1996 Champion Jiří Novák Runner-up Kenneth Carlsen | Champion Jonas Björkman Final score 7–6 (7–0), 6–0 | |
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.
References
1997 BellSouth Open – Singles Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA