1997 Marseille Open – Singles

Guy Forget was the defending champion but did not compete that year.

Thomas Enqvist won the final 6–4, 1–0 after Marcelo Ríos was forced to retire.

Seeds

 * 1)  Marcelo Ríos (final, retired)
 * 2) 🇸🇪 Thomas Enqvist (champion)
 * 3) 🇩🇪 Michael Stich (first round)
 * 4)  Marc Rosset (quarterfinals)
 * 5) 🇫🇷 Cédric Pioline (first round)
 * 6) 🇨🇿 Petr Korda (second round)
 * 7) 🇪🇸 Francisco Clavet (first round)
 * 8) 🇩🇪 Hendrik Dreekmann (quarterfinals)