# 1997 Sybase Open – Singles

Pete Sampras was the defending champion and won the final 3–6, 5–0 after Greg Rusedski was forced to retire.

## Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.
* Pete Sampras (champion)
* Michael Chang (quarterfinals)
* Andre Agassi (semifinals)
* Todd Martin (semifinals)
* n/a
* Richey Reneberg (quarterfinals)
* Greg Rusedski (final)
* Chris Woodruff (quarterfinals)

## 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
| 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 | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | P Sampras | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Rădulescu | 6$^3$ | 3 | | 1 | P Sampras | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Joyce | 4 | 3 | | WC | J Gimelstob | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | J Gimelstob | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 1 | P Sampras | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Steven | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | 8 | C Woodruff | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Pereira | 1 | 5 | | | B Steven | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J-P Fleurian | 2 | 3 | | 8 | C Woodruff | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | C Woodruff | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | P Sampras | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC/4 | T Martin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | WC/4 | T Martin | 2 | 3 | | | | | |
| | S Bryan | 1 | 4 | | WC/4 | T Martin | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Raoux | 5 | 6$^5$ | | Q | J Grabb | 3 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J Grabb | 7 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | WC/4 | T Martin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Filippini | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | 6 | R Reneberg | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Stark | 6 | 6 | | | J Stark | 6 | 4 | 6$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Lareau | 3 | 7 | 4 | 6 | R Reneberg | 3 | 6 | 7$^9$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | R Reneberg | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Pete Sampras | 3 | 5 | |
| LL | B MacPhie | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Greg Rusedski | 6 | 0 | r |
| Q | G Doyle | 6 | 6 | | Q | G Doyle | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Tarango | 6 | 6 | | | J Tarango | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | T Ho | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | Q | G Doyle | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Norman | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | 3 | A Agassi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | C Mamiit | 6$^4$ | 0 | | | M Norman | 6 | 6$^4$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Knowles | 4 | 6 | 2 | 3 | A Agassi | 4 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | A Agassi | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 3 | A Agassi | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| 7 | G Rusedski | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | G Rusedski | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | A Hernández | 3 | 4 | | 7 | G Rusedski | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | R Wolters | 0 | 1 | | | D Nestor | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Nestor | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 7 | G Rusedski | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Lapentti | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | 2 | M Chang | 6$^4$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Sargsian | 6 | 6 | | | S Sargsian | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Washington | 2 | 0 | | 2 | M Chang | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | M Chang | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |