Players who neither had high enough rankings nor received wild cards to enter the main draw of the annual US Open Tennis Championships participated in a qualifying tournament held over several days before the event.^[1]

Seeds

Qualifiers

Lucky losers

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	1	Gianluca Pozzi	7	4	4
		Mosé Navarra	6	6	6
									Mosé Navarra	2	6
									Grant Doyle	6	7
		Grant Doyle	6	6
		Kepler Orellana	4	4
																Grant Doyle	6	3
															32	Cristiano Caratti	7	6
		Emanuel Couto	6	2	6
		Jamie Delgado	2	6	3
									Emanuel Couto	7	1	3
								32	Cristiano Caratti	6	6	6
		Olivier Mutis	1	6	3
	32	Cristiano Caratti	6	4	6

Second qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	2	Tomas Nydahl	6	5	6
		Satoshi Iwabuchi	4	7	0
								2	Tomas Nydahl	4	6	3
									Patrick Baur	6	4	6
		Patrick Baur	6	6
	WC	Phil Williamson	3	2
																Patrick Baur	6	6
															31	Alejandro Hernandez	4	4
		Wolfgang Schranz	6	6	1
		Stéphane Huet	3	7	6
									Stéphane Huet	3	7	3
								31	Alejandro Hernandez	6	6	6
		Lars Rehmann	4	6	6
	31	Alejandro Hernandez	6	1	7

Third qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	3	Olivier Delaître	6	4
		Tuomas Ketola	7	6
									Tuomas Ketola	6	7
									Andrew Richardson	3	6
		Steven Downs	5	2
		Andrew Richardson	7	6
																Tuomas Ketola	6	6
															WC	Paul Goldstein	3	4
		Miguel Pastura	5	1
		Óscar Burrieza	7	6
									Óscar Burrieza	6	2	3
								WC	Paul Goldstein	1	6	6
	WC	Paul Goldstein	7	6
	29	Luis Herrera	5	3

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	4	Wayne Black	6	3	6
		Ben Ellwood	4	6	3
								4	Wayne Black	6	6
									Nicolás Pereira	3	3
		Nicolás Pereira	6	6
		Raviv Weidenfeld	4	4
															4	Wayne Black	6	2	6
															30	Christophe Van Garsse	1	6	2
		Bobby Kokavec	7	4	3
		Edwin Kempes	6	6	6
									Edwin Kempes	2	3
								30	Christophe Van Garsse	6	6
		Quino Muñoz	4	0
	30	Christophe Van Garsse	6	6

Fifth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	5	Oleg Ogorodov	6	6
		André Sá	4	3
								5	Oleg Ogorodov	6	7	6
									James Sekulov	7	5	3
		James Sekulov	6	6
	WC	Marc Silva	1	4
															5	Oleg Ogorodov	6	7
															28	David Rikl	4	6
	WC	Mike Bryan	2	6	7
		Cyril Buscaglione	6	1	5
								WC	Mike Bryan	3	3
								28	David Rikl	6	6
		Nicolas Thomann	4	7	6
	28	David Rikl	6	6	7

Sixth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	6	Sébastien Lareau	2	6
		Albert Chang	6	7
									Albert Chang	6	6
									Lars Burgsmüller	3	4
		Lars Burgsmüller	6	6	6
		Hideki Kaneko	7	3	4
																Albert Chang	2	4
																John van Lottum	6	6
		Jaymon Crabb	4	4
		John van Lottum	6	6
									John van Lottum	4	6	6
								27	Eyal Ran	6	2	0
		Wade McGuire	2	0
	27	Eyal Ran	6	6

Seventh qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	7	Nicolas Escudé	6	7
		Thierry Guardiola	3	6
								7	Nicolas Escudé	5	6	6
									Mahesh Bhupathi	7	2	3
		Mahesh Bhupathi	6	6	6
		Steve Bryan	4	7	4
															7	Nicolas Escudé	6	4
															26	Michael Tebbutt	7	6
		David Caldwell	6	0	4
		Pier Gauthier	3	6	6
									Pier Gauthier	w/o
								26	Michael Tebbutt
		Steven Randjelovic	0	2
	26	Michael Tebbutt	6	6

Eighth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	8	Ionuț Moldovan	7	6
		Markus Zillner	5	3
								8	Ionuț Moldovan	6	4	0
									Laurence Tieleman	4	6	6
		Laurence Tieleman	6	3	6
	WC	James Blake	4	6	3
																Laurence Tieleman	6	6
															25	Allen Belobrajdic	3	4
		Mark Nielsen	2	6	6
		Danny Sapsford	6	3	2
									Mark Nielsen	2	6	1
								25	Allen Belobrajdic	6	3	6
		Sébastien Grosjean	6	3	2
	25	Allen Belobrajdic	4	6	6

Ninth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	9	Dick Norman	4	6	7
		Gabriel Trifu	6	3	6
								9	Dick Norman	6	6
									David Nainkin	2	3
		David Nainkin	6	6	6
		Filippo Messori	3	7	2
															9	Dick Norman	3	4
																Tommy Ho	6	6
		Giorgio Galimberti	2	6
		Tommy Ho	6	7
									Tommy Ho	6	7
								23	Rainer Schüttler	4	5
	WC	Taylor Dent	1	3
	23	Rainer Schüttler	6	6

Tenth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	10	Bernd Karbacher	6	6
		Maurice Ruah	4	3
								10	Bernd Karbacher	4	6	4
									Jimy Szymanski	6	1	6
		Karsten Braasch	2	7	6
		Jimy Szymanski	6	6	7
																Jimy Szymanski	6	6
																Oren Motevassel	3	4
		Mark Merklein	6	6	4
		Alistair Hunt	3	7	6
									Alistair Hunt	2	2
									Oren Motevassel	6	6
		Oren Motevassel	4	7	6
	24	Gastón Etlis	6	5	3

Eleventh qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	11	Răzvan Sabău	6	2	6
		Tamer El-Sawy	4	6	7
									Tamer El-Sawy	6	6
									Miles Maclagan	3	4
		Miles Maclagan	6	7
		Jean-Philippe Fleurian	2	6
																Tamer El-Sawy	2	5
															22	Jaime Oncins	6	7
		Alex Reichel	6	6
		Peter Tramacchi	2	4
									Alex Reichel	4	1
								22	Jaime Oncins	6	6
		Lior Mor	3	3
	22	Jaime Oncins	6	6

Twelfth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	12	Geoff Grant	6	6
	WC	Bob Bryan	3	3
								12	Geoff Grant	7	6
								WC	Michael Russell	5	3
		David Witt	4	4
	WC	Michael Russell	6	6
															12	Geoff Grant	6	6
															21	Dirk Dier	3	4
		Roberto Jabali	6	4	6
		Bryan Shelton	4	6	7
									Bryan Shelton	7	5	3
								21	Dirk Dier	6	7	6
	Alt	Michael Hill	2	5
	21	Dirk Dier	6	7

Thirteenth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	13	Daniel Nestor	6	7
		Ivo Heuberger	0	6
								13	Daniel Nestor	6	6
									Jean-François Bachelot	3	2
		Arnaud Clément	7	6	2
		Jean-François Bachelot	6	7	6
															13	Daniel Nestor	4	6	6
																Petr Luxa	6	3	2
		Petr Luxa	6	6
		Robbie Koenig	4	1
									Petr Luxa	6	6
									Chris Haggard	3	4
		Chris Haggard	2	6	6
	19	Andrei Merinov	6	3	4

Fourteenth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	14	Nicklas Kulti	3	6
		Charles Aufy	6	7
									Charles Aufy	4	6	7
									Stéphane Simian	6	3	6
		Jean-Baptiste Perlant	6	7	4
		Stéphane Simian	7	6	6
																Charles Aufy	6	6	2
																Michael Sell	2	7	6
		Carsten Arriens	6	6
		Lorenzo Manta	1	4
									Carsten Arriens	w/o
									Michael Sell
		Michael Sell	7	4	7
	20	Neville Godwin	5	6	6

Fifteenth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	15	Kevin Ullyett	4	1
		Gerald Mandl	6	6
									Gerald Mandl	7	1	7
									Rodolphe Gilbert	6	6	6
		Brian MacPhie	3	6
		Rodolphe Gilbert	6	7
																Gerald Mandl	5	4
																Peter Wessels	7	6
		Gouichi Motomura	6	4	3
		Peter Wessels	4	6	6
									Peter Wessels	6	6
									Herbert Wiltschnig	1	1
		Herbert Wiltschnig	6	6
	18	Eyal Erlich	1	0

Sixteenth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	16	Doug Flach	3	4
		Todd Larkham	6	6
									Todd Larkham	6	6
									Alexandre Strambini	1	3
	WC	Mashiska Washington	4	3
		Alexandre Strambini	6	6
																Todd Larkham	6	5	6
															17	Fernon Wibier	3	7	2
		Filippo Veglio	4	4
		Ivan Ljubičić	6	6
									Ivan Ljubičić	6	3	2
								17	Fernon Wibier	3	6	6
		Glenn Weiner	3	3
	17	Fernon Wibier	6	6

References

External links

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