1997 Monte Carlo Open – Singles

Thomas Muster was the defending champion but he lost in the second round to Fabrice Santoro.

Singles
1997 Monte Carlo Open
Champion Marcelo Ríos
Runner-up Álex Corretja
Final score6–4, 6–3, 6–3
Seeds16

Marcelo Ríos won in the final 6–4, 6–3, 6–3 against Àlex Corretja.

Seeds

The top eight seeds received a bye to the second round.

  1. Pete Sampras (Second Round)
  2. Thomas Muster (Second Round)
  3. Yevgeny Kafelnikov (Second Round)
  4. Richard Krajicek (Quarterfinals)
  5. Thomas Enqvist (Second Round)
  6. Carlos Moyà (Semifinals)
  7. Marcelo Ríos (Champion)
  8. Wayne Ferreira (Second Round)
  9. Boris Becker (First Round)
  10. Álbert Costa (Third Round)
  11. Félix Mantilla (Second Round)
  12. Álex Corretja (Final)
  13. Jim Courier (Second Round)
  14. Alberto Berasategui (Second Round)
  15. Marc Rosset (Second Round)
  16. Sergi Bruguera (Third Round)

Draw

Key

Finals
Semifinals Final
            
7 Marcelo Ríos 6 77  
6 Carlos Moyà 4 65  
7 Marcelo Ríos 6 6 6    
12 Álex Corretja 4 3 3    
12 Álex Corretja 6 6  
WC Fabrice Santoro 4 4  

Top Half

Section 1
First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
WC/1 P Sampras 6 2 3
  M Larsson 6 6     M Larsson 3 6 6
  H Arazi 3 3     M Larsson 7 6  
  D Vacek 6 6     D Vacek 5 0  
  M Tillström 1 3     D Vacek 77 6  
  R Carretero 62 0   15 M Rosset 65 1  
15 M Rosset 77 6     M Larsson 2 1  
10 Á Costa 6 6   7 M Ríos 6 6  
  J Björkman 4 0   10 Á Costa 6 6  
  S Doseděl 6 3 6   S Doseděl 3 3  
Q G Kuerten 1 6 1 10 Á Costa 63 4  
WC A Gaudenzi 6 6   7 M Ríos 77 6  
  L Roux 1 2   WC A Gaudenzi 2 2  
7 M Ríos 6 6  

Section 2
First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
4 R Krajicek 6 6  
  M Stich 3 7 7   M Stich 3 0  
  M Woodforde 6 5 5 4 R Krajicek 6 6  
  M Philippoussis 7 77     M Philippoussis 3 2  
  H Gumy 5 65     M Philippoussis 7 7  
  D Hrbatý 77 5 4 13 J Courier 5 5  
13 J Courier 61 7 6 4 R Krajicek 6 2 4
11 F Mantilla 6 6   6 C Moyà 1 6 6
  M Damm 1 1   11 F Mantilla 2 4  
  A Medvedev 4 6 6   A Medvedev 6 6  
WC N Kulti 6 2 3   A Medvedev 4 63  
  T Johansson 1 2   6 C Moyà 6 77  
  F Clavet 6 6     F Clavet 1 6 1
6 C Moyà 6 4 6

Bottom Half

Section 3
First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
5 T Enqvist 5 6 3
  M Gustafsson 62 2     B Ulihrach 7 4 6
  B Ulihrach 77 6     B Ulihrach 6 65 0
  C Pioline 6 6   12 Á Corretja 4 77 6
WC O Camporese 3 4     C Pioline 4 3  
Q N Marques 0 0   12 Á Corretja 6 6  
12 Á Corretja 6 6   12 Á Corretja 6 6  
14 A Berasategui 6 7     C Ruud 2 0  
  P Haarhuis 3 5   14 A Berasategui 3 6 4
Q E Benfele Álvarez 6 3 6 Q E Benfele Álvarez 6 3 6
  K Alami 3 6 0 Q E Benfele Álvarez 7 63 1
  C Ruud 6 6     C Ruud 5 77 6
  S Schalken 4 2     C Ruud 6 2 6
3 Y Kafelnikov 4 6 4

Section 4
First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
8 W Ferreira 4 65  
Q C Costa 6 5 6 Q C Costa 6 77  
  K Kučera 3 7 3 Q C Costa 6 7  
Q D Sanguinetti 2 78 4   A Boetsch 4 5  
  A Boetsch 6 66 6   A Boetsch 3 6 6
  R Furlan 1 6 77   R Furlan 6 4 2
9 B Becker 6 3 64 Q C Costa 3 5  
16 S Bruguera 6 6   WC F Santoro 6 7  
  J Sánchez 4 1   16 S Bruguera 6 6  
  J Siemerink 77 6     J Siemerink 4 4  
Q A Merinov 62 3   16 S Bruguera 6 5 1
Q F Roig 4 1   WC F Santoro 3 7 6
WC F Santoro 6 6   WC F Santoro 6 77  
2 T Muster 2 63  
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