# 1997 Advanta Championships – Singles

Jim Courier was the defending champion but lost in the second round to Grant Stafford.
Pete Sampras won in the final 5–7, 7–6$^{(7–4)}$, 6–3 against Patrick Rafter.

## Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.
* Pete Sampras (champion)
* Jim Courier (second round)
* Paul Haarhuis (second round)
* Richey Reneberg (withdrew — bruised hip muscle)
* Jason Stoltenberg (first round)
* Todd Woodbridge (second round)
* Alex O'Brien (first round)
* Greg Rusedski (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 | Final |
| 1 | Pete Sampras | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | Sjeng Schalken | 6 | 5 | 3 | | | | | |
| Q | Sjeng Schalken | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | Pete Sampras | 5 | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| | | | | | | Patrick Rafter | 7 | 6$^4$ | 3 |
| | Patrick Rafter | 6 | 6 | | | Patrick Rafter | 7 | 6$^4$ | 3 |
| | Grant Stafford | 3 | 4 | | | | | | |

### 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 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 1 | P Sampras | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Filippini | 4 | 1 | | 1 | P Sampras | 7 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Björkman | 6 | 6 | | | J Björkman | 5 | 6$^2$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | P Cash | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | 1 | P Sampras | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | S Lareau | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | Q | D Flach | 4 | 2 | | | | | |
| Q | D Flach | 6 | 6 | | Q | D Flach | 6 | 0 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Johansson | 6 | 6 | | | T Johansson | 3 | 6 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | G Rusedski | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | P Sampras | 3 | 7 | 6 |
| 3 | P Haarhuis | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | Q | S Schalken | 6 | 5 | 3 |
| | J Novák | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 | P Haarhuis | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Stark | 7$^{10}$ | 7$^7$ | | | J Stark | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | P McEnroe | 6$^8$ | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | J Stark | 2 | 4 | | | | | |
| | K Carlsen | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | Q | S Schalken | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | T Carbonell | 6 | 4 | 2 | | K Carlsen | 6$^7$ | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S Schalken | 6 | 6 | | Q | S Schalken | 7$^9$ | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | J Stoltenberg | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 |
| 6 | T Woodbridge | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Chesnokov | 3 | 0$^r$ | | 6 | T Woodbridge | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | R Fromberg | 4 | 3 | | | B Black | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | B Black | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | B Black | 3 | 6 | 1 | | | |
| | M Woodforde | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | P Rafter | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | |
| | P Rafter | 6 | 6 | | | P Rafter | 6 | 5 | 7 | | | | | | | |
| WC | J Gimelstob | 6 | 6 | | WC | J Gimelstob | 3 | 7 | 5 | | | | | | | |
| LL | M Joyce | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | P Rafter | 6 | 6 |
| 7 | A O'Brien | 2 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | G Stafford | 3 | 4 |
| | J A Viloca | 6 | 3 | 6 | | J A Viloca | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | V Spadea | 6$^3$ | 7 | 1 | | S Stolle | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | S Stolle | 7$^7$ | 5 | 6 | | | | | | S Stolle | 4 | 2 | | | | |
| | G Stafford | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | G Stafford | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | A Rădulescu | 4 | 3 | | | G Stafford | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | G Raoux | 3 | 6$^4$ | | 2 | J Courier | 3 | 7 | 2 | | | | | | | |
| 2 | J Courier | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | |