title: 1997 Marbella Open – Singles
text: # 1997 Marbella Open – Singles
  
  ## Seeds
  
  A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.
  
  * Álbert Costa (champion)
  * Alberto Berasategui (final)
  * Albert Portas (second round)
  * Dominik Hrbatý (semifinals)
  * Karim Alami (quarterfinals)
  * Galo Blanco (semifinals)
  * Julián Alonso (quarterfinals)
  * Guillaume Raoux (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
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
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  | 1 | Á Costa | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | F Vicente | 1 | 2 | | 1 | Á Costa | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | J Burillo | 6 | 6 | | | J Burillo | $6^4$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | D Sánchez | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | 1 | Á Costa | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Gaudenzi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | A Gaudenzi | 3 | $6^3$ | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | S Navarro | 0 | 2 | | | A Gaudenzi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | E Sánchez | 1 | 3 | | 8 | G Raoux | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 8 | G Raoux | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Á Costa | 7 | 6 | | | | |
  | 3 | A Portas | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 6 | G Blanco | 5 | 2 | | | | |
  | | J A Viloca | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | A Portas | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | F Roig | 6 | 6 | | | F Roig | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | R Carretero | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | F Roig | $6^6$ | 3 | | | | | | | | |
  | | J A Marín | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | 6 | G Blanco | $7^8$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | E Benfele Álvarez | 6 | 6 | | | E Benfele Álvarez | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | D Lozano | 2 | 6 | $6^2$ | 6 | G Blanco | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 6 | G Blanco | 6 | 4 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Álbert Costa | 6 | 6 |
  | 5 | K Alami | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Alberto Berasategui | 3 | 2 |
  | | I Moldovan | 2 | 3 | | 5 | K Alami | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Craca | 3 | 6 | 6 | | M Craca | 6 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | G Schaller | 6 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | 5 | K Alami | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Clément | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 4 | D Hrbatý | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | S Gómez Barrio | 4 | 2 | | | A Clément | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | N Lapentti | 3 | 2 | | 4 | D Hrbatý | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 4 | D Hrbatý | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | D Hrbatý | 4 | 4 | | | | |
  | 7 | J Alonso | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | A Berasategui | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | J Chauvin | 3 | 0 | | 7 | J Alonso | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | B Karbacher | 3 | 6 | 6 | | B Karbacher | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | R Fernández | 6 | 0 | 3 | | | | | | 7 | J Alonso | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
  | | D Pescariu | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | 2 | A Berasategui | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | T Nydahl | 6 | 6 | | | T Nydahl | 6 | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | C Costa | 0 | 3 | | 2 | A Berasategui | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 2 | A Berasategui | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  