1997 Sydney International – Men's singles

Todd Martin was the defending champion but did not compete that year.

Tim Henman won in the final 6–3, 6–1 against Carlos Moyá.

Seeds
A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.


 * 1)  Goran Ivanišević (semifinals)
 * 2)  Wayne Ferreira (first round)
 * 3) 🇪🇸 Albert Costa (semifinals)
 * 4)  Jan Siemerink (first round)
 * 5) 🇪🇸 Félix Mantilla (first round)
 * 6)  Marc Rosset (first round)
 * 7) 🇨🇿 Petr Korda (first round)
 * 8)  Paul Haarhuis (second round)