# 1997 Kremlin Cup – Men's singles

Goran Ivanišević was the defending champion, but did not compete that year. Yevgeny Kafelnikov won in the final 7–6$^{(7–2)}$, 6–4 against Petr Korda.

## Seeds

* Yevgeny Kafelnikov (champions)
* Petr Korda (final)
* Sergi Bruguera (first round)
* Gustavo Kuerten (second round)
* Félix Mantilla (first round)
* Marc Rosset (first round)
* Fabrice Santoro (first round)
* Nicolas Kiefer (first 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 | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | Daniel Nestor | 4 | 3 | | | | | |
| Q | Daniel Nestor | 4 | 3 | | 1 | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| | | | | | 2 | Petr Korda | 6$^2$ | 3 |
| Q | Wayne Black | 7$^7$ | 3 | 5 | 2 | Petr Korda | 6$^2$ | 3 |
| 2 | Petr Korda | 6$^4$ | 6 | 7 | | | | |

### 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 |
| 1 | Y Kafelnikov | 6$^5$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Stark | 7$^7$ | 1 | 3 | 1 | Y Kafelnikov | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | B Black | 6 | 6 | | | B Black | 6$^5$ | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | P Luxa | 2 | 2 | | | | | | 1 | Y Kafelnikov | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | A Rădulescu | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | S Sargsian | 1 | 2 | | | | |
| | B Ulihrach | 6 | 3 | 6 | | B Ulihrach | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Sargsian | 6 | 2 | 6 | | S Sargsian | w/o | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | F Santoro | 2 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | 1 | Y Kafelnikov | 6 | 6 |
| 3 | S Bruguera | 6 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | Q | D Nestor | 4 | 3 |
| | J Novák | 2 | 6 | 6 | | J Novák | 6$^5$ | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | A Portas | 6$^3$ | 3 | | | M Damm | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Damm | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | M Damm | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| | J Gimelstob | 6 | 2 | 4 | | | | | Q | D Nestor | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | D Nestor | 4 | 6 | 6 | Q | D Nestor | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | J Sánchez | 6 | 6$^4$ | 7$^7$ | | J Sánchez | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | M Rosset | 4 | 7$^7$ | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | F Mantilla | 5 | 6$^3$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Krošlák | 7 | 7$^7$ | | | J Krošlák | 1 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Haarhuis | 7$^7$ | 3 | 4 | Q | W Black | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | W Black | 6$^3$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | Q | W Black | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | D Vacek | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | D Vacek | 1 | 2 | | | | | |
| | D Prinosil | 0 | 2 | | | D Vacek | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Schalken | 7$^7$ | 6$^3$ | 6$^3$ | 4 | G Kuerten | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | G Kuerten | 6$^3$ | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | Q | W Black | 7$^7$ | 3 | 5 |
| 8 | N Kiefer | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | P Korda | 6$^4$ | 6 | 7 |
| | A O'Brien | 7 | 6 | | | A O'Brien | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | A Volkov | 6 | 4 | 5 | | H Dreekmann | 7 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Dreekmann | 3 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | A O'Brien | 5 | 3 | | | | | |
| | K Carlsen | 7 | 6$^4$ | 7$^7$ | | | | | | 2 | P Korda | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | M Safin | 5 | 7$^7$ | 6$^4$ | | K Carlsen | 6$^6$ | 7 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Tarango | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | P Korda | 7$^8$ | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | P Korda | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |