# 1997 CA-TennisTrophy – Singles

Boris Becker was the defending champion but did not compete that year.
Goran Ivanišević won in the final 4–6, 6–7$^{(4–7)}$, 7–6$^{(7–4)}$, 6–2, 6–3 against Greg Rusedski.

## Seeds

* Yevgeny Kafelnikov (first round)
* Sergi Bruguera (first round)
* Goran Ivanišević (champion)
* Greg Rusedski (final)
* Gustavo Kuerten (second round)
* Thomas Muster (second round)
* Félix Mantilla (first round)
* Thomas Enqvist (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

### Final

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| | Tim Henman | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Greg Rusedski | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Greg Rusedski | 6 | 6 | | 4 | Greg Rusedski | 6 | 7$^7$ | 6$^4$ | 2 | 3 |
| | | | | | 3 | Goran Ivanišević | 4 | 6$^4$ | 7$^7$ | 6 | 6 |
| 3 | Goran Ivanišević | 5 | 6 | 7$^8$ | 3 | Goran Ivanišević | 4 | 6$^4$ | 7$^7$ | 6 | 6 |
| | Richard Krajicek | 7 | 4 | 6$^6$ | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 1 | Y Kafelnikov | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Kučera | 6 | 7 | | | K Kučera | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | T Haas | 6 | 6 | | WC | T Haas | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Boetsch | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | K Kučera | 4 | 1 | | | | | |
| | J Siemerink | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | T Henman | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | J Apell | 6 | 6 | | Q | J Apell | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Henman | 6 | 4 | 6 | | T Henman | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | F Mantilla | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | T Henman | 4 | 4 |
| 4 | G Rusedski | 7$^{11}$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | G Rusedski | 6 | 6 |
| | A Medvedev | 6$^9$ | 4 | | 4 | G Rusedski | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | D Prinosil | 2 | 6$^0$ | | | M Norman | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Norman | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | 4 | G Rusedski | 6 | 6$^5$ | 6 | | | | |
| | J Sánchez | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | WC | T Martin | 1 | 7$^7$ | 3 | | | | |
| WC | T Martin | 6 | 6 | | WC | T Martin | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Arazi | 2 | 2 | | 6 | T Muster | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | T Muster | 6 | 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 | Semifinals |
| 5 | G Kuerten | 7 | 3 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Á Costa | 5 | 6 | 6$^2$ | 5 | G Kuerten | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Ulihrach | 6 | 6 | | | B Ulihrach | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S Schalken | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | B Ulihrach | 6$^2$ | 6 | 3 | | | | | |
| | C Woodruff | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 3 | G Ivanišević | 7$^7$ | 3 | 6 | | | | | |
| | M Philippoussis | 4 | 4 | | | C Woodruff | 4 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | F Fetterlein | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | G Ivanišević | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | G Ivanišević | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | G Ivanišević | 5 | 6 | 7$^8$ |
| 8 | T Enqvist | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | R Krajicek | 7 | 4 | 6$^6$ |
| | M Rosset | 4 | 0 | r | 8 | T Enqvist | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M-K Goellner | 6 | 6$^3$ | 6$^4$ | | M Larsson | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Larsson | 2 | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | M Larsson | 4 | 4 | | | | | | |
| | R Krajicek | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | R Krajicek | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | F Dewulf | 4 | 2 | | | R Krajicek | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Clément | 6 | 7$^8$ | | Q | A Clément | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | S Bruguera | 2 | 6$^6$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |