1997 Dubai Tennis Championships – Singles

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

Key

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	G Ivanišević	6	6
		Y El Aynaoui	3	4				1	G Ivanišević	710	6
		B Ulihrach	6	6					B Ulihrach	68	4
		B Karbacher	4	3											1	G Ivanišević	w/o
	LL	D Rikl	5	3											7	B Becker
		S Stolle	7	6					S Stolle	67	1
		M-K Goellner	2	77	2			7	B Becker	79	6
	7	B Becker	6	65	6																	1	G Ivanišević	6	3	6
	3	R Krajicek	5	6	6																		J Novák	1	6	3
	WC	L Paes	7	4	2			3	R Krajicek	6	6
	Q	L Jonsson	4	77	2				J Sánchez	3	2
		J Sánchez	6	62	6										3	R Krajicek	2	2
		R Furlan	4	66												J Novák	6	6
	LL	H J Davids	6	78				LL	H J Davids	3	3
		J Novák	2	6	7				J Novák	6	6
	5	C Moyá	6	0	5																								1	Goran Ivanišević	5	63
	6	A Costa	6	6																									WC/2	Thomas Muster	7	77
		D Prinosil	2	4				6	A Costa	2	3
		A Medvedev	3	0					J Courier	6	6
		J Courier	6	6												J Courier	6	7
	WC	P Cash	77	78											4	W Ferreira	2	5
		C Costa	64	66				WC	P Cash	6	2	5
		R Carretero	3	68				4	W Ferreira	3	6	7
	4	W Ferreira	6	710																			J Courier	63	6	3
	8	F Mantilla	4	6	3																	WC/2	T Muster	77	2	6
		C Ruud	6	2	6				C Ruud	1	6	6
		H Gumy	6	6					H Gumy	6	4	2
	Q	J Sekulov	4	3												C Ruud	4	77	5
		T Henman	65	4											WC/2	T Muster	6	63	7
	Q	M Sinner	77	6				Q	M Sinner	4	4
	Q	T Nydahl	4	3				WC/2	T Muster	6	6
	WC/2	T Muster	6	6

• 1997 Dubai Tennis Championships draw