# 1997 Marbella Open – Singles
## Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.
* Álbert Costa (champion)
* Alberto Berasategui (final)
* Albert Portas (second round)
* Dominik Hrbatý (semifinals)
* Karim Alami (quarterfinals)
* Galo Blanco (semifinals)
* Julián Alonso (quarterfinals)
* Guillaume Raoux (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
| 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 | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Á Costa | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Vicente | 1 | 2 | | 1 | Á Costa | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Burillo | 6 | 6 | | | J Burillo | 6$^4$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | D Sánchez | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | 1 | Á Costa | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | |
| | A Gaudenzi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | A Gaudenzi | 3 | 6$^3$ | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S Navarro | 0 | 2 | | | A Gaudenzi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | E Sánchez | 1 | 3 | | 8 | G Raoux | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | G Raoux | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Á Costa | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| 3 | A Portas | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 6 | G Blanco | 5 | 2 | | | | |
| | J A Viloca | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | A Portas | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Roig | 6 | 6 | | | F Roig | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | R Carretero | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | F Roig | 6$^6$ | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | J A Marín | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | 6 | G Blanco | 7$^8$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | E Benfele Álvarez | 6 | 6 | | | E Benfele Álvarez | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | D Lozano | 2 | 6 | 6$^2$ | 6 | G Blanco | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | G Blanco | 6 | 4 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Álbert Costa | 6 | 6 |
| 5 | K Alami | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Alberto Berasategui | 3 | 2 |
| | I Moldovan | 2 | 3 | | 5 | K Alami | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Craca | 3 | 6 | 6 | | M Craca | 6 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Schaller | 6 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | 5 | K Alami | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | A Clément | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 4 | D Hrbatý | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S Gómez Barrio | 4 | 2 | | | A Clément | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Lapentti | 3 | 2 | | 4 | D Hrbatý | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | D Hrbatý | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | D Hrbatý | 4 | 4 | | | | |
| 7 | J Alonso | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | A Berasategui | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | J Chauvin | 3 | 0 | | 7 | J Alonso | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Karbacher | 3 | 6 | 6 | | B Karbacher | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | R Fernández | 6 | 0 | 3 | | | | | | 7 | J Alonso | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | D Pescariu | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | 2 | A Berasategui | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | T Nydahl | 6 | 6 | | | T Nydahl | 6 | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Costa | 0 | 3 | | 2 | A Berasategui | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | A Berasategui | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |