Singles | |
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1997 BellSouth Open | |
1996 Champion | ![]() |
Champion | ![]() |
Runner-up | ![]() |
Score | 7–6(7–0), 6–0 |
Draw | 32 (4 Q / 3 WC ) |
Seeds | 8 |
Jiří Novák was the defending champion but lost in the semifinals to Kenneth Carlsen.
Jonas Björkman won in the final 7–6(7–0), 6–0 against Carlsen.
Seeds
A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.
Marcelo Ríos (quarterfinals)
- n/a
Alberto Berasategui (second round)
Àlex Corretja (first round)
Hernán Gumy (quarterfinals)
Chris Woodruff (second round)
Greg Rusedski (first round)
Martin Damm (first 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
- SR = Special ranking