# 1997 Eurocard Open – Singles

Petr Korda defeated Richard Krajicek in the final, 7–6$^{(8–6)}$, 6–2, 6–4 to win the singles tennis title at the 1997 Eurocard Open.
Boris Becker was the defending champion, but was defeated by Krajicek in the second round.

## Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. All sixteen seeds received a bye into the second round.
* Pete Sampras (third round)
* Michael Chang (second round)
* Patrick Rafter (semifinals)
* Goran Ivanišević (second round)
* Greg Rusedski (second round)
* Carlos Moyá (second round)
* Yevgeny Kafelnikov (third round)
* Sergi Bruguera (second round)
* Marcelo Ríos (quarterfinals)
* Álex Corretja (second round)
* Gustavo Kuerten (third round)
* Thomas Muster (second round)
* Jonas Björkman (semifinals)
* Félix Mantilla (second round)
* Petr Korda (champion)
* Richard Krajicek (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

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | |
| 16 | Richard Krajicek | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Magnus Larsson | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Magnus Larsson | 2 | 5 | | 16 | Richard Krajicek | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 13 | Jonas Björkman | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Jonas Björkman | 6 | 6 | | 13 | Jonas Björkman | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | |
| WC | Nicolas Kiefer | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Nicolas Kiefer | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | 16 | Richard Krajicek | 6$^6$ | 2 | 4 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 15 | Petr Korda | 7$^8$ | 6 | 6 | | |
| LL | Todd Martin | 6 | 6$^7$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | Petr Korda | 7$^8$ | 6 | 6 |
| 3 | Patrick Rafter | 4 | 7$^9$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Patrick Rafter | 4 | 7$^9$ | 6 | 3 | Patrick Rafter | 4 | 6$^3$ | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 15 | Petr Korda | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Marcelo Ríos | 3 | 4 | | 15 | Petr Korda | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | Petr Korda | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | 1 | P Sampras | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| A Portas | 1 | 1 | | M Gustafsson | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| M Gustafsson | 6 | 6 | | | | | 1 | P Sampras | 4 | 4 | | | | |
| B Becker | 6 | 6 | | | | | 16 | R Krajicek | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| M-K Goellner | 2 | 4 | | B Becker | 6$^{10}$ | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 16 | R Krajicek | 7$^{12}$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | R Krajicek | 6 | 7 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | M Larsson | 2 | 5 |
| | | | 10 | Á Corretja | 2 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | |
| T Woodbridge | 2 | 3 | | M Larsson | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | |
| M Larsson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | M Larsson | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| F Santoro | 7$^8$ | 6 | | | | | | F Santoro | 3 | 5 | | | | |
| M Philippoussis | 6$^6$ | 1 | | F Santoro | 7 | 7$^{11}$ | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 8 | S Bruguera | 5 | 6$^9$ | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 4 | G Ivanišević | 3 | 0 | r | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | T Haas | 5 | 6 | 4 | | T Henman | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Henman | 7 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | T Henman | 2 | 6 | 3 | | | | |
| Q | S Schalken | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | 13 | J Björkman | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | |
| | J Siemerink | 6 | 6 | | | J Siemerink | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 13 | J Björkman | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | J Björkman | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | WC | N Kiefer | 4 | 2 |
| | | | | | 12 | T Muster | 2 | 7$^7$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Dewulf | 6 | 1 | 3 | Q | P Haarhuis | 6 | 6$^3$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | P Haarhuis | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | Q | P Haarhuis | 7$^7$ | 6$^3$ | 5 | | | | |
| WC | N Kiefer | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | WC | N Kiefer | 6$^5$ | 7$^7$ | 7 | | | | |
| | T Johansson | 3 | 6 | 1 | WC | N Kiefer | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | G Rusedski | 7 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 6 | C Moyà | 3 | 6$^2$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | T Martin | 6 | 6 | | LL | T Martin | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Agassi | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | LL | T Martin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| Q | A O'Brien | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | 11 | G Kuerten | 3 | 4 | | | | | | |
| | H Arazi | 6 | 2 | 6 | | H Arazi | 3 | 7$^7$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 11 | G Kuerten | 6 | 6$^1$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | LL | T Martin | 6 | 6$^7$ | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | P Rafter | 4 | 7$^9$ | 6 |
| | | | | | 14 | F Mantilla | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | D Prinosil | 5 | 6 | 6 | Q | D Prinosil | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Rosset | 7 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | Q | D Prinosil | 6 | 2 | 1 | | | | | |
| | A Berasategui | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | 3 | P Rafter | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | T Enqvist | 6 | 6 | | | T Enqvist | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | P Rafter | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 7 | Y Kafelnikov | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | P Cash | 2 | 0 | | | A Medvedev | 0 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | A Medvedev | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 7 | Y Kafelnikov | 6$^6$ | 3 | | | | |
| | M Woodforde | 6 | 4 | 6$^3$ | | | | | | 9 | M Ríos | 7$^8$ | 6 | | | | |
| | K Kučera | 4 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | K Kučera | 7$^9$ | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 9 | M Ríos | 6$^7$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | M Ríos | 3 | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | P Korda | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 15 | P Korda | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Woodruff | 6 | 0 | | | C Woodruff | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Ulihrach | 3 | 1 | r | | | | | | 15 | P Korda | 6 | | | | | |
| | C Pioline | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | C Pioline | 3 | r | | | | |
| Q | J Tarango | 5 | 6 | 4 | | C Pioline | 7 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | M Chang | 5 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | |