1997 Shanghai Open – Singles

Andrei Olhovskiy was the defending champion but lost in the first round to Thierry Champion.

Singles
1997 Shanghai Open
1996 Champion	Andrei Olhovskiy
Champion	Ján Krošlák
Runner-up	Alexander Volkov
Final score	6–2, 7–6 (7–2)

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.

1. Ctislav Doseděl (First Round)
2. Andrei Olhovskiy (First Round)
3. Filip Dewulf (Second Round)
4. Jeff Tarango (Quarterfinals)
5. Michael Joyce (First Round)
6. Sargis Sargsian (First Round)
7. Ján Krošlák (Champion)
8. Alexander Volkov (Final)

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

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	C Doseděl	4	4
		D Flach	6	6					D Flach	6	7
	WC	J Eltingh	6^3	6	6^3			Q	K Ullyett	3	5
	Q	K Ullyett	7^7	3	7^7											D Flach	4	6	2
		E Ran	7^7	6											8	A Volkov	6	4	6
		S Pescosolido	6^1	4					E Ran	7^7	4	1
	WC	J Xia	5	2				8	A Volkov	6^4	6	6
	8	A Volkov	7	6																		8	A Volkov	7^7	7
	3	F Dewulf	6	6																			B Steven	6^5	5
		S Matsuoka	4	4				3	F Dewulf	3	6	5
		B Steven	7^7	7^7					B Steven	6	4	7
		M Knowles	6^4	6^5												B Steven	6^5	6	6
		J Gimelstob	7^7	1	6											G Solvès	7^7	2	2
	Q	M Mirnyi	6^5	6	2				J Gimelstob	5	6^5
		G Solvès	6^5	7^8	6				G Solvès	7	7^7
	5	M Joyce	7^7	6^6	3																								8	Alexander Volkov	2	6^2
	6	S Sargsian	6^2	4																									7	Ján Krošlák	6	7^7
	Q	L Paes	7^7	6				Q	L Paes	6	6
		M Sinner	7	4	6^3				T Nydahl	3	3
		T Nydahl	5	6	7^7										Q	L Paes	6	2	6
		L Jonsson	7^7	4	6										4	J Tarango	3	6	3
		D Nestor	6^3	6	3				L Jonsson	1	2
	Q	S Iwabuchi	3	4				4	J Tarango	6	6
	4	J Tarango	6	6																		Q	L Paes	2	4
	7	J Krošlák	6	6																		7	J Krošlák	6	6
		F Messori	4	1				7	J Krošlák	3	6	6
		O Ogorodov	7^7	1	7				O Ogorodov	6	0	3
		A Cherkasov	6^5	6	5										7	J Krošlák	6	3	6
	WC	B Pan	5	3												J Golmard	2	6	3
		J Golmard	7	6					J Golmard	4	6	6
		T Champion	6	7^7					T Champion	6	3	4
	2	A Olhovskiy	3	6^3

References

• 1997 Shanghai Open Draw