# 1997 BMW Open – Singles

Mark Philippoussis won the title, defeating Àlex Corretja 7–6$^{(7–3)}$, 1–6, 6–4 in the final.
Slava Doseděl was the defending champion, but was defeated by Mark Philippoussis in the semifinals.

## Seeds

* Thomas Enqvist (second round)
* Carlos Moyà (quarterfinals)
* Wayne Ferreira (second round)
* Félix Mantilla (first round)
* Alberto Berasategui (second round)
* Àlex Corretja (final)
* Marc Rosset (semifinals)
* Mark Philippoussis (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 | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 8 | Mark Philippoussis | 7 | 7 | | | | | |
| | Slava Doseděl | 5 | 5 | | | | | |
| | Slava Doseděl | 5 | 5 | 8 | Mark Philippoussis | 7$^7$ | 1 | 6 |
| | | | | 5 | Àlex Corretja | 6$^3$ | 6 | 4 |
| 5 | Àlex Corretja | 6 | 6 | 5 | Àlex Corretja | 6$^3$ | 6 | 4 |
| 7 | Marc Rosset | 3 | 1 | | | | | |

### 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 Enqvist | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Hrbatý | 3 | 4 | | 1 | T Enqvist | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Gaudenzi | 6 | 3 | 6 | | A Gaudenzi | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Volkov | 4 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | A Gaudenzi | 5 | 6 | 4 | | | | |
| | H Gumy | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 8 | M Philippoussis | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| | J Burillo | 6 | 1 | 2 | | H Gumy | 7$^7$ | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Rădulescu | 6$^3$ | 6$^5$ | | 8 | M Philippoussis | 6$^2$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | M Philippoussis | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | M Philippoussis | 7 | 7 |
| WC/3 | W Ferreira | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | S Doseděl | 5 | 5 |
| | M-K Goellner | 6 | 6 | | | M-K Goellner | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | F Fetterlein | 7$^7$ | 6 | | Q | F Fetterlein | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Carretero | 6$^4$ | 4 | | | | | | | Q | F Fetterlein | 6$^4$ | 4 | | | | | |
| | S Doseděl | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | S Doseděl | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
| | J Knippschild | 4 | 1 | | | S Doseděl | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | G Cañas | 7$^8$ | 1 | 4 | 5 | A Berasategui | 6 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | A Berasategui | 6$^6$ | 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 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 6 | À Corretja | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | O Camporese | 1 | 3 | | 6 | À Corretja | 7 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | D Elsner | 4 | 4 | | | A Medvedev | 5 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Medvedev | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 6 | À Corretja | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | M Charpentier | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | Q | M Sinner | 7 | 2 | 1 | | | | |
| | S Draper | 6 | 4 | 3 | | M Charpentier | 2 | 1$^r$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Sinner | 5 | 6 | 4 | Q | M Sinner | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | F Mantilla | 7 | 4 | 0$^d$ | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | À Corretja | 6 | 6 |
| 7 | M Rosset | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | M Rosset | 3 | 1 |
| | D Prinosil | 6 | 3 | 2 | 7 | M Rosset | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Alami | 7 | 6 | | | K Alami | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Arnold Ker | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | 7 | M Rosset | 7 | 7$^7$ | | | | | |
| | R Furlan | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 2 | C Moyà | 5 | 6$^5$ | | | | | |
| | O Ogorodov | 6 | 4 | 1 | | R Furlan | 4 | 7$^7$ | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Olhovskiy | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | C Moyà | 6 | 6$^2$ | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | C Moyà | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |