# 1997 Copenhagen Open – Singles

Cédric Pioline was the defending champion but did not compete that year.
Thomas Johansson won in the final 6–4, 3–6, 6–2 against Martin Damm.

## Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.
* n/a
* Martin Damm (final)
* David Prinosil (second round)
* Alex Rădulescu (first round)
* Thomas Johansson (champion)
* Karol Kučera (semifinals)
* Kenneth Carlsen (second round)
* Daniel Vacek (first 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
| 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 | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| LL | G Solvès | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | K Ullyett | 6 | 7 | | Q | K Ullyett | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Simian | 3 | 2 | | Q | L Burgsmüller | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | L Burgsmüller | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | Q | L Burgsmüller | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Carbonell | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | T Carbonell | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | E Erlich | 2 | 2 | | | T Carbonell | 7$^7$ | 7$^9$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | T Larsen | 1 | 3 | | 7 | K Carlsen | 6$^5$ | 6$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | K Carlsen | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | Q | L Burgsmüller | 2 | 4 | | | | | | |
| 4 | A Rădulescu | 6 | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | T Johansson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | J Krošlák | 3 | 7 | 6 | | J Krošlák | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Fromberg | 4 | 4 | | | M Norman | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Norman | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | J Krošlák | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Volkov | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | 5 | T Johansson | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Olhovskiy | 4 | 6$^4$ | | | A Volkov | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J van Herck | 4 | 5 | | 5 | T Johansson | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | T Johansson | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | T Johansson | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| 6 | K Kučera | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Martin Damm | 4 | 6 | 2 |
| | O Stanoytchev | 3 | 0 | | 6 | K Kučera | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Fredriksson | 1 | 3 | | | F Santoro | 1 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Santoro | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 6 | K Kučera | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Raoux | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | G Raoux | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | B Steven | 4 | 5 | | | G Raoux | 7$^8$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Champion | 6$^6$ | 6$^{11}$ | | 3 | D Prinosil | 6$^6$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | D Prinosil | 7$^8$ | 7$^{13}$ | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | K Kučera | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | |
| 8 | D Vacek | 2 | 7$^7$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | M Damm | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | F Fetterlein | 6 | 6$^3$ | 6 | WC | F Fetterlein | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Benfele Álvarez | 1 | 1 | | | F Dewulf | 3 | 6$^1$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Dewulf | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | WC | F Fetterlein | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Marques | 6 | 6$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | 2 | M Damm | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Furlan | 3 | 7$^9$ | 1 | | N Marques | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | P Langvardt | 2 | 3 | | 2 | M Damm | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | M Damm | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |