1997 Dubai Tennis Championships – Singles

Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.

1. CRO Goran Ivanišević (final)
2. AUT Thomas Muster (champion)
3. NED Richard Krajicek (quarterfinals)
4. RSA Wayne Ferreira (quarterfinals)
5. ESP Carlos Moyá (first round)
6. ESP Albert Costa (second round)
7. GER Boris Becker (quarterfinals)
8. ESP Félix Mantilla (first round)

Draw

| RD1-seed01=1 | RD1-team01=CRO G Ivanišević | RD1-score01-1=6 | RD1-score01-2=6 | RD1-score01-3= | RD1-seed02= | RD1-team02=MAR Y El Aynaoui | RD1-score02-1=3 | RD1-score02-2=4 | RD1-score02-3= | RD1-seed03= | RD1-team03=CZE B Ulihrach | RD1-score03-1=6 | RD1-score03-2=6 | RD1-score03-3= | RD1-seed04= | RD1-team04=GER B Karbacher | RD1-score04-1=4 | RD1-score04-2=3 | RD1-score04-3= | RD1-seed05=LL | RD1-team05=CZE D Rikl | RD1-score05-1=5 | RD1-score05-2=3 | RD1-score05-3= | RD1-seed06= | RD1-team06=AUS S Stolle | RD1-score06-1=7 | RD1-score06-2=6 | RD1-score06-3= | RD1-seed07= | RD1-team07=GER M-K Goellner | RD1-score07-1=2 | RD1-score07-2=77 | RD1-score07-3=2 | RD1-seed08=7 | RD1-team08=GER B Becker | RD1-score08-1=6 | RD1-score08-2=65 | RD1-score08-3=6 | RD1-seed09=3 | RD1-team09=NED R Krajicek | RD1-score09-1=5 | RD1-score09-2=6 | RD1-score09-3=6 | RD1-seed10=WC | RD1-team10=IND L Paes | RD1-score10-1=7 | RD1-score10-2=4 | RD1-score10-3=2 | RD1-seed11=Q | RD1-team11=SWE L Jonsson | RD1-score11-1=4 | RD1-score11-2=77 | RD1-score11-3=2 | RD1-seed12= | RD1-team12=ESP J Sánchez | RD1-score12-1=6 | RD1-score12-2=62 | RD1-score12-3=6 | RD1-seed13= | RD1-team13=ITA R Furlan | RD1-score13-1=4 | RD1-score13-2=66 | RD1-score13-3= | RD1-seed14=LL | RD1-team14=NED H J Davids | RD1-score14-1=6 | RD1-score14-2=78 | RD1-score14-3= | RD1-seed15= | RD1-team15=CZE J Novák | RD1-score15-1=2 | RD1-score15-2=6 | RD1-score15-3=7 | RD1-seed16=5 | RD1-team16=ESP C Moyá | RD1-score16-1=6 | RD1-score16-2=0 | RD1-score16-3=5 | RD1-seed17=6 | RD1-team17=ESP A Costa | RD1-score17-1=6 | RD1-score17-2=6 | RD1-score17-3= | RD1-seed18= | RD1-team18=GER D Prinosil | RD1-score18-1=2 | RD1-score18-2=4 | RD1-score18-3= | RD1-seed19= | RD1-team19=UKR A Medvedev | RD1-score19-1=3 | RD1-score19-2=0 | RD1-score19-3= | RD1-seed20= | RD1-team20=USA J Courier | RD1-score20-1=6 | RD1-score20-2=6 | RD1-score20-3= | RD1-seed21=WC | RD1-team21=AUS P Cash | RD1-score21-1=77 | RD1-score21-2=78 | RD1-score21-3= | RD1-seed22= | RD1-team22=ESP C Costa | RD1-score22-1=64 | RD1-score22-2=66 | RD1-score22-3= | RD1-seed23= | RD1-team23=ESP R Carretero | RD1-score23-1=3 | RD1-score23-2=68 | RD1-score23-3= | RD1-seed24=4 | RD1-team24=RSA W Ferreira | RD1-score24-1=6 | RD1-score24-2=710 | RD1-score24-3= | RD1-seed25=8 | RD1-team25=ESP F Mantilla | RD1-score25-1=4 | RD1-score25-2=6 | RD1-score25-3=3 | RD1-seed26= | RD1-team26=NOR C Ruud | RD1-score26-1=6 | RD1-score26-2=2 | RD1-score26-3=6 | RD1-seed27= | RD1-team27=ARG H Gumy | RD1-score27-1=6 | RD1-score27-2=6 | RD1-score27-3= | RD1-seed28=Q | RD1-team28=AUS J Sekulov | RD1-score28-1=4 | RD1-score28-2=3 | RD1-score28-3= | RD1-seed29= | RD1-team29=GBR T Henman | RD1-score29-1=65 | RD1-score29-2=4 | RD1-score29-3= | RD1-seed30=Q | RD1-team30=GER M Sinner | RD1-score30-1=77 | RD1-score30-2=6 | RD1-score30-3= | RD1-seed31=Q | RD1-team31=SWE T Nydahl | RD1-score31-1=4 | RD1-score31-2=3 | RD1-score31-3= | RD1-seed32=WC/2 | RD1-team32=AUT T Muster | RD1-score32-1=6 | RD1-score32-2=6 | RD1-score32-3= | RD2-seed01=1 | RD2-team01=CRO G Ivanišević | RD2-score01-1=710 | RD2-score01-2=6 | RD2-score01-3= | RD2-seed02= | RD2-team02=CZE B Ulihrach | RD2-score02-1=68 | RD2-score02-2=4 | RD2-score02-3= | RD2-seed03= | RD2-team03=AUS S Stolle | RD2-score03-1=67 | RD2-score03-2=1 | RD2-score03-3= | RD2-seed04=7 | RD2-team04=GER B Becker | RD2-score04-1=79 | RD2-score04-2=6 | RD2-score04-3= | RD2-seed05=3 | RD2-team05=NED R Krajicek | RD2-score05-1=6 | RD2-score05-2=6 | RD2-score05-3= | RD2-seed06= | RD2-team06=ESP J Sánchez | RD2-score06-1=3 | RD2-score06-2=2 | RD2-score06-3= | RD2-seed07=LL | RD2-team07=NED H J Davids | RD2-score07-1=3 | RD2-score07-2=3 | RD2-score07-3= | RD2-seed08= | RD2-team08=CZE J Novák | RD2-score08-1=6 | RD2-score08-2=6 | RD2-score08-3= | RD2-seed09=6 | RD2-team09=ESP A Costa | RD2-score09-1=2 | RD2-score09-2=3 | RD2-score09-3= | RD2-seed10= | RD2-team10=USA J Courier | RD2-score10-1=6 | RD2-score10-2=6 | RD2-score10-3= | RD2-seed11=WC | RD2-team11=AUS P Cash | RD2-score11-1=6 | RD2-score11-2=2 | RD2-score11-3=5 | RD2-seed12=4 | RD2-team12=RSA W Ferreira | RD2-score12-1=3 | RD2-score12-2=6 | RD2-score12-3=7 | RD2-seed13= | RD2-team13=NOR C Ruud | RD2-score13-1=1 | RD2-score13-2=6 | RD2-score13-3=6 | RD2-seed14= | RD2-team14=ARG H Gumy | RD2-score14-1=6 | RD2-score14-2=4 | RD2-score14-3=2 | RD2-seed15=Q | RD2-team15=GER M Sinner | RD2-score15-1=4 | RD2-score15-2=4 | RD2-score15-3= | RD2-seed16=WC/2 | RD2-team16=AUT T Muster | RD2-score16-1=6 | RD2-score16-2=6 | RD2-score16-3= | RD3-seed01=1 | RD3-team01=CRO G Ivanišević | RD3-score01-1=w/o | RD3-score01-2= | RD3-score01-3= | RD3-seed02=7 | RD3-team02=GER B Becker | RD3-score02-1= | RD3-score02-2= | RD3-score02-3= | RD3-seed03=3 | RD3-team03=NED R Krajicek | RD3-score03-1=2 | RD3-score03-2=2 | RD3-score03-3= | RD3-seed04= | RD3-team04=CZE J Novák | RD3-score04-1=6 | RD3-score04-2=6 | RD3-score04-3= | RD3-seed05= | RD3-team05=USA J Courier | RD3-score05-1=6 | RD3-score05-2=7 | RD3-score05-3= | RD3-seed06=4 | RD3-team06=RSA W Ferreira | RD3-score06-1=2 | RD3-score06-2=5 | RD3-score06-3= | RD3-seed07= | RD3-team07=NOR C Ruud | RD3-score07-1=4 | RD3-score07-2=77 | RD3-score07-3=5 | RD3-seed08=WC/2 | RD3-team08=AUT T Muster | RD3-score08-1=6 | RD3-score08-2=63 | RD3-score08-3=7 | RD4-seed01=1 | RD4-team01=CRO G Ivanišević | RD4-score01-1=6 | RD4-score01-2=3 | RD4-score01-3=6 | RD4-seed02= | RD4-team02=CZE J Novák | RD4-score02-1=1 | RD4-score02-2=6 | RD4-score02-3=3 | RD4-seed03= | RD4-team03=USA J Courier | RD4-score03-1=63 | RD4-score03-2=6 | RD4-score03-3=3 | RD4-seed04=WC/2 | RD4-team04=AUT T Muster | RD4-score04-1=77 | RD4-score04-2=2 | RD4-score04-3=6 | RD5-seed01=1 | RD5-team01=CRO Goran Ivanišević | RD5-score01-1=5 | RD5-score01-2=63 | RD5-score01-3= | RD5-seed02=WC/2 | RD5-team02=AUT Thomas Muster | RD5-score02-1=7 | RD5-score02-2=77 | RD5-score02-3=