| Singles | |
|---|---|
| 1997 Abierto Mexicano de Tenis | |
| Champion |  Francisco Clavet |
| Runner-up | Juan Albert Viloca |
| Final score | 6–4, 7–6(9–7) |
| Draw | 32 (4Q/3WC) |
| Seeds | 8 |
Thomas Muster was the defending champion, but chose to compete in Stuttgart at the same week.
Francisco Clavet won the title by defeating Juan Albert Viloca 6–4, 7–6(9–7) in the final. [1]
Francisco Clavet (champion) Javier Sánchez (first round)
Marcelo Filippini (first round) Galo Blanco (second round) Julián Alonso (first round)
Hernán Gumy (first round) Carlos Costa (second round)
Karim Alami (first round)| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Francisco Clavet | 7 | 77 | ||||||||||
 Nicolás Lapentti | 5 | 65 | |||||||||||
| 1 | Francisco Clavet | 6 | 79 | ||||||||||
| Juan Albert Viloca | 4 | 67 | |||||||||||
 Fernando Meligeni | 3 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Juan Albert Viloca | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||
| First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | F Clavet | 4 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 A Gaudenzi | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | F Clavet | 3 | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
| J Burillo | 6 | 6 | J Burillo | 6 | 4 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 T Nydahl | 0 | 0 | 1 | F Clavet | 6 | 77 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | A Sá | 0 | 711 | 6 | Q | A Sá | 3 | 64 | |||||||||||||||||||
| D Sanguinetti | 6 | 69 | 2 | Q | A Sá | 2 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| WC |  L Herrera | 65 | 6 | 6 | WC | L Herrera | 6 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | K Alami | 77 | 1 | 2 | 1 | F Clavet | 7 | 77 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | G Blanco | 6 | 6 | N Lapentti | 5 | 65 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Q |  F Fontang | 3 | 4 | 4 | G Blanco | 3 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| N Lapentti | 6 | 6 | N Lapentti | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 O Ogorodov | 2 | 2 | N Lapentti | 6 | 4 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| F Vicente | 3 | 6 | 4 | E Benfele Álvarez | 2 | 6 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| E Benfele Álvarez | 6 | 3 | 6 | E Benfele Álvarez | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 M Craca | 5 | 6 | 6 | M Craca | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | J Alonso | 7 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | H Gumy | 1 | 6 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | L Arnold Ker | 6 | 0 | 6 | Q | L Arnold Ker | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| F Squillari | 4 | 4 | Q | G Etlis | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | G Etlis | 6 | 6 | Q | L Arnold Ker | 6 | 64 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
 R Delgado | 6 | 6 | F Meligeni | 2 | 77 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| O Gross | 0 | 1 | R Delgado | 3 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| F Meligeni | 4 | 77 | 6 | F Meligeni | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | M Filippini | 6 | 65 | 1 | F Meligeni | 3 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | C Costa | 4 | 6 | 6 | JA Viloca | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| A Martín | 6 | 2 | 4 | 7 | C Costa | 4 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 R Vašek | 6 | 1 | 4 | JA Viloca | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| JA Viloca | 1 | 6 | 6 | JA Viloca | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WC | A Hernández | 6 | 6 | JA Marín | 4 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WC | M Osorio | 1 | 1 | WC | A Hernández | 3 | 6 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| JA Marín | 7 | 6 | JA Marín | 6 | 4 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | J Sánchez | 5 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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