Michael Stich was the defending champion but lost in the first round to Marc-Kevin Goellner.
Marc Rosset won in the final 6–2, 7–5, 6–4 against Tim Henman.
Seeds A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.
n/a Marcelo Ríos (second round) Thomas Enqvist (first round) n/a Félix Mantilla (second round) Tim Henman (final) Michael Stich (first round) Jan Siemerink (first round)
Draw
NB: The Final was the best of 5 sets while all other rounds were the best of 3 sets.
Final
Section 1
Section 2
External links 1997 European Community Championships draw