1997 Qatar Open – Singles

Singles
1997 Qatar Open
Champion Jim Courier
Runner-up Tim Henman
Score7–5, 6–7(5–7), 6–2
Draw32
Seeds8

Petr Korda was the defending champion but lost in the quarterfinals to Sergi Bruguera.

Jim Courier won in the final 7–5, 6–7(5–7), 6–2 against Tim Henman.

Seeds

  1. Thomas Muster (quarterfinals)
  2. Thomas Enqvist (first round)
  3. Jan Siemerink (first round)
  4. Michael Stich (first round)
  5. Magnus Gustafsson (quarterfinals)
  6. Petr Korda (quarterfinals)
  7. Paul Haarhuis (first round)
  8. Jim Courier (champion)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
8 Jim Courier 6 6
  Sergi Bruguera 4 2
8 Jim Courier 7 65 6
  Tim Henman 5 77 2
  Tim Henman 6 2 6
  Hicham Arazi 3 6 2

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 T Muster 7 6  
  H Gumy 5 4   1 T Muster 6 3 7
  C Ruud 6 6     C Ruud 2 6 5
WC S Khalfan 2 0   1 T Muster 3 5  
Q R Sabău 6 3 77 8 J Courier 6 7  
  O Gross 3 6 61 Q R Sabău 3 4  
  S Schalken 610 5   8 J Courier 6 6  
8 J Courier 712 7   8 J Courier 6 6  
4 M Stich 3 1     S Bruguera 4 2  
  S Bruguera 6 6     S Bruguera 6 6  
  J Sánchez 6 4 6   J Sánchez 0 1  
  G Raoux 3 6 4   S Bruguera 6 2 6
  J A Viloca 3 0   6 P Korda 1 6 3
  M Norman 6 6     M Norman 77 4 2
  S Simian 1 2   6 P Korda 63 6 6
6 P Korda 6 6  

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
5 M Gustafsson 4 6 6
  J Burillo 6 1 4 5 M Gustafsson 6 2 6
Q D Pescariu 77 5 2   D Hrbatý 2 6 4
  D Hrbatý 64 7 6 5 M Gustafsson 3 63  
  T Henman 6 6     T Henman 6 77  
Q H Wiltschnig 3 2     T Henman 6 6  
Q T El-Sawy 6 62 77 Q T El-Sawy 3 2  
3 J Siemerink 3 77 65   T Henman 6 2 6
7 P Haarhuis 4 6 2   H Arazi 3 6 2
WC P McEnroe 6 1 6 WC P McEnroe 6 5 5
WC L Paes 2 3     H Arazi 2 7 7
  H Arazi 6 6     H Arazi 77 77  
  P Fredriksson 6 6     M Larsson 63 62  
  K Alami 2 2     P Fredriksson 4 64  
  M Larsson 6 7     M Larsson 6 77  
2 T Enqvist 4 5