# 1997 Davidoff Swiss Indoors – Singles

Pete Sampras was the defending champion, but did not compete this year.
Greg Rusedski won the title by defeating Mark Philippoussis 6–3, 7–6$^{(8–6)}$, 7–6$^{(7–3)}$ in the final.

## Seeds

* Yevgeny Kafelnikov (quarterfinals)
* Carlos Moyá (second round)
* Goran Ivanišević (first round)
* Greg Rusedski (champion)
* Thomas Enqvist (quarterfinals)
* Jonas Björkman (second round)
* Petr Korda (semifinals)
* Albert 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 | Final |
| | Mark Philippoussis | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | |
| | Tim Henman | 6$^2$ | 4 | | | | | | |
| | Tim Henman | 6$^2$ | 4 | | | Mark Philippoussis | 3 | 6$^6$ | 6$^3$ |
| | | | | | 4 | Greg Rusedski | 6 | 7$^8$ | 7$^7$ |
| 4 | Greg Rusedski | 6$^5$ | 6 | 7 | 4 | Greg Rusedski | 6 | 7$^8$ | 7$^7$ |
| 7 | Petr Korda | 7$^7$ | 3 | 5 | | | | | |

### 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 |
| 1 | Y Kafelnikov | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | L Manta | 1 | 6$^2$ | | 1 | Y Kafelnikov | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | I Heuberger | 7$^7$ | 7 | | WC | I Heuberger | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Rosset | 6$^4$ | 5 | | | | | | | 1 | Y Kafelnikov | 3 | 7$^7$ | 2 | | | |
| | F Santoro | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | M Philippoussis | 6 | 6$^5$ | 6 | | | |
| Q | R Lavergne | 3 | 3 | | | F Santoro | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Philippoussis | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | M Philippoussis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | A Costa | 6$^3$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | M Philippoussis | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| 3/WC | G Ivanišević | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | T Henman | 6$^2$ | 4 |
| | K Kučera | 6 | 6 | | | K Kučera | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Henman | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | T Henman | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | MK Goellner | 6$^4$ | 3 | | | | | | | | T Henman | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | A Olhovskiy | 5 | 7$^7$ | 4 | | | | | | | M Norman | 3 | 2 | | | | |
| | M Norman | 7 | 6$^4$ | 6 | | M Norman | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Boetsch | 2 | 3 | | 6 | J Björkman | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | J Björkman | 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 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 5 | T Enqvist | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Ulihrach | 3 | 6 | 1 | 5 | T Enqvist | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Siemerink | 6$^4$ | 2 | | | J Tarango | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Tarango | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | 5 | T Enqvist | 6$^4$ | 6 | 3 | | | | | |
| | W Ferreira | 6$^2$ | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | 4 | G Rusedski | 7$^7$ | 4 | 6 | | | | | |
| | B Steven | 7$^7$ | 1 | 6$^5$ | | W Ferreira | 3 | 6$^2$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Prinosil | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | G Rusedski | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | G Rusedski | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | G Rusedski | 6$^5$ | 6 | 7 |
| 7 | P Korda | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | P Korda | 7$^7$ | 3 | 5 |
| Q | N Escudé | 1 | 4 | | 7 | P Korda | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Raoux | 6$^4$ | 2 | | | C Woodruff | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Woodruff | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | 7 | P Korda | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | P Haarhuis | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | LL | L Roux | 3 | 4 | | | | | | |
| LL | L Roux | 6 | 6 | | LL | L Roux | 6 | 3 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | T Haas | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | C Moyá | 3 | 6 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | C Moyá | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |