# 1997 Estoril Open – Singles

Thomas Muster was the defending champion, but did not participate this year.
Àlex Corretja won the tournament, beating Francisco Clavet in the final, 6–3, 7–5.

## Seeds

* Yevgeny Kafelnikov (first round)
* Carlos Moyá (quarterfinals)
* Wayne Ferreira (first round)
* Félix Mantilla (semifinals)
* Alberto Berasategui (quarterfinals)
* Àlex Corretja (champion)
* Francisco Clavet (final)
* Javier Sánchez (semifinals)

## 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 |
| 8 | Javier Sánchez | 3 | 1 | | | | | |
| 6 | Àlex Corretja | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 6 | Àlex Corretja | 6 | 6 | | 6 | Àlex Corretja | 6 | 7 |
| | | | | | 7 | Francisco Clavet | 3 | 5 |
| 4 | Félix Mantilla | 6 | 5 | 0 | 7 | Francisco Clavet | 3 | 5 |
| 7 | Francisco Clavet | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | |

### 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 |
| 1 | Y Kafelnikov | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Schaller | 6 | 6 | | | G Schaller | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | N Marques | 7 | 6 | | WC | N Marques | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Á López Morón | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | G Schaller | 0 | 1$^r$ | | | | |
| Q | F Fontang | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | 8 | J Sánchez | 6 | 4 | | | | |
| | M-K Goellner | 5 | 5 | | Q | F Fontang | 4 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | B Fragoso | 2 | 2 | | 8 | J Sánchez | 6 | 3 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | J Sánchez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | J Sánchez | 3 | 1 |
| 3 | W Ferreira | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Á Corretja | 6 | 6 |
| Q | F Cabello | 6 | 3 | 6 | Q | F Cabello | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Santoro | 2 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | F Santoro | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Kučera | 6 | 6$^1$ | 2 | | | | | | | F Santoro | 3 | 0$^r$ | | | | |
| | JA Viloca-Puig | 6 | 6$^6$ | 1 | | | | | | 6 | Á Corretja | 6 | 4 | | | | |
| | M Filippini | 3 | 7$^8$ | 6 | | M Filippini | 4 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | H Gumy | 2 | 3 | | 6 | Á Corretja | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Á Corretja | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 |
| 5 | A Berasategui | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Costa | 6 | 2 | 2 | 5 | A Berasategui | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Ruud | 6 | 6 | | | C Ruud | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Alami | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | 5 | A Berasategui | 4 | 1 | | | | | |
| | H Arazi | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | 4 | F Mantilla | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | B Mota | 4 | 7 | 2 | | H Arazi | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Carretero | 3 | 1 | | 4 | F Mantilla | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | F Mantilla | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | F Mantilla | 6 | 5 | 0 |
| 7 | F Clavet | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 7 | F Clavet | 3 | 7 | 6 |
| | A Gaudenzi | 6 | 3 | 2 | 7 | F Clavet | 1 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Kuerten | 6 | 6 | | | G Kuerten | 6 | 1 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Meligeni | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | 7 | F Clavet | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | A Voinea | 6 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | 2 | C Moyá | 1 | 3 | | | | | |
| | R Fromberg | 4 | 6 | 6 | | R Fromberg | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J Díaz | 4 | 6 | 5 | 2 | C Moyá | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | C Moyá | 6 | 1 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |