1997 Dubai Tennis Championships – Singles

Goran Ivanišević was the defending champion but lost in the final 7–5, 7–6(7–3) against Thomas Muster.

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


 * 1)  Goran Ivanišević (final)
 * 2) 🇦🇹 Thomas Muster (champion)
 * 3)  Richard Krajicek (quarterfinals)
 * 4)  Wayne Ferreira (quarterfinals)
 * 5) 🇪🇸 Carlos Moyá (first round)
 * 6) 🇪🇸 Albert Costa (second round)
 * 7) 🇩🇪 Boris Becker (quarterfinals)
 * 8) 🇪🇸 Félix Mantilla (first round)