# 1997 Qatar Open – Singles

Petr Korda was the defending champion but lost in the quarterfinals to Sergi Bruguera.
Jim Courier won in the final 7–5, 6–7$^{(5–7)}$, 6–2 against Tim Henman.

## Seeds

* Thomas Muster (quarterfinals)
* Thomas Enqvist (first round)
* Jan Siemerink (first round)
* Michael Stich (first round)
* Magnus Gustafsson (quarterfinals)
* Petr Korda (quarterfinals)
* Paul Haarhuis (first round)
* Jim Courier (champion)

## 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 |
| 8 | Jim Courier | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | Sergi Bruguera | 4 | 2 | | | | | | |
| | Sergi Bruguera | 4 | 2 | | 8 | Jim Courier | 7 | 6$^5$ | 6 |
| | | | | | | Tim Henman | 5 | 7$^7$ | 2 |
| | Tim Henman | 6 | 2 | 6 | | Tim Henman | 5 | 7$^7$ | 2 |
| | Hicham Arazi | 3 | 6 | 2 | | | | | |

### 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 | T Muster | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Gumy | 5 | 4 | | 1 | T Muster | 6 | 3 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Ruud | 6 | 6 | | | C Ruud | 2 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | S Khalfan | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | 1 | T Muster | 3 | 5 | | | | | |
| Q | R Sabău | 6 | 3 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | 8 | J Courier | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | O Gross | 3 | 6 | 6$^1$ | Q | R Sabău | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Schalken | 6$^{10}$ | 5 | | 8 | J Courier | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | J Courier | 7$^{12}$ | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | J Courier | 6 | 6 |
| 4 | M Stich | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | S Bruguera | 4 | 2 |
| | S Bruguera | 6 | 6 | | | S Bruguera | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Sánchez | 6 | 4 | 6 | | J Sánchez | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Raoux | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | S Bruguera | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | |
| | J A Viloca | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | 6 | P Korda | 1 | 6 | 3 | | | | |
| | M Norman | 6 | 6 | | | M Norman | 7$^7$ | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Simian | 1 | 2 | | 6 | P Korda | 6$^3$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | P Korda | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | M Gustafsson | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Burillo | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | M Gustafsson | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | D Pescariu | 7$^7$ | 5 | 2 | | D Hrbatý | 2 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | D Hrbatý | 6$^4$ | 7 | 6 | | | | | | 5 | M Gustafsson | 3 | 6$^3$ | | | | |
| | T Henman | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | T Henman | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | |
| Q | H Wiltschnig | 3 | 2 | | | T Henman | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | T El-Sawy | 6 | 6$^2$ | 7$^7$ | Q | T El-Sawy | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | J Siemerink | 3 | 7$^7$ | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | | | T Henman | 6 | 2 | 6 |
| 7 | P Haarhuis | 4 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | H Arazi | 3 | 6 | 2 |
| WC | P McEnroe | 6 | 1 | 6 | WC | P McEnroe | 6 | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | L Paes | 2 | 3 | | | H Arazi | 2 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | H Arazi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | H Arazi | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | | | |
| | P Fredriksson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | M Larsson | 6$^3$ | 6$^2$ | | | | |
| | K Alami | 2 | 2 | | | P Fredriksson | 4 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Larsson | 6 | 7 | | | M Larsson | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | T Enqvist | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |