The 1997 German Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 91st edition of the Hamburg Masters (German Open), and was part of the ATP Super 9 of the 1997 ATP Tour. It took place at the Rothenbaum Tennis Center in Hamburg, Germany, from through 5 May through 12 May 1997.
The singles field was headlined by ATP No. 3, Dubai, Miami Masters, titlist, Australian Open semi-finalist Thomas Muster, 1996 French Open runner-up, 1994 German Open finalist, Prague, Lyon winner Yevgeny Kafelnikov and Tokyo champion, Monte Carlo quarter-finalist and Wimbledon defending champion Richard Krajicek. Other top seeds competing were Australian Open finalist Carlos Moyá, Monte Carlo winner Marcelo Ríos, Wayne Ferreira, Albert Costa and Boris Becker.
See main article: 1997 ATP German Open – Singles. 
Andrei Medvedev defeated 
Félix Mantilla 6–0, 6–4, 6–2
See main article: 1997 ATP German Open – Doubles. 
Luis Lobo / Javier Sánchez defeated 
Neil Broad / Piet Norval 6–3, 7–6