1997 Shanghai Open – Singles

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

Singles
1997 Shanghai Open
Champion	Ján Krošlák
Runner-up	Alexander Volkov
Score	6–2, 7–6(7–2)
Draw	32
Seeds	8

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
• SR = Special ranking

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	C Doseděl	4	4
		D Flach	6	6					D Flach	6	7
	WC	J Eltingh	63	6	63			Q	K Ullyett	3	5
	Q	K Ullyett	77	3	77											D Flach	4	6	2
		E Ran	77	6											8	A Volkov	6	4	6
		S Pescosolido	61	4					E Ran	77	4	1
	WC	J Xia	5	2				8	A Volkov	64	6	6
	8	A Volkov	7	6																		8	A Volkov	77	7
	3	F Dewulf	6	6																			B Steven	65	5
		S Matsuoka	4	4				3	F Dewulf	3	6	5
		B Steven	77	77					B Steven	6	4	7
		M Knowles	64	65												B Steven	65	6	6
		J Gimelstob	77	1	6											G Solvès	77	2	2
	Q	M Mirnyi	65	6	2				J Gimelstob	5	65
		G Solvès	65	78	6				G Solvès	7	77
	5	M Joyce	77	66	3																								8	Alexander Volkov	2	62
	6	S Sargsian	62	4																									7	Ján Krošlák	6	77
	Q	L Paes	77	6				Q	L Paes	6	6
		M Sinner	7	4	63				T Nydahl	3	3
		T Nydahl	5	6	77										Q	L Paes	6	2	6
		L Jonsson	77	4	6										4	J Tarango	3	6	3
		D Nestor	63	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	77	1	7				O Ogorodov	6	0	3
		A Cherkasov	65	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	77					T Champion	6	3	4
	2	A Olhovskiy	3	63

External links

• 1997 Shanghai Open draw