1997 French Open – Men's singles
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Gustavo Kuerten defeated Sergi Bruguera in the final, 6–3, 6–4, 6–2 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1997 French Open. It was his first major singles title.[1] He became the first unseeded player since Mats Wilander in 1982 and the second-lowest ranked player ever to win a major, and the first Brazilian to win a men's singles major. Following the win, Kuerten improved in the rankings from world No. 66 to No. 15.
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Champion | Gustavo Kuerten | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Runner-up | Sergi Bruguera | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Score | 6–3, 6–4, 6–2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Draw | 128 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seeds | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Yevgeny Kafelnikov was the defending champion, but lost to Kuerten in the quarterfinals.