1997 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships – Singles

Fernando Meligeni was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Grant Stafford.

Michael Chang won the title, defeating Grant Stafford 4–6, 6–2, 6–1 in the final.

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


 * 1) 🇺🇸 Michael Chang (champion)
 * 2) 🇺🇸 MaliVai Washington (first round)
 * 3) 🇨🇿 Petr Korda (second round)
 * 4) 🇺🇸 Alex O'Brien (quarterfinals)
 * 5) 🇦🇺 Jason Stoltenberg (semifinals)
 * 6) 🇺🇸 Chris Woodruff (semifinals)
 * 7)  Byron Black (quarterfinals)
 * 8) 🇦🇺 Sandon Stolle (second round)