Runner-up Alexander Volkov | Final score 6–2, 7–6 (7–2) | |
Andrei Olhovskiy was the defending champion but lost in the first round to Thierry Champion.
Ján Krošlák won in the final 6–2, 7–6 (7–2) against Alexander Volkov.
Seeds
A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.
References
1997 Shanghai Open – Singles Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA