# 1997 Monte Carlo Open – Singles

Marcelo Ríos defeated Àlex Corretja in the final, 6–4, 6–3, 6–3 to win the singles tennis title at the 1997 Monte Carlo Open.
Thomas Muster was the two-time defending champion, but lost in the second round to Fabrice Santoro.

## Seeds

The top eight seeds received a bye to the second round.
* Pete Sampras (second round)
* Thomas Muster (second round)
* Yevgeny Kafelnikov (second round)
* Richard Krajicek (quarterfinals)
* Thomas Enqvist (second round)
* Carlos Moyà (semifinals)
* Marcelo Ríos (champion)
* Wayne Ferreira (second round)
* Boris Becker (first round)
* Álbert Costa (third round)
* Félix Mantilla (second round)
* Álex Corretja (final)
* Jim Courier (second round)
* Alberto Berasategui (second round)
* Marc Rosset (second round)
* Sergi Bruguera (third 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

### Finals

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 7 | Marcelo Ríos | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | |
| 6 | Carlos Moyà | 4 | 6$^5$ | | | | | |
| 6 | Carlos Moyà | 4 | 6$^5$ | 7 | Marcelo Ríos | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | 12 | Álex Corretja | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| 12 | Álex Corretja | 6 | 6 | 12 | Álex Corretja | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| WC | Fabrice Santoro | 4 | 4 | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | WC/1 | P Sampras | 6 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Larsson | 6 | 6 | | | M Larsson | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | H Arazi | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | M Larsson | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | D Vacek | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | D Vacek | 5 | 0 | | | | |
| | M Tillström | 1 | 3 | | | D Vacek | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Carretero | 6$^2$ | 0 | | 15 | M Rosset | 6$^5$ | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | M Rosset | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | M Larsson | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | Á Costa | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | M Ríos | 6 | 6 |
| | J Björkman | 4 | 0 | | 10 | Á Costa | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Doseděl | 6 | 3 | 6 | | S Doseděl | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | G Kuerten | 1 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | 10 | Á Costa | 6$^3$ | 4 | | | | |
| WC | A Gaudenzi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 7 | M Ríos | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | |
| | L Roux | 1 | 2 | | WC | A Gaudenzi | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | M Ríos | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 4 | R Krajicek | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Stich | 3 | 7 | 7 | | M Stich | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Woodforde | 6 | 5 | 5 | | | | | | 4 | R Krajicek | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | M Philippoussis | 7 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | M Philippoussis | 3 | 2 | | | | | |
| | H Gumy | 5 | 6$^5$ | | | M Philippoussis | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Hrbatý | 7$^7$ | 5 | 4 | 13 | J Courier | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | J Courier | 6$^1$ | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 4 | R Krajicek | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| 11 | F Mantilla | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | C Moyà | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| | M Damm | 1 | 1 | | 11 | F Mantilla | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Medvedev | 4 | 6 | 6 | | A Medvedev | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | N Kulti | 6 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | A Medvedev | 4 | 6$^3$ | | | | | |
| | T Johansson | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | 6 | C Moyà | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | |
| | F Clavet | 6 | 6 | | | F Clavet | 1 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | C Moyà | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 3

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 5 | T Enqvist | 5 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Gustafsson | 6$^2$ | 2 | | | B Ulihrach | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Ulihrach | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | B Ulihrach | 6 | 6$^5$ | 0 | | | | |
| | C Pioline | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 12 | Á Corretja | 4 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | |
| WC | O Camporese | 3 | 4 | | | C Pioline | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | N Marques | 0 | 0 | | 12 | Á Corretja | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Á Corretja | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | Á Corretja | 6 | 6 |
| 14 | A Berasategui | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | C Ruud | 2 | 0 |
| | P Haarhuis | 3 | 5 | | 14 | A Berasategui | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | E Benfele Álvarez | 6 | 3 | 6 | Q | E Benfele Álvarez | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Alami | 3 | 6 | 0 | | | | | | Q | E Benfele Álvarez | 7 | 6$^3$ | 1 | | | | |
| | C Ruud | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | C Ruud | 5 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | |
| | S Schalken | 4 | 2 | | | C Ruud | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | Y Kafelnikov | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 8 | W Ferreira | 4 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | C Costa | 6 | 5 | 6 | Q | C Costa | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Kučera | 3 | 7 | 3 | | | | | | Q | C Costa | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| Q | D Sanguinetti | 2 | 7$^8$ | 4 | | | | | | | A Boetsch | 4 | 5 | | | | | |
| | A Boetsch | 6 | 6$^6$ | 6 | | A Boetsch | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Furlan | 1 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | R Furlan | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | B Becker | 6 | 3 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | | | | Q | C Costa | 3 | 5 |
| 16 | S Bruguera | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | WC | F Santoro | 6 | 7 |
| | J Sánchez | 4 | 1 | | 16 | S Bruguera | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Siemerink | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | J Siemerink | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Merinov | 6$^2$ | 3 | | | | | | | 16 | S Bruguera | 6 | 5 | 1 | | | | |
| Q | F Roig | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | WC | F Santoro | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | F Santoro | 6 | 6 | | WC | F Santoro | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | T Muster | 2 | 6$^3$ | | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying
### Qualifying seeds

* Gustavo Kuerten (qualified)
* Scott Draper (first round)
* Adrian Voinea (qualifying competition)
* Ján Krošlák (first round)
* Richard Fromberg (first round)
* Carlos Costa (qualified)
* Galo Blanco (qualifying competition)
* Emilio Benfele Álvarez (qualified)
* Nicolás Lapentti (qualifying competition)
* Nuno Marques (qualified)
* Francisco Roig (qualified)
* Jens Knippschild (first round)
* Andrei Cherkasov (qualifying competition)
* Lars Jönsson (qualifying competition)

### Qualifiers

* Gustavo Kuerten
* Andrei Merinov
* Davide Sanguinetti
* Nuno Marques
* Francisco Roig
* Carlos Costa
* Emilio Benfele Álvarez

### Qualifying draw
#### First qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 1 | Gustavo Kuerten | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Frédéric Fontang | 3 | 0 | | | | |
| | Frédéric Fontang | 3 | 0 | 1 | Gustavo Kuerten | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | 14 | Lars Jönsson | 1 | 3 |
| | Daniele Musa | 6 | 3 | 14 | Lars Jönsson | 1 | 3 |
| 14 | Lars Jönsson | 7 | 6 | | | | |

#### Second qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 2 | Scott Draper | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| | Andrei Merinov | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | Andrei Merinov | 6 | 7 | | Andrei Merinov | 6 | 7 |
| | | | | 13 | Andrei Cherkasov | 1 | 5 |
| WC | Sébastien Graeff | 2 | 1 | 13 | Andrei Cherkasov | 1 | 5 |
| 13 | Andrei Cherkasov | 6 | 6 | | | | |

#### Third qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 3 | Adrian Voinea | 7 | 2 | 7 | | | | |
| | Arnaud Clément | 6 | 6 | 5 | | | | |
| | Arnaud Clément | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | Adrian Voinea | 6 | 4 |
| | | | | | | Davide Sanguinetti | 7 | 6 |
| | Davide Sanguinetti | 2 | 7 | 7 | | Davide Sanguinetti | 7 | 6 |
| 12 | Jens Knippschild | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | |

#### Fourth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 4 | Ján Krošlák | 3 | 2 | | | | |
| | Olivier Delaître | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Olivier Delaître | 6 | 6 | | Olivier Delaître | 1 | 2 |
| | | | | 10 | Nuno Marques | 6 | 6 |
| | Fernon Wibier | 4 | 0 | 10 | Nuno Marques | 6 | 6 |
| 10 | Nuno Marques | 6 | 6 | | | | |

#### Fifth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 5 | Richard Fromberg | 1 | 4 | | | | |
| | Marco Meneschincheri | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Marco Meneschincheri | 6 | 6 | | Marco Meneschincheri | 4 | 5 |
| | | | | 11 | Francisco Roig | 6 | 7 |
| WC | Emmanuel Heussner | 4 | 5 | 11 | Francisco Roig | 6 | 7 |
| 11 | Francisco Roig | 6 | 7 | | | | |

#### Sixth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 6 | Carlos Costa | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Cristiano Caratti | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
| | Cristiano Caratti | 4 | 4 | 6 | Carlos Costa | 6 | 2 | 6 |
| | | | | 9 | Nicolás Lapentti | 2 | 6 | 3 |
| WC | Daniel Elsner | 3 | 1 | 9 | Nicolás Lapentti | 2 | 6 | 3 |
| 9 | Nicolás Lapentti | 6 | 6 | | | | | |

#### Seventh qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 7 | Galo Blanco | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Emanuel Couto | 1 | 6 | 2 | | | | | |
| | Emanuel Couto | 1 | 6 | 2 | 7 | Galo Blanco | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| | | | | | 8 | Emilio Benfele Álvarez | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| WC | Sébastien Grosjean | 5 | 4 | | 8 | Emilio Benfele Álvarez | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| 8 | Emilio Benfele Álvarez | 7 | 6 | | | | | | |