1997 Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon – Singles

Yevgeny Kafelnikov was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals this year.

Singles
1997 Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon
Champion	Fabrice Santoro
Runner-up	Tommy Haas
Final score	6–4, 6–4

Fabrice Santoro won the tournament, beating Tommy Haas 6–4, 6–4 in the final.

Seeds

1. Patrick Rafter (First Round)
2. Yevgeny Kafelnikov (Semifinals)
3. Àlex Corretja (First Round)
4. Félix Mantilla (Quarterfinals)
5. Thomas Enqvist (Quarterfinals)
6. Richard Krajicek (Second Round)
7. Mark Philippoussis (Semifinals)
8. Tim Henman (Second Round)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild Card
• LL = Lucky Loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special Exempt
• PR = Protected Ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior Exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	7	Mark Philippoussis	4	2
		Fabrice Santoro	6	6
									Fabrice Santoro	6	6
									Tommy Haas	4	4
		Tommy Haas	4	6	6
	2	Yevgeny Kafelnikov	6	4	3

Top Half

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	1	P Rafter	3	6^5
	WC	A Clément	6	7^7				WC	A Clément	2	2
		C Pioline	4	7	6				C Pioline	6	6
	WC	S Grosjean	6	5	3											C Pioline	3	6	6^4
		F Dewulf	6^5	7	4										7	M Philippoussis	6	3	7^7
		R Reneberg	7^7	5	6				R Reneberg	6	6^6	4
	Q	N Thomann	6^4	6	3			7	M Philippoussis	4	7^8	6
	7	M Philippoussis	7^7	4	6																	7	M Philippoussis	4	2
	WC/4	F Mantilla	6	6																			F Santoro	6	6
		A Medvedev	3	0				WC/4	F Mantilla	7	6
		JA Viloca Puig	2	4					L Roux	5	1
		L Roux	6	6											WC/4	F Mantilla	1	1
	Q	C Van Garsse	3	2												F Santoro	6	6
		F Santoro	6	6					F Santoro	2	7^8	7^7
		H Arazi	3	3				6	R Krajicek	6	6^6	6^4
	6	R Krajicek	6	6

Bottom Half

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	5	T Enqvist	4	6	6
		S Schalken	6	3	3			5	T Enqvist	7	6
		T Martin	6	7^7					T Martin	5	3
	Q	O Mutis	2	6^5											5	T Enqvist	3	3
		T Haas	6	6												T Haas	6	6
		A Portas	1	3					T Haas	6	6
		J Alonso	2	6	6				J Alonso	2	3
	3	À Corretja	6	4	1																		T Haas	4	6	6
	8	T Henman	6	1																		2	Y Kafelnikov	6	4	3
		G Raoux	1	0^r				8	T Henman	3	4
		A Boetsch	5	2					M-K Goellner	6	6
		M-K Goellner	7	6												M-K Goellner	4	5
	Q	R Fromberg	6^6	6^4											2	Y Kafelnikov	6	7
	LL	F Wibier	7^8	7^7				LL	F Wibier	3	4
		B Steven	1	2				2	Y Kafelnikov	6	6
	2	Y Kafelnikov	6	6

References

• Main Draw