# 1997 Gerry Weber Open – Singles

Nicklas Kulti was the defending champion, but lost in the second round this year.
Yevgeny Kafelnikov won the title, beating Petr Korda 7–6$^{(7–2)}$, 6–7$^{(5–7)}$, 7–6$^{(9–7)}$ in the final.

## Seeds

* Yevgeny Kafelnikov (champion)
* Thomas Muster (quarterfinals)
* Richard Krajicek (second round)
* Boris Becker (semifinals)
* Andrei Medvedev (first round)
* Bohdan Ulihrach (first round)
* Michael Stich (quarterfinals)
* Petr Korda (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 | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 4 | Boris Becker | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| 4 | Boris Becker | 3 | 4 | 1 | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 7$^7$ | 6$^5$ | 7$^9$ |
| | | | | 8 | Petr Korda | 6$^2$ | 7$^7$ | 6$^7$ |
| | Paul Haarhuis | 6$^5$ | 4 | 8 | Petr Korda | 6$^2$ | 7$^7$ | 6$^7$ |
| 8 | Petr Korda | 7$^7$ | 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 | Y Kafelnikov | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Schalken | 0 | 2 | | 1 | Y Kafelnikov | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | N Kiefer | 6 | 6 | | WC | N Kiefer | 6$^3$ | 6$^2$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J Grabb | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | 1 | Y Kafelnikov | 7$^7$ | 6$^4$ | 6 | | | | |
| | L Roux | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | 7 | M Stich | 6$^5$ | 7$^7$ | 3 | | | | |
| | G Stafford | 6 | 6 | | | G Stafford | 3 | 6 | 6$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Karbacher | 6 | 5 | 2 | 7 | M Stich | 6 | 3 | 7$^9$ | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | M Stich | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Y Kafelnikov | 6 | 6 |
| 4 | B Becker | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | B Becker | 3 | 4 |
| | A Radulescu | 3 | 6$^1$ | | 4 | B Becker | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | F Stauder | 4 | 1 | | | H Dreekmann | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Dreekmann | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 4 | B Becker | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | J Tarango | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | J Tarango | 4 | 2 | | | | | |
| | A Voinea | 6 | 4 | 2 | | J Tarango | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | T Haas | 6 | 6 | | WC | T Haas | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | B Ulihrach | 1 | 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 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 5 | A Medvedev | 6$^5$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Haarhuis | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | P Haarhuis | 6$^4$ | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | |
| | M Damm | 6 | 6 | | | M Damm | 7$^7$ | 3 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | |
| | T Johansson | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | P Haarhuis | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | K Braasch | 1 | 7$^{12}$ | 3 | | | | | | | R Reneberg | 2 | 1 | | | | |
| | R Reneberg | 6 | 6$^{10}$ | 6 | | R Reneberg | 4 | 7$^7$ | 7$^8$ | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J Eagle | 1 | 1 | | 3 | R Krajicek | 6 | 6$^2$ | 6$^6$ | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | R Krajicek | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | P Haarhuis | 6$^5$ | 4 |
| 8 | P Korda | 7 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 8 | P Korda | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| | T Carbonell | 5 | 6 | 2 | 8 | P Korda | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | N Escudé | 6 | 7$^7$ | | Q | N Escudé | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Spadea | 4 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | 8 | P Korda | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | D Vacek | 6$^4$ | 7 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | 2 | T Muster | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| | N Kulti | 7$^7$ | 5 | 7$^7$ | | N Kulti | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Prinosil | 6 | 0$^r$ | | 2 | T Muster | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | T Muster | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |