1997 Australian Open – Men's singles qualifying

This article displays the qualifying draw for men's singles at the 1997 Australian Open.

Men's singles qualifying
1997 Australian Open

Main articles: 1997 Australian Open and 1997 Australian Open – Men's singles

Seeds

1. -
2. Mark Knowles (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
3. Andrey Cherkasov (qualified)
4. Omar Camporese (second round)
5. Steve Bryan (second round)
6. Kris Goossens (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
7. Tamer El-Sawy (first round)
8. Andrei Pavel (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
9. Jens Knippschild (qualified)
10. Oliver Gross (second round)
11. Oleg Ogorodov (second round)
12. Gabriel Silberstein (first round)
13. Lars Jonsson (qualified)
14. Jérôme Golmard (first round)
15. Martin Sinner (qualifying competition)
16. Doug Flach (first round)
17. Shuzo Matsuoka (qualifying competition)
18. Justin Gimelstob (qualified)
19. Eyal Ran (qualified)
20. Cristiano Caratti (second round)
21. Alejandro Hernandez (second round)
22. Filippo Messori (first round)
23. Gérard Solvès (qualifying competition)
24. Roberto Jabali (first round)
25. Dinu Pescariu (qualified)
26. Kevin Ullyett (second round)
27. Răzvan Sabău (second round)
28. David Nainkin (qualifying competition)
29. Ionuț Moldovan (second round)
30. Gouichi Motomura (qualifying competition)
31. Mark Petchey (qualifying competition)
32. Geoff Grant (qualified)

Qualifiers

1. Lleyton Hewitt
2. Geoff Grant
3. Andrey Cherkasov
4. Karsten Braasch
5. Bryan Shelton
6. Toby Mitchell
7. Alex Reichel
8. Dinu Pescariu
9. Jens Knippschild
10. Jacco Eltingh
11. Fernon Wibier
12. Óscar Burrieza
13. Lars Jonsson
14. Eyal Ran
15. Justin Gimelstob
16. David Caldwell

Lucky losers

1. Mark Knowles
2. Andrei Pavel
3. Kris Goossens

Qualifying draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

First qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	Alt	Michel Kratochvil	77	6
		Ashley Naumann	62	1
								Alt	Michel Kratochvil	1	3r
								WC	Lleyton Hewitt	6	4
	WC	Lleyton Hewitt	6	6
		Andy Stewart	3	1
															WC	Lleyton Hewitt	6	6
															31	Mark Petchey	1	4
		Des Tyson	6	7
	WC	Steven Bourke	1	5
									Des Tyson	2	3
								31	Mark Petchey	6	6
		Konstantinos Economidis	4	6	4
	31	Mark Petchey	6	4	6

Second qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	2	Mark Knowles	6	6
		Steven Randjelovic	4	2
								2	Mark Knowles	64	6	6
									Max Mirnyi	77	4	2
		Jeff Salzenstein	64	6	3
		Max Mirnyi	77	1	6
															2	Mark Knowles	1	65
															32	Geoff Grant	6	77
		Tobias Hildebrand	2	2
		Cecil Mamiit	6	6
									Cecil Mamiit	6	2	1
								32	Geoff Grant	3	6	6
		Mark Draper	4	3
	32	Geoff Grant	6	6

Third qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	3	Andrey Cherkasov	6	6
		Dejan Petrović	1	1
								3	Andrey Cherkasov	4	79	6
									Wayne Black	6	67	4
		Grant Silcock	0	5
		Wayne Black	6	7
															3	Andrey Cherkasov	6	6
																Martijn Bok	0	1
		Brett Hansen-Dent	1	1
		Martijn Bok	6	6
									Martijn Bok	4	6	6
								29	Ionuț Moldovan	6	4	4
		Claudio Pistolesi	4	4
	29	Ionuț Moldovan	6	6

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	4	Omar Camporese	5
	WC	Sergio Gaoni	2r
								4	Omar Camporese	4	4
									Karsten Braasch	6	6
		Karsten Braasch	6	6
		Tetsuya Chaen	2	2
																Karsten Braasch	3	6	7
															30	Gouichi Motomura	6	4	5
		Mark Nielsen	68	6	6
		Kent Kinnear	710	2	4
									Mark Nielsen	3	6	4
								30	Gouichi Motomura	6	4	6
		Bill Behrens	7	5r
	30	Gouichi Motomura	5	7

Fifth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	5	Steve Bryan	6	6
		Glenn Wilson	3	1
								5	Steve Bryan	1	3
									Bryan Shelton	6	6
		Bryan Shelton	4	6	6
		Rob Chess	6	4	4
																Bryan Shelton	6	6
															28	David Nainkin	3	0
	WC	Luke Ronald O'Donnell	0	3
		James Holmes	6	6
									James Holmes	6	3	4
								28	David Nainkin	4	6	6
		Roger Smith	4	3
	28	David Nainkin	6	6

Sixth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	6	Kris Goossens	5	6	6
		Tamás György	7	3	2
								6	Kris Goossens	6	5	9
									Marcus Hilpert	2	7	7
		Jed-Denum Gould	6	2	1
		Marcus Hilpert	4	6	6
															6	Kris Goossens	3	5
																Toby Mitchell	6	7
		Pantelis Moschoutis	6	4	3
		Toby Mitchell	4	6	6
									Toby Mitchell	7	6
								27	Răzvan Sabău	5	3
		Kobi Ziv	4	64
	27	Răzvan Sabău	6	77

Seventh qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	7	Tamer El-Sawy	66	2
		Marco Osorio	78	6
									Marco Osorio	3	5
									Alex Reichel	6	7
		Alex Reichel	6	6
		Jurek Stasiak	3	1
																Alex Reichel	6	6
																Eyal Erlich	3	2
		Tom Kempers	2	4
		Eyal Erlich	6	6
									Eyal Erlich	6	1	7
								26	Kevin Ullyett	3	6	5
		Luke Jensen	4	2
	26	Kevin Ullyett	6	6

Eighth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	8	Andrei Pavel	77	6
		Lars-Anders Wahlgren	64	4
								8	Andrei Pavel	710	6
									Michael Hill	68	0
		Michael Hill	6	3	6
		Heath Denman	4	6	3
															8	Andrei Pavel	6	2	4
															25	Dinu Pescariu	3	6	6
		Aleksandar Kitinov	4	63
		Mashiska Washington	6	77
									Mashiska Washington	62	3
								25	Dinu Pescariu	77	6
		Kentaro Masuda	2	5
	25	Dinu Pescariu	6	7

Ninth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	9	Jens Knippschild	6	6
		Francisco Yunis	3	2
								9	Jens Knippschild	4	6	6
									Brian MacPhie	6	2	3
		Diego Nargiso	5	3
		Brian MacPhie	7	6
															9	Jens Knippschild	6	6
															23	Gérard Solvès	2	4
		Sébastien Leblanc	2	7	5
		Ivan Ljubičić	6	5	7
									Ivan Ljubičić	5	78	1
								23	Gérard Solvès	7	66	6
	WC	Jordan Kerr	3	3
	23	Gérard Solvès	6	6

Tenth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	10	Oliver Gross	6	6
		Mahyar Goodarz	2	3
								10	Oliver Gross	5	6	5
									Jacco Eltingh	7	0	7
		Kenny Thorne	3	3
		Jacco Eltingh	6	6
																Jacco Eltingh	77	6
																Allen Belobrajdic	64	2
		Steve Campbell	4	65
		Allen Belobrajdic	6	77
									Allen Belobrajdic	6	6
									Christian Vinck	0	2
		Christian Vinck	710	6
	24	Roberto Jabali	68	2

Eleventh qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	11	Oleg Ogorodov	6	6
		Satoshi Iwabuchi	3	2
								11	Oleg Ogorodov	4	3
									Yoon Yong-il	6	6
		Yoon Yong-il	4	6	6
		Andrew Ilie	6	2	3
																Yoon Yong-il	7	4	4
																Fernon Wibier	5	6	6
	WC	Michael Logarzo	2	4
		Jim Grabb	6	6
									Jim Grabb	5	2
									Fernon Wibier	7	6
		Mark Joachim	6	65	6
		Fernon Wibier	4	77	8

Twelfth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	21	Alejandro Hernandez	6	6
	12	Gabriel Silberstein	4	4
								21	Alejandro Hernandez	3	4
									Andrew Richardson	6	6
		Andrew Richardson	6	6
		Novak Nash	3	2
																Andrew Richardson	2	4
																Óscar Burrieza	6	6
		Ryuso Tsujino	77	68	5
		Hendrik Jan Davids	63	710	7
									Hendrik Jan Davids	1	1
									Óscar Burrieza	6	6
		Óscar Burrieza	6	6
	22	Filippo Messori	2	0

Thirteenth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	13	Lars Jonsson	77	6
		Nir Welgreen	65	3
								13	Lars Jonsson	77	6
									Steven Downs	64	2
		Steven Downs	4	6	6
		Rainer Schüttler	6	3	3
															13	Lars Jonsson	6	6
																Vaughan Snyman	4	2
		Joseph Sirianni	2	6	3
		Vaughan Snyman	6	3	6
									Vaughan Snyman	6	6
								20	Cristiano Caratti	1	3
		James Sekulov	65	6	2
	20	Cristiano Caratti	77	4	6

Fourteenth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	14	Jérôme Golmard	6	2	3
		Wade McGuire	4	6	6
									Wade McGuire	6	6
									Jack Waite	1	3
		Jack Waite	6	6
		Vince Mellino	2	1
																Wade McGuire	3	5
															19	Eyal Ran	6	7
		Francisco Montana	6	6
		Andrei Rybalko	2	2
									Francisco Montana	62	6	2
								19	Eyal Ran	77	3	6
		Chris Haggard	3	3
	19	Eyal Ran	6	6

Fifteenth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	15	Martin Sinner	6	7
		Clinton Snell	3	5
								15	Martin Sinner	6	6
								WC	Klaudiusz Gursztyn	3	1
		James Greenhalgh	4	7	8
	WC	Klaudiusz Gursztyn	6	5	10
															15	Martin Sinner	6	5	1
															18	Justin Gimelstob	3	7	6
		Jamie Delgado	6	6
		Mosé Navarra	3	0
									Jamie Delgado	3	2
								18	Justin Gimelstob	6	6
	WC	Nathan Healey	2	2
	18	Justin Gimelstob	6	6

Sixteenth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	16	Doug Flach	6	0	8
		Carsten Arriens	3	6	10
									Carsten Arriens	3	4
									David Caldwell	6	6
		David Caldwell	77	6
	WC	Andrew Painter	65	3
																David Caldwell	6	6
															17	Shuzo Matsuoka	4	4
		Leigh Holland	63	6	2
		Teo Susnjak	77	2	6
									Teo Susnjak	3	2
								17	Shuzo Matsuoka	6	6
		Kotaro Miyachi	1	2
	17	Shuzo Matsuoka	6	6

External links

• 1997 Australian Open – Men's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation