1997 Nokia Open – Singles

Greg Rusedski was the defending champion, but did not participate this year.

First-seeded Jim Courier won the title, beating Magnus Gustafsson 7–6(12–10), 3–6, 6–3 in the final.

Seeds
• # 🇺🇸 Jim Courier (champion)

• # 🇦🇺 Mark Woodforde (first round)

• # 🇸🇪 Thomas Johansson (semifinals)

• # 🇨🇿 Martin Damm (first round)

• # 🇸🇪 Magnus Gustafsson (final)

• # 🇨🇿 Jiří Novák (first round)

• # 🇦🇺 Scott Draper (first round)

• # 🇺🇸 Richey Reneberg (first round)