1997 Waldbaum's Hamlet Cup – Singles

Singles
1997 Waldbaum's Hamlet Cup
Champion	Carlos Moyá
Runner-up	Patrick Rafter
Score	6–4, 7–6(7–1)
Draw	32
Seeds	8

The 1997 Waldbaum's Hamlet Cup was a men's tennis tournament played on Hard courts in Long Island, United States that was part of the International Series of the 1997 ATP Tour. It was the seventeenth edition of the tournament and was held from 18–24 August 1998.

Seeds

Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.

1. Michael Chang (quarterfinals)
2. Goran Ivanišević (quarterfinals)
3. Yevgeny Kafelnikov (first round)
4. Gustavo Kuerten (second round)
5. Carlos Moyá (champions)
6. Thomas Enqvist (semifinals)
7. Unknown (withdrew)
8. Patrick Rafter (finale)

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

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	8	Patrick Rafter	6	6
	6	Thomas Enqvist	4	4
								8	Patrick Rafter	4	61
								5	Carlos Moyá	6	7
	5	Carlos Moyá	6	6
		Julián Alonso	2	3

Top half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	1	M Chang	7	6
		A Medvedev	6	4				1	M Chang	6	6
		T Woodbridge	6	6					T Woodbridge	0	2
		J Oncins	3	4											1	M Chang	4	6	1
		B Ulihrach	6	6											8	P Rafter	6	3	6
		D Prinosil	1	1					B Ulihrach	5	5
	8	P Rafter	6	3	6			8	P Rafter	7	7
		K Kučera	3	6	3																	8	P Rafter	6	6
		A Boetsch	6	7																		6	T Enqvist	4	4
	3	Y Kafelnikov	4	6					A Boetsch	4	1
		R Reneberg	6	6					R Reneberg	6	6
		M Damm	3	2												R Reneberg	7	4	2
		C Pioline	6	6											6	T Enqvist	5	6	6
		A Portas	2	4					C Pioline	5	6	1
	6	T Enqvist	6	6				6	T Enqvist	7	4	6
		T Johansson	3	3

Bottom half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	5	C Moyá	0	7	6
		J Sánchez	6	5	2			5	C Moyá	6	3
		M Rosset	4	6	6				M Rosset	2	1r
		D Vacek	6	3	2										5	C Moyá	6	6
		M-K Goellner	3	6	6											M-K Goellner	4	4
		M Woodforde	6	4	2				M-K Goellner	6	7
	4	G Kuerten	6	7				4	G Kuerten	3	6
		M Filippini	4	6																		5	C Moyá	6	6
		J Björkman	6	6																			J Alonso	2	3
		C Costa	2	0					J Björkman	3	4
		J Alonso	3	6	6				J Alonso	6	6
		C Ruud	6	4	0											J Alonso	7	3	6
		N Lapentti	7	6											2	G Ivanišević	6	6	3
		J Siemerink	6	4					N Lapentti	7	2	6
	2	G Ivanišević	7	6				2	G Ivanišević	5	6	7
		R Delgado	5	4