# 1997 Chevrolet Cup – Singles

Hernán Gumy was the defending champion, but lost in the second round this year.
Julián Alonso won the title, defeating Marcelo Ríos 6–2, 6–1 in the final.

## Seeds

* Marcelo Ríos (final)
* Francisco Clavet (second round)
* Tommy Haas (first round)
* Julián Alonso (champion)
* Marcelo Filippini (semifinals)
* Galo Blanco (first round)
* Karim Alami (first round)
* Carlos Costa (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

### Finals

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Marcelo Ríos | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 5 | Marcelo Filippini | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
| 5 | Marcelo Filippini | 4 | 4 | | 1 | Marcelo Ríos | 2 | 1 |
| | | | | | 4 | Julián Alonso | 6 | 6 |
| 4 | Julián Alonso | 6 | 4 | 6 | 4 | Julián Alonso | 6 | 6 |
| 2 | Jordi Burillo | 1 | 6 | 3 | | | | |

### 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 | M Ríos | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Sanguinetti | 2 | 5 | | 1 | M Ríos | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S Prieto | 6 | 6 | | Q | S Prieto | 7 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Lapentti | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | 1 | M Ríos | 1 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | |
| | F Meligeni | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | F Meligeni | 6 | 6$^5$ | 1 | | | | |
| Q | J Díaz | 3 | 6 | 2 | | F Meligeni | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | G Silberstein | 6 | 6 | | WC | G Silberstein | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | C Costa | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | M Ríos | 6 | 6 |
| 3 | T Haas | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | M Filippini | 4 | 4 |
| | A Gaudenzi | 6 | 6 | | | A Gaudenzi | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | F Cabello | 4 | 6$^3$ | | | R Vašek | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Vašek | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | R Vašek | 1 | 5 | | | | | |
| | A Martín | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | 5 | M Filippini | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| WC | H Gamonal | 4 | 7 | 4 | | A Martín | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Benfele Álvarez | 2 | 6$^2$ | | 5 | M Filippini | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | M Filippini | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Semifinals |
| 6 | G Blanco | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Puerta | 6 | 6 | | Q | M Puerta | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | N Massú | 7$^7$ | 5 | 3 | | J A Viloca | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J A Viloca | 6$^4$ | 7 | 6 | | | | | | Q | M Puerta | 4 | 2 | | | | | |
| | J A Marín | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | 4 | J Alonso | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | M Craca | 7 | 6 | | | M Craca | 4 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Pescariu | 4 | 7$^7$ | 1 | 4 | J Alonso | 6 | 1 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | J Alonso | 6 | 6$^1$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 4 | J Alonso | 6 | 4 | 6 |
| 7 | K Alami | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | J Burillo | 1 | 6 | 3 |
| | O Gross | 7 | 6 | | | O Gross | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Gumy | 6 | 6 | | | H Gumy | 7 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Vicente | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | O Gross | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
| | A Pavel | 4 | 7$^{10}$ | 6$^8$ | | | | | | | J Burillo | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | J Burillo | 6 | 6$^8$ | 7$^{10}$ | | J Burillo | 7$^7$ | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Spadea | 6$^4$ | 3 | | 2 | F Clavet | 6$^5$ | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | F Clavet | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |