1997 Franklin Templeton Classic – Singles

Wayne Ferreira was the defending champion but lost in the first round to Jérôme Golmard.

Mark Philippoussis won in the final 6–4, 7–6(7–4) against Richey Reneberg.

Seeds

 * 1)  Marcelo Ríos (first round)
 * 2)  Wayne Ferreira (first round)
 * 3) 🇪🇸 Carlos Moyá (quarterfinals)
 * 4) 🇪🇸 Albert Costa (quarterfinals)
 * 5) 🇺🇸 Andre Agassi (first round)
 * 6) 🇪🇸 Alberto Berasategui (first round)
 * 7) 🇺🇸 MaliVai Washington (first round)
 * 8) 🇺🇸 Richey Reneberg (final)