# 1997 Swedish Open – Singles

Magnus Gustafsson was the defending champion, but lost in the first round to Tomas Nydahl.
Magnus Norman won the title by defeating Juan Antonio Marín 7–5, 6–2 in the final.

## Seeds

* Thomas Johansson (first round)
* Magnus Gustafsson (first round)
* Magnus Larsson (quarterfinals, retired)
* Magnus Norman (champion)
* Karol Kučera (semifinals)
* Marcelo Filippini (second round)
* Mikael Tillström (first round)
* Filip Dewulf (second 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 |
| | Carlos Costa | 5 | 3 | | | | |
| 4 | Magnus Norman | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| 4 | Magnus Norman | 7 | 6 | 4 | Magnus Norman | 7 | 6 |
| | | | | | Juan Antonio Marín | 5 | 2 |
| 5 | Karol Kučera | 6$^4$ | 3 | | Juan Antonio Marín | 5 | 2 |
| | Juan Antonio Marín | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | |

### 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 |
| 1 | T Johansson | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Sarstrand | 4 | 6 | 6 | Q | M Sarstrand | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Fredriksson | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | P Fredriksson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Fromberg | 2 | 6$^3$ | | | | | | | | P Fredriksson | 2 | 3 | | | | |
| | A Pavel | 6 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | C Costa | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | C Costa | 3 | 6 | 6 | | C Costa | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Craca | 6 | 7 | | | M Craca | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | M Tillström | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | C Costa | 5 | 3 |
| 4 | M Norman | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | M Norman | 7 | 6 |
| | N Kulti | 4 | 5 | | 4 | M Norman | 6 | 3 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | |
| | A Voinea | 4 | | | | A Voinea | 3 | 6 | 6$^3$ | | | | | | | | |
| | J Golmard | 3$^r$ | | | | | | | | 4 | M Norman | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | H Andersson | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | J Tarango | 2 | 3 | | | | |
| | J Tarango | 6 | 6 | | | J Tarango | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | L Jönsson | 6 | 4 | 1 | 6 | M Filippini | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | M Filippini | 4 | 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 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 5 | K Kučera | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | J Apell | 3 | 6 | 2 | 5 | K Kučera | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | D van Scheppingen | 4 | 7$^7$ | 2 | | S Doseděl | 6$^4$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Doseděl | 6 | 6$^2$ | 6 | | | | | | 5 | K Kučera | 6 | 0 | | | | |
| | MA Górriz | 6$^2$ | 4 | | | | | | | 3 | M Larsson | 4 | 0$^r$ | | | | |
| | H Dreekmann | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | H Dreekmann | 1 | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | N Timfjord | 3 | 2 | | 3 | M Larsson | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | M Larsson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | K Kučera | 6$^4$ | 3 |
| 8/WC | F Dewulf | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | JA Marín | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| | G Schaller | 4 | 1 | | 8/WC | F Dewulf | 2 | 6 | 6$^1$ | | | | | | | | |
| | JA Marín | 7$^7$ | 7 | | | JA Marín | 6 | 1 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | |
| | B Karbacher | 6$^4$ | 5 | | | | | | | | JA Marín | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | F Meligeni | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | WC | T Nydahl | 2 | 1 | | | | |
| | F Squillari | 5 | 3 | | | F Meligeni | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | T Nydahl | 6 | 2 | 6 | WC | T Nydahl | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | M Gustafsson | 3 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |