1997 ATP German Open – Singles

Singles
1997 ATP German Open
Champion Andriy Medvedev
Runner-up Félix Mantilla
Score6–0, 6–4, 6–2
Draw56
Seeds16

Andriy Medvedev defeated Félix Mantilla in the final, 6–0, 6–4, 6–2 to win the singles tennis title at the 1997 Hamburg European Open.

Roberto Carretero was the defending champion, but was defeated by Mantilla in the second round.

Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. The top eight seeds received a bye into the second round.

  1. Thomas Muster (third round)
  2. Yevgeny Kafelnikov (semifinals)
  3. Richard Krajicek (second round)
  4. Carlos Moyà (second round)
  5. Marcelo Ríos (third round)
  6. Wayne Ferreira (third round)
  7. Álbert Costa (quarterfinals)
  8. Boris Becker (third round)
  9. Álex Corretja (third round)
  10. Félix Mantilla (final)
  11. Alberto Berasategui (quarterfinals)
  12. Sergi Bruguera (quarterfinals)
  13. Marc Rosset (first round)
  14. Bohdan Ulihrach (withdrew)
  15. Jan Siemerink (first round)
  16. Michael Stich (second round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
            
10 Félix Mantilla 4 6 6
WC Tommy Haas 6 3 4
10 Félix Mantilla 0 4 2    
  Andriy Medvedev 6 6 6    
  Andriy Medvedev 6 6  
2 Yevgeny Kafelnikov 3 1  

Top half

Section 1

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1 T Muster 6 6  
Q T Nydahl 6 64 5   A Rădulescu 2 2  
  A Rădulescu 4 77 7 1 T Muster 1 2  
  M-K Goellner 4 3     H Arazi 6 6  
WC M Craca 6 6   WC M Craca 61 5  
  H Arazi 6 6     H Arazi 77 7  
15 J Siemerink 4 2     H Arazi 6 65 4
10 F Mantilla 62 6 6 10 F Mantilla 4 77 6
  M Larsson 77 4 3 10 F Mantilla 6 6  
WC J Knippschild 6 3 3   R Carretero 1 1  
  R Carretero 4 6 6 10 F Mantilla 78 6  
Q M Martelli 6 64 2 8 B Becker 66 2  
WC N Kiefer 4 77 6 WC N Kiefer 5 2  
8 B Becker 7 6  

Section 2

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
4 C Moyà 4 1  
WC T Haas 79 6   WC T Haas 6 6  
  D Hrbatý 67 3   WC T Haas 5 7 6
WC D Elsner 4 4   LL O Gross 7 5 3
LL C Costa 6 6   LL C Costa 3 1  
  K Alami 4 4   LL O Gross 6 6  
LL O Gross 6 6   WC T Haas 2 6 6
11 A Berasategui 6 6   11 A Berasategui 6 2 3
  A Boetsch 2 4   11 A Berasategui 6 6  
  M Gustafsson 6 1 6   M Gustafsson 1 1  
  C Pioline 4 6 3 11 A Berasategui 6 6  
  M Tillström 1 6 3 5 M Ríos 4 1  
  C Ruud 6 4 6   C Ruud 1 5  
5 M Ríos 6 7  

Bottom half

Section 3

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
6 W Ferreira 3 7 7
Q A Martín 3 77 77 Q A Martín 6 5 5
Q F Dewulf 6 63 64 6 W Ferreira 1 3  
  H Gumy 3 1   12 S Bruguera 6 6  
  J Tarango 6 6     J Tarango 6 3 2
  S Draper 0 4   12 S Bruguera 4 6 6
12 S Bruguera 6 6   12 S Bruguera 4 63  
13 M Rosset 4 2     A Medvedev 6 77  
Q J Díaz 6 6   Q J Díaz 6 3 7
  P Haarhuis 6 6     P Haarhuis 2 6 5
  H Dreekmann 4 4   Q J Díaz 3 3  
Q M Knowles 5 6 0   A Medvedev 6 6  
  A Medvedev 7 4 6   A Medvedev 6 6  
3 R Krajicek 1 1  

Section 4

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
7 Á Costa 6 77  
  S Schalken 6 6     S Schalken 3 63  
  J Sánchez 4 2   7 Á Costa 6 6  
Q M A Górriz 5 4   9 Á Corretja 3 4  
  F Clavet 7 6     F Clavet 6 4 5
  D Prinosil 1 3   9 Á Corretja 3 6 7
9 Á Corretja 6 6   7 Á Costa 3 0  
16 M Stich 6 6   2 Y Kafelnikov 6 6  
  K Kučera 4 4   16 M Stich 62 2  
  S Doseděl 78 6     S Doseděl 77 6  
  R Furlan 66 2     S Doseděl 2 1  
  R Fromberg 77 6   2 Y Kafelnikov 6 6  
  G Kuerten 64 3     R Fromberg 64 64  
2 Y Kafelnikov 77 77