# 1997 Franklin Templeton Classic – Singles

Wayne Ferreira was the defending champion but lost in the first round to Jérôme Golmard.
Mark Philippoussis won in the final 6–4, 7–6$^{(7–4)}$ against Richey Reneberg.

## Seeds

* Marcelo Ríos (first round)
* Wayne Ferreira (first round)
* Carlos Moyá (quarterfinals)
* Albert Costa (quarterfinals)
* Andre Agassi (first round)
* Alberto Berasategui (first round)
* MaliVai Washington (first round)
* Richey Reneberg (final)

## 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 |
| | Mark Philippoussis | 4 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | |
| | Chris Woodruff | 6 | 6$^5$ | 2 | | | | |
| | Chris Woodruff | 6 | 6$^5$ | 2 | | Mark Philippoussis | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| | | | | | 8 | Richey Reneberg | 4 | 6$^4$ |
| | Jonas Björkman | 3 | 3 | | 8 | Richey Reneberg | 4 | 6$^4$ |
| 8 | Richey Reneberg | 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 |
| 1 | M Ríos | 1 | 6 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Black | 6 | 4 | 7$^7$ | | B Black | 6 | 5 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Stolle | 6 | 6 | | | S Stolle | 4 | 7 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Clavet | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | B Black | 5 | 3 | | | | | |
| WC | T Haas | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | M Philippoussis | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | M Philippoussis | 2 | 6 | 6 | | M Philippoussis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | B Shelton | 3 | 7 | 6 | LL | B Shelton | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | M Washington | 6 | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | M Philippoussis | 4 | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| 3 | C Moyá | 3 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | C Woodruff | 6 | 6$^5$ | 2 |
| | M Tillström | 6 | 2 | 6$^2$ | 3 | C Moyá | 4 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | N Pereira | 4 | 7$^7$ | 3 | | C Ruud | 6 | 4 | 6$^1$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Ruud | 6 | 6$^5$ | 6 | | | | | | 3 | C Moyá | 6$^8$ | 7 | 3 | | | | |
| Q | J Tarango | 6$^4$ | 2 | | | | | | | | C Woodruff | 7$^{10}$ | 5 | 6 | | | | |
| | C Woodruff | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | C Woodruff | 4 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Sánchez | 6 | 6 | | | J Sánchez | 6 | 3 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | A Agassi | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 |
| 6 | A Berasategui | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Rafter | 6 | 6 | | | P Rafter | 6 | 1 | 6$^2$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | A O'Brien | 4 | 6 | 5 | | J Björkman | 3 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Björkman | 6 | 1 | 7 | | | | | | | J Björkman | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | |
| SE | S Bruguera | 0 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 4 | A Costa | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | |
| | J Stoltenberg | 6 | 4 | 1 | SE | S Bruguera | 4 | 7$^7$ | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M-K Goellner | 4 | 6$^2$ | | 4 | A Costa | 6 | 6$^5$ | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | A Costa | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | J Björkman | 3 | 3 |
| 8 | R Reneberg | 7$^7$ | 0 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | R Reneberg | 6 | 6 |
| | V Spadea | 6$^1$ | 6 | 1 | 8 | R Reneberg | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | M Larsson | 3 | 7 | 4 | | H Gumy | 6 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Gumy | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | 8 | R Reneberg | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | L Lavalle | 6$^3$ | 6 | 3 | | | | | | Q | J Golmard | 4 | 2 | | | | | |
| | A Medvedev | 7$^7$ | 3 | 6 | | A Medvedev | 6$^6$ | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J Golmard | 4 | 6 | 6 | Q | J Golmard | 7$^8$ | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | W Ferreira | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |