1997 Monte Carlo Open – Singles

Marcelo Ríos defeated Àlex Corretja in the final, 6–4, 6–3, 6–3 to win the singles tennis title at the 1997 Monte Carlo Open.

Thomas Muster was the two-time defending champion, but lost in the second round to Fabrice Santoro.

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


 * 1) 🇺🇸 Pete Sampras (second round)
 * 2) 🇦🇹 Thomas Muster (second round)
 * 3) 🇷🇺 Yevgeny Kafelnikov (second round)
 * 4)  Richard Krajicek (quarterfinals)
 * 5) 🇸🇪 Thomas Enqvist (second round)
 * 6) 🇪🇸 Carlos Moyà (semifinals)
 * 7)  Marcelo Ríos (champion)
 * 8)  Wayne Ferreira (second round)
 * 9) 🇩🇪 Boris Becker (first round)
 * 10) 🇪🇸 Álbert Costa (third round)
 * 11) 🇪🇸 Félix Mantilla (second round)
 * 12) 🇪🇸 Álex Corretja (final)
 * 13) 🇺🇸 Jim Courier (second round)
 * 14) 🇪🇸 Alberto Berasategui (second round)
 * 15)  Marc Rosset (second round)
 * 16) 🇪🇸 Sergi Bruguera (third round)