# 1997 Australian Men's Hardcourt Championships – Singles

Yevgeny Kafelnikov was the defending champion but lost in the first round to Mikael Tillström.
Todd Woodbridge won in the final 6–2, 6–1 against Scott Draper.

## Seeds

* Yevgeny Kafelnikov (first round)
* Mark Woodforde (second round)
* Andriy Medvedev (first round)
* Todd Woodbridge (champion)
* Alex O'Brien (quarterfinals)
* David Prinosil (second round)
* Renzo Furlan (first round)
* Bohdan Ulihrach (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
* NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant

### Finals

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| | Mikael Tillström | 7$^8$ | 6$^3$ | 3 | | | | |
| 4 | Todd Woodbridge | 6$^6$ | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | |
| 4 | Todd Woodbridge | 6$^6$ | 7$^7$ | 6 | 4 | Todd Woodbridge | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | WC | Scott Draper | 2 | 1 |
| Q | Jeff Tarango | 1 | 6 | 2 | WC | Scott Draper | 2 | 1 |
| WC | Scott Draper | 6 | 3 | 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 | Semifinals |
| 1 | Y Kafelnikov | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Tillström | 6 | 6 | | | M Tillström | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Black | 6 | 6 | | | B Black | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Carlsen | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | M Tillström | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | P Rafter | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | WC | A Cherkasov | 2 | 4 | | | | | |
| Q | J Salzenstein | 4 | 3 | | | P Rafter | 2 | 6$^{13}$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | A Cherkasov | 4 | 6 | 6 | WC | A Cherkasov | 6 | 7$^{15}$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | R Furlan | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | M Tillström | 7$^8$ | 6$^3$ | 3 |
| 4 | T Woodbridge | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 4 | T Woodbridge | 6$^6$ | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| | D Vacek | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | T Woodbridge | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Novák | 7 | 1 | 7$^7$ | | J Novák | 3 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | M Tebbutt | 5 | 6 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | 4 | T Woodbridge | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | G Blanco | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | 5 | A O'Brien | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
| | T Johansson | 6 | 6 | | | T Johansson | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M-K Goellner | 7$^7$ | 4 | 6$^9$ | 5 | A O'Brien | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | A O'Brien | 6$^5$ | 6 | 7$^{11}$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Semifinals |
| 6 | D Prinosil | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Doseděl | 2 | 3 | | 6 | D Prinosil | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Damm | 3 | 3 | | Q | J Tarango | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J Tarango | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | Q | J Tarango | 6 | 6$^2$ | 7$^{17}$ | | | | | |
| | J Björkman | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | J Björkman | 1 | 7$^7$ | 6$^{15}$ | | | | | |
| | N Kulti | 5 | 1 | | | J Björkman | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Stark | 6 | 6 | | | J Stark | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | A Medvedev | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | Q | J Tarango | 1 | 6 | 2 |
| 8 | B Ulihrach | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | WC | S Draper | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| Q | N Pereira | 4 | 4 | | 8 | B Ulihrach | 6$^1$ | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Rădulescu | 3 | 6 | 3 | WC | S Draper | 7$^7$ | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | S Draper | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | WC | S Draper | 6 | 7 | | | | | | |
| | K Kučera | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | K Kučera | 4 | 5 | | | | | | |
| | S Stolle | 1 | 6 | 0 | | K Kučera | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Fromberg | 3 | 3 | | 2 | M Woodforde | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | M Woodforde | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |