See main article: 1997 Paris Open.
Pete Sampras defeated Jonas Björkman in the final, 6–3, 4–6, 6–3, 6–1 to win the singles tennis title at the 1997 Paris Open.
Thomas Enqvist was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Björkman.
A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. All sixteen seeds received a bye into the second round.