1997 Australian Open – Men's singles
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Pete Sampras defeated Carlos Moyá in the final, 6–2, 6–3, 6–3 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1997 Australian Open. It was his second Australian Open title and ninth major title overall.
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Champion | Pete Sampras | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Runner-up | Carlos Moyà | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Score | 6–2, 6–3, 6–3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Draw | 128 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seeds | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Main article: 1997 Australian Open
Boris Becker was the defending champion, but lost in the first round to Moyá. Becker was the first major champion in the Open Era to lose in the 1st round as the defending champion.
This tournament marked the major main draw debut of future world No. 1 and two-time major singles champion Lleyton Hewitt. He would compete in the Australian Open for a record twenty consecutive years.[1][2]