1997 BMW Open – Singles

Mark Philippoussis won the title, defeating Àlex Corretja 7–6(7–3), 1–6, 6–4 in the final.

Slava Doseděl was the defending champion, but was defeated by Mark Philippoussis in the semifinals.

Seeds

 * 1) 🇸🇪 Thomas Enqvist (second round)
 * 2) 🇪🇸 Carlos Moyà (quarterfinals)
 * 3)  Wayne Ferreira (second round)
 * 4) 🇪🇸 Félix Mantilla (first round)
 * 5) 🇪🇸 Alberto Berasategui (second round)
 * 6) 🇪🇸 Àlex Corretja (final)
 * 7)  Marc Rosset (semifinals)
 * 8) 🇦🇺 Mark Philippoussis (champion)