title: 1997 Qatar Open – Singles
text: # 1997 Qatar Open – Singles
  
  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
  
  * Thomas Muster (quarterfinals)
  * Thomas Enqvist (first round)
  * Jan Siemerink (first round)
  * Michael Stich (first round)
  * Magnus Gustafsson (quarterfinals)
  * Petr Korda (quarterfinals)
  * Paul Haarhuis (first round)
  * Jim Courier (champion)
  
  ## 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
  
  | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 8 | Jim Courier | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
  | | Sergi Bruguera | 4 | 2 | | | | | | |
  | | Sergi Bruguera | 4 | 2 | | 8 | Jim Courier | 7 | $6^5$ | 6 |
  | | | | | | | Tim Henman | 5 | $7^7$ | 2 |
  | | Tim Henman | 6 | 2 | 6 | | Tim Henman | 5 | $7^7$ | 2 |
  | | Hicham Arazi | 3 | 6 | 2 | | | | | |
  
  ### Top half
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | 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 | $7^7$ | | | | | | 8 | J Courier | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
  | | O Gross | 3 | 6 | $6^1$ | Q | R Sabău | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | S Schalken | $6^{10}$ | 5 | | 8 | J Courier | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 8 | J Courier | $7^{12}$ | 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 | $7^7$ | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | S Simian | 1 | 2 | | 6 | P Korda | $6^3$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 6 | P Korda | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Bottom half
  
  | 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 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 5 | M Gustafsson | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | J Burillo | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | M Gustafsson | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | D Pescariu | $7^7$ | 5 | 2 | | D Hrbatý | 2 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
  | | D Hrbatý | $6^4$ | 7 | 6 | | | | | | 5 | M Gustafsson | 3 | $6^3$ | | | | |
  | | T Henman | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | T Henman | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | |
  | Q | H Wiltschnig | 3 | 2 | | | T Henman | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | T El-Sawy | 6 | $6^2$ | $7^7$ | Q | T El-Sawy | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 3 | J Siemerink | 3 | $7^7$ | $6^5$ | | | | | | | | | | 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 | $7^7$ | $7^7$ | | | | |
  | | P Fredriksson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | M Larsson | $6^3$ | $6^2$ | | | | |
  | | K Alami | 2 | 2 | | | P Fredriksson | 4 | $6^4$ | | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Larsson | 6 | 7 | | | M Larsson | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
  | 2 | T Enqvist | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  