# 1997 Chennai Open – Singles

Mikael Tillström defeated Alex Rădulescu 6–4, 4–6, 7–5 to win the 1997 Chennai Open singles event. Thomas Enqvist was the defending champion.

## Seeds

* Richard Krajicek (second round)
* Thomas Enqvist (first round)
* MaliVai Washington (quarterfinals)
* Jonathan Stark (quarterfinals)
* Alex Rădulescu (final)
* Mikael Tillström (champion)
* Magnus Norman (quarterfinals)
* Lionel Roux (second 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

### Finals

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| | Andrei Pavel | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
| 6 | Mikael Tillström | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 6 | Mikael Tillström | 6 | 6 | 6 | Mikael Tillström | 6 | 4 | 7 |
| | | | | 5 | Alex Rădulescu | 4 | 6 | 5 |
| 5 | Alex Rădulescu | 6 | 6 | 5 | Alex Rădulescu | 4 | 6 | 5 |
| | Gérard Solvès | 2 | 3 | | | | | |

### 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 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 1 | R Krajicek | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Nydahl | 4 | 4 | | 1 | R Krajicek | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J Golmard | 3 | 6 | 6$^4$ | | A Pavel | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Pavel | 6 | 3 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | A Pavel | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | M Bhupathi | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | 7 | M Norman | 0 | 2 | | | | |
| WC | P Cash | 6 | 6 | | WC | P Cash | 7$^7$ | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | E Ran | 2 | 1 | | 7 | M Norman | 6$^3$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | M Norman | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | A Pavel | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | J Stark | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | M Tillström | 6 | 6 |
| WC | S Narla | 0 | 3 | | 4 | J Stark | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Meneschincheri | 6 | 4 | 4 | | M Meneschincheri | 6 | 5 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | L Jonsson | 0 | 6 | 1$^r$ | | | | | | 4 | J Stark | 5 | 3 | | | | |
| Q | O Delaître | 0 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 6 | M Tillström | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | J Winnink | 6 | 2 | 4 | Q | O Delaître | 1 | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | T El Sawy | 7 | 5 | 4 | 6 | M Tillström | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | M Tillström | 5 | 7 | 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 | Semifinals |
| 5 | A Rădulescu | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Motomura | 7 | 4 | 4 | 5 | A Rădulescu | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Wibier | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | F Wibier | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Burgsmüller | 6$^5$ | 2 | | | | | | | 5 | A Rădulescu | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | O Ogorodov | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 3 | M Washington | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| | J Fleurian | 4 | 1 | | | O Ogorodov | 6 | 6$^3$ | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | O Stanoytchev | 5 | 7$^8$ | 3 | 3 | M Washington | 3 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | M Washington | 7 | 6$^6$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | A Rădulescu | 6 | 6 |
| 8 | L Roux | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | G Solvès | 3 | 2 |
| | M Sinner | 3 | 4 | | 8 | L Roux | 6$^4$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Jabali | 3 | 1 | | | G Solvès | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Solvès | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | G Solvès | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | |
| | L Paes | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | Q | R Schüttler | 4 | 6 | 2 | | | | |
| | G Etlis | 6 | 6 | | | G Etlis | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | R Schüttler | 6 | | | Q | R Schüttler | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | T Enqvist | 6$^r$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |