1997 Australian Open – Men's singles

Pete Sampras defeated Carlos Moyá in the final, 6–2, 6–3, 6–3 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1997 Australian Open. It was his second Australian Open title and ninth major title overall.

Boris Becker was the defending champion, but lost in the first round to Moyá. Becker was the first major champion in the Open Era to lose in the 1st round as the defending champion.

This tournament marked the major main draw debut of future world No. 1 and two-time major singles champion Lleyton Hewitt. He would compete in the Australian Open for a record twenty consecutive years.

Seeds

 * 1) 🇺🇸 Pete Sampras (champion)
 * 2) 🇺🇸 Michael Chang (semifinals)
 * 3)  Goran Ivanišević (quarterfinals)
 * 4) 🇷🇺 Yevgeny Kafelnikov (withdrew)
 * 5) 🇦🇹 Thomas Muster (semifinals)
 * 6) 🇩🇪 Boris Becker (first round)
 * 7) 🇸🇪 Thomas Enqvist (fourth round)
 * 8)  Wayne Ferreira (fourth round)
 * 9)  Marcelo Ríos (quarterfinals)
 * 10) 🇪🇸 Albert Costa (quarterfinals)
 * 11) 🇺🇸 Jim Courier (fourth round)
 * 12) 🇸🇪 Magnus Gustafsson (second round)
 * 13)  Jan Siemerink (first round)
 * 14) 🇪🇸 Félix Mantilla (quarterfinals)
 * 15) 🇩🇪 Michael Stich (second round)
 * 16) 🇪🇸 Alberto Berasategui (third round)