1997 Paris Open – Singles
# 1997 Paris Open – Singles

Pete Sampras defeated Jonas Björkman in the final, 6–3, 4–6, 6–3, 6–1 to win the singles tennis title at the 1997 Paris Open.

Thomas Enqvist was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Björkman.

## Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. All sixteen seeds received a bye into the second round.

* Pete Sampras (champion)
* Michael Chang (second round)
* Patrick Rafter (third round)
* Greg Rusedski (quarterfinals)
* Yevgeny Kafelnikov (semifinals)
* Carlos Moyà (second round)
* Sergi Bruguera (third round)
* Thomas Muster (quarterfinals)
* Marcelo Ríos (second round)
* Álex Corretja (third round)
* Gustavo Kuerten (second round)
* Jonas Björkman (final)
* Félix Mantilla (second round)
* Richard Krajicek (quarterfinals)
* Thomas Enqvist (semifinals)
* Petr Korda (third 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

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Pete Sampras | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Thomas Muster | 1 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Thomas Muster | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | Pete Sampras | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | $6^2$ | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Greg Rusedski | 4 | 6 | 3 | 5 | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | $6^2$ | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | 1 | Pete Sampras | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 12 | Jonas Björkman | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | | |
| 12 | Jonas Björkman | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | Jonas Björkman | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| 14 | Richard Krajicek | 4 | $1^r$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Richard Krajicek | 4 | $1^r$ | | 12 | Jonas Björkman | $7^7$ | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 15 | Thomas Enqvist | $6^5$ | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Guillaume Raoux | 5 | 2 | | 15 | Thomas Enqvist | $6^5$ | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | Thomas Enqvist | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half

**Section 1**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | | 1 | P Sampras | $7^7$ | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Becker | 6 | 6 | | | B Becker | $6^4$ | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Woodforde | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | 1 | P Sampras | 4 | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
| | M Rosset | 7 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | 16 | P Korda | 6 | $6^2$ | 4 | | | | | |
| WC | A Clément | 5 | 6 | 6 | WC | A Clément | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 16 | P Korda | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | P Sampras | 6 | 4 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | T Muster | 1 | 6 | 2 |
| | | | | | 10 | Á Corretja | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Henman | 6 | 6 | | | T Henman | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Arazi | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | 10 | Á Corretja | 5 | 4 | | | | | | |
| | C Woodruff | 4 | $6^3$ | | | | | | | 8 | T Muster | 7 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | M Norman | 6 | $7^7$ | | | M Norman | 3 | $6^6$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 8 | T Muster | 6 | $7^8$ | | | | | | | | | | | |

**Section 2**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | | 4 | G Rusedski | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Siemerink | 4 | $7^8$ | 6 | | J Siemerink | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Martin | 6 | $6^6$ | 2 | | | | | | 4 | G Rusedski | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | J Courier | $6^5$ | 1 | | | | | | | | B Ulihrach | 5 | 3 | | | | | |
| | B Ulihrach | $7^7$ | 6 | | | B Ulihrach | $7^{11}$ | 5 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 13 | F Mantilla | $6^9$ | 7 | $6^3$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | G Rusedski | 4 | 6 | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Y Kafelnikov | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| | | | | | 11 | G Kuerten | $6^8$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | N Escudé | 6 | 6 | | WC | N Escudé | $7^{10}$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Berasategui | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | WC | N Escudé | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| Q | D Vacek | 4 | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | 5 | Y Kafelnikov | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | J Tarango | 6 | $6^5$ | 1 | Q | D Vacek | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | Y Kafelnikov | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

**Section 3**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | | 6 | C Moyà | $6^1$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Woodbridge | 6 | 6 | | | T Woodbridge | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Tillström | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | T Woodbridge | $6^4$ | 5 | | | | | |
| | T Johansson | 6 | $6^2$ | 6 | | | | | | 12 | J Björkman | $7^7$ | 7 | | | | | |
| Q | S Schalken | 4 | $7^7$ | 3 | | T Johansson | 3 | $7^8$ | $6^3$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 12 | J Björkman | 6 | $6^6$ | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | J Björkman | 6 | 0 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 14 | R Krajicek | 4 | 1 | r |
| | | | | | 14 | R Krajicek | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Larsson | 6 | 4 | $6^6$ | | F Santoro | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Santoro | 0 | 6 | $7^8$ | | | | | | 14 | R Krajicek | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | C Pioline | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 3 | P Rafter | 5 | 2 | | | | | |
| WC | L Roux | 2 | 4 | | | C Pioline | $7^7$ | $6^3$ | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | P Rafter | $6^2$ | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

**Section 4**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | | 7 | S Bruguera | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M-K Goellner | 6 | 5 | 6 | | M-K Goellner | 3 | $6^3$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Portas | 3 | 7 | 3 | | | | | | 7 | S Bruguera | 4 | 6 | 5 | | | | |
| | F Dewulf | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | WC | G Raoux | 6 | 3 | 7 | | | | |
| WC | G Raoux | 7 | 6 | | WC | G Raoux | $7^7$ | 3 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 9 | M Ríos | $6^4$ | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | WC | G Raoux | 5 | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | T Enqvist | 7 | 6 |
| | | | | | 15 | T Enqvist | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S Sargsian | 6 | 3 | $6^4$ | Q | D Prinosil | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | D Prinosil | 4 | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | 15 | T Enqvist | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | M Damm | $6^5$ | 7 | 4 | | | | | | | M Gustafsson | 1 | 4 | | | | | |
| | M Gustafsson | $7^7$ | 5 | 6 | | M Gustafsson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | M Chang | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
