1997 ATP German Open – Singles

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. The top eight seeds received a bye into the second round. 1. * Thomas Muster (Third Round) 2. * Yevgeny Kafelnikov (Semifinals) 3. * Richard Krajicek (Second Round) 4. * Carlos Moyà (Second Round) 5. * Marcelo Ríos (Third Round) 6. * Wayne Ferreira (Third Round) 7. * Álbert Costa (Quarterfinals) 8. * Boris Becker (Third Round) 9. * Álex Corretja (Third Round) 10. * Félix Mantilla (Final) 11. * Alberto Berasategui (Quarterfinals) 12. * Sergi Bruguera (Quarterfinals) 13. * Marc Rosset (First Round) 14. * Bohdan Ulihrach (Withdrew) 15. * Jan Siemerink (First Round) 16. * Michael Stich (Second Round)

1997 ATP German Open – Singles

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. The top eight seeds received a bye into the second round. 1. * Thomas Muster (Third Round) 2. * Yevgeny Kafelnikov (Semifinals) 3. * Richard Krajicek (Second Round) 4. * Carlos Moyà (Second Round) 5. * Marcelo Ríos (Third Round) 6. * Wayne Ferreira (Third Round) 7. * Álbert Costa (Quarterfinals) 8. * Boris Becker (Third Round) 9. * Álex Corretja (Third Round) 10. * Félix Mantilla (Final) 11. * Alberto Berasategui (Quarterfinals) 12. * Sergi Bruguera (Quarterfinals) 13. * Marc Rosset (First Round) 14. * Bohdan Ulihrach (Withdrew) 15. * Jan Siemerink (First Round) 16. * Michael Stich (Second Round)