1997 Advanta Championships – Singles

Jim Courier was the defending champion but lost in the second round to Grant Stafford.

Pete Sampras won in the final 5–7, 7–6(7–4), 6–3 against Patrick Rafter.

Seeds
A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.


 * 1) 🇺🇸 Pete Sampras (champion)
 * 2) 🇺🇸 Jim Courier (second round)
 * 3)  Paul Haarhuis (second round)
 * 4) 🇺🇸 Richey Reneberg (withdrew — bruised hip muscle)
 * 5) 🇦🇺 Jason Stoltenberg (first round)
 * 6) 🇦🇺 Todd Woodbridge (second round)
 * 7) 🇺🇸 Alex O'Brien (first round)
 * 8) 🇬🇧 Greg Rusedski (first round)