# 1997 Nottingham Open – Singles

Greg Rusedski defeated Karol Kučera 6–4, 7–5 in the final to secure the title.

## Seeds

* Carlos Moyá (first round)
* Marcelo Ríos (first round)
* Gustavo Kuerten (first round)
* Tim Henman (semifinals)
* Jan Siemerink (second round)
* Jim Courier (second round)
* Todd Woodbridge (first round)
* Alex O'Brien (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

### Finals

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| | Karol Kučera | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | |
| WC/4 | Tim Henman | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | |
| WC/4 | Tim Henman | 4 | 6 | 4 | Karol Kučera | 4 | 5 |
| | | | | | Greg Rusedski | 6 | 7 |
| | Greg Rusedski | 6 | 6 | | Greg Rusedski | 6 | 7 |
| | Sandon Stolle | 3 | 4 | | | | |

### Section 1

| 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 | Semifinals |
| 1 | C Moyá | 6 | 6$^8$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Voinea | 1 | 7$^{10}$ | 6 | | A Voinea | 3 | 6 | 6$^3$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J Gimelstob | 4 | 5 | | | S Draper | 6 | 2 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Draper | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | S Draper | 6 | 2 | 5 | | | | | |
| | K Kučera | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | K Kučera | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| Q | M Lee | 1 | 1 | | | K Kučera | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Black | 6 | 2 | 6 | | B Black | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | T Woodbridge | 2 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | K Kučera | 6 | 2 | 6 |
| WC/4 | T Henman | 6 | 6$^6$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | WC/4 | T Henman | 4 | 6 | 4 |
| WC | A Richardson | 3 | 7$^8$ | 4 | WC/4 | T Henman | 6 | 6$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Sargsian | 6 | 3 | 6$^4$ | | R Fromberg | 4 | 7$^9$ | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Fromberg | 3 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | WC/4 | T Henman | 3 | 6 | 7$^8$ | | | | | |
| Q | D Nestor | 1 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | G Stafford | 6 | 3 | 6$^6$ | | | | | |
| | G Stafford | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | G Stafford | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Norman | 0 | 4 | | 5 | J Siemerink | 7 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | J Siemerink | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Section 2

| 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 |
| WC/6 | J Courier | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Van Herck | 3 | 6 | 3 | WC/6 | J Courier | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | J Stoltenberg | 6 | 6 | | | J Stoltenberg | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | J Tarango | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | J Stoltenberg | 3 | 6$^4$ | | | | |
| | J Stark | 3 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | G Rusedski | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | |
| | M Woodforde | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | M Woodforde | 4 | 6$^6$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Rusedski | 6 | 7 | | | G Rusedski | 6 | 7$^8$ | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | G Kuerten | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | G Rusedski | 6 | 6 |
| 8 | A O'Brien | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | S Stolle | 3 | 4 |
| | L Roux | 4 | 3 | | 8 | A O'Brien | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | C Wilkinson | 6$^3$ | 4 | | | M Goellner | 6$^4$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Goellner | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | 8 | A O'Brien | 6$^5$ | 6 | 6$^4$ | | | |
| | A Boetsch | 3 | 6$^3$ | | | | | | | | S Stolle | 7$^7$ | 4 | 7$^7$ | | | |
| | S Stolle | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | S Stolle | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Carlsen | 6 | 6 | | | K Carlsen | 4 | 6$^2$ | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | M Ríos | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |