The 1997 Infiniti Open was a men's tennis tournament played on HardcourtinLos Angeles, United States that was part of the World Series of the 1997 ATP Tour. It was the seventieth edition of the tournament and was held from July 21 through July 27, 1997.
| Singles | ||||
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| 1997 Infiniti Open | ||||
| Final | ||||
| Champion |  Jim Courier | |||
| Runner-up |  Thomas Enqvist | |||
| Score | 6–4, 6–4 | |||
| Details | ||||
| Draw | 32 (4Q) | |||
| Seeds | 8 | |||
| Events | ||||
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Michael Chang did not return to defend his title, as he opted to rest in order to compete at Montreal in the following week.
Jim Courier won the title by defeating Thomas Enqvist 6–4, 6–4 in the final.[1][2]
Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.
Goran Ivanišević (semifinals) Thomas Enqvist (final)
Mark Philippoussis (quarterfinals)
Richard Krajicek (quarterfinals) Patrick Rafter (second round) Jim Courier (champion) Andre Agassi (first round) Alex O'Brien (first round)| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Goran Ivanišević
| 3 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 6 | Jim Courier
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 6 | Jim Courier
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 2 | Thomas Enqvist
| 4 | 4 | ||||||||||
 Guillaume Raoux
| 4 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Thomas Enqvist
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
| First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | G Ivanišević
| 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 N Godwin
| 6 | 3 | 1 | G Ivanišević
| 7 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| O Delaître
| 6 | 6 | O Delaître
| 5 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 E Ran
| 4 | 4 | 1 | G Ivanišević
| 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 B Black
| 6 | 6 | B Black
| 6 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| D Flach
| 2 | 0 | B Black
| 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| J Gimelstob
| 7 | 6 | J Gimelstob
| 2 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | A Agassi
| 5 | 2 | 1 | G Ivanišević
| 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | R Krajicek
| 6 | 6 | 6 | J Courier
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| M Ondruska
| 4 | 4 | 4 | R Krajicek
| 7 | 5 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | G Weiner
| 6 | 6 | Q | G Weiner
| 5 | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Q | B Bryan
| 4 | 3 | 4 | R Krajicek
| 6 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 D Nestor
| 6 | 6 | 6 | J Courier
| 7 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Q |  M Bhupathi
| 7 | 7 | Q | M Bhupathi
| 6 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G Stafford
| 5 | 5 | 6 | J Courier
| 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | J Courier
| 7 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | P Rafter
| 7 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| L Roux
| 6 | 7 | 3 | 5 | P Rafter
| 4 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 G Etlis
| 3 | 4 | G Raoux
| 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| G Raoux
| 6 | 6 | G Raoux
| 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| S Stolle
| 2 | 6 | 7 | 3 | M Philippoussis
| 6 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | M Tebbutt
| 6 | 3 | 6 | S Stolle
| 6 | 4 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
 R Jabali
| 6 | 3 | 6 | 3 | M Philippoussis
| 3 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | M Philippoussis
| 1 | 6 | 7 | G Raoux
| 4 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | A O'Brien
| 4 | 3 | 2 | T Enqvist
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 S Sargsian
| 6 | 6 | S Sargsian
| 4 | 6 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| S Lareau
| 6 | 1 |  K Carlsen
| 6 | 3 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| K Carlsen
| 7 | 6 | K Carlsen
| 3 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| V Spadea
| 6 | 6 | 2 | T Enqvist
| 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| S Simian
| 4 | 2 | V Spadea
| 6 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| S Bryan
| 3 | 2 | 2 | T Enqvist
| 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | T Enqvist
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
INFINITI OPEN: Jim Courier, trying to regain the form that made him the world's No. 1 player in 1992, beat Thomas Enqvist, his practice partner, 6-4, 6-4, in the final in Los Angeles. Courier, seeded sixth, didn't drop a set in five matches to win his second title this year.