# 1997 Mercedes Cup – Singles

Thomas Muster was the defending champion, but lost in the second round to Albert Portas.
Àlex Corretja won the title, by defeating Karol Kučera 6–2, 7–5 in the final.

## Seeds

All seeds received a bye to the second round.
* Thomas Muster (second round)
* Yevgeny Kafelnikov (quarterfinals)
* Àlex Corretja (champion)
* Sergi Bruguera (quarterfinals)
* Marcelo Ríos (third round)
* Carlos Moyá (second round)
* Boris Becker (third round, withdrew)
* Gustavo Kuerten (third round, retired)
* Albert Costa (semifinals)
* Félix Mantilla (quarterfinals)
* Andriy Medvedev (second round)
* Alberto Berasategui (quarterfinals)
* Greg Rusedski (second round)
* Wayne Ferreira (third round)
* Bohdan Ulihrach (second round)
* Marc Rosset (second 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

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| | Albert Portas | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Félix Mantilla | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Félix Mantilla | 2 | 4 | | | Albert Portas | 4 | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Karol Kučera | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 4 | Sergi Bruguera | 3 | 6 | 5 | | Karol Kučera | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Karol Kučera | 6 | 2 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | Karol Kučera | 6 | 2 | 7 | | | | | | Karol Kučera | 2 | 5 |
| | | | | | | | | | 3 | Àlex Corretja | 6 | 7 |
| 12 | Alberto Berasategui | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Àlex Corretja | 6 | 7 |
| 3 | Àlex Corretja | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Àlex Corretja | 6 | 6 | | 3 | Àlex Corretja | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | 9 | Albert Costa | 4 | 4 | | | | |
| 9 | Albert Costa | 6 | 6 | | 9 | Albert Costa | 4 | 4 | | | | |
| 2 | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| 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 |
| | | | | | 1 | T Muster | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Portas | 5 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | A Portas | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Ruud | 7 | 0 | 6$^2$ | | | | | | | A Portas | 3 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | |
| Q | O Stanoytchev | 3 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | H Gumy | 6 | 2 | 6$^5$ | | | | |
| | H Gumy | 6 | 2 | 6 | | H Gumy | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 15 | B Ulihrach | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | A Portas | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | F Mantilla | 2 | 4 |
| | | | | | 10 | F Mantilla | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | F Meligeni | 6 | 6 | | Q | F Meligeni | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Rădulescu | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | 10 | F Mantilla | 4 | | | | | | |
| WC | J Knippschild | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | 8 | G Kuerten | 1$^r$ | | | | | | |
| | M Damm | 3 | 6 | 4 | WC | J Knippschild | 7$^7$ | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 8 | G Kuerten | 6$^4$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 4 | S Bruguera | 7$^7$ | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | B Karbacher | 4 | 1$^r$ | | WC | F Dewulf | 6$^5$ | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | F Dewulf | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | 4 | S Bruguera | 1 | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| Q | M Sinner | 6$^2$ | 7$^8$ | 7 | | | | | | 14 | W Ferreira | 6 | 3 | 5 | | | | | |
| | T Johansson | 7$^7$ | 6$^6$ | 5 | Q | M Sinner | 6 | 0 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 14 | W Ferreira | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | S Bruguera | 3 | 6 | 5 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | K Kučera | 6 | 2 | 7 |
| | | | | | 11 | A Medvedev | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Kučera | 1 | | | | K Kučera | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | N Kiefer | 2$^r$ | | | | | | | | | K Kučera | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | M Norman | 3 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | 5 | M Ríos | 4 | 4 | | | | | | |
| | J Sánchez | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | J Sánchez | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | M Ríos | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 6 | C Moyá | 6 | 6$^3$ | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | H Arazi | 5 | 6$^4$ | | LL | G Blanco | 4 | 7$^7$ | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| LL | G Blanco | 7 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | LL | G Blanco | 5 | 5 | | | | |
| | R Furlan | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | 12 | A Berasategui | 7 | 7 | | | | |
| Q | F Vicente | 6 | 6 | | Q | F Vicente | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 12 | A Berasategui | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | A Berasategui | 4 | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | À Corretja | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 13 | G Rusedski | 6$^4$ | 7$^7$ | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | D Elsner | 3 | 4 | | | M Larsson | 7$^7$ | 6$^2$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Larsson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | M Larsson | 6$^4$ | 4 | | | | |
| | MK Goellner | 4 | 7 | 1 | | | | | | 3 | À Corretja | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | |
| | R Reneberg | 6 | 5 | 0$^r$ | | MK Goellner | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | À Corretja | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 7 | B Becker | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Novák | 6$^1$ | 6 | 5 | | K Alami | 6$^5$ | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Alami | 7$^7$ | 4 | 7 | | | | | | 7 | B Becker | | | | | | | |
| Q | S Doseděl | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | 9 | A Costa | w/o | | | | | | |
| | D Hrbatý | 6$^4$ | 2 | | Q | S Doseděl | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 9 | A Costa | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | A Costa | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Y Kafelnikov | 4 | 4 |
| | | | | | 16 | M Rosset | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Gustafsson | 3 | 6 | 1 | | F Clavet | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Clavet | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | F Clavet | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | |
| | F Santoro | 7$^{11}$ | 6 | | | | | | | 2 | Y Kafelnikov | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | M Filippini | 6$^9$ | 3 | | | F Santoro | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Y Kafelnikov | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |