# 1997 Hall of Fame Tennis Championships – Singles

Nicolás Pereira was the defending champion, but did not compete this year.
Sargis Sargsian won the title by defeating Brett Steven 7–6$^{(7–0)}$, 4–6, 7–5 in the final.

## Seeds

* Alex Rădulescu (quarterfinals)
* Mark Woodforde (quarterfinals)
* Grant Stafford (semifinals)
* Sandon Stolle (quarterfinals)
* Sargis Sargsian (champion)
* Marzio Martelli (first round)
* Leander Paes (semifinals)
* Brett Steven (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 | Final |
| 7 | Leander Paes | 6$^3$ | 6 | 3 | | | | | |
| 5 | Sargis Sargsian | 7$^7$ | 2 | 6 | | | | | |
| 5 | Sargis Sargsian | 7$^7$ | 2 | 6 | 5 | Sargis Sargsian | 7$^7$ | 4 | 7 |
| | | | | | 8 | Brett Steven | 6$^0$ | 6 | 5 |
| 3 | Grant Stafford | 3 | 7 | 4 | 8 | Brett Steven | 6$^0$ | 6 | 5 |
| 8 | Brett Steven | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | |

### Top 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 | Semifinals |
| 1 | A Rădulescu | 6 | 6$^3$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Spadea | 4 | 7$^7$ | 3 | 1 | A Rădulescu | 7$^{12}$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Etlis | 6$^5$ | 2 | | Q | B Ellwood | 6$^{10}$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | B Ellwood | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | 1 | A Rădulescu | 3 | 6$^1$ | | | | | |
| | E Ran | 4 | 4 | | | | | | 7 | L Paes | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | |
| | S Simian | 6 | 6 | | | S Simian | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Wibier | 5 | 7$^7$ | 4 | 7 | L Paes | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | L Paes | 7 | 6$^4$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | 7 | L Paes | 6$^3$ | 6 | 3 |
| 4 | S Stolle | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 5 | S Sargsian | 7$^7$ | 2 | 6 |
| | S Campbell | 2 | 2 | | 4 | S Stolle | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | M Jensen | 1 | 3 | | | K Ullyett | 6$^5$ | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Ullyett | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 4 | S Stolle | 3 | 5 | | | | | |
| Q | D DiLucia | 7$^7$ | 3 | 7$^7$ | | | | | 5 | S Sargsian | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | A Olhovskiy | 6$^5$ | 6 | 6$^3$ | Q | D DiLucia | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Nestor | 6$^3$ | 5 | | 5 | S Sargsian | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | S Sargsian | 7$^7$ | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Semifinals |
| 6 | M Martelli | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Wheaton | 4 | 6 | 6 | | D Wheaton | 7$^7$ | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Joyce | 6 | 6 | | | M Joyce | 6$^5$ | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Gimelstob | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | D Wheaton | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | |
| Q | M Shyjan | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | 3 | G Stafford | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | L Jensen | 6 | 6 | | WC | L Jensen | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Salzenstein | 5 | 3 | | 3 | G Stafford | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | G Stafford | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | G Stafford | 3 | 7 | 4 |
| 8 | B Steven | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | B Steven | 6 | 5 | 6 |
| Q | L Herrera | 3 | 2 | | 8 | B Steven | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Grant | 6$^3$ | 4 | | WC | B Shelton | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | B Shelton | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | 8 | B Steven | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | D Norman | 7 | 3 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | 2 | M Woodforde | 0 | 0 | | | | | | |
| | D Flach | 5 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | D Flach | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Bryan | 6 | 6$^4$ | 5 | 2 | M Woodforde | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | M Woodforde | 3 | 7$^7$ | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |