# 1997 European Community Championships – Singles

Michael Stich was the defending champion but lost in the first round to Marc-Kevin Goellner.
Marc Rosset won in the final 6–2, 7–5, 6–4 against Tim Henman.

## Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.
* n/a
* Marcelo Ríos (second round)
* Thomas Enqvist (first round)
* n/a
* Félix Mantilla (second round)
* Tim Henman (final)
* Michael Stich (first round)
* Jan Siemerink (first round)

## 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
* NB: The Final was the best of 5 sets while all other rounds were the best of 3 sets.

### Final

| Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| | Marc Rosset | 6 | 7 | 6 | | |
| 6 | Tim Henman | 2 | 5 | 4 | | |

### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| LL | F Dewulf | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Forget | 4 | 7 | 4 | LL | F Dewulf | 7$^{10}$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Courier | 0 | 2 | | | C Pioline | 6$^8$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Pioline | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | LL | F Dewulf | 6 | 1 | 4 | | | |
| | A Medvedev | 6$^4$ | 2 | | | | | | | | M Rosset | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | M Rosset | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | M Rosset | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | N Kiefer | 3 | 6 | 7 | Q | N Kiefer | 6 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | J Siemerink | 6 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | M Rosset | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| LL | D van Scheppingen | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | P Korda | 6$^2$ | 3 |
| | P Korda | 6 | 6 | | | P Korda | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Dreekmann | 4 | 2 | | | J Sánchez | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Sánchez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | P Korda | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | D Norman | 5 | | | | | | | | Q | D Norman | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| | B Ulihrach | 2 | r | | Q | D Norman | 6 | 1 | 7$^8$ | | | | | | | | |
| | B Karbacher | 2 | 1 | | 5 | F Mantilla | 3 | 6 | 6$^6$ | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | F Mantilla | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Section 2

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 6 | T Henman | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | S Bruguera | 3 | 6 | 4 | 6 | T Henman | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Gumy | 6 | 1 | 4 | | M Tillström | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Tillström | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 6 | T Henman | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | |
| WC | J van Herck | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | F Clavet | 6$^4$ | 4 | | | | |
| | A Boetsch | 2 | 4 | | WC | J van Herck | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | F Clavet | 4 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | F Clavet | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | T Enqvist | 6 | 6$^4$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | 6 | T Henman | 6 | 6 |
| 7 | M Stich | 6$^6$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | M-K Goellner | 4 | 4 |
| | M-K Goellner | 7$^8$ | 6 | | | M-K Goellner | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | C van Garsse | 7 | 6 | | Q | C van Garsse | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Furlan | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | M-K Goellner | 3 | | | | | |
| | M Damm | 6$^5$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | M Damm | 1 | r | | | | |
| Q | M Sinner | 7$^7$ | 4 | 3 | | M Damm | 4 | 7 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | |
| | A Voinea | 1 | 4 | | 2 | M Ríos | 6 | 5 | 6$^3$ | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | M Ríos | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |