1997 Italian Open – Men's Singles

Men's Singles
1997 Italian Open
Champion	Álex Corretja
Runner-up	Marcelo Ríos
Final score	7–5, 7–5, 6–3

Thomas Muster was the defending champion, but lost in the second round this year.

Álex Corretja won the title, defeating Marcelo Ríos 7–5, 7–5, 6–3 in the final.

Seeds

Pete Sampras (First Round) Michael Chang (First Round) Thomas Muster (Second Round) Yevgeny Kafelnikov (Third Round) Richard Krajicek (Second Round) Goran Ivanišević (Semifinals) Marcelo Ríos (Final) Carlos Moyà (Third Round)

Wayne Ferreira (First Round) Álex Corretja (Champion) Álbert Costa (Third Round) Boris Becker (Third Round) Félix Mantilla (First Round) Tim Henman (Second Round) Marc Rosset (Third Round) Mark Philippoussis (First Round)

Draw

Key

Q = Qualifier WC = Wild Card LL = Lucky Loser

ALT = Alternate SE = Special Exempt PR = Protected Ranking

w/o = Walkover r = Retired d = Defaulted

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	7	Marcelo Ríos	6	3	6
		Alberto Berasategui	3	6	1
								7	Marcelo Ríos	5	5	3
								10	Álex Corretja	7	7	6
	6	Goran Ivanišević	6^5	6^4
	10	Álex Corretja	7^7	7^7

Top Half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	1	P Sampras	6^5	4
		J Courier	7^7	6					J Courier	7^7	6
	Q	A Portas	7^9	7^7				Q	A Portas	6^5	2
		G Rusedski	6^7	6^4												J Courier	7^7	6
		F Clavet	6	3	3										15	M Rosset	6^5	3
	Q	E Benfele Álvarez	4	6	6			Q	E Benfele Álvarez	5	7^7	3
	Q	J Golmard	5	4				15	M Rosset	7	6^3	6
	15	M Rosset	7	6																			J Courier	3	6	6^4
	9	W Ferreira	6	5	6^5																	7	M Ríos	6	3	7^7
		M Larsson	4	7	7^7				M Larsson	7^7	6
		T Johansson	5	6	6				T Johansson	6^4	3
	Q	D Sanguinetti	7	3	2											M Larsson	6	5	4
	Q	F Santoro	6	6											7	M Ríos	4	7	6
		R Furlan	4	1				Q	F Santoro	2	2
	WC	O Camporese	3	5				7	M Ríos	6	6
	7	M Ríos	6	7

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	4	Y Kafelnikov	7	7^7
		J Sánchez	5	6^5				4	Y Kafelnikov	7^7	3	6
		T Woodbridge	5	1					P Haarhuis	6^5	6	3
		P Haarhuis	7	6											4	Y Kafelnikov	3	2
		D Vacek	3	4												A Berasategui	6	6
		A Berasategui	6	6					A Berasategui	3	6	7
		P Rafter	6	3	6				P Rafter	6	4	5
	13	F Mantilla	1	6	4																		A Berasategui	7	7
	11	Á Costa	7	6																			M-K Goellner	5	5
		A Rădulescu	5	2				11	Á Costa	6	6
		J Tarango	5	3					J Siemerink	4	2
		J Siemerink	7	6											11	Á Costa	4	6	4
		M-K Goellner	7^7	6												M-K Goellner	6	3	6
		J Stark	6^4	4					M-K Goellner	7^8	7^7
	WC	D Nargiso	5	3				5	R Krajicek	6^6	6^1
	5	R Krajicek	7	6

Bottom Half

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	6	G Ivanišević	6	6^8	6
		M Woodforde	2	7^10	4			6	G Ivanišević	6	6
	Q	F Fetterlein	4	5					C Ruud	2	2
		C Ruud	6	7											6	G Ivanišević	7^9	6
		C Pioline	6	6											12	B Becker	6^7	3
		B Black	4	3					C Pioline	4	5
	WC	A Gaudenzi	6^3	2				12	B Becker	6	7
	12	B Becker	7^7	6																		6	G Ivanišević	6	6
	14	T Henman	4	7	2																		S Draper	4	4
		R Carretero	6	5	0^r			14	T Henman	6	3	4
	Q	D Scala	6	6^3	7^7			Q	D Scala	1	6	6
	Q	D Musa	4	7^7	6^4										Q	D Scala	5	2
		S Draper	7	6												S Draper	7	6
		A Medvedev	5	3					S Draper	7^7	5	7
	WC	M Martelli	3	2				3	T Muster	6^4	7	5
	3	T Muster	6	6

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	8	C Moyà	6	6
	WC	S Pescosolido	4	4				8	C Moyà	6	6
		T Haas	3	6	7				T Haas	4	2
		M Gustafsson	6	4	5										8	C Moyà	4	4
		A Boetsch	7^7	6											10	Á Corretja	6	6
		A O'Brien	6^4	4					A Boetsch	2	3
		H Arazi	0	3				10	Á Corretja	6	6
	10	Á Corretja	6	6																		10	Á Corretja	4	7	6
	16	M Philippoussis	2	0																			K Alami	6	5	3
		K Alami	6	6					K Alami	6	6
		C Woodruff	6	6					C Woodruff	0	4
		D Prinosil	3	2												K Alami	3	6	7
		S Stolle	1	4												S Bruguera	6	2	5
		S Bruguera	6	6					S Bruguera	6	6
		H Gumy	6	6					H Gumy	1	4
	2	M Chang	3	2

References

• 1997 Italian Open Draw