# 1997 International Tennis Championships – Singles

Jason Stoltenberg defeated Jonas Björkman 6–0, 2–6, 7–5 to win the 1997 International Tennis Championships singles event. Stoltenberg was the defending champion.

## Seeds

* Jonas Björkman (final)
* Petr Korda (second round, retired)
* Alex O'Brien (first round)
* Jason Stoltenberg (champion)
* Byron Black (second round)
* Nicklas Kulti (first round)
* Sandon Stolle (second round)
* Gilbert Schaller (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

### Finals

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Jonas Björkman | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | Steve Campbell | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | |
| Q | Steve Campbell | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | Jonas Björkman | 0 | 6 | 5 |
| | | | | | 4 | Jason Stoltenberg | 6 | 2 | 7 |
| 4 | Jason Stoltenberg | 6 | 6 | | 4 | Jason Stoltenberg | 6 | 2 | 7 |
| | Johan van Herck | 3 | 3 | | | | | | |

### Top half

| 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 | Semifinals |
| 1 | J Björkman | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Zabaleta | 3 | 2 | | 1 | J Björkman | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Simian | 7$^7$ | 6$^4$ | 3 | WC | L Jensen | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | L Jensen | 6$^5$ | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | 1 | J Björkman | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | |
| WC | I Baron | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | J A Viloca | 4 | 6$^2$ | | | | | |
| | P Fredriksson | 6 | 6 | | | P Fredriksson | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J A Viloca | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | J A Viloca | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | G Schaller | 6$^3$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | J Björkman | 6 | 4 | 6 |
| 3 | A O'Brien | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | Q | S Campbell | 4 | 6 | 4 |
| | S Sargsian | 3 | 6 | 6 | | S Sargsian | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | N Pereira | 3 | 4 | | | D Flach | 6$^5$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Flach | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | S Sargsian | 1 | 3 | | | | | |
| | V Spadea | 4 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | Q | S Campbell | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | S Campbell | 6 | 7$^7$ | | Q | S Campbell | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Ondruska | 3 | 2 | | 5 | B Black | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | B Black | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| 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 | Semifinals |
| 6 | N Kulti | 3 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | F Fontang | 6 | 4 | 6 | Q | F Fontang | 6 | 3$^r$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | D Witt | 6 | 6 | | Q | D Witt | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Carlsen | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | Q | D Witt | 1 | 5 | | | | | |
| | G Raoux | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | 4 | J Stoltenberg | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | M Norman | 6 | 3 | 6 | | M Norman | 0 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | E Sánchez | 2 | 4 | | 4 | J Stoltenberg | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | J Stoltenberg | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | J Stoltenberg | 6 | 6 |
| 7 | S Stolle | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | J van Herck | 3 | 3 |
| | S Lareau | 1 | 4 | | 7 | S Stolle | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | R Delgado | 6$^5$ | 3 | | | J van Herck | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J van Herck | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | J van Herck | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | D van Scheppingen | 3 | 7$^7$ | 1 | | | | | | | M Woodforde | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | |
| | M Woodforde | 6 | 6$^3$ | 6 | | M Woodforde | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Godwin | 3 | 4 | | 2 | P Korda | 6 | 4 | r | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | P Korda | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |