title: 1997 Mercedes Cup – Singles
text: # 1997 Mercedes Cup – Singles
  
  Thomas Muster was the defending champion, but lost in the second round to Albert Portas.
  
  Àlex Corretja won the title, by defeating Karol Kučera 6–2, 7–5 in the final.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  All seeds received a bye to the second round.
  
  * Thomas Muster (second round)
  * Yevgeny Kafelnikov (quarterfinals)
  * Àlex Corretja (champion)
  * Sergi Bruguera (quarterfinals)
  * Marcelo Ríos (third round)
  * Carlos Moyá (second round)
  * Boris Becker (third round, withdrew)
  * Gustavo Kuerten (third round, retired)
  * Albert Costa (semifinals)
  * Félix Mantilla (quarterfinals)
  * Andriy Medvedev (second round)
  * Alberto Berasategui (quarterfinals)
  * Greg Rusedski (second round)
  * Wayne Ferreira (third round)
  * Bohdan Ulihrach (second round)
  * Marc Rosset (second round)
  
  ## Draw
  
  ### Key
  
  * Q = Qualifier
  * WC = Wild card
  * LL = Lucky loser
  * Alt = Alternate
  * SE = Special exempt
  * PR = Protected ranking
  * ITF = ITF entry
  * JE = Junior exempt
  * w/o = Walkover
  * r = Retired
  * d = Defaulted
  * SR = Special ranking
  
  ### Finals
  
  | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Albert Portas | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 10 | Félix Mantilla | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 10 | Félix Mantilla | 2 | 4 | | | Albert Portas | 4 | 3 | | | | |
  | | | | | | | Karol Kučera | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | 4 | Sergi Bruguera | 3 | 6 | 5 | | Karol Kučera | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | Karol Kučera | 6 | 2 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
  | | Karol Kučera | 6 | 2 | 7 | | | | | | Karol Kučera | 2 | 5 |
  | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Àlex Corretja | 6 | 7 |
  | 12 | Alberto Berasategui | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Àlex Corretja | 6 | 7 |
  | 3 | Àlex Corretja | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 3 | Àlex Corretja | 6 | 6 | | 3 | Àlex Corretja | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | | | | | 9 | Albert Costa | 4 | 4 | | | | |
  | 9 | Albert Costa | 6 | 6 | | 9 | Albert Costa | 4 | 4 | | | | |
  | 2 | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Top half
  
  **Section 1**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | | 1 | T Muster | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Portas | 5 | 6 | $7^7$ | | A Portas | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | C Ruud | 7 | 0 | $6^2$ | | | | | | | A Portas | 3 | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | |
  | Q | O Stanoytchev | 3 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | H Gumy | 6 | 2 | $6^5$ | | | | |
  | | 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 | $1^r$ | | | | | | |
  | | M Damm | 3 | 6 | 4 | WC | J Knippschild | $7^7$ | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 8 | G Kuerten | $6^4$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  
  **Section 2**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | | 4 | S Bruguera | $7^7$ | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | B Karbacher | 4 | $1^r$ | | WC | F Dewulf | $6^5$ | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | F Dewulf | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | 4 | S Bruguera | 1 | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
  | Q | M Sinner | $6^2$ | $7^8$ | 7 | | | | | | 14 | W Ferreira | 6 | 3 | 5 | | | | | |
  | | T Johansson | $7^7$ | $6^6$ | 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 | $2^r$ | | | | | | | | | K Kučera | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
  | | M Norman | 3 | $6^4$ | | | | | | | 5 | M Ríos | 4 | 4 | | | | | | |
  | | J Sánchez | 6 | $7^7$ | | | J Sánchez | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 5 | M Ríos | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Bottom half
  
  **Section 3**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | | 6 | C Moyá | 6 | $6^3$ | 5 | | | | | | | | |
  | | H Arazi | 5 | $6^4$ | | LL | G Blanco | 4 | $7^7$ | 7 | | | | | | | | |
  | LL | G Blanco | 7 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | 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 | $6^4$ | $7^7$ | 4 | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | D Elsner | 3 | 4 | | | M Larsson | $7^7$ | $6^2$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Larsson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | M Larsson | $6^4$ | 4 | | | | |
  | | MK Goellner | 4 | 7 | 1 | | | | | | 3 | À Corretja | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | |
  | | R Reneberg | 6 | 5 | $0^r$ | | MK Goellner | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 3 | À Corretja | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  
  **Section 4**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | | 7 | B Becker | $7^7$ | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | J Novák | $6^1$ | 6 | 5 | | K Alami | $6^5$ | $6^5$ | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | K Alami | $7^7$ | 4 | 7 | | | | | | 7 | B Becker | | | | | | | |
  | Q | S Doseděl | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | 9 | A Costa | w/o | | | | | | |
  | | D Hrbatý | $6^4$ | 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 | $7^{11}$ | 6 | | | | | | | 2 | Y Kafelnikov | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | M Filippini | $6^9$ | 3 | | | F Santoro | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 2 | Y Kafelnikov | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  