1997 Great American Insurance ATP Championships – Singles

Pete Sampras defeated Thomas Muster in the final, 6–3, 6–4 to win the singles tennis title at the 1997 Cincinnati Masters.

Andre Agassi was the two-time defending champion, but lost in the first round to Gustavo Kuerten.

Seeds
The top eight seeds received a bye to the second round.


 * 1) 🇺🇸 Pete Sampras (champion)
 * 2) 🇺🇸 Michael Chang (semifinals)
 * 3)  Goran Ivanišević (third round)
 * 4) 🇪🇸 Álex Corretja (third round)
 * 5) 🇦🇹 Thomas Muster (final)
 * 6) 🇪🇸 Sergi Bruguera (quarterfinals)
 * 7) 🇷🇺 Yevgeny Kafelnikov (quarterfinals)
 * 8) 🇸🇪 Thomas Enqvist (second round)
 * 9)  Marcelo Ríos (third round)
 * 10) 🇧🇷 Gustavo Kuerten (quarterfinals)
 * 11) 🇦🇺 Mark Philippoussis (first round)
 * 12)  Richard Krajicek (second round)
 * 13) 🇨🇿 Petr Korda (second round)
 * 14) 🇪🇸 Álbert Costa (semifinals)
 * 15) 🇬🇧 Tim Henman (first round)
 * 16) 🇦🇺 Patrick Rafter (third round)