1997 Paris Open – Singles  Thomas Enqvist was the defending champion but lost in the semifinals to Jonas Björkman. Pete Sampras won the title, defeating Jonas Björkman in the final, 6–3, 4–6, 6–3, 6–1 A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. All sixteen seeds received a bye into the second round.