| Tournament Name: | 1997 Regal Welsh Open |
| Venue: | Newport Leisure Centre |
| Location: | Newport |
| Country: | Wales |
| Organisation: | WPBSA |
| Format: | Ranking event |
| Total Prize Fund: | £215,000[1] |
| Winners Share: | £37,500 |
| Highest Break: | (140) |
| Score: | 9–2 |
| Previous: | 1996 |
| Next: | 1998 |
The 1997 Welsh Open (officially the 1997 Regal Welsh Open) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 24 January–1 February 1997 at the Newport Leisure Centre in Newport, Wales.
Mark Williams was the defending champion, but lost in the semi-final to Mark King.
Stephen Hendry defeated Mark King 9–2 in the final to win his second Welsh Open title.__TOC__
| Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Colin Brinded. Newport Leisure Centre, Newport, Wales, 1 February 1997. | |||
| Stephen Hendry | 9–2 | Mark King | |
| Afternoon: 140–0 (140), 101–5 (101), 29–75, 113–0 (95), 72–50, 110–1 (106), 67–2, 16–96 (58) Evening: 91–26, 71–20, 90–1 (52) | |||
| 140 | Highest break | 58 | |
| 3 | Century breaks | 0 | |
| 5 | 50+ breaks | 1 | |