_2.jpg) Pete Sampras finished the year ranked world No. 1 for the fifth time in his career. He won eight titles during the season, including two majors at the Australian Open and the Wimbledon Championships, as well as the Grand Slam Cup and the ATP Tour World Championships. He also won two ATP Super 9 events. | |
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Duration | 30 December 1996 – 10 November 1997 |
| Categories | Grand Slam (4) ATP Super 9 (9) ATP Championship Series (12) ATP World Series |
| Achievements (singles) | |
| Most tournament titles |  Pete Sampras (8) |
| Most tournament finals | Pete Sampras (8) |
| Prize money leader | Pete Sampras ($6,494,461) |
| Points leader | Pete Sampras (4547) |
| Awards | |
| Player of the year | Pete Sampras |
| Doubles team of the year |  Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde |
| Most improved player of the year | Patrick Rafter |
| Newcomer of the year |  Julian Alonso |
| Comeback player of the year | Sergi Bruguera |
← 1996 1998 → | |
The 1997 ATP Tour was the elite tour for professional tennis organised by the ATP that year. The ATP Tour included the four Grand Slam tournaments, the ATP Tour World Championships, the ATP Super 9, the Championship Series and the World Series tournaments.