6-1 6-1 6-1 (2) Michael Chang (USA) d. Tim Henman (GBR) 6-1 7-6(3) 6-3 Fourth Round (1) Pete Sampras (USA) d. Dominik Hrbaty (SVK) 6-7(4) 6-3 6-4 3-6 6-4 (10) Albert Costa (ESP) d. (8) Wayne Ferreira (RSA) 6-3 6-2 3-2 ret. (3) Goran Ivanisevic (CRO) d. Christian Ruud (NOR) 4-6 6-2 6-7(7) 6-3 6-3 (5) Thomas Muster (AUT) d. (11) Jim Courier (USA) 6-2 3-6 7-6(4) 6-3 Carlos Moya (ESP) d. Jonas Bjorkman (SWE) 6-3 1-6 3-6 6-2 6-4 (14) Felix Mantilla (ESP) d. Malivai Washington (USA) 7-5 6-2 6-1 (9) Marcelo Rios (CHI) d. (7) Thomas Enqvist (SWE) 4-6 6-4 7-6(4) 6-7(5) 6-3 (2) Michael Chang (USA) d. Andrei Medvedev (UKR) 4-6 6-2 6-2 6-1 Quarterfinals (1) Pete Sampras (USA) d. (10) Albert Costa (ESP) 6-3 6-7(5) 6-1 3-6 6-2 (5) Thomas Muster (AUT) d. (3) Goran Ivanisevic (CRO) 6-4 6-2 6-3 (14) Carlos Moya (ESP) d. Felix Mantilla (ESP) 7-5 6-2 6-7(5) 6-2 (2) Michael Chang (USA) d. (9) Marcelo Rios (CHI) 7-5 6-1 6-4 Semifinals (1) Pete Sampras (USA) d. (5) Thomas Muster (AUT) 6-1 7-6(3) 6-3 Carlos Moya (ESP) d. (2) Michael Chang (USA) 7-5 6-2 6-4 Finals (1) Pete Sampras (USA) d. Carlos Moya (ESP) 6-2 6-3 6-3 Doubles Seeds: 1. Woodbridge/Woodforde 2. Black/Connell 3. Eltingh/Haarhuis 4. Ferreira/Galbraith 5. Knowles/Nestor 6. Bjorkman/Kulti 7. Lareau/O'brien 8. Grabb/Reneberg 9. Pimek/Talbot 10. Damm/Olhovskiy 11. Leach/Stark 12. Lobo/Sanchez 13. Adams/Oosting 14. WD 15. Novak/Suk 16. Broad/Norval First Round (1) WOODBRIDGE (AUS) / WOODFORDE (AUS) d. KRATZMANN (AUS) / TEBBUTT (AUS) 6-3 7-6(6) FLACH (USA) / MIDDLETON (USA) d. FERREIRA (RSA) / KOVES (HUN) 6-3 6-4 JOHNSON (USA) / MONTANA (USA) d. EKEROT (SWE) / TARANGO (USA) 7-6(5) 6-7(7) 11-9 (15) NOVAK (CZE) / SUK (CZE) d. DAVIDS (NED) / SCHALKEN (NED) 7-5 4-6 6-4 (10) DAMM (TCH) / OLHOVSKIY (RUS) d. HANSEN-DENT (USA) / MACPHIE (USA) 1-6 6-3 6-4 DJORDJEVIC (YUG) / KITINOV (MKD) d. FLEURIAN (FRA) / PEREIRA (VEN) 6-3 7-5 GRANT (USA) / SMITH (BAH) d. BERGH (SWE) / VAN EMBURGH (USA) 6-3 6-4 (8) GRABB (USA) / RENEBERG (USA) d. CRABB (AUS) / LARKHAM (AUS) 6-4 6-2 (4) FERREIRA (RSA) / GALBRAITH (USA) d. DOSEDEL (CZE) / VIZNER (CZE) 6-3 6-0 MCENROE (USA) / STOLLE (AUS) d. IVANISEVIC (CRO) / ROSSET (SUI) 6-3 6-7(1) 6-1 THORNE (USA) / WAITE (USA) d. ELLWOOD (AUS) / TRAMACCHI (AUS) 7-6(1) 4-6 6-4 NOTEBOOM (NED) / WIBIER (NED) d. (13) ADAMS (RSA) / OOSTING (NED) 7-6(4) 6-3 (11) LEACH (USA) / STARK (USA) d. MITCHELL (AUS) / SILCOCK (AUS) 6-0 6-4 PETCHEY (GBR) / RICHARDSON (GBR) d. FRANA (ARG) / SHELTON (USA) 6-2 6-4 JONES (USA) / MELVILLE (USA) d. CARBONELL (ESP) / CORRETJA (ESP) 3-6 6-4 6-4 (6) BJORKMAN (SWE) / KULTI (SWE) d. BEHRENS (USA) / CANNON (USA) 6-4 6-3 (5) KNOWLES (BAH) / NESTOR (CAN) d. EAGLE (AUS) / FLORENT (AUS) 6-4 6-3 DRAPER (AUS) / STEVEN (NZL) d. HENMAN (GBR) / SIEMERINK (NED) 6-3 6-4 ARTHURS (AUS) / IRELAND (AUS) d. BRANDI (ITA) / MESSORI (ITA) 6-3 3-6 29-27 (12) LOBO (ARG) / SANCHEZ (ESP) d. FITZGERALD (AUS) / RAFTER (AUS) 7-5 5-7 6-4 GOELLNER (GER) / PRINOSIL (GER) d. KUERTEN (BRA) / MELIGENI (BRA) 6-3 6-4 KINNEAR (USA) / WOODRUFF (USA) d. BELOBRAJDIC (AUS) / DOYLE (AUS) 7-6(2) 6-3 ONDRUSKA (RSA) / STAFFORD (RSA) d. BRAASCH (GER) / KNIPPSCHILD (GER) 6-1 7-5 (3) ELTINGH (NED) / HAARHUIS (NED) d. BARNARD (RSA) / RANDALL (USA) 7-6(2) 7-6(5) (7) LAREAU (CAN) / O'BRIEN (USA) d. HAYGARTH (RSA) / MIRNYI (BLR) 4-6 6-3 6-0 DAVIS (USA) / MACPHERSON (AUS) d. GAUDENZI (ITA) / NARGISO (ITA) 6-1 6-4 KEMPERS (NED) / NIJSSEN (NED) d. DE JAGER (RSA) / VAN RENSBURG (RSA) 4-6 6-3 6-4 ALBANO (ARG) / NYBORG (SWE) d. (9) PIMEK (TCH) / TALBOT (RSA) 7-5 6-4 (16) BROAD (GBR) / NORVAL (RSA) d. KEIL (USA) / LEBLANC (CAN) 7-5 6-3 CASH (AUS) / KORDA (CZE) d. BHUPATHI (IND) / PAES (IND) 6-3 6-2 MULLER (RSA) / ULLYETT (RSA) d. HOLMES (AUS) / PAINTER (AUS) 6-3 3-6 6-1 (2)BLACK (ZIM) / CONNELL (CAN) d. JENSEN (USA) / JENSEN (USA) 6-0 6-4 Second Round (1) WOODBRIDGE (AUS) / WOODFORDE (AUS) d. FLACH (USA) / MIDDLETON (USA) 6-0 3-6 6-1 JOHNSON (USA) / MONTANA (USA) d. (15) NOVAK (CZE) / SUK (CZE) 6-4 7-6(3) (10) DAMM (TCH) / OLHOVSKIY (RUS) d. DJORDJEVIC (YUG) / KITINOV (MKD) 6-4 6-4 (8) GRABB (USA) / RENEBERG (USA) d. GRANT (USA) / SMITH (BAH) 6-4 7-6(4) (4) FERREIRA (RSA) / GALBRAITH (USA) d. MCENROE (USA) / STOLLE (AUS) 7-5 6-4 NOTEBOOM (NED) / WIBIER (NED) d. THORNE (USA) / WAITE (USA) 4-6 6-4 6-2 (11) LEACH (USA) / STARK (USA) d. PETCHEY (GBR) / RICHARDSON (GBR) 6-3 6-4 (6) BJORKMAN (SWE) / KULTI (SWE) d. JONES (USA) / MELVILLE (USA) 2-0 ret. (5) KNOWLES (BAH) / NESTOR (CAN) d. DRAPER (AUS) / STEVEN (NZL) 7-6(2) 7-6(5) (12) LOBO (ARG) / SANCHEZ (ESP) d. ARTHURS (AUS) / IRELAND (AUS) 6-2 6-0 KINNEAR (USA) / WOODRUFF (USA) d. GOELLNER (GER) / PRINOSIL (GER) w/o (3) ELTINGH (NED) / HAARHUIS (NED) d. ONDRUSKA (RSA) / STAFFORD (RSA) 6-3 6-4 (7) LAREAU (CAN) / O'BRIEN (USA) d. DAVIS (USA) / MACPHERSON (AUS) 6-4 6-2 KEMPERS (NED) / NIJSSEN (NED) d. ALBANO (ARG) / NYBORG (SWE) 6-2 1-6 6-1 (16) BROAD (GBR) / NORVAL (RSA) d. CASH (AUS) / KORDA (CZE) 6-7(2) 7-6(4) 6-3 (2) BLACK (ZIM) / CONNELL (CAN) d. MULLER (RSA) / ULLYETT (RSA) 7-5 6-2 Third Round (1) WOODBRIDGE (AUS) / WOODFORDE (AUS) d. JOHNSON (USA) / MONTANA (USA) 6-1 6-1 (10) DAMM (TCH) / OLHOVSKIY (RUS) d. (8) GRABB (USA) / RENEBERG (USA) 5-7 6-4 6-3 (4) FERREIRA (RSA) / GALBRAITH (USA) d. NOTEBOOM (NED) / WIBIER (NED) 6-3 6-4 (11) LEACH (USA) / STARK (USA) d. (6) BJORKMAN (SWE) / KULTI (SWE) 6-3 6-7(6) 6-1 (5) KNOWLES (BAH) / NESTOR (CAN) d. (12) LOBO (ARG) / SANCHEZ (ESP) 6-4 6-3 (3) ELTINGH (NED) / HAARHUIS (NED) d. KINNEAR (USA) / WOODRUFF (USA) 6-0 6-4 (7) LAREAU (CAN) / O'BRIEN (USA) d. KEMPERS (NED) / NIJSSEN (NED) 6-3 6-0 (16) BROAD (GBR) / NORVAL (RSA) d. (2) BLACK (ZIM) / CONNELL (CAN) 4-6 6-3 6-4 Quarterfinals (1) WOODBRIDGE (AUS) / WOODFORDE (AUS) d. (10)DAMM (TCH) / OLHOVSKIY (RUS) 6-3 6-3 6-3 (11) LEACH (USA) / STARK (USA) d. (4) FERREIRA (RSA) / GALBRAITH (USA) 7-5 2-6 6-4 7-6(5) (3) ELTINGH (NED) / HAARHUIS (NED) d. (5) KNOWLES (BAH) / NESTOR (CAN) 6-3 1-6 6-2 2-6 6-3 (7) LAREAU (CAN) / O'BRIEN (USA) d. (16) BROAD (GBR) / NORVAL (RSA) 3-6 6-3 6-4 7-5 Semifinals (1) WOODBRIDGE (AUS) / WOODFORDE (AUS) d. (11) LEACH (USA) / STARK (USA) 6-3 7-6(2) 5-7 6-1 (7) LAREAU (CAN) / O'BRIEN (USA) d. (3) ELTINGH (NED) / HAARHUIS (NED) 4-6 6-2 6-4 5-7 6-2 Finals (1) WOODBRIDGE (AUS) / WOODFORDE (AUS) d. (7) LAREAU (CAN) / O'BRIEN (USA) 4-6 7-5 7-5 6-3