# 1997 Pilot Pen International – Singles

Alex O'Brien was the defending champion, but lost in the second round to Marc-Kevin Goellner.
Yevgeny Kafelnikov won the title by defeating Patrick Rafter 7–6$^{(7–4)}$, 6–4 in the final.

## Seeds

The first eight seeds received a bye into the second round.
* Yevgeny Kafelnikov (champion)
* Sergi Bruguera (quarterfinals)
* Mark Philippoussis (second round)
* Richard Krajicek (quarterfinals)
* Petr Korda (semifinals)
* Albert Costa (third round)
* Tim Henman (quarterfinals)
* Patrick Rafter (final)
* Andrei Medvedev (third round)
* Jim Courier (first round)
* Greg Rusedski (semifinals)
* Magnus Norman (first round)
* Marc Rosset (first round)
* Alex O'Brien (second round)
* Karol Kučera (first round)
* Jan Siemerink (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

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Tim Henman | 7 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Tim Henman | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | Petr Korda | 4 | 6$^4$ | | | | | |
| | David Wheaton | 6 | 6$^7$ | 4 | 5 | Petr Korda | 4 | 6$^4$ | | | | | |
| 5 | Petr Korda | 4 | 7$^9$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Petr Korda | 4 | 7$^9$ | 6 | | | | | | 1 | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Patrick Rafter | 6$^4$ | 4 |
| 11 | Greg Rusedski | 7$^7$ | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Patrick Rafter | 6$^4$ | 4 |
| 4 | Richard Krajicek | 6$^5$ | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Richard Krajicek | 6$^5$ | 6 | 3 | 11 | Greg Rusedski | 5 | 6 | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | | 8 | Patrick Rafter | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| 8 | Patrick Rafter | 7 | 2 | 6 | 8 | Patrick Rafter | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| 2 | Sergi Bruguera | 5 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 1 | Y Kafelnikov | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | C Mamiit | 6 | 7 | | Q | C Mamiit | 7 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Wibier | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | 1 | Y Kafelnikov | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | B MacPhie | 1 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | S Doseděl | 2 | 3 | | | | | |
| | S Doseděl | 6 | 4 | 6 | | S Doseděl | 7 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Spadea | 6 | 6 | | | V Spadea | 5 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | K Kučera | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Y Kafelnikov | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| 10 | J Courier | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | T Henman | 7 | 3 | 4 |
| | B Steven | 6 | 6 | | | B Steven | 6 | 0 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Hernández | 1 | 6 | 4 | | D Pescariu | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Pescariu | 6 | 0 | 6 | | | | | | | B Steven | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
| | D Prinosil | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | 7 | T Henman | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | D Vacek | 6 | 6 | | | D Vacek | 6 | 6$^3$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | T Henman | 4 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 3 | M Philippoussis | 7$^7$ | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Wheaton | 6 | 6$^6$ | 6 | | D Wheaton | 6$^2$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Paes | 3 | 7$^8$ | 3 | | | | | | | D Wheaton | 7$^8$ | 6 | | | | | |
| | MK Goellner | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | MK Goellner | 6$^6$ | 4 | | | | | |
| | P McEnroe | 6$^5$ | 1 | | | MK Goellner | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | I Ljubičić | 3 | 1 | | 14 | A O'Brien | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | A O'Brien | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | D Wheaton | 6 | 6$^7$ | 4 |
| 12 | M Norman | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | P Korda | 4 | 7$^9$ | 6 |
| | P Haarhuis | 6 | 6 | | | P Haarhuis | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Sánchez | 6 | 6$^6$ | 7 | | J Sánchez | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Bhupathi | 2 | 7$^8$ | 5 | | | | | | | J Sánchez | 2 | 4 | | | | | |
| WC | JM Gambill | 7$^7$ | 7 | | | | | | | 5 | P Korda | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | F Dewulf | 6$^1$ | 5 | | WC | JM Gambill | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | P Korda | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 3

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 6 | A Costa | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | O Stanoytchev | 4 | 1 | | Q | W Black | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | W Black | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 6 | A Costa | 3 | 6$^5$ | | | | | |
| Q | D Caldwell | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | 11 | G Rusedski | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | |
| WC | J Salzenstein | 6 | 6 | | WC | J Salzenstein | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | P Wessels | 3 | 2 | | 11 | G Rusedski | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | G Rusedski | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | G Rusedski | 7$^7$ | 3 | 6 |
| 13 | M Rosset | 6 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | 4 | R Krajicek | 6$^5$ | 6 | 3 |
| | S Sargsian | 4 | 6 | 6 | | S Sargsian | 4 | 7$^7$ | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Gumy | 6 | 4 | 2 | | K Carlsen | 6 | 6$^2$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Carlsen | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | K Carlsen | 6$^1$ | 2 | | | | | |
| | N Lapentti | 6 | | | | | | | | 4 | R Krajicek | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
| | S Schalken | 1 | r | | | N Lapentti | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | R Krajicek | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 8 | P Rafter | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Oncins | 6$^4$ | 4 | | | M Martelli | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Martelli | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | 8 | P Rafter | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | |
| | F Meligeni | 7$^7$ | 7$^8$ | | | | | | | 9 | A Medvedev | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | |
| | J Tarango | 6$^4$ | 6$^6$ | | | F Meligeni | 6$^4$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | N Welgreen | 3 | 3 | | 9 | A Medvedev | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | A Medvedev | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | P Rafter | 7 | 2 | 6 |
| 16 | J Siemerink | 7$^7$ | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | S Bruguera | 5 | 6 | 2 |
| | O Ogorodov | 6$^1$ | 6 | 1 | 16 | J Siemerink | 6 | 3 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Lareau | 3 | 1 | | WC | F Clavet | 1 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | F Clavet | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | WC | F Clavet | 4 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | |
| | B Black | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 2 | S Bruguera | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | |
| | R Furlan | 1 | 2 | | | B Black | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | S Bruguera | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |