1997 Italian Open – Men's singles

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][2]

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

Main article: 1997 Italian Open

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

Seeds

1. Pete Sampras (first round)
2. Michael Chang (first round)
3. Thomas Muster (second round)
4. Yevgeny Kafelnikov (third round)
5. Richard Krajicek (second round)
6. Goran Ivanišević (semifinals)
7. Marcelo Ríos (final)
8. Carlos Moyà (third round)
9. Wayne Ferreira (first round)
10. Álex Corretja (champion)
11. Álbert Costa (third round)
12. Boris Becker (third round)
13. Félix Mantilla (first round)
14. Tim Henman (second round)
15. Marc Rosset (third round)
16. Mark Philippoussis (first round)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• ITF = ITF entry
• PR = Protected ranking
• SR = Special ranking
• SE = Special exempt
• JE = Junior exempt
• JR = Junior Accelerator Programme entrant
• CO = College Accelerator Programme entrant
• NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
• 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	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 seeds

1. Fabrice Santoro (qualified)
2. Lionel Roux (qualifying competition)
3. Albert Portas (qualified)
4. Emilio Benfele Álvarez (qualified)
5. Richard Fromberg (first round)
6. Carlos Costa (first round)
7. Franco Squillari (qualifying competition)
8. Nicolas Kiefer (first round)
9. Jérôme Golmard (qualified)
10. Martin Sinner (qualifying competition)
11. Fernando Vicente (qualifying competition)
12. Frederik Fetterlein (qualified)
13. Gastón Etlis (qualifying competition)
14. Mariano Zabaleta (first round)
15. Olivier Delaître (first round)
16. Guillermo Cañas (first round)

Qualifiers

1. Fabrice Santoro
2. Davide Sanguinetti
3. Albert Portas
4. Emilio Benfele Álvarez
5. Frederik Fetterlein
6. Daniele Musa
7. Jérôme Golmard
8. Davide Scala

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