Marcelo Ríos defeated Àlex Corretja in the final, 6–4, 6–3, 6–3 to win the singles tennis title at the 1997 Monte Carlo Open.
Thomas Muster was the two-time defending champion, but lost in the second round to Fabrice Santoro.
Seeds The top eight seeds received a bye to the second round.
Pete Sampras (second round) Thomas Muster (second round) Yevgeny Kafelnikov (second round) Richard Krajicek (quarterfinals) Thomas Enqvist (second round) Carlos Moyà (semifinals) Marcelo Ríos (champion) Wayne Ferreira (second round) Boris Becker (first round) Álbert Costa (third round) Félix Mantilla (second round) Álex Corretja (final) Jim Courier (second round) Alberto Berasategui (second round) Marc Rosset (second round) Sergi Bruguera (third round)
Draw
Finals
Top half
Section 1
Section 2
Bottom half
Section 3
Section 4
Qualifying
Qualifying seeds
Qualifiers
Qualifying draw
First qualifier
Second qualifier
Third qualifier
Fourth qualifier
Fifth qualifier
Sixth qualifier
Seventh qualifier
References
External links ATP Singles draw ITF tournament profile