Men's singles
1997 Italian Open
Champion	Álex Corretja
Runner-up	Marcelo Ríos
Score	7–5, 7–5, 6–3
Draw	64 (5WC/8Q)
Seeds	16

Álex Corretja defeated Marcelo Ríos in the final, 7–5, 7–5, 6–3 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1997 Italian Open.^[1]

Thomas Muster was the defending champion, but lost in the second round to Scott Draper.

Seeds

Draw

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	65	64
	10	Álex Corretja	77	77

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	1	P Sampras	65	4
		J Courier	77	6					J Courier	77	6
	Q	A Portas	79	77				Q	A Portas	65	2
		G Rusedski	67	64												J Courier	77	6
		F Clavet	6	3	3										15	M Rosset	65	3
	Q	E Benfele Álvarez	4	6	6			Q	E Benfele Álvarez	5	77	3
	Q	J Golmard	5	4				15	M Rosset	7	63	6
	15	M Rosset	7	6																			J Courier	3	6	64
	9	W Ferreira	6	5	65																	7	M Ríos	6	3	77
		M Larsson	4	7	77				M Larsson	77	6
		T Johansson	5	6	6				T Johansson	64	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	77
		J Sánchez	5	65				4	Y Kafelnikov	77	3	6
		T Woodbridge	5	1					P Haarhuis	65	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	77	6												M-K Goellner	6	3	6
		J Stark	64	4					M-K Goellner	78	77
	WC	D Nargiso	5	3				5	R Krajicek	66	61
	5	R Krajicek	7	6

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	6	G Ivanišević	6	68	6
		M Woodforde	2	710	4			6	G Ivanišević	6	6
	Q	F Fetterlein	4	5					C Ruud	2	2
		C Ruud	6	7											6	G Ivanišević	79	6
		C Pioline	6	6											12	B Becker	67	3
		B Black	4	3					C Pioline	4	5
	WC	A Gaudenzi	63	2				12	B Becker	6	7
	12	B Becker	77	6																		6	G Ivanišević	6	6
	14	T Henman	4	7	2																		S Draper	4	4
		R Carretero	6	5	0r			14	T Henman	6	3	4
	Q	D Scala	6	63	77			Q	D Scala	1	6	6
	Q	D Musa	4	77	64										Q	D Scala	5	2
		S Draper	7	6												S Draper	7	6
		A Medvedev	5	3					S Draper	77	5	7
	WC	M Martelli	3	2				3	T Muster	64	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	77	6											10	Á Corretja	6	6
		A O'Brien	64	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

Qualifying

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	1	Fabrice Santoro	6	6
		Ivo Heuberger	0	3
								1	Fabrice Santoro	6	6
								WC	Giorgio Galimberti	1	3
	WC	Giorgio Galimberti	6	6
	16	Guillermo Cañas	4	3

Second qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	2	Lionel Roux	6	6
		Mosé Navarra	2	1
								2	Lionel Roux	0	1
									Davide Sanguinetti	6	6
		Davide Sanguinetti	6	7
	15	Olivier Delaître	3	5

Third qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	3	Albert Portas	6	6
	WC	Stefano Tarallo	4	3
								3	Albert Portas	7	6
								13	Gastón Etlis	5	2
		Jim Grabb	6	3	2
	13	Gastón Etlis	3	6	6

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	4	Emilio Benfele Álvarez	6	6
		Gabrio Castrichella	3	1
								4	Emilio Benfele Álvarez	6	6
									Jacobo Díaz	2	3
		Jacobo Díaz	6	4	6
	14	Mariano Zabaleta	4	6	3

Fifth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	5	Richard Fromberg	7	2	3
		James Sekulov	5	6	6
									James Sekulov	2	1
								12	Frederik Fetterlein	6	6
		Cristiano Caratti	4	3
	12	Frederik Fetterlein	6	6

Sixth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	6	Carlos Costa	3	4
		Daniele Musa	6	6
									Daniele Musa	7	6
								11	Fernando Vicente	6	2
		Vincenzo Santopadre	5	6	4
	11	Fernando Vicente	7	4	6

Seventh qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	7	Franco Squillari	7	6
		Filippo Messori	5	0
								7	Franco Squillari	4	2
								9	Jérôme Golmard	6	6
	WC	Daniele Balducci	2	2
	9	Jérôme Golmard	6	6

Eighth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	8	Nicolas Kiefer	4	0
		Davide Scala	6	6
									Davide Scala	6	7
								10	Martin Sinner	2	5
	WC	Florian Allgauer	5	5
	10	Martin Sinner	7	7

References

External links

• 1997 Italian Open draw
• ITF tournament profile