# 1997 MFS Pro Tennis Championships – Singles

Ivan Lendl was the last champion of the tournament in 1994, but retired from professional tennis at the same year. The 1995 final was suspended due to rain.
Sjeng Schalken won the title by defeating Marcelo Ríos 7–5, 6–3 in the final.

## Seeds

* Àlex Corretja (quarterfinals)
* Marcelo Ríos (final)
* Félix Mantilla (second round)
* (n/a)
* Albert Costa (semifinals)
* Greg Rusedski (quarterfinals)
* Magnus Norman (first round)
* Alberto Berasategui (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 |
| | Sjeng Schalken | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | |
| 5 | Albert Costa | 4 | 7 | 3 | | | | |
| 5 | Albert Costa | 4 | 7 | 3 | | Sjeng Schalken | 7 | 6 |
| | | | | | 2 | Marcelo Ríos | 5 | 3 |
| | Jeff Tarango | 4 | 3 | | 2 | Marcelo Ríos | 5 | 3 |
| 2 | Marcelo Ríos | 6 | 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 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 1 | À Corretja | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Clavet | 3 | 4 | | 1 | À Corretja | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | P McEnroe | 2 | 2 | | Q | G Cañas | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | G Cañas | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 1 | À Corretja | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | |
| | S Schalken | 6$^2$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | S Schalken | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | |
| | L Roux | 7$^7$ | 4 | 4 | | S Schalken | 2 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Doseděl | 6 | 6$^5$ | 7$^7$ | | S Doseděl | 6 | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | M Norman | 3 | 7$^7$ | 6$^3$ | | | | | | | | | | | | S Schalken | 6 | 5 | 6 |
| LL | D van Scheppingen | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | A Costa | 4 | 7 | 3 |
| | F Meligeni | 4 | 4 | | LL | D van Scheppingen | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Raoux | 4 | 4 | | | J Van Herck | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Van Herck | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | J Van Herck | 7$^7$ | 2 | 1 | | | | | |
| Q | A Chang | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | 5 | A Costa | 6$^3$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | K Carlsen | 6 | 6 | | Q | K Carlsen | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | D Hrbatý | 2 | 2 | | 5 | A Costa | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | A Costa | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 6 | G Rusedski | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Tillström | 1 | 6 | 3 | 6 | G Rusedski | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | F Dewulf | 6 | 1 | 6 | | F Dewulf | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | J Novák | 1 | 6 | 2 | | | | | 6 | G Rusedski | 6$^{10}$ | 6$^2$ | | | | |
| | J Tarango | 6 | 6$^3$ | 6 | | | | | | J Tarango | 7$^{12}$ | 7$^7$ | | | | |
| WC | A O'Brien | 2 | 7$^7$ | 3 | | J Tarango | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | JA Viloca | 3 | 0 | | 3 | F Mantilla | 0 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | F Mantilla | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | J Tarango | 4 | 3 |
| 8 | A Berasategui | 6$^3$ | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | 2 | M Ríos | 6 | 6 |
| | G Blanco | 7$^7$ | 3 | 6 | | G Blanco | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | H Gumy | 7$^7$ | 2 | 6 | | H Gumy | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J Golmard | 6$^2$ | 6 | 4 | | | | | | H Gumy | 4 | 3 | | | | |
| | R Furlan | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | 2 | M Ríos | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | P Haarhuis | 6 | 4 | 1 | | R Furlan | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | J Stark | 7$^7$ | 2 | 6$^1$ | 2 | M Ríos | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | M Ríos | 6$^1$ | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | |