| Singles | |
|---|---|
| 1996 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships | |
| Champion |  Fernando Meligeni |
| Runner-up |  Mats Wilander |
| Score | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Draw | 32 |
| Seeds | 8 |
Thomas Enqvist was the defending champion but did not compete that year.
Fernando Meligeni won in the final 6–4, 6–2 against Mats Wilander. [1]
A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.
Mark Woodforde (first round) Todd Woodbridge (second round) Magnus Gustafsson (second round)
Richey Reneberg (quarterfinals)
Javier Frana (semifinals) Jason Stoltenberg (semifinals)
Félix Mantilla (first round) Michael Joyce (first round)Roberto Carretero defeated Àlex Corretja in the final, 2–6, 6–4, 6–4, 6–4 to win the singles tennis title at the 1996 Hamburg European Open.
Wayne Ferreira defeated Todd Woodbridge in the final, 6–2, 6–4 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1996 Canadian Open.
Chris Woodruff defeated Gustavo Kuerten in the final, 7–5, 4–6, 6–3 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1997 Canadian Open.
Andre Agassi was the defending champion but did not compete that year.
The 1997 Gold Coast Classic singles was a tennis competition as part of the 1997 Gold Coast Classic, a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Hope Island Resort Tennis Centre in Hope Island, Queensland in Australia that was part of Tier III of the 1997 WTA Tour. The tournament was held from 30 December 1996 through 5 January 1997.
Kimiko Date was the defending champion but did not compete that year.
In the women's singles at the 1997 Budapest Lotto Open tennis tournament, Ruxandra Dragomir was the defending champion but lost in the second round to Joannette Kruger.
Mary Joe Fernández defeated Mary Pierce in the final, 6–4, 6–2 to win the singles tennis title at the 1997 WTA German Open.
Martina Hingis was the defending champion, and successfully defended her title, defeating Lisa Raymond in the final 6–4, 6–2.
Jana Novotná defeated Ai Sugiyama in the final, 6–3, 6–4 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1997 Kremlin Cup.
Yevgeny Kafelnikov was the defending champion but lost in the semifinals to Marc Rosset.
Michael Chang was the defending champion but lost in the final 6–4, 3–6, 6–4 against Pete Sampras.
Michael Chang was the defending champion but lost in the semifinals to Karim Alami.
Wayne Ferreira and Yevgeny Kafelnikov were the defending champions but lost in the first round to David Rikl and Daniel Vacek.
Thomas Muster was the defending champion but lost in the quarterfinals to Andrea Gaudenzi.
Marcelo Ríos was the defending champion but did not compete that year.
Rick Leach and Scott Melville were the defending champions but did not compete that year.
Thomas Muster was the defending champion but did not compete that year.
Arnaud Boetsch was the defending champion but lost in the first round to Bernd Karbacher.
Grant Connell and Patrick Galbraith were the defending champions but they competed with different partners that year, Connell with Byron Black and Galbraith with Jonathan Stark.
