| Tournament Name: | Grand Prix |
| Venue: | Bournemouth International Centre |
| Location: | Bournemouth |
| Country: | England |
| Organisation: | WPBSA |
| Format: | Ranking event |
| Total Prize Fund: | £350,000 |
| Winners Share: | £60,000 |
| Highest Break: | (143) |
| Score: | 9–6 |
| Previous: | 1996 |
| Next: | 1998 |
The 1997 Grand Prix was a professional snooker tournament and the first of eight WPBSA ranking events in the 1997/1998 season, preceding the UK Championship. It was held from 14 to 26 October 1997 at the Bournemouth International Centre in Bournemouth, England.
Mark Williams was the defending champion, but he lost his last 32 match against Matthew Stevens. Dominic Dale won his first ranking title by defeating John Higgins 9–6 in the final.
Defending champion Mark Williams was the number 1 seed with World Champion Ken Doherty seeded 2. The remaining places were allocated to players based on the world rankings.
| Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Colin Brinded. Bournemouth International Centre, Bournemouth, England, 26 October 1997. | |||
| John Higgins (4) | 6–9 | Dominic Dale (54) | |
| Afternoon: 0–73 (50), 44–57, 59–69, 17–78, 70–59 (61), 31–81, 77–1 (71), 98–0 (98) Evening: 104–0 (104), 0–89, 87–4, 53–67, 74–39, 6–120 (120), 9–71 (71) | |||
| 104 | Highest break | 120 | |
| 1 | Century breaks | 1 | |
| 4 | 50+ breaks | 3 | |
Round of 96 Best of 9 frames
Michael Judge 5–3 Darren Clarke
Drew Henry 5–3 Ian Brumby
Jamie Burnett 5–2 Lee Richardson
Jonathan Birch 5–1 Steve Judd
Stuart Pettman 5–3 Dene O'Kane 
