1997 Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon – Singles

Yevgeny Kafelnikov was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals this year.

Fabrice Santoro won the tournament, beating Tommy Haas 6–4, 6–4 in the final.

Seeds
• # 🇦🇺 Patrick Rafter (first round)

• # 🇷🇺 Yevgeny Kafelnikov (semifinals)

• # 🇪🇸 Àlex Corretja (first round)

• # 🇪🇸 Félix Mantilla (quarterfinals)

• # 🇸🇪 Thomas Enqvist (quarterfinals)

• # Richard Krajicek (second round)

• # 🇦🇺 Mark Philippoussis (semifinals)

• # 🇬🇧 Tim Henman (second round)