Singles
1997 Mercedes Cup
Champion	Àlex Corretja
Runner-up	Karol Kučera
Score	6–2, 7–5
Draw	48 (4WC/6Q/1LL)
Seeds	16

Thomas Muster was the defending champion, but lost in the second round to Albert Portas.^[1]

Àlex Corretja won the title, by defeating Karol Kučera 6–2, 7–5 in the final.^[2]

Seeds

All seeds received a bye to the second round.

Draw

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
		Albert Portas	6	6
	10	Félix Mantilla	2	4
									Albert Portas	4	3
									Karol Kučera	6	6
	4	Sergi Bruguera	3	6	5
		Karol Kučera	6	2	7
																Karol Kučera	2	5
															3	Àlex Corretja	6	7
	12	Alberto Berasategui	4	4
	3	Àlex Corretja	6	6
								3	Àlex Corretja	6	6
								9	Albert Costa	4	4
	9	Albert Costa	6	6
	2	Yevgeny Kafelnikov	4	4

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								1	T Muster	4	5
		A Portas	5	6	77				A Portas	6	7
		C Ruud	7	0	62											A Portas	3	6	77
	Q	O Stanoytchev	3	6	2											H Gumy	6	2	65
		H Gumy	6	2	6				H Gumy	7	6
								15	B Ulihrach	5	2
																							A Portas	6	6
																						10	F Mantilla	2	4
								10	F Mantilla	6	6
	Q	F Meligeni	6	6				Q	F Meligeni	4	4
		A Rădulescu	1	3											10	F Mantilla	4
	WC	J Knippschild	6	4	6										8	G Kuerten	1r
		M Damm	3	6	4			WC	J Knippschild	77	4	4
								8	G Kuerten	64	6	6

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								4	S Bruguera	77	3	6
	Q	B Karbacher	4	1r				WC	F Dewulf	65	6	1
	WC	F Dewulf	6	0											4	S Bruguera	1	6	7
	Q	M Sinner	62	78	7										14	W Ferreira	6	3	5
		T Johansson	77	66	5			Q	M Sinner	6	0	4
								14	W Ferreira	3	6	6
																						4	S Bruguera	3	6	5
																							K Kučera	6	2	7
								11	A Medvedev	2	4
		K Kučera	1						K Kučera	6	6
	WC	N Kiefer	2r													K Kučera	6	6
		M Norman	3	64											5	M Ríos	4	4
		J Sánchez	6	77					J Sánchez	2	3
								5	M Ríos	6	6

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								6	C Moyá	6	63	5
		H Arazi	5	64				LL	G Blanco	4	77	7
	LL	G Blanco	7	77											LL	G Blanco	5	5
		R Furlan	3	4											12	A Berasategui	7	7
	Q	F Vicente	6	6				Q	F Vicente	4	2
								12	A Berasategui	6	6
																						12	A Berasategui	4	4
																						3	À Corretja	6	6
								13	G Rusedski	64	77	4
	WC	D Elsner	3	4					M Larsson	77	62	6
		M Larsson	6	6												M Larsson	64	4
		MK Goellner	4	7	1										3	À Corretja	77	6
		R Reneberg	6	5	0r				MK Goellner	5	1
								3	À Corretja	7	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								7	B Becker	77	77
		J Novák	61	6	5				K Alami	65	65
		K Alami	77	4	7										7	B Becker
	Q	S Doseděl	77	6											9	A Costa	w/o
		D Hrbatý	64	2				Q	S Doseděl	3	5
								9	A Costa	6	7
																						9	A Costa	6	6
																						2	Y Kafelnikov	4	4
								16	M Rosset	5	1
		M Gustafsson	3	6	1				F Clavet	7	6
		F Clavet	6	1	6											F Clavet	6	3	2
		F Santoro	711	6											2	Y Kafelnikov	4	6	6
		M Filippini	69	3					F Santoro	6	3	4
								2	Y Kafelnikov	2	6	6

References

External links

• Official results archive (ATP)
• Official results archive (ITF)