1997 Newsweek Champions Cup – Singles

Defending champion Michael Chang defeated Bohdan Ulihrach in the final, 4–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–3 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1997 Indian Wells Masters.

Seeds
The top eight seeds received a bye to the second round. • # 🇺🇸 Pete Sampras (second round)

• # 🇦🇹 Thomas Muster (semifinals)

• # 🇺🇸 Michael Chang (champion)

• # Goran Ivanišević (second round)

• # Marcelo Ríos (second round)

• # 🇸🇪 Thomas Enqvist (second round)

• # Wayne Ferreira (second round)

• # 🇪🇸 Carlos Moyá (third round)

• # 🇪🇸 Albert Costa (first round)

• # 🇺🇸 Andre Agassi (first round)

• # 🇺🇸 Todd Martin (withdrew)

• # 🇪🇸 Félix Mantilla (first round)

• # Marc Rosset (third round)

• # 🇪🇸 Alberto Berasategui (quarterfinals)

• # 🇪🇸 Àlex Corretja (second round, retired)

• # 🇺🇸 Jim Courier (first round)

Qualifying seeds
• # 🇸🇪 Mikael Tillström (qualifying competition, Lucky loser)

• # Sjeng Schalken (qualified)

• # 🇪🇸 Carlos Costa (first round)

• # 🇸🇪 Nicklas Kulti (qualified)

• # 🇺🇸 Jeff Tarango (qualified)

• # 🇦🇹 Gilbert Schaller (qualifying competition)

• # 🇪🇸 Juan Albert Viloca (first round)

• # 🇧🇷 Gustavo Kuerten (qualified)

• # 🇧🇷 Fernando Meligeni (qualified)

• # 🇦🇺 Scott Draper (first round)

• # Marcelo Filippini (first round)

• # 🇫🇷 Lionel Roux (first round)

• # 🇦🇲 Sargis Sargsian (qualifying competition)

• # 🇪🇸 Galo Blanco (first round)

Qualifiers
• # 🇨🇦 Sébastien Lareau

• # Sjeng Schalken

• # 🇮🇳 Leander Paes

• # 🇸🇪 Nicklas Kulti

• # 🇺🇸 Jeff Tarango

• # 🇧🇷 Gustavo Kuerten

• # 🇧🇷 Fernando Meligeni

Lucky loser

 * 1) 🇸🇪 Mikael Tillström