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. It was Rusedski's first major final, which he dedicated in honor of Diana, Princess of Wales, who had died a week earlier. Pete Sampras was the two-time defending champion, but lost in the fourth round to Petr Korda.

Seeds

• # 🇺🇸 Pete Sampras (fourth round) • # 🇺🇸 Michael Chang (semifinals) • # 🇷🇺 Yevgeny Kafelnikov (second round) • # 🇭🇷 Goran Ivanišević (first round) • # 🇦🇹 Thomas Muster (first round) • # 🇪🇸 Àlex Corretja (third round) • # 🇪🇸 Sergi Bruguera (fourth round) • # 🇪🇸 Carlos Moyà (first round) • # 🇧🇷 Gustavo Kuerten (third round) • # 🇨🇱 Marcelo Ríos (quarterfinals) • # 🇸🇪 Thomas Enqvist (withdrew) • # 🇪🇸 Félix Mantilla (fourth round) • # 🇦🇺 Patrick Rafter (champion) • # 🇦🇺 Mark Philippoussis (third round) • # 🇨🇿 Petr Korda (quarterfinals) • # 🇪🇸 Albert Costa (first round)

Qualifying

Draw

Finals

Top half

Section 1

Section 2

Section 3

Section 4

Bottom half

Section 5

Section 6

Section 7

Section 8