# 1997 Salem Open – Singles

Pete Sampras was the defending champion, but did not compete this year.
Michael Chang won the title by defeating Patrick Rafter 6–3, 6–3 in the final.

## Seeds

* Michael Chang (champion)
* Marc Rosset (second round)
* Todd Woodbridge (quarterfinals)
* Thomas Johansson (semifinals)
* Patrick Rafter (final)
* Martin Damm (first round)
* David Prinosil (quarterfinals)
* Daniel Vacek (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 | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Michael Chang | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
| 4 | Thomas Johansson | 6$^5$ | 4 | | | | | |
| 4 | Thomas Johansson | 6$^5$ | 4 | | 1 | Michael Chang | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 5 | Patrick Rafter | 3 | 3 |
| 5 | Patrick Rafter | 3 | 6 | 3 | 5 | Patrick Rafter | 3 | 3 |
| Q | Brian MacPhie | 6 | 1 | 0$^r$ | | | | |

### 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 | M Chang | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | M Tong | 0 | 1 | | 1 | M Chang | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | J Tarango | 3 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | J Tarango | 4 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | A Cherkasov | 6 | 6$^4$ | 0 | | | | | | 1 | M Chang | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | |
| | D Nestor | 6$^5$ | 6$^6$ | | | | | | | 7 | D Prinosil | 1 | 6$^5$ | | | | |
| | G Raoux | 7$^7$ | 7$^8$ | | | G Raoux | 4$^r$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J Eagle | 2 | 2 | | 7 | D Prinosil | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | D Prinosil | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | M Chang | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| 4 | T Johansson | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 4 | T Johansson | 6$^5$ | 4 |
| | S Simian | 6 | 2 | 4 | 4 | T Johansson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Joyce | 6 | 3 | 5 | WC | J Grabb | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | J Grabb | 3 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | 4 | T Johansson | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | J Gimelstob | 1 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | J Gimelstob | 4 | 4 | | | | |
| | H Holm | 6 | 6$^1$ | 2 | | J Gimelstob | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Godwin | 6 | 6 | | | N Godwin | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | M Damm | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Semifinals |
| 5 | P Rafter | 2 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Woodforde | 6 | 6$^5$ | 4 | 5 | P Rafter | 4 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | C Arriens | 7 | 6$^{11}$ | 6 | Q | C Arriens | 6 | 6$^3$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Olhovskiy | 5 | 7$^{13}$ | 2 | | | | | | 5 | P Rafter | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | D Sapsford | 6$^5$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 3 | T Woodbridge | 3 | 1 | | | | | |
| | D Flach | 7$^7$ | 2 | 0 | Q | D Sapsford | 1 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Matsuoka | 1 | 4 | | 3 | T Woodbridge | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | T Woodbridge | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | P Rafter | 3 | 6 | 3 |
| 8 | D Vacek | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | Q | B MacPhie | 6 | 1 | 0$^r$ |
| | A Volkov | 4 | 6$^3$ | | 8 | D Vacek | 1 | 6$^3$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Lareau | 6 | 6 | | | S Lareau | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Škoch | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | S Lareau | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
| WC | C Chang | 0 | 4 | | | | | | | Q | B MacPhie | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | B MacPhie | 6 | 6 | | Q | B MacPhie | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Kiefer | 2 | 2 | | 2 | M Rosset | 6$^2$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | M Rosset | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |