Singles
1997 Marseille Open
Final
Champion	Thomas Enqvist
Runner-up	Marcelo Ríos
Score	6–4, 1–0 (Ríos retired)
Details
Draw	32 (4 Q / 3 WC )
Seeds	8
Events
Singles Doubles
← 1996 · Open 13 · 1998 →

Guy Forget was the defending champion but did not compete that year.

Thomas Enqvist won the final 6–4, 1–0 after Marcelo Ríos was forced to retire.

Seeds

Draw

Key

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Marcelo Ríos	6	64	6
		Sergi Bruguera	3	77	4
								1	Marcelo Ríos	4	0r
								2	Thomas Enqvist	6	1
	WC	Fabrice Santoro	4	3
	2	Thomas Enqvist	6	6

Top half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	1	M Ríos	77	6
		J A Viloca	64	4				1	M Ríos	6	6
		J van Herck	6	6					J van Herck	2	4
		F Dewulf	4	4											1	M Ríos	3	7	6
		K Kučera	1	1												M Larsson	6	5	4
	Q	A Clément	6	6				Q	A Clément	3	1
		M Larsson	2	6	6				M Larsson	6	6
	7	F Clavet	6	4	3																	1	M Ríos	6	64	6
	3	M Stich	4	2																			S Bruguera	3	77	4
		D Vacek	6	6					D Vacek	3	3
	Q	O Delaître	6	2	4				A Chesnokov	6	6
		A Chesnokov	4	6	6											A Chesnokov	3	2
		L Roux	6	2	6											S Bruguera	6	6
		A Olhovskiy	1	6	4				L Roux	6	3	2
		S Bruguera	6	69	6				S Bruguera	4	6	6
	5	C Pioline	1	711	1

Bottom half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	6	P Korda	6	4	77
	Q	F Roig	4	6	64			6	P Korda	4	4
	WC	S Grosjean	4	7	1			WC	F Santoro	6	6
	WC	F Santoro	6	5	6										WC	F Santoro	3	6	7
	Q	M Mirnyi	2	4											4	M Rosset	6	3	5
		N Kulti	6	6					N Kulti	3	63
		G Schaller	1	4				4	M Rosset	6	77
	4	M Rosset	6	6																		WC	F Santoro	4	3
	8	H Dreekmann	6	3																		2	T Enqvist	6	6
	WC	T Champion	2	1r				8	H Dreekmann	1	7	6
		M Tillström	6	1	0				T Carbonell	6	5	1
		T Carbonell	3	6	6										8	H Dreekmann	4	6	1
		S Simian	65	77	61										2	T Enqvist	6	3	6
		D Hrbatý	77	64	77				D Hrbatý	3	2
		P Fredriksson	1	2				2	T Enqvist	6	6
	2	T Enqvist	6	6